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Han

Oren wrote in
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On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:47:48 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:14:33 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:14:09 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:11:27 -0800, Oren wrote:

On 04 Jan 2013 21:17:45 GMT, Han wrote:

I find interesting is that when Sandy made landfall was it a
hurricane or was it a noreaster storm. The national hurricane
service stopped reporting Sandy as a hurricane just prior to
landfall? Folks depended on local news and forecast with little
regard to the dangers.

I think there was enough warning of what was coming for most
people, but, yes, the federal weather service stopped issuing
warnings because Sandy wasn't a real hurricane anymore, and the
local weathercasters were supposed to take over. I think this is
being addressed for future events.

It is being addressed by the national hurricane center in Miami.
Things will change in that area, but folks need to understand the
nature of a hurricane, rapidly failing barometric pressure.

A show, maybe PBS or the like showed that the Empire State building
in NYC could not withstand some hurricane forces. Forecasters in
the north may not be thinking about that aspect.

The original architects agreed with the student. Modification was
made in the structure.

I believe you're talking about the WTC. The Empire State Building
is quite a pile of steel and stone. It will take a direct strike
from a bomber. ;-)

A little bomber anyway (B-25)

A Do little bomber. ;-)

Seriously, the building was built like the proverbial brick ****house.
The mast on its roof was designed to dock Zeppelins.

I looked around a little about the hurricane I mention and the Empire
State Building. I found it was the 1938 hurricane.

They made some modifications related to wind forces. Wish I could find
the show I watched. sigh

See also http://www.celebrateboston.com/strange/plywood-palace.htm
In addition to replacing the glass, I think they needed to add internal
bracing ... Seems to happen rather often with big high rise buildings.
Insufficient wind tunnel modeling has been the usual blame.

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Best regards
Han
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