"geo" wrote:

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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I've never seen a safe room as where I live we have safe basements!
However, that wasn't the point. The point was that some here have
claimed that concrete is somehow inherently stronger than wood and that
is simply rubbish.


OK, build a hurricane proof, tornado proof, fire proof, earthquake proof
wood home for the going rate (about $85. sq/ft).
http://www.monolithic.com/thedome/index.html,
http://www.monolithic.com/plan_design/FEMA/index.html. None are so blind...


Just from observing this little spat, I have never seen Matt claim
that _dollar-for-dollar_ wood construction is as strong as concrete
construction for similarly-designed buildings. And the concrete
proponents seem bent on combining the dome design with the concrete
material in making their claim.

I suspect (but have seen nothing here to support or counter my
suspicion) that for similarly-designed buildings:
1) either material could make it just as strong, but
2) concrete might be more economical for a given strength of building,
particularly in areas without abundant lumber.


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Alex
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