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Classification summary
Structure is a building
Structure is Rigid
Mean roof height; h = 43.0 ft
Horizontal dimension parallel to wind; L = 84.0 ft
Horizontal dimension normal to wind; B = 52.0 ft
Roof angle; = 5.0 deg
Wind force resisting element is component or cladding
Structure is enclosed
Structure is low rise
Procedure
Occupancy category (table 1-1); Category = 2
Basic wind speed (sect. 6.5.4); V = 110.0 mph
Region; Hurricane Prone
Importance factor ( table 6-1); I = 1.00
Exposure category (sect. 6.5.6); B
Wind directionality factor ; Kd = 0.85
Topographic factor; Kzt = 1.00
Design procedure - analytical procedure (Method2)
Velocity pressure at mean roof height ‘h’(ASCE 7-05, cl. 6.5.10)
Case of loading system (table 6-3); Case = 1
Velocity pressure exposure coefficient; Kh = 0.78
Velocity pressure at mean roof height ‘h’; qh = 0.00256 Kh Kzt Kd V2 I 1 psf / mph 2 = 20.41 psf
External pressure coefficient, GC p for wall components and cladding of enclosed and partially enclosed structures
with h <= 60 ft and low rise structure (fig. 6-11A)
Effective area for zone 4; Aeff_4 = 3182.0 ft2
Effective area for zone 5; Aeff_5 = 215.0 ft2
Wall zone 4
Positive external pressure coefficient; GCp_pos_4 = 0.630
Negative external pressure coefficient; GCp_neg_4 = -0.720
Wall zone 5
Positive external pressure coefficient; GCp_pos_5 = 0.688
Negative external pressure coefficient; GCp_neg_5 = -0.836
Design wind pressure for wall components and cladding in enclosed or partially enclosed low-rise buildings and
buildings with h <= 60 ft and low rise structure
Velocity pressure at mean roof height ‘h’; qh = 20.41 psf
Internal pressure coefficients
Positive internal pressure coefficient (fig. 6-5); GCpi_pos = 0.18
Negative internal pressure coefficient (fig. 6-5); GCpi_neg = -0.18
Project Job Ref.
Wall zone 5
With positive GC pi; pneg_5 = qh (GCp_neg_5 - GCpi_pos) = -20.74 psf
With negative GC pi; ppos_5 = qh (GCp_pos_5 - GCpi_neg) = 17.72 psf
Note: - As per section 6.1.4.2, design wind pressure for components and cladding of buildings shall not be less than a
net pressure of 10 psf acting in either direction normal to the surface.