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47.5 MB - The Whole Building Design Guide

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Wall coverings, soffits, and large doors: Exterior wall covering, soffit,and large door damage is common during hurricanes and tornadoes,but is less common during other storms. At the buildingshown in Figure 3-14, metal wall covering was attached to plywoodover metal studs. <strong>The</strong> CMU wall behind the studs did not appearto be damaged. <strong>The</strong> building was located on the periphery of a violenttornado.Wall collapse: Collapse of non-load-bearing exterior walls iscommon during hurricanes and tornadoes, but is less commonduring other storms (see Figure 3-15).Figure 3-14:Collapsed metal studwall—the wall wasblown completely awayin another part of thebuilding. (Oklahoma,1999)Figure 3-15:<strong>The</strong> unreinforced CMUwall collapsed at a schoolduring Hurricane Marilyn.(U.S. Virgin Islands, 1995)MAKING CRITICAL FACILITIES SAFE FROM High Wind3-25

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