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Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings, FEMA P-804

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Kapur Omar,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
FEMA
Description
Report providing guidance on how to improve the wind resistance of existing residential buildings in Mississippi and across the Gulf Coast.

Wood Handbook, Wood as an Engineering Material

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Forest Products Laboratory
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
USDA
Description
Report summarizing information on wood as an engineering material, and presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer.