Collection of Perishable Data on Woodframe Residential Structures in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

Case Study #21

Name Assigned: New construction south of Back Bay of Biloxi

Coordinates: N30d24’48.5”/W088d58’12.8”

Structure Description: This area bordered a coastal waterway of Biloxi Bay. Houses were 3500 sf. It is likely that this area is in a high wind prone area, thus IRC provisions are possibly not applicable. One home had wood structural panels at each end of the walls at 25’ oc.

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