Wind resistance categorization of buildings for insurance

Kishor C. Mehta; Ronald H. Cheshire; James R. McDonald

doi:10.1016/0167-6105(92)90053-D

Wind resistance categorization of buildings for insurance

Kishor C. Mehta, Ronald H. Cheshire, James R. McDonald

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Abstract

The magnitude of insured property losses in windstorms suggests that wind-resistant construction of buildings needs to be improved. Insurance premiums tied to wind resistivity of construction can provide an incentive to improve construction. To be practical, insurance underwriters need a simple categorization of buildings that reflects wind resistivity. Building categorization for structural framing and components and cladding is proposed in this paper.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2617-2628
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
Volume	44
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6105(92)90053-D
State	Published - Oct 1992

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