designing trusses for wind in kansas
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Winds take a toll onstructures
Designing trusses for Kansas winds
www.timberlaketrussworks.com
Kansas is notorious for prairie wind
Causing millions in damage
That's why truss manufacturingis so important!
Designed to:-sustain high pressure winds-keep people safe -withstand Kansas weather
How do we do it??
WE CALCULATE:
Main Wind Force Resisting System(MWFRS) and Components & Cladding(C&C)
Building codes require withstanding90-mph winds for inland areas...
BUT...
We design for wind speeds around100 and 110 mph!
Less of this:
More of this:
Making sure we consider buildingusage categories and buildingexposures
Building usage:
Category 1: Building with low hazardto human lifeCategory 2: substantial hazardCategory 3 & 4: critical facilities andsubstantial hazard
Building exposure:
Exposure A: located downtown/city centersExposure B: urban & suburban surrounded bysimilar buildings & treesExposure C: open areas with scatteredobstructionsExposure D: unobstructed for at least a mileover flat land
We DON'T take safety and durabilitylightly!
Discover the difference in Kansas
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