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Design Guide 35: Steel-Framed Storm Shelters
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Design Guide 35: Steel-Framed Storm Shelters
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Design Guide 35: Steel-Framed Storm Shelters outlines design requirements for steel-framed storm shelters and safe rooms that are needed in schools and other critical occupancy buildings during high-wind events such as hurricanes and tornadoes. The guide presents information regarding code requirements and load criteria and also covers topics such as building envelope and framing system considerations. Design examples are also included.
Publication Date: March 2019
Author(s)
Roger A. LaBoube, PE, PhD; James M. Fisher, PE, PhD