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Wind Provisions
Wind Provisions
p = qGC
Where
p = a wind pressure on a surface
q = velocity pressure. This is the pressure due to a moving
fluid on a flat plate
G = gust factor. The gust factor accounts for dynamic
interaction between the flowing air and the structure
C = pressure coefficient. The pressure coefficient accounts
for varying pressure across a surface.
1 2 1 0.0765 5280 2 2
P V [ ][ ] V 0.00256V 2
2 2 32.2 3600
Category I: I = .87
MRI is 25 years
Category II: I = 1.00
MRI is 50 years
Category III & IV: I = 1.15
MRI is 100 years
Building Categories are listed in ASCE 7-05
Table 1-1.
A Beginner's Guide to ASCE 7-05
Velocity Pressure Exposure
Coefficients, Kz and Kh
See ASCE 7-05 6.5.6.6, Tables 6-2 and 6-3, and C6.5.6.6
Kz = 2.01(z/zg)2/a
When z > zg use z = zg
When z < 15 use z = 15 ft
Partially Enclosed
A > 1.10 A , and
o oi
A /A < 0.20
oi gi
Enclosed
A building that is neither open nor partially enclosed.
to the wind
Components & Cladding
Structural elements that support small areas exposed
to the wind
A Beginner's Guide to ASCE 7-05
Buildings with Roofs Consisting of
Flat Surfaces
See ASCE 7-05 Figure 6-6
Parallel to ridge,
flat or nearly flat
Two different
h/L ranges,
both with
stepped
pressures.
Interpolate
between
ranges
For buildings
under 60 ft
See ASCE
7-05 Figure
6-17 for
building
greater than
60 ft tall.