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... Recommendation 1: Building officials should make every attempt to ensure that all components and details of such preengineered buildings satisfy appropriate wind-load criteria. If components cannot meet the windloading requirements, the buildings should be designed as partially enclosed.
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... Additional wind tunnel testing may be necessary.
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... New York: American Society of Civil Engineers. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
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