Case Study: How a Metal Roof Solar Project Survived Category 5 Hurricane Winds
Solar Builder Magazine 9:25 pm on June 3, 2024
External seam clamps significantly enhance metal roof uplift resistance during wind events, mitigating failures like seam separation and clip disengagement. After a hurricane test in 2013, these S-5 WindClamps showed a 300% improvement on KR-18 metal roofs' uplift capacity when protecting solar array installations by transferring forces to the building structure. All components remained intact despite concerns of potential discrete load points and overloading.
- Uplift resistance increase from S-5 WindClamps
- Hurricane test validation, showing a 300% uplift capacity improvement on KR-18 metal roofs
- Forces transferred through PVKITs and MX Mini clamps to the building structure
- System integrity maintained despite concerns over discrete load points and potential overloading
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