Calculation Sheet

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ASCE 7-10 Wind Load

Direction Procedure Method
INPUT

Dimension of building
W ≔ 29.5 m

L ≔ 18 m

h ≔ 38.7 m

m
Basic wind speed (Peak 3sec V ((R)) ≔ ⎛⎝70 - 56 ⋅ R -0.1⎞⎠ ―
s
gust)
m
20-Years Returning Period V ((20)) = 28.496 ― V ((20)) = 63.745 mph
s
(Service)
m
50-Years Returning Period V ((50)) = 32.13 ― V ((50)) = 71.874 mph
s
(Service)
m
300-Years Returning Period V ((300)) = 38.343 ― V ((300)) = 85.77 mph
s
(Ultimate) - Risk category I
m
700-Years Returning Period V ((700)) = 40.914 ― V ((700)) = 91.523 mph
s
(Ultimate) - Risk category II
m
1700-Years Returning Period V ((1700)) = 43.384 ― V ((1700)) = 97.047 mph
s
(Ultimate) - Risk category II

Return Period R ≔ 700 year

km
Design basic wind speed V ≔ V ((R)) = 147.292 ―― V = 91.523 mph
hr

Risk category of building Class ≔ “II”

Exposure category Exposure ≔ “B”

Enclosure classification Enclosure ≔ “Partially Enclosed”

Parameter for Gust Factor

75 ft
Fundamental natural n.1 ≔ ――⋅ Hz = 0.591 Hz (Lower bound value)
h
frequency
1
Fundamental natural T ≔ ―― = 1.693 sec
n.1
Period

Dumping ratio β ≔ 2% 1% for steel building

2% for concrete building

CALCULATION
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CALCULATION

Gust Factor
Building ≔ ‖ if n.1 ≥ 1 Hz | | Building = “Flexible”
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‖ ‖‖ “Rigid” | |
‖ else ||
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‖ ‖‖ “Flexible” | |
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Constants depend on exposure category
⎡ 1 ⎤ ⎡1⎤
⎢ ―⎥ ⎢ ―⎥
⎡ 0.45 ⎤ ⎢ 4 ⎥ ⎡ 9.14 ⎤ ⎡ 97.54 ⎤ ⎡ 0.3 ⎤ ⎢3⎥
1 ⎥ 1
[[ b ]] ≔ ⎢ 0.65 ⎥ [[ α ]] ≔ ⎢ ―― Z.min ≔ ⎢ 4.57 ⎥ i ≔ ⎢ 152.4 ⎥ m c ≔ ⎢ 0.2 ⎥ m [[ ε ]] ≔ ⎢ ―⎥ m
⎢ ⎥ ⎢ 6.5 ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢5⎥
⎣ 0.80 ⎦ ⎢ ⎥ ⎣ 2.13 ⎦ ⎣ 198.12 ⎦ ⎣ 0.15 ⎦ ⎢ ⎥
1 1
⎢ ―― ⎥ ⎢ ―⎥
⎢⎣ 0.9 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 8 ⎥⎦