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FEMA P55 Coastal Construction Manual, Fourth Edition - Mad Cad

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11 Designing the builDing envelope Volume II<br />

Figure 11-46.<br />

Blow-off of hip tiles that<br />

were nailed to a ridge<br />

board and set in mortar.<br />

Hurricane Ivan (Florida,<br />

2004)<br />

Figure 11-47.<br />

Damage to feld tiles<br />

caused by tiles from<br />

another area of the<br />

roof, including a hip<br />

tile (circle). Estimated<br />

wind speed: 140 to 160<br />

mph. Hurricane Charley<br />

(Florida, 2004)<br />

Te house in Figure 11-48 had a lightning protection system (LPS), and the LPS conductors were placed<br />

under the ridge tile. Conductors are not susceptible to wind damage if they are placed under the tile and the<br />

air terminals (lightning rods) are extended through the ridge.<br />

11-42 COASTAL CONSTRUCTION MANUAL

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