Winds take a toll onstructures

Designing trusses for Kansas winds

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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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