Performance of wood-frame structures during hurricane Katrina

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-116

  Van De Lindt, John W ^a,b   Graettinger, Andrew ^a,c   Gupta, Rakesh ^a,d   Skaggs, Thomas ^a,e   Pryor, Steven ^a,f   Fridley, Kenneth J ^a,c  

^a ASCE ^*  (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c The University of Alabama   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e APA The Engineered Wood Association   (United States)

^f Simpson Strong Tie   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Framed structures; Gulf of Mexico; Hurricanes; Wood structures

Indexed keywords

FRAMED STRUCTURES; GULF OF MEXICO;

BUILDING CODES; DATA ACQUISITION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; WIND; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

HURRICANE EFFECTS;

EID: 33947387459     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2007)21:2(108)     Document Type: Article

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