WIND COMPONENTS & CLADDING

LOW-RISE BUILDINGS - FLAT ROOF STRUCTURE

The following calculations are in accordance with the 2012 IBC and ASCE 7-12. Reference
Building Geometry ASCE 7-10, uno.
Roof angle 3 deg
End wall height (high end) h.high 27 ft
Side wall height (low end) hlow 27 ft
End wall length (short wall) Lend_wall 50 ft
Side wall length (long wall) Lside_wall 57 ft
Horizontal roof dimension perpendicular to the end Lroof_end 50 ft
Horizontal roof dimension parallel to the side Lroof_side 57 ft

h.high hlow
Mean roof height h h 27 ft
2
Least horizontal dimension Lmin min Lroof_side Lroof_end Lmin 50 ft

Basic Design Parameters

Basic WInd Speed V 115 mph ASCE 7-10

Risk Category Risk "III" Table 26.6-1
Wind Directionality Factor Kd 0.85 Table 26.6-1
Exposure Category EXP "C" Sec. 26.7
Velocity Pressure Coefficient Kz 0.98 Table 30.3-1
Topographic Factor Kzt 1.0 Sec. 26.8.2
Velocity Pressure (at mean roof height)

V
2
qh 0.00256 Kz Kzt Kd psf qh 28.2 psf
mph
Enclosure Classification ENC "PARTIALLY ENCLOSED" Sec. 26.10
Internal Pressure Coefficient GCpi 0.18 (+ & -) Table 26.11-1
Wind Pressures - Components and Cladding Reference
External Pressure Coefficients - Components and Cladding
End dimension a max 3 ft 0.04 Lmin min 0.10 Lmin 0.4 h a 5.00 ft

Roof Areas (no ridge) Fig. 30.4-2A

Gable
2 2
A1 1865 ft A1 1865 ft
GCp_1_POS 0.20
GCp_1_NEG 0.90

2 2
A2_end 198 ft A2_end 198 ft
GCp_2_end_POS 0.20
GCp_2_end_NEG 1.10

2
A2_side 235 ft 2
A2_side 235 ft
GCp_2_side_POS 0.20
GCp_2_side_NEG 1.10
2 2
A3 25 ft A3 25 ft
GCp_3_POS 0.30
GCp_3_NEG 2.0

Wall Areas Fig. 30.4-1

2 2 Consider the
A4 1071 ft A4 1071 ft smallest area
GCp_4_POS 0.70 of each end.

GCp_4_NEG 0.80

2 2
A5 135 ft A5 135 ft
GCp_5_POS 0.80
GCp_5_NEG 1.0
Wind Pressures - Components and Cladding - continued Reference
In the following calculations, the subscript POS or NEG refers to whether the external Sec. 30.4.2
pressure, GCp, is positive or negative, respectively. Since GCpi can be positive or negative,
only the condition which increases the magnitude of the external pressure is considered.
For overhang regions, GCpi does not apply.

Roof Areas

Main Roof Area

pc1_POS qh GCp_1_POS GCpi pc1_POS 11 psf
pc1_NEG qh GCp_1_NEG GCpi pc1_NEG 30 psf

Along End
pc2_end_POS qh GCp_2_end_POS GCpi pc2_end_POS 11 psf
pc2_end_NEG qh GCp_2_end_NEG GCpi pc2_end_NEG 36 psf

Along Side
pc2_side_POS qh GCp_2_side_POS GCpi
pc2_side_POS 11 psf
pc2_side_NEG qh GCp_2_side_NEG GCpi
pc2_side_NEG 36 psf

Corner regions (worst case for metal deck)

pc3_POS qh GCp_3_POS GCpi pc3_POS 14 psf
pc3_NEG qh GCp_3_NEG GCpi pc3_NEG 61 psf

Wall Areas Fig. 30.4-1

Figure 30.4-1, Footnote 5 - Values of GCp for walls shall be reduced by 10% when the slope is
less than 10 degrees.

Main Wall Area

pc4_POS qh GCp_4_POS 0.9 GCpi pc4_POS 23 psf
pc4_NEG qh GCp_4_NEG 0.9 GCpi pc4_NEG 25 psf

Corner Regions
pc5_POS qh GCp_5_POS 0.9 GCpi pc5_POS 25 psf
pc5_NEG qh GCp_5_NEG 0.9 GCpi pc5_NEG 30 psf

Note: minimum pressure = 16 psf