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. M

Calculation Validation

Calculation Units
2
select metric system

Remark: user input

Parameters

Velocity pressure exposure coeficient Kz (select category in combo-box)

EXPOSURE B 1

Kz 1.587094732
z 160 m
zg 365.76 m
a 7

Topographic factor Kzt

Kzt 1 FALSE
Wind Speed-Up over Hills, Ridges, and Escarpments

K1 0.475 Lh 100
K2 0.99 m 1.5
K3 0.040762204 g 4
H 100
H/Lh 0.5
Hill shape
Upwind / Downwind
3 2

Directionality factor Kd
Kd 0.85 1
input basic wind speed

Wind speed
V 120 m/s

Importance factor I
I factor 1
2

Velocity pressure, qz evaluated at height z

qz 11908.16222 N/m2
= lookup(b12,l14:l15,o14:o15)