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    The document discusses terms related to determining wind loads on buildings, including: - Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS) and Components and Cladding, which receive wind loads. - Design wind pressure is calculated using basic velocity pressure, gust factor-pressure coefficient, and use factor. - Gust factor accounts for wind gusts and pressure coefficient indicates wind pressure magnitude and direction. - Different gust factor-pressure coefficient values are used for MWFRS versus Components and Cladding and depending on building zone.

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    The document discusses terms related to determining wind loads on buildings, including: - Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS) and Components and Cladding, which receive wind loads. - Design wind pressure is calculated using basic velocity pressure, gust factor-pressure coefficient, and use factor. - Gust factor accounts for wind gusts and pressure coefficient indicates wind pressure magnitude and direction. - Different gust factor-pressure coefficient values are used for MWFRS versus Components and Cladding and depending on building zone.

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    The document discusses terms related to determining wind loads on buildings, including: - Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS) and Components and Cladding, which receive wind loads. - Design wind pressure is calculated using basic velocity pressure, gust factor-pressure coefficient, and use factor. - Gust factor accounts for wind gusts and pressure coefficient indicates wind pressure magnitude and direction. - Different gust factor-pressure coefficient values are used for MWFRS versus Components and Cladding and depending on building zone.

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    The document discusses terms related to determining wind loads on buildings, including: - Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS) and Components and Cladding, which receive wind loads. - Design wind pressure is calculated using basic velocity pressure, gust factor-pressure coefficient, and use factor. - Gust factor accounts for wind gusts and pressure coefficient indicates wind pressure magnitude and direction. - Different gust factor-pressure coefficient values are used for MWFRS versus Components and Cladding and depending on building zone.

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    Determining Wind Loads (Part 2)

    Wind Load Terms


    Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS)
    an assemblage of major structural elements assigned to provide support for secondary members and cladding, it primarily receives wind loading from more than one surface
    Rigid and braced frames Rigid and braced frames trusses trusses roof and floor diaphragms roof and floor diaphragms shear walls shear walls

    Rigid Frames

    Main columns, beams, trusses, roof diaphragm

    Columns, trusses

    Shear walls

    Wind Load Terms


    Components and Cladding
    structural elements that are either directly loaded by wind or receive wind loads originating at relatively close locations and that transfer these loads to the main wind force resisting system
    curtain walls, studs curtain walls, studs roof and wall sheathing roof and wall sheathing purlins, girts purlins, girts

    Roof sheathing

    Purlins

    Girts

    Wall sheathing

    Design Wind Pressure calculated by


    (1999 Standard Building Code):

    p = q GCp U
    p = design wind pressure, psf q = basic velocity pressure GCp = combined gust factor and p pressure coefficient U = use factor (like importance factor)

    Gust Factor - Pressure Coefficient


    GCp is a combined term that SBC uses p
    the gust factor (G) accounts for increases in pressure due to higher speed wind gusts the pressure coefficient (Cp) indicates p the magnitude and direction of the actual wind pressure on a given surface of the building

    Gust Factor - Pressure Coefficient


    GCp terms are different for: p
    each surface of the building MWFRS or C&C i.e. to design different components, you will need to use different GCp p values

    GCp for Components and Cladding


    for C&C - use: Figures 1606. 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G Note how the building is broken down into different zones Note interior and exterior zones corners, overhangs, etc.

    for C&C coefficients are based on Effective Wind Area: Effective Wind Area (EWA) EWA = tributary area -BUT2 EWA > (span2)/3

    Tributary Area of girt

    span

    C&C Wall Coefficients

    o o C&C Roof Coefficients (0o<angle<10o)

    Example GCp for C&C


    Given: commercial post-frame building in Mobile wall girts are 2x6 girts are spaced 4 ft OC posts are spaced 12 ft OC Find: C&C GCp for girts interior zone end zone

    Solution:
    EWA = trib. area or

    (span)22
    3

    span = 12 ft
    2 trib. area = (4 ft )(12 ft ) = 48 ft 2

    (span)22
    3

    (12 )22 =
    3

    2 = 48 ft 2

    2 use EWA = 48 ft2

    Solution: For interior zones (w) GCp = -1.2 or GCp = + 1.2 p p For end zones (e) GCp = -1.35 or GCp = + 1.2 p p

    GCp for C&C walls p

    +1.2 or -1.2 -1.2 +1.2 or -1.35 -1.35

    Design Wind Pressure :

    p = q GCp U
    p = design wind pressure, psf q = basic velocity pressure GCp = combined gust factor and p pressure coefficient U = use factor

    Example GCp for C&C


    Given: commercial post-frame building in Mobile no overhang on roof purlins are 2x4 purlins are spaced 2 ft OC trusses are spaced 12 ft OC Find: C&C GCp for purlins interior zone end zone

    Solution:
    EWA = trib. area or

    (span)22
    3

    span = 12 ft
    2 trib. area = (2 ft )(12 ft ) = 24 ft 2

    (span)22
    3

    (12 )22 =
    3

    2 = 48 ft 2

    2 use EWA = 48 ft2

    Solution: For interior zones (rii, sii) rii: GCp = -1.1 or GCp = + 0.6 p p sii: GCp = -1.3 or GCp = + 0.6 p p For end zones (c, se,re) e e c: GCp = -2.1 or GCp = + 0.6 p p se: GCp = -2.1 or GCp = + 0.6 e p p re: GCp = -1.1 or GCp = + 0.6 e p p

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