Japanese city door typhoon barrier - photo

**Jon** · Oct 13, 2019, 11:48 AM

Japanese city door typhoon barrier.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...r_fullsize.jpg

Previously:

Tsunami survival capsule - GIF
Bomb truck barrier - GIF
Hesco RAID rapid-deployment barrier - GIF

**shopandmath** · Oct 13, 2019, 12:00 PM

I must be seeing this wrong
The force load is going In the wrong direction
This will stop something from coming out of the doors?

**Frank S** · Oct 14, 2019, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by shopandmath

I must be seeing this wrong
The force load is going In the wrong direction
This will stop something from coming out of the doors?

That is the way I see it, would be more effective to stop a shoplifter from escaping than anything else

**trigger** · Oct 15, 2019, 05:11 AM

Water flooding seals door for ingress only,rubber seal against door frame??

**Frank S** · Oct 15, 2019, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by trigger

Water flooding seals door for ingress only,rubber seal against door frame??

Since the barrier is part of the floor when down I don't see the possibility of a rubber seal.
I suspect the barriers are there to prevent the doors from being ripped open by the buffeting of the winds. The rapid and extreme pressure differences have been known to suck windows and doors open in houses