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Constructability of Elevating Concrete Slabs on Grade

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Construction layers in a typical framed wall.

Construction layers in a typical framed wall.
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Continuous load path failure due to improper connections between a home and its foundation allowed this building to be overturned in hurricane force winds.

Continuous load path failure due to improper connections between a home and its foundation allowed this building to be overturned in hurricane force winds.
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Continuous load path failure due to improper connections between the roof decking and roof framing resulting from hurricane force winds.

Continuous load path failure due to improper connections between the roof decking and roof framing resulting from hurricane force winds.
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Continuous Load Path Framing

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Correct seismic retrofit hardware for securing the sill plate to foundation wall

Correct seismic retrofit hardware for securing the sill plate to foundation wall
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Covering old asphalt shingles with new shingles can cause substrate irregularities that can interfere with the bonding of the self-seal adhesives in the new shingles.

Covering old asphalt shingles with new shingles can cause substrate irregularities that can interfere with the bonding of the self-seal adhesives in the new shingles.
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Cracks and Gaps

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Custom Glass Skylight ASTM E330 Load Cycling Test After Large Missile Impact Test

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Damage associated with hurricane categories

Damage associated with hurricane categories
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Deck ledger flashing and fastener details.

Deck ledger flashing and fastener details.
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Deep scour around foundation piles from coastal flooding.

Deep scour around foundation piles from coastal flooding.
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Designs for a door threshold to keep out wind-driven rain.

Designs for a door threshold to keep out wind-driven rain.
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Detail A - Recommended reinforced horizontal latch system for garage door

Detail A - Recommended reinforced horizontal latch system for garage door
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Detail A - Typical truss web bracing

Detail A - Typical truss web bracing
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Detail B - Typical wood gable-wall bracing

Detail B - Typical wood gable-wall bracing
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Details for fortifying beam to column connections.

Details for fortifying beam to column connections.
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Diagonal bracing of a pile foundation using dimensional lumber.

Diagonal bracing of a pile foundation using dimensional lumber.
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Diagonal bracing schematic to resist lateral forces in a pile foundation home.

Diagonal bracing schematic to resist lateral forces in a pile foundation home.
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Diaphragm stiffening and corner pile bracing to reduce pile cap rotation for homes built on pile foundations.

Diaphragm stiffening and corner pile bracing to reduce pile cap rotation for homes built on pile foundations.
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Did You Know? Hurricane Retrofit a Home (#5349)

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Disaster Resistant Landscaping

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Distribution of roof, wall, and internal pressures on one-story, pile-supported building.

Distribution of roof, wall, and internal pressures on one-story, pile-supported building.
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Do It Yourself Wind Inspection