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Wind Loads



Guide to the Wind Load Provisions ofASCE 7-10 Kishor C. Mehta, Ph.D., P.E. William L.



ASCE PRESS



Coulbourne,



P.E.



Contents vii



Preface



viii



Unit Conversions



General 1.



Requirements 2



1.2



Objective of the Guide Significant Changes and Additions



1.3



Limitations of the Standard



4



1.4



Technical Literature



6



1.1



2.



2



Wind Load Provisions



9



2.1



Format



9



2.2



Velocity Pressure



9



2.4



Analytical Procedure Simplified Procedure



10



2.5



Wind Tunnel Procedure



15



2.6



Equations



Wind



23



3.1



Speeds and Related Risks Wind Speed Maps



3.2



Load Factors



25



3.3



Wind Risks



25



2.3



3.



1



Introduction



for



12



15



Graphs



23



Examples 4.



160-ft-Tall Office 4.1 4.2



4.3 5.



5.2



6.2



9.



Building Simplified Method



on an



for



Analytical Procedure Simplified Method for Building with



39



Escarpment



Buildings Less



Than 160 ft Tall



53 Low-Rise



Concrete



Building



Masonry



Unit Walls



Procedure



Simplified



Method for Low-Rise



Buildings



Analytical Procedure



71



79 83



83 Roof



U-Shaped Apartment Building



Analytical



62



73



Analytical



L-Shaped House with Gable/Hip 8.1 Analytical Procedure 9.1



41 51



Building



Commercial Building with Monoslope Roof and Overhang 7.1



8.



Located



Commercial 6.1



7.



29



Analytical Procedure



Commercial/Warehouse Metal 5.1



6.



27



Building



Procedure



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97 97 107 107



V



10.



Open Building with Gable Roof



121



11.



Domed Roof



Building Analytical Procedure



129



11.1



129



Unusually Shaped Building



137



Analytical Procedure



137



12.



12.1



13.



14.



vi



Billboard



149



13.1



149



Sign on Flexible Poles Analytical Procedure



Frequently Asked Questions



157



14.1



Wind Speed



157



14.2



Load Factor



158



14.3



159



14.4



Terrain Exposure MWFRS and C&C



14.5



Gust Effect Factor



160



14.6



Pressure Coefficient



161



14.7



Force Coefficient



163



14.8



Miscellaneous



164



160



References



167



Index



171



About the Authors



175



Wind Loads: Guide to the Wind Load Provisions ofASCE 7-10