A factory building was blown down in Longhai, Zhangzhou. How strong was the wind?

The Longhai area of ​​Zhangzhou, Fujian Province encountered a huge typhoon. When the typhoon landed, a factory in this area was blown down by the strong winds. This shocked many people, especially those in the mainland. For people who have never experienced a typhoon, it is even more unimaginable, so people want to know how strong the wind was at that time? According to the meteorological personnel, the wind force at that time was level 12. Let me introduce the relevant issues to you below.

1. Why are factory buildings easily knocked down by typhoons

Generally speaking, most factory buildings are frame structures, which are very different from traditional reinforced concrete masonry structures. The ability of materials to withstand typhoons is not high. Therefore, when a typhoon passes through, it will cause very serious damage to the frame structure of the factory. Therefore, in areas prone to typhoons, the construction of factory production buildings needs to be designed in conjunction with the prevention of typhoon hazards. If If the designer fails to consider this, the consequences will be very serious. In the coastal areas of Fujian, industrial building design generally pays great attention to this point.

2. How powerful is the Category 12 typhoon?

In terms of speed, the wind speed of a Category 12 typhoon is between 32 and 41 meters per second. It moves very fast, so it can destroy many buildings on the ground wherever it passes, and people and animals can be destroyed. It can be said that it is a mess wherever it passes. At this time, if people cannot stay in a sturdy building or basement, they will face huge dangers. It is precisely because of the strong wind that the factory building will be blown In fact, it is not necessarily that the factory was not considered to prevent typhoons during the construction process. It was just because the level of the typhoon was too high and exceeded the maximum strength of the building design, so it was blown down. Therefore, people must pay attention to this issue.

The occurrence of this incident has also put forward new requirements for future factory design. Issues related to typhoon prevention must be considered. Otherwise, it will be difficult to cope with extreme weather and will also cause huge consequences to factory users. economic loss.