NIST Examines Building Performance During Joplin Tornado

The tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri caused 161 fatalities and
$1.228 billion dollars in commercial property losses. In an effort to
reduce the death and destruction caused by tornadoes, the U.S. Commerce
Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology
completed a technical investigation of the Joplin tornado.

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