9.

ASCE Wind Loads

V 120

Basic wind speed

km

V 33.333

hr

Exposure category

Expoure = C

Importance factor

I 1.15

Topograpic factor

Kzt 1.0

Gust factor

G 0.85

Wind directionality factor

Kd 0.85

Static wind pressure

q s 0.613

N
2

V
m
s

V 74.565mph

0.681 kN

2
m

Velocity pressure coefficients

zg 274m

9.5

(For exposure C)
2

Kz( z) 2.01

max( z4.6m)

zg

Kz( 10m) 1.001

Velocity wind pressure

q z( z) q s Kz( z) Kzt I Kd

q z( 10m) 0.667

kN
2

m
Design wind pressure

p z zCp q z( z) G Cp

Dimension of building in plan

B 6m 3 18 m
L 4m 5 20 m

L
B

1.111

External pressure coefficients

Cp.windward 0.8
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 0 0.5
0.5
1

Cp.leeward linterp 2 0.3 0.478
4 0.2


40 0.2
Cp.side 0.7

Floor heights

3.5m

3.5m
3.5m
H 3.5m

3.5m
3.5m
3.5m

H reverse ( H)

H 24.5 m

ORIGIN 1
n rows( H) 7

Wind forces
i

i 1 n

a
i

H
H
k

k1

n 1

Bwindward 6m

Bleeward 6m

Bside 4m
a

i 1
Pwindward
p z z Cp.windward dz Bwindward
i
a

Pleeward p z h Cp.leeward a
a Bleeward
i 1
i
i

Pside p z h Cp.side a
a Bside
i 1
i
i

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24.5
22.75

19.25
15.75
reverse ( a)
m
12.25
8.75
5.25

1.75

 5.70

11.13
10.71
reverse augment Pwindward Pleeward Pside 10.21

9.61
8.81
8.10

3.43 3.35

6.86 6.71
6.86 6.71

6.86 6.71 kN

6.86 6.71
6.86 6.71

6.86 6.71

Alternative ways
i 1 n
i

b
i

k 1

Prectangle p z b Cp.windward a
a Bwindward
i
i 1
i
i

Ptrapezium
i

p z a Cp.windward p z a Cp.windward
i
i 1
2

5.70

11.13
10.71
reverse augment Pwindward Prectangle Ptrapezium 10.21

9.61
8.81
8.10

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5.75
11.13
10.71
10.22
9.62
8.83
8.08

a a B
i1 i windward

11.12
10.70
10.20 kN

9.59
8.78

8.20
5.70