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Wind Load Calculation

This document provides information and calculations for determining wind pressure (qz) according to the American code ASCE 7-05 Method 2. It lists inputs such as velocity pressure exposure coefficient Kz for exposure category B, topographic factor Kzt, hill shape, directionality factor Kd, basic wind speed, and importance factor I. It then shows the calculated wind pressure qz of 35.41603488 psf.

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Wind Load Calculation

This document provides information and calculations for determining wind pressure (qz) according to the American code ASCE 7-05 Method 2. It lists inputs such as velocity pressure exposure coefficient Kz for exposure category B, topographic factor Kzt, hill shape, directionality factor Kd, basic wind speed, and importance factor I. It then shows the calculated wind pressure qz of 35.41603488 psf.

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Purpose of calculation: Calculate wind pressure (qz) according to american code ASCE 7-05 METHOD 2-ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE

Calculation Reference ASCE 7-05 Minimum design loads for buildings and other structures Checked against calculated examples in Guide to the use of the Wind load provisions of ASCE 7-02 (Kishor C. Mehta and Calculation Validation

Calculation Units 1 select metric system Remark: Parameters Velocity pressure exposure coeficient Kz EXPOSURE B 1 (select category in combo-box) user input

Kz z zg a

1.130260509 160 ft 1200 ft 7

Topographic factor Kzt Kzt K1 K2 K3 1 0.475 0.99 0.040762204


Wind Speed-Up over Hills, Ridges, and Escarpments FALSE

Lh m g H H/Lh Upwind / Downwind 2

100 1.5 4 100 0.5

Hill shape 3

Directionality factor Kd Kd

0.85

input basic wind speed Wind speed V

120

mph

Importance factor I I factor 1 2

Velocity pressure, qz evaluated at height z qz 35.41603488 psf

= lookup(b12, 14:l15,o14:l1o4:15) = lolokup(b12, l15,o14:o15)

oad provisions of ASCE 7-02 (Kishor C. Mehta and James M. Delehay) Units used in calculations wind speed mph m/s length ft m pressure psf N/m2

1 US 2 EU

Exposure category 1B 2C 3D

a 7 9.5 11.5

zg [ft] 1200 900 700

zg[m] 365.76 274.32 213.36

m Upwind Downwind

2 dimensional 2-dimensional 3-dimensional escarpments axisym. Hils 1 2 3 1.5 1.5 1.5 4 K1 C 1.45 0.85 1.05 1.5 1.5 g D 1.55 0.95 1.15 3 2.5 4

B 1 2 dimensional 1.3 2 2-dimensional escarpments 0.75 3 3-dimensional axisym. Hils 0.95

1 2 4 5 6

Kd Buildings (MWFR and C&C systems) 0.85 Arched roofs 0.85 Chimneys, Tanks, and similar structures-Square 0.9 Chimneys, Tanks, and similar structures-Hexagonal 0.95 Chimneys, Tanks, and similar structures-Round0.95

7 8 9 10

Solid signs 0.85 Open Signs and Lattice Framework 0.85 Trussed Towers-Triangular, square, rectangular 0.85 Trussed Towers-All other cross sections 0.95

1 Non-Hurricane Prone Regions Hurricane Prone Regions 0.87 0.77

2 1 1

3 1.15 1.15

4 1.15 1.15

I II III IV

Case 1 0 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 120 140 160 180 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

B Case 2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

C Case 1&2

D Case 1&2

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