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  2. Hurricane-proof building - Wikipedia

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    This is compounded by the wind entering the building allowing the building interior to pressurize, lifting the underside of the roof panels, resulting in the destruction of the building. One example of pan roof systems can be found in this document from Structall Building Systems Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine .

  3. Hurricane categories explained: A quick guide - AOL

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    Category 1: Winds 74-95 mph. Damage primarily to shrubbery, trees, poorly constructed items, and unanchored mobile homes. Category 2: Winds 96-110 mph. Some roof damage, shingles, tiles, and shutters.

  4. Enhanced Fujita scale - Wikipedia

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    Although the wind speeds and photographic damage examples have been updated, the damage descriptions given are based on those from the Fujita scale, which are more or less still accurate. However, for the actual EF scale in practice, damage indicators (the type of structure which has been damaged) are predominantly used in determining the ...

  5. Wind engineering - Wikipedia

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    Flow visualization of wind speed contours around a house Wind engineering covers the aerodynamic effects of buildings Damaged wind turbines due to hurricane Maria. Wind engineering is a subset of mechanical engineering, structural engineering, meteorology, and applied physics that analyzes the effects of wind in the natural and the built environment and studies the possible damage ...

  6. Severe weather terminology (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Damage to chimneys and television antennas; pushes over shallow-rooted trees. Severe thunderstorm criteria begin (58 mph (93 km/h)). Hurricane-force: 12–13 † 74–112 mph (118–181 km/h) Peels shingles off roofs; windows broken if struck by debris; trees uprooted or snapped; mobile homes severely damaged or overturned; moving cars pushed ...

  7. Storm damage payouts refused in wind speed rows - AOL

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    But he said the wind speed gauge used was 250 metres lower and in an area that was more protected from gales. Ridge tiles from a house landed on this car just three weeks old [Anand Patel]

  8. Does your homeowners insurance cover tornado, wind damage? - AOL

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    Flood damage coverage is not typically included in homeowners insurance policies, Allstate states, but if your roof is damaged due to wind or hail and rainwater gets into your home, your ...

  9. Passive ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Wind driven ventilation depends on wind behavior, on the interactions with the building envelope and on openings or other air exchange devices such as inlets or windcatchers. The knowledge of the urban climatology i.e. the wind around the buildings is crucial when evaluating the air quality and thermal comfort inside buildings as air and heat ...