Construction Played Role in Storm Damage
By JAY REEVES
Associated Press Writer
GULFPORT, Miss.
A few more nails and extra bolts could have made a big difference for some homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
An initial engineering review found that most of the wood-frame houses that survived the storm's 130 mph gusts held up because of little things: plenty of nails, metal straps attaching rafters to frames and bolts anchoring frames and porches to concrete.
Associated Press Writer
GULFPORT, Miss.
A few more nails and extra bolts could have made a big difference for some homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
An initial engineering review found that most of the wood-frame houses that survived the storm's 130 mph gusts held up because of little things: plenty of nails, metal straps attaching rafters to frames and bolts anchoring frames and porches to concrete.
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