This document summarizes wind load design parameters according to the 1997 Uniform Building Code (UBC) for Saudi Arabia. It provides wind speed and pressure data for different heights above ground level, as well as importance factors, exposure coefficients, and pressure coefficients to calculate wind load on buildings. The coefficients consider factors like building height, terrain exposure, roof slope, and wall orientation to determine design wind pressure. The summary concludes by outlining how to define a wind load case in structural analysis programs like ETABS or SAP using the UBC 1997 parameters.
This document summarizes wind load design parameters according to the 1997 Uniform Building Code (UBC) for Saudi Arabia. It provides wind speed and pressure data for different heights above ground level, as well as importance factors, exposure coefficients, and pressure coefficients to calculate wind load on buildings. The coefficients consider factors like building height, terrain exposure, roof slope, and wall orientation to determine design wind pressure. The summary concludes by outlining how to define a wind load case in structural analysis programs like ETABS or SAP using the UBC 1997 parameters.
This document summarizes wind load design parameters according to the 1997 Uniform Building Code (UBC) for Saudi Arabia. It provides wind speed and pressure data for different heights above ground level, as well as importance factors, exposure coefficients, and pressure coefficients to calculate wind load on buildings. The coefficients consider factors like building height, terrain exposure, roof slope, and wall orientation to determine design wind pressure. The summary concludes by outlining how to define a wind load case in structural analysis programs like ETABS or SAP using the UBC 1997 parameters.
P =C e C q q s I w a. q s Wind stagnation pressure in psf at height of 33' (10 meter) above the ground . q s =0.00256 V 2 Where V =Wind speed in mph By / Eng Khalid Omar Hanafy flykoh@hotmail.com mph 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 Basic Wind Speed mps 31 36 40 45 49 54 58 psf 12.6 16.4 20.8 25.6 31 36.9 43.3 Pressure q s kg/m 2 61.5 80.1 101.6 125.0 151.4 180.2 211.4 b. I w Importance factor Essential facilities and hazardous facilities are designed to withstand higher forces by setting Iw =1.15, which is approximately equivalent to a 100 year recurrence interval. Otherwise, Iw =1.0 C. Ce Combined height, exposure, gust coefficient Wind pressure increases with building height: For the Windward wall , UBC uses stepped pressure diagram For leeward wall, pressure taken as constant over the full wall height and is calculated using the mean roof height for CE determination. Height Above Average Level of Adjoining Ground feet meters Exposure D Exposure C Exposure B 0 - 15 0 - 4.6 1.39 1.06 0.62 20 6.1 1.45 1.13 0.67 25 7.6 1.5 1.19 0.72 30 9.1 1.54 1.23 0.76 40 12.2 1.62 1.31 0.84 60 18.3 1.73 1.43 0.95 80 24.4 1.81 1.53 1.04 100 30.5 1.88 1.61 1.13 120 36.6 1.93 1.67 1.2 160 48.8 2.02 1.79 1.31 200 61.0 2.1 1.87 1.42 300 91.4 2.23 2.05 1.63 400 121.9 2.34 2.19 1.8 B - Urban, suburban, closely spaced obstruction the size of single - family residences. C - Open country and grasslands that are generally flat. D - Unobstructed flat terrain facing a large body of water extending inland 1/4 mile or ten times building height, whichever is greater. By / Eng Khalid Omar Hanafy flykoh@hotmail.com C. C q Pressure Coefficient Description Cq Factor Windward wall 0.8 inward Walls Leeward wall 0.5 outward Wind perpendicular toridge Leeward roof or flat roof 0.7 outward Windward roof 0.7 outward less than 2:12 (16.7%) 0.9 outward or 0.3inward Slope 2:12 (16.7%) to less than9:12(75%) 0.4 inward Slope 9:12 (75%) to 12:12(100%) 0.7 inward Roofs Slope>12:12 (100%) 0.7 outward Using Etabs 2000,SAP 2000 to generate Wind load Define >Static load Cases Add wind case and select UBC 97 then click modify lateral load Importance factor B for urban . Wind speed in jeddah Wind speed in jeddah Height of wind affection Select to manually add wind Coefficient (C q ) on shell and dummy element By / Eng Khalid Omar Hanafy flykoh@hotmail.com