05/27/2011

a F5 tornado into a skyscraper?

In light of one’s latestmost recent tornadoes in Atlanta, ive often wondered if a tornado might knock more than a skyscraper. Obvious it’s not Atlanta, however it was simply an F2 tornado. What around an F5? any? any? Bueller?


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05/27/2011

Water @ 8:46 am

The damage is great. In fact, actually turn the frame of the building, but it would be unlikely that even an EF5 was to bring down a skyscraper.

So far, I believe that the Ft Worth tornado of March 28.2000, the strongest hit a high-rise.

Although it was rated F2 was a stronger storm than Atlanta. U can get more information on that at this site.

http://www.dallassky.com/fwtornado.htm
Edit:Het’s just dawned on me that the 1970 Lubbock , TX tornado was rated F5 and touched a high-rise. I’m not sure if it was F5 level as the pressure on the high turnout, but believe that building is still used today and still run those storm.2e edit here is a site with information about that building Lubbock.
http : / / lubbockonline.com/lubbock_tornado/stories/20Years/022. Shtml

biff @ 8:57 am

Sky scapers designed for these conditions. I do not think they would come down.

A few bits and pieces can fly off though.

We them here in Canada too, but all they do is blow around a few cows and pigs.

Bonnie C @ 9:33 am

I’m not sure .

But it will be out of the windows and some content, as has just happened in Atlanta .

go redwings @ 10:32 am

F5 can definitely take down every tall building in a direct hit. Most buildings around the country were designed to 100-120 mph (at least for major maintenance in building codes for hurricanes along the coast) to behandelen. Een F2 is classified as 113-157 mph.using a safety factor of 2, each structure able to withstand in derogation of 160 mph winds, collateral damage. Een F5 has winds of 261-318 km / h, which is very difficult to design. I’m not saying it is not possible to design a building to this level, it would just cost so prohibitive that it never did.

So each building would collapse under a wind speed that high, unless for a very short duration, such as 1 second.

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