2006-07-29 08:32:45 · 12 answers · asked by ruitintin 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
It's tornado alley, not avenue. I lived in part of tornado alley. There are a disturbing number of mobile homes there, they don't stand a chance in a tornado. There actually are a lot of brick homes there too, and people are starting to build tornado proof rooms into their homes, but still, a lot of people can only afford mobile homes.
2006-07-29 10:44:21 · answer #1 · answered by nimo22 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's Tornado Alley and the land value in disaster areas is very low, so a lot of poor people move there. Since they are poor, they build wooden houses. Also, many houses there are old, traditional farm houses that have been handed down through the generations.
2006-07-29 09:57:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
American stick framing is remarkably strong when built "correctly" and connecting roof to walls to foundation. It is also cheap, requires only a few skilled workers (supervising unskilled workers), and allows for nearly unlimited variation in design.
Even masonary buildings can be damaged or destroyed in strong tornadoes, so the extra cost is not always justified by the relatively low risk of an individual house being destroyed by a storm.
2006-07-29 08:40:38 · answer #3 · answered by onebugleon4152 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any other method wouldn't be cost effective. Sure, they could build homes to withstand some tornado activity, but that would get expensive. Rebuilding after a tornado is still rebuilding, be it with wood, steel, brick, etc.
2006-07-29 08:37:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average tornado hits a 30 ft. long wall with about 300,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. It doesn't matter what the house is made of, it will likely be destroyed. Besides, the roof can't be block and steel will blow away as easy as wood.
2006-07-29 08:43:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahahahaahahah good question dude...
i'm guessing steel frames would be expensive as sh*t...even if you did construct a steel frame, a tornado would rip apart the exterior of your home, so all you would have left is your frame. the tornado might even be able to knock down a steel frame if you decided to build one. i haven't done any research on the speed of certain types of tornados or the strength of steel, so don't take what i say as gospel.
ps it's tornado ALLEY.
2006-07-29 08:37:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because brick ones are too expensive? And why not? What kind of material would be tornado proof anyways?
2006-07-29 08:35:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anthony S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So the big bad wolf can blow it down! And the three little piggies will rebuild it - good for the economy and I get to sell more Drywall!
2006-07-29 09:09:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-08-15 00:11:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To live in it like Lincoln did.
2006-07-29 08:45:40 · answer #10 · answered by Da Great 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋