Velocity Pressure, qz
(Table 6-3)
Building Level hx (ft) Kz qz (psf)
Roof 16.4 0.70 7.46
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(Section 6.5.10)
(Section 6.5.12.2.2)
ASCE 7-05 Wind Design- Low Rise Building MWFRS
Building Information Input
Building Height, h = 6m
Building Length, L = 25 m
Building Width, B = 16 m
Exposure Category= B (Section 6.5.6.3)
Enclosure Classification= Enclosed Building (Section 6.2)
Topographic Factor, Kzt = 1 (Fig. 6-4)
Basic Wind Speed, V = 30 m/s V_50 (Fig. 6-1)
Importance Factor, I = 1.15 (Table 6-1)
Roof Slope Angle, Q = 10 degrees
Velocity Pressure, qz
(Table 6-3)
Building Level hx (m) Kz qz (KN/m2)
Roof 6 0.70 0.38
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(Section 6.5.10)
(Section 6.5.12.2.2)
ASCE 7-05 Wind Design- Low Rise Building MWFRS
Building Information Input
Velocity Pressure, qz
(Table 6-3)
Building Level hx (ft) Kz qh (psf)
Roof 23 0.70 7.46
Rigid Structures
G= 0.925*((1+1.7*gQ*Izbar*Q)/(1+1.7*gv*Izbar))
Izbar = 0.30
gQ = gv = 3.4
Lzbar = 310.0
Q= 0.90 (Normal to east-west wind direction)
Q= 0.93 (Normal to north-south wind direction)
Flexible Structures
G= 0.925((1+1.7*Izbar*sqrt(g2Q*Q2+g2R*R2))/(1+1.7*gv*Izbar))
n1 = 1 Hz (natural frequency)
b= 0.05 (damping ratio)
gR = 4.1
Vbarzbar = 45.11 ft/s
N1 = 6.87 Hz
Rn = 0.041
Rl = R h = 0.336 n= 2.35
Rl = R B = 0.469 n= 1.43
Rl = R L = 0.215 n= 4.08
R= 0.287
Gf = 0.89
Case B
CNW = -1.10 (Windward) g = 0°
CNL = -0.10 (Leeward)
CNW = -1.10 (Windward) g = 180°
CNL = -0.10 (Leeward)
(Section 6.5.10)
(Figs. 6-18A to 6-18D)
(Section 6.5.13.2)
ASCE 7-05 Wind Design- Low Rise Building MWFRS
Building Information Input
Velocity Pressure, qz
(Table 6-3)
Building Level hx (m) Kz qh (KN/m2)
Roof 12 0.70 0.37
Rigid Structures
G= 0.925*((1+1.7*gQ*Izbar*Q)/(1+1.7*gv*Izbar))
Izbar = 0.30
gQ = gv = 3.4
Lzbar = 94.7
Q= 0.72 (Normal to east-west wind direction)
Q= 0.82 (Normal to north-south wind direction)
n1 = 1 Hz (natural frequency)
b= 0.05 (damping ratio)
gR = 4.1
Vbarzbar = 14.08 m/s
N1 = 6.72 Hz
Rn = 0.042
Rl = R h = 0.223 n= 3.92
Rl = R B = 0.057 n= 16.99
Rl = R L = 0.019 n= 52.27
R= 0.076
Gf = 0.76
Case B
CNW = -2.30 (Windward) g = 0°
CNL = -0.70 (Leeward)
CNW = 2.60 (Windward) g = 180°
CNL = 1.40 (Leeward)
(Section 6.5.10)
(Figs. 6-18A to 6-18D)
(Section 6.5.13.2)