PURPOSE: TO CALCULATE THE LOADS TO THE BUILDING

ELEMENTS CAUSED BY WIND

CALCULATE WIND PRESSURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE 1996
EDITION
WIND PRESSURE CAN BE DETERMINED BY THE FOLLOWING
Windward Wall Pressure
Pw=Pv * I * [Kz Gh Cp - Kh (G Cpi)]
Leeward Wall Pressure
Pl=Pv * I * [Kh Gh Cp - Kh (G Cpi)]
Pv =
I=
Kz =

Basic velocity pressure in Table 1609.7(3)

Wind Load importance factor in Table 1609.5
Velocity pressure exposure coefficient at height
of interest z. Table 1609.7(4)
Gh=
Gust response factor in Table 1609.7(5)
Cp =
External pressure coefficient in Tables 1609.7(1), 1609.7(2), 1609.7(7)
Kh =
Velocity pressure exposure coefficient evaluated at mean roof height
in Table 1609.7(4)
G Cpi = Product of internal pressure coefficient and and gust response factor
in Table 1609.7(6)
h=
mean roof height
Pv =
I=
Kz =
Gh=
Cp =

16.4 (using a basic wind speed of 70 mph from figure 1609.3)

1
0.9 (exposure C)
1.28 (exposure C)
0.8 windward wall
0.3 leeward wall
L/B = 225/110 = 2.045
Kh =
0.7 (exposure C)
G Cpi =
0.25
h=
22
Windward Wall Pressure
12.24 psf
Leeward Wall Pressure
2.80 psf
Total wind pressure =

15.04 psf

BOCA 1609.6: minimum wind load

10 psf

"Conservative" practice to use a minimum wind load of 20 psf and compare with seismic load
Max Total Shear = (B or L)x(h)x(w)
B=
32.5
FT
L=
92.5
FT
w=
20
PSF

14.3 kips
40.7 kips

short side
long side

Seismic load = 3.48 kips; use 14.3 kips as controlling lateral load

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