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Hurricane Proof?
Jan 28, 2020 17:23:51   #
truckster Loc: Tampa Bay Area
 
Roatan ...


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Jan 29, 2020 07:54:05   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Might be.

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Jan 29, 2020 08:50:02   #
truckster Loc: Tampa Bay Area
 
jaymatt wrote:
Might be.


Brand new building ... I think they are getting prepared for the worst ...

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Jan 29, 2020 11:15:04   #
jayd Loc: Central Florida, East coast
 
Not hurricane proof but close....

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Jan 29, 2020 13:44:16   #
Moondoggie Loc: Southern California
 
Perhaps, it's much better than many structures.

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Jan 29, 2020 15:36:37   #
jayd Loc: Central Florida, East coast
 
Perhaps....115 and above not necessarily to good to wood. 120 ish might survive above that the joints seen her would hold but you would be searching for the rest of the structure....I know what the original post meant. Just sayin for those not in a hurricane prone area.

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Jan 29, 2020 15:50:47   #
MrBossHK Loc: The West Valley of Phoenix metro area
 
truckster wrote:
Roatan ...


The purlin-to-girder connections don't appear to be anything special.

The knee bracing connections are only sporadically gusseted.

The column-to-girder connection is a gorilla beast.

It would be interesting to see the column-to-foundation connections and the lateral bracing components.

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Jan 31, 2020 11:58:28   #
truckster Loc: Tampa Bay Area
 
jayd wrote:
Not hurricane proof but close....


I'm thinking they are trying but they still have a way to go ...

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Jan 31, 2020 12:06:41   #
truckster Loc: Tampa Bay Area
 
MrBossHK wrote:
The purlin-to-girder connections don't appear to be anything special.

The knee bracing connections are only sporadically gusseted.

truckster wrote:
That was the second item I noticed.


MrBossHK wrote:
The column-to-girder connection is a gorilla beast.

truckster wrote:
it sure is!


MrBossHK wrote:
It would be interesting to see the column-to-foundation connections and the lateral bracing components.


truckster wrote:
They were framed out and didn't get a look-see on what they did.

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Jan 31, 2020 12:10:59   #
truckster Loc: Tampa Bay Area
 
jayd wrote:
Perhaps....115 and above not necessarily to good to wood. 120 ish might survive above that the joints seen her would hold but you would be searching for the rest of the structure....I know what the original post meant. Just sayin for those not in a hurricane prone area.


Yes! Wood doesn't hold up well in sustained high-speed wind storms. Just look at the Bahamas. The only buildings still standing were made of concrete

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