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  2. Breezeway - Wikipedia

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    A breezeway is an architectural feature similar to a hallway that allows the passage of a breeze between structures to accommodate high winds, allow aeration, or provide aesthetic design variation. Often, a breezeway is a simple roof connecting two structures (such as a house and a garage); sometimes, it can be much more like a tunnel with ...

  3. Hurricane-proof building - Wikipedia

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    One important addition to the new code was the requirement of missile-impact resisting glass, which can withstand high-velocity impact from wind-borne debris during a hurricane. Many houses built in South Florida since Hurricane Andrew are cinder block masonry construction reinforced with concrete pillars, hurricane-strapped roof trusses , and ...

  4. Canopy (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Canopy over a doorway in Fergana, Uzbekistan Canopied entrance to the New York City Subway at the 14th Street–Union Square station. A canopy is a type of overhead roof or else a structure over which a fabric or metal covering is attached, able to provide shade or shelter from weather conditions such as sun, hail, snow and rain. [1]

  5. The 12 Best Beach Canopies, Tents, and Umbrellas of 2023 ...

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  6. How to stay safe on the roads when there are high winds ... - AOL

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    High winds and flooding can make it unsafe to drive. Central Indiana will see nonstop rain today into the weekend. High winds and flooding can make it unsafe to drive.

  7. Awning - Wikipedia

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    Awnings were first used by the ancient Egyptian and Syrian civilizations. They are described as "woven mats" that shaded market stalls and homes. A Roman poet Lucretius, in 50 BC, said "Linen-awning, stretched, over mighty theatres, gives forth at times, a cracking roar, when much 'tis beaten about, betwixt the poles and cross-beams".

  8. High winds – up to 80 mph – may bring critical fire risk to ...

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    Edwards added that winds atop the Bay Area’s highest mountains could reach 70 mph, which will likely prompt preemptive power shutoffs from utility company PG&E, and may go even higher in the ...

  9. Tie (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane ties are in place at the top of the wall as the roof trusses are being placed. A hurricane tie (also known as hurricane clip or strip) is used to help make a structure (specifically wooden structures) more resistant to high winds (such as in hurricanes), resisting uplift, racking, overturning, and sliding. [3]