WINDLOAD COMPUTATION

National Structural Code of the Philippines 2015

Section 207C- Envelope Procedure for Low-Rise Buildings

Occupancy Category of the Building (See table 103-1) IV-Standard Occupancy Structures

Basic Wind Speed ( See Figure 207A.5.1-A ) V=250 kph = 69.44 m/s

Wind Load Parameters

A. Wind directionality Factor, K d K d = 0.85

See Section 207A.6 and Table 207A.6-1

B. Exposure Category Exposure B

See Section 207A.7.3

C. Topographic Factor, K zt K zt = 1.0

See Section 207A.8.2

D. Gust Effect factor G=0.85

E. Enclosure Classification Enclosed Building

See Section 207A.10

F. Internal Pressure Coefficient, GC pi GC pi = ± 0.18

G. See Section 207A.11 and Table 207A.11-1

Velocity Pressure Exposure Coefficient, K z

See Table 207C.3-1

*Total height, z=6.52m

Height above ground level Exposure B

6.1 0.70
6.52 Kz
7.6 0.70
K z=0.70000
 Velocity Pressure, q z
See Section 207C.3.2

q z =0.613 K z K zt K d V 2
q z =0.6 52(0.7)(1.0)(0.85)¿
N
q z =1870.61 2
m

External Pressure Coefficient, GC pf

See Figure 207C.4-1

Roof BUILDING SURFACE LOAD CASE A

Angle ө 1 2 3 4 1E 2E 3E 4E
0-5 0.4 -0.69 -0.37 -0.29 0.61 -1.07 -0.53 -0.43

Wind Pressure, P
Use equation 207C.4-1
p=qh [ ( GC pf ) −( GC pi ) ]

Calculated Wind Pressure (in kPa) on Load Case A

GC pi BUILDING SURFACE LOAD CASE A

1 2 3 4 1E 2E 3E 4E
0.18 0.41 -1.63 -1.03 -0.88 0.80 -2.34 -1.33 -1.14
-0.18 1.08 -0.95 -0.36 -0.21 1.48 -1.66 -0.65 -0.47

p=0. 41 kPa