Shelter Related Articles

"Demand for safe rooms whips up"

(USA Today-April 20, 2011)

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"Building Codes and Storm Shelter Safety"

(Building Safety Journal-August 2003)

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"In-Home Shelters from Extreme Winds"

(Civil Engineering-ASCE- September 1974)

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"On-Grade Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs for Storm Shelters"

(Building Safety Journal-April 2006)

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"Size Limits for Above Ground Storm Shelters"

(Mohammed Zain, Andrew Budek, Ernst Kiesling)

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"Enhanced Fujita Scale"

(40 page Power Point Presentation)

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How to Obtain a Building Permit

(Jimmy Buckner, Consulting Engineer

 Professional Member NSSA)

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A Hurricane-Spawned Tornado Boom

(Science News: Magazine of the Society for Science and the Public)

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Validation of Finite-Element Analysis for Storm Shelters

(Journal of Architectural Engineering, June 2006,

Andrew Budek, Mohammed Zain, Long Qiao, R. Scott Phelan)

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Ike Most Costly Insurance-wise in state history

Lubbock Avalanche -Journal, January 29,2010-