‫بسم اهلل الرحمن الرحيم‬

‫نقابة المهندسين األردنيين‬

‫لجنة المهندسين الشباب المدنية‬
‫‪Wind loads in ETABS‬‬
‫‪UBC 97‬‬

‫‪Eng.Salam Hatem‬‬ ‫‪eng.salamhatem@gmail.com‬‬

Wind loads:
Definition of Wind loads in ETABS according to UBC1997 Code
( The same method used by the Jordanian Code).
1- Define the wind load as a static load case in both x & y
directions as follow
2- Modify
Lateral
Load
Exposure and Pressure Coefficients
Choose to define these coefficients by checking the appropriate check box:

1-Exposure from Extents of Rigid Diaphragms

If this check box is checked, provide values for the Wind Direction
Angle, Windward Coeff. and Leeward Coeff. This option allows the
same wind load to be applied each time the load case is assigned.

2-Exposure from Area Objects options. If this check box is

checked, the Wind Exposure Parameters area becomes inactive. In
that case, use the Assign menu < Shell Area Load <Wind
Pressure Coefficients
to specify the windward and leeward coefficients when the wind load
is assigned to an area object. This option allows wind load
coefficients and wind direction to be applied on an area-object-by-
area-object basis.
BASIC WIND SPEED:
is the fastest-mile wind speed associated with an annual probability
of 0.02 measured at a point 33 feet (10 000 mm) above the ground
for an area having exposure
category C.
EXPOSURE B :
has terrain with buildings, forest or surface irregularities, covering at
least 20 percent of the ground level area extending 1 mile (1.61 km)
or more from the site.
EXPOSURE C:
has terrain that is flat and generally open, extending
1/2 mile (0.81 km) or more from the site in any full quadrant.
EXPOSURE D:
represents the most severe exposure in areas
with basic wind speeds of 80 miles per hour (mph) (129 km/h) or
greater and has terrain that is flat and unobstructed facing large
bodies of water over 1 mile (1.61 km) or more in width relative to any
quadrant of the building site. Exposure D extends inland from the
shoreline 1/4 mile (0.40 km) or 10 times the building height,
whichever is greater.
- Cq (windward coefficient or leeward coefficient )
- Design Wind Pressure :
- Design Wind Pressure :