tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post1267140750103165389..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: A concernMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-88864747738552467082011-08-29T19:37:15.513-07:002011-08-29T19:37:15.513-07:00Old hurricane-patch wisdom: "Hide from wind, ...Old hurricane-patch wisdom: "Hide from wind, run from water." Wind speed damage estimates only tell a part of the story, as we've seen with Ike's surge and now Irene's flooding.muoncounterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179555176484865097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-61030622234725055842011-08-29T15:16:01.833-07:002011-08-29T15:16:01.833-07:00FYI, Force is squared, power is cubed, damage is ?...FYI, Force is squared, power is cubed, damage is ?? x ?? + ?? in the range of velocities expected from a hurricane.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102232063298547788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-32372259777566079052011-08-28T22:03:59.160-07:002011-08-28T22:03:59.160-07:00Hmm, Steve Scolnik says tied, but for the all-time...Hmm, Steve Scolnik <a href="http://capitalclimate.blogspot.com/2011/08/meanwhile-back-at-ranch-austin-ties-all.html" rel="nofollow">says</a> tied, but for the all-time daily record.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-91578922098951999822011-08-28T21:12:17.492-07:002011-08-28T21:12:17.492-07:00Nicely put. Hottest damn day of my life. 44 C or 1...Nicely put. Hottest damn day of my life. 44 C or 110 F.<br /><br />Hottest August day ever in Austin, but tied for second place on the annual scale.<br /><br />Not fun.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-72296440956002527602011-08-28T21:05:27.396-07:002011-08-28T21:05:27.396-07:00Austin plugged with a 44 in keeping with the old W...Austin plugged with a 44 in keeping with the old Western tradition and you don't even mention it? :)Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-69509691443999947362011-08-28T15:37:17.487-07:002011-08-28T15:37:17.487-07:00Structural engineers are aware of the urban canyon...Structural engineers are aware of the urban canyon effect and attempt to account for it in proper design. The major issue is structural integrity; can't have tall buildings falling down.<br /><br />Window breakage is another matter. To be brief, the main reason is flying sand or larger projectiles (roof gravel, whatever) in hurricane force winds. The hard material fractures the glass which then shatters. If no projectiles, modern windows will withstand the simple air pressure as was demonstrated by houses directly subjected to the full force of Hurricane Katrina.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-14819916612545017502011-08-28T12:25:26.521-07:002011-08-28T12:25:26.521-07:00We can build to withstand any storm, but it is exp...We can build to withstand any storm, but it is expensive. Here in California, I had to fight with my roofer to have him work to Dade County, Fl. building codes. It added 3% to the total cost. He did not think that I should waste my money.<br /><br />The problem is that we can not look to past weather as a basis for engineering design. Today we need to engineer for weather events that 30 years ago were considered impossible.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-11202935420061443182011-08-28T10:14:01.554-07:002011-08-28T10:14:01.554-07:00You don't have to look far for a precedent for...You don't have to look far for a precedent for this type of damage: <a href="http://www.absconsulting.com/resources/Catastrophe_Reports/HurricaneIke_ChaseTower.pdf" rel="nofollow">Houston, Hurricane Ike</a>. Vortices and downward flow were indeed a factor. <br /><br />During Alicia, downtown Houston sustained major glass damage, largely due to loose gravel on flat roofed buildings in and around downtown. <a href="http://buildingenvelope.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/hurricane-and-tornado-damage-in-urban-areas-%E2%80%93-a-recent-history/" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> another good summary. <br /><br />Call it the 'urban glass island effect.'muoncounterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179555176484865097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-12326342788001398672011-08-28T07:27:35.822-07:002011-08-28T07:27:35.822-07:00For precedent, or at least as close to one as you ...For precedent, or at least as close to one as you get, look for "Long Island Express". iirc it was 1934, but don't trust that day beyond +- 50 years.Robert Grumbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-65206444024503108422011-08-28T05:23:32.920-07:002011-08-28T05:23:32.920-07:00http://g.co/maps/7waahttp://g.co/maps/7waaOalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-32756818103787164242011-08-28T04:40:55.989-07:002011-08-28T04:40:55.989-07:00On the 22nd floor of an apartment building in Hell...On the 22nd floor of an apartment building in Hell's Kitchen, overlooking the Lincoln Tunnel entrance, I'm pleased to report that it's been really boring so far. Quite rainy, and they closed the tunnel for a while, but other than that nothing to report. Even the trees I can see are not much affected so far. Touch wood.Nick Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057838251997644583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-8827275423249832452011-08-28T02:40:47.709-07:002011-08-28T02:40:47.709-07:00The safest places should be the innards of a sturd...The safest places should be the innards of a sturdy lowriser building 3rd floor upwards for the storm surge, if one cannot/wants not to leave the threathened area, I suspectOalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.com