Builders can build houses, integrated tornadoes
Most homes in a tornado path and plopped were not included in a sparsely populated country marvel of man. Despite the prevailing view, not all are destroyed, either - if they are built.
“The greatest part of the country has a certain degree of risk for tornado,” said Bryan Read Ling, Senior Specialist Engineered Wood APA - Engineered Wood Association. “The misunderstanding between human beings on the part of contractors work code officials designers, is that tornadoes are too strong for wood-frame reserved.
After reading management, wind, engineers and others, the total destruction of houses typical of a tornado should not occur. “Tornadoes are not all tall, heavy F-5 - 90% of all tornadoes are F-2 or less,” said Read management referring to the Fujita scale, the series Tornado severity on a scale 0-5. In addition, an F-4 or F-5 tornado can not damage houses on the outskirts of his way, Read Ling.
APA, and a number of other organizations, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the NAHB Research Center and the Institute for Business & Home.
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