Code For Protection Against Lightning Classic Reprint

Download or read book Code for Protection Against Lightning (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Code for Protection Against Lightning The effectiveness of lightning rods in reducing losses from lightning is indicated by the reports of a number of fire marshals and 1nsurance companies in the United States and Canada in which the losses 011 protected and unprotected buildings have been separated. The reports generally state that nearly all of the fire loss from lightning occurs in rural districts. The proportion of farm buildings equipped with lightning rods is not known except in Iowa, where a care ful estimate indicates about 50 per cent. In the years 1919 to 1921, in this State, 28 rodded buildings were destroyed by lightning, the loss amounting to $87 97 9. In the same period 503 other buildings were destroyed, the loss amounting to The value ofrodded buildings lost was only per cent of the total, although the number exposed was about 50 per cent. The condition prevailing in other. Mid-western States is not much different. Over large parts of Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan installations are numerous, and it seems probable that about half of the farm buildings in this entire. Area, at least of the better class, are protected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.