June 1, 2006

All-Steel Structures and the Need for Correct Wind Loads

The need for advancing technology to aid with pre-fabricated, pre-engineered steel buildings in becoming more resistant to storms, including severe wind, is never more in evidence than when footage or a photograph of powerful hurricane damage is seen. The destructive and sometimes devastating power of high wind has been illustrated by recent strong hurricanes through the southern states, most prominently Hurricane Katrina (2005).