Hurricane Ike wind investigation report

The Roofing Industry Committee on Weather Issues, Inc. (RICOWI) deployed seven teams toinvestigate damage caused by Hurricane Ike in the landfall regions in Houston, Texas, and thesurrounding areas. This report covers investigations conducted between September 19 and September21, 2008.Nearly every type of building and roof system was encountered in the investigations. Findings fromthese studies are included in the damage reports provided by the seven investigation teams. Bestestimated wind speed data are included, as are criteria for site selection and general observations.The report contains the executive summary, results, future research, need for engineered design, valueof these investigations, future investigations, code commentary, investigation protocol,meteorological information, and the team reports.Le Roofing Industry Committee On Weather Issues, Inc. (RICOWI) a d\ue9ploy\ue9 sept (7) \ue9quipes dans le but d?\ue9tudier les dommages caus\ue9s par l?ouragan Ike dans les r\ue9gions des ports de d\ue9barquement de Houston (Texas) et en p\ue9riph\ue9rie. Ce rapport couvre les investigations men\ue9es entre le 19 et le 21 septembre 2008. Lors de ces investigations, on a rencontr\ue9 presque tous les types de b\ue2timent et de toiture. Les r\ue9sultats de ces \ue9tudes sont inclus dans les rapports sur les dommages, produits par les sept \ue9quipes de l?investigation. Les donn\ue9es de meilleure estimation sur la vitesse des vents sont \ue9galement incluses, de m\ueame que les crit\ue8res de s\ue9lection des sites, ainsi que des observations de nature g\ue9n\ue9rale. Le rapport couvre le sommaire, les r\ue9sultats, la recherche future, les besoins en mati\ue8re de conception technique, la valeur de ces investigations, les investigations futures, un commentaire portant sur les codes, le protocole d?investigation, des donn\ue9es m\ue9t\ue9orologiques et les rapports des \ue9quipes.Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye