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Originally Posted by packnrat
i have never understood why the bilding codes do not require every building to meet or excide a level that can provide a safe area for human life?
heck even in china they have building codes for safety, not that a apt bilding or three can not fall over.
yes i do know a torando is the most destructive wind on planet earth. but to a point even a building can surive all but a direct hit from a nuke.
not that all of a building will surive. but at least a good sized part of it as the "safe room". the news just shows every thing but the pad gone or torn to splinters. and for some reason mobile homes are very comen.
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Building codes are for the most part to ensure the safety of the building. Some local jurisdictions will have codes that are pertinent to the area. Many jurisdictions in "Tornado Alley" do require a shelter or storm proof bunker. Some earthquake prone areas have codes requiring extra reinforcements. Mobile homes and RVs are very susceptible to high winds as the bottom rests on pillars of stacked concrete blocks and the RV's on stbalizers and tires. So a long, narrow box has a very large sail area on the side, open to the wind on the bottom, and very little stabilization from side to side, a perfect recipe to be blown over.