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180mph winds exert a pressure of ~83 pounds per square foot...

RL — 9/9/2017 1:22:31 AM (archived)

Not surprisingly, wind loads grow with the square of the wind speed...

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Hurricanes ranked by energy content... - RL - 9/9/2017 12:59:02 AM
- Actually they must be defining the energy in a non-obvious way... - RL - 9/9/2017 1:50:45 AM
  - Here we go... - RL - 9/9/2017 1:54:16 AM
- I just emailed that to my little brother - Robert - 9/9/2017 1:11:07 AM
  - I assume... - RL - 9/9/2017 1:32:37 AM
    - I think I simultaneously said the same thing in words ;-) - Robert - 9/9/2017 1:46:42 AM
  - 180mph winds exert a pressure of ~83 pounds per square foot... - RL - 9/9/2017 1:22:31 AM
    - Sure - Robert - 9/9/2017 1:45:17 AM

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