Building Damage in South Carolina Caused by the Tornadoes of March 28, 1984 (1985) / Chapter Skim
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'GENERAL COMMENTS'
'GENERAL COMMENTS'
Pages 36-39
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With regard to domestic dwellings, a number of simple improvements could be made to conventional construction that, although they would not prevent minor damage in the event of a tornado, would probably prevent collapse and loss of life. In September l984 the author conducted a similar damage survey in North Carolina following Hurricane Diana (Mitchell et al., in press)
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Based on the experience in North Carolina, the addition of ties and clips adds relatively little to the overall cost of a building. unanchored mobile homes are clearly dangerous structures in tornadoes, but the performance of at least one mobile home in this survey suggests that while conventional tie-down techniques may give good protection in normal storms they do not render a mobile home a safe location in a tornado.
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. The Building Officials Association of South Carolina has made repeated efforts to get the state legislature to mandate the adoption of
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Foremost among these should be the discontinuation of the use of unreinforced masonry in a structural system. For domestic dwellings and other nonengineered low-rise structures, local or state governments must adopt a more positive attitude toward the adoption and enforcement of specific and easily understood building code requirements concerning wind resistance.
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