DLV - Wind Load (ASCE 7-10)

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Wind Load Calculation (ASCE 7-10) CW and Windows

Velocity Pressure Date: 5/Oct/2020


Wind Directionality Factor (Table 26.6.1) Exposure Category (Section 26.7)
Category C
Exposure Coefficients, Kh & Kz (Table 27.3.1)

Structure Type Building/Structure/Wind Parameters


Buildings (components and cladding) Mean roof height h 230.00ft
Height of the system z 230.00ft
Basic wind speed V (Sec. 26 115Mph Width of building 78.00ft
Directionality factor Kd 0.85 Length of building 222.75ft
Constant α (fr. Table 26.9.1) 9.50
Calculate Velocity Pressure per Eq. 27.3.1 Value zg (fr. Table 26.9.1) 900ft
Velocity pressure at h qh 43.40Psf Velocity pressure coeff. Kh 1.51
2.08kPa Velocity pressure coeff. Kz 1.51
Velocity pressure at z qz 43.40Psf Topographic factor Kzt 1.00
2.08kPa Gust factor G 0.85

Design Wind Pressures


Internal Pressure Coefficients (Table 26.11.1) External Pressure Coefficients (Fig. 30.6.1)

Enclosure classification Enclosed building


Internal pressure coeff. GCpi 0.18
-0.18

Design Wind Loads - Pressure (Eqn. 27.4.1)


p+ positive pressure 43.17Psf
(Zones 4 & 5) 2.07kPa Effective area for GCp 50.00sqft
p- negative pressure -44.40Psf GCp (Zones 4 & 5) 0.81
(Zones 4) non-corner -2.13kPa GCp (Zone 4) non-corner -0.84
p- negative pressure -76.06Psf GCp (Zone 5) corner -1.57
(Zones 5) corner -3.64kPa

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