6.

ASCE Wind Loads

Exposure category Classification of building Importance factors

⎛⎜ A ⎞⎟ ⎛⎜ 1 ⎞⎟ ⎛⎜ I ⎞⎟ ⎛⎜ 1 ⎞⎟ ⎛⎜ 0.87 ⎞⎟
⎜ B ⎟ := ⎜2⎟ ⎜ II ⎟ := ⎜2⎟ Importance := ⎜
1.0 ⎟
⎜C⎟ ⎜3⎟ ⎜ III ⎟ ⎜3⎟ ⎜ 1.15 ⎟
⎜D⎟ ⎜4⎟ ⎜ IV ⎟ ⎜4⎟ ⎜ 1.15 ⎟
⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠

ORIGIN := 1

⎛⎜ 457m ⎞⎟ ⎛⎜ 5.0 ⎞⎟
Vzg := ⎜
366m ⎟
Vα := ⎜
7.0 ⎟
⎜ 274m ⎟ ⎜ 9.5 ⎟
⎜ 213m ⎟ ⎜ 11.5 ⎟
⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠

km m
Basic wind speed V := 150 V = 41.667 ⋅ V = 93.206 ⋅ mph
hr s

Exposure category Exposure := B

Classification of building Class := II

Topographic factor Kzt := 1

Gust factor G := 0.85

Importance factor I := Importance I= 1

Class

Velocity pressure coefficient

zg := Vzg zg = 366 m
Exposure

α := Vα α= 7
Exposure
2
α
Kz( z) := 2.01 ⋅ ⎛⎜
max( z , 4.6m) ⎞
⎟ Kz( 10m) = 0.719
⎝ zg
⎠

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Static wind pressure
2
q s := 0.613
N
⋅ ⎛ V ⎞
q s = 108.522 ⋅
kgf
2 ⎜ m ⎟ 2
m ⎜ ⎟ m
⎝ s ⎠
Velocity wind pressure

kgf
q z( z) := q s ⋅ Kz( z) ⋅ Kzt ⋅ I q z( 10m) = 77.984 ⋅
2
m

Design wind pressure

( )
p z z , Cp := q z( z) ⋅ G ⋅ Cp

Dimension of building in plan

Width B := 6m ⋅ 3

Long L := 4m ⋅ 5

L
Aspect ratio λ := λ = 1.111
B

External wind pressure coefficients

Cp.windward := 0.8

Cp.side := −0.7

⎡⎛ 0 ⎞ ⎛ −0.5 ⎞ ⎤
⎢⎜ ⎟ ⎜ −0.5 ⎟ ⎥
⎢⎜ 1 ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ ⎥
Cp.leeward := linterp⎢⎜ 2 ⎟ , ⎜ −0.3 ⎟ , λ⎥ Cp.leeward = −0.478
⎢⎜ 4 ⎟ ⎜ −0.2 ⎟ ⎥
⎢⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ ⎥
⎣⎝ 40 ⎠ ⎝ −0.2 ⎠ ⎦

Floor heights

⎛ 3.5m ⎞
⎜ ⎟
⎜ 3.5m ⎟
⎜ 3.5m ⎟
H := ⎜ 3.5m ⎟
⎜ ⎟
⎜ 3.5m ⎟
⎜ 3.5m ⎟
⎜ 3.5m ⎟
⎝ ⎠

Width of loading area

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 Bwindward := 6m

Bleeward := 6m

Bside := 4m

Number of floors n := rows( H) n=7 ⎛ 24.5 ⎞

⎜ 22.75 ⎟
⎜ ⎟
Half-floor levels ⎜ 19.25 ⎟
i H ⎜ 15.75 ⎟
∑ ∑H
i
i := 1 .. n a := H − a := reverse ( a) = ⎜ ⎟m
i k n+ 1
k=1
2
⎜ 12.25 ⎟
⎜ 8.75 ⎟
⎜ 5.25 ⎟
⎜ ⎟
⎝ 1.75 ⎠
Wind forces

i := 1 .. n

a
⌠ i+ 1
Pwindward := ⎮ (
p z z , Cp.windward dz ⋅ Bwindward )
i ⌡a
i
a
⌠ i+ 1
Pleeward := ⎮ (
p z z , Cp.leeward dz ⋅ Bleeward )
i ⌡a
i
ai+ 1
⌠
Pside := ⎮ p z( z , Cp.side ) dz ⋅ Bside
i ⌡a
i

⎛ 6.98 ⎞ ⎛ −4.169 ⎞
⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
⎜ 13.496 ⎟ ⎜ −8.06 ⎟
⎜ 12.81 ⎟ ⎜ −7.65 ⎟
reverse ( Pwindward) = ⎜ 12.016 ⎟ ⋅ kN reverse ( Pleeward) = ⎜ −7.176 ⎟ ⋅ kN
⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
⎜ 11.064 ⎟ ⎜ −6.607 ⎟
⎜ 9.841 ⎟ ⎜ −5.878 ⎟
⎜ 8.78 ⎟ ⎜ −5.243 ⎟
⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠

⎛ −4.072 ⎞
⎜ ⎟
⎜ −7.873 ⎟
⎜ −7.472 ⎟
reverse ( Pside) = ⎜ −7.01 ⎟ ⋅ kN
⎜ ⎟
⎜ −6.454 ⎟
⎜ −5.741 ⎟
⎜ −5.122 ⎟
⎝ ⎠

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