effects of the hurricane dennis

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effects of the hurricane dennis
indicates some of the effects of the hurricane dennis in the gulf of mexico.
lutfi
from a structural point of view can you explain why americans build their homes from wood when living in the middle of extreme weather regions? the effects of numerous hurricanes/tornadoes hasn't been to change this method of building, and they still fall down.
corus
corus, the problem isn't that the homes are designed with wood.  its that the wood homes aren't properly designed.  it isn't difficult to design a wood home to withstand high winds.  builders who aren't engineers put up homes all the time without designing them as a structural engineer would.  i think 5000 square feet is the cutoff point at which you need an engineer to stamp the blueprints.  people associate wood homes with not being unable to withstand hurricanes because oftentimes small buildings / homes are constructed of wood, and don't require an engineer to engineer it.  i think builders make an honest effort to put in shear walls or lateral bracing, but there is just no replacing an engineer.
well said aggieyank.
lutfi
unless you live in fl, where all house plans require a pe seal thanks to andrew.
str04
regarding florida is it a pe or arch. or just pe
i live in florida. architects and engineers can sign and seal residential plans.
regards,
lutfi
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from a structural point of view can you explain why americans build their homes from wood when living in the middle of extreme weather regions? the effects of numerous hurricanes/tornadoes hasn't been to change this method of building, and they still fall down.
corus
corus, the problem isn't that the homes are designed with wood.  its that the wood homes aren't properly designed.  it isn't difficult to design a wood home to withstand high winds.  builders who aren't engineers put up homes all the time without designing them as a structural engineer would.  i think 5000 square feet is the cutoff point at which you need an engineer to stamp the blueprints.  people associate wood homes with not being unable to withstand hurricanes because oftentimes small buildings / homes are constructed of wood, and don't require an engineer to engineer it.  i think builders make an honest effort to put in shear walls or lateral bracing, but there is just no replacing an engineer.
well said aggieyank.
lutfi
unless you live in fl, where all house plans require a pe seal thanks to andrew.
str04
regarding florida is it a pe or arch. or just pe
i live in florida. architects and engineers can sign and seal residential plans.
regards,
lutfi