ASCE Wind Load©

According to ASCE 7-05 & ASCE 7-10

Ver. 1.1

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Mahmoud M. El-Kateb, Ph.D

Structural Engineering Dept.

Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University
According to ASCE 7-05 & ASCE 7-10 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 1.1

* Wind load calculation

on MWFRS using Directional method

* Project :

INPUT DATA:
ASCE 7-05 ASCE 7-10
Basic wind speed (v) = 40 m/s 51 m/s
89 mph 113 mph
Directionality Factor (Kd) = 0.85 Buildings, component and cladding
Surface Roughness Category: B Urban and suburban areas
Exposure Category: C Section 26.7.3
Topographic Factor (Kzt) = 1.00 Section 26.8.2
Mean Height of the structure (h) = 20 m
Horizontal length of structure (L) = 20 m
Horizontal breadth of structure (B) = 30 m
Approximate natural frequency (na) = 3.75 Hz Other steel and concrete lateral system
Hence, structure is: Rigid
Gust effect Factor (G) = 0.86 Automatically computed Section 26.9
Terrain Exposure constants:
a= 9.5 zg = 274.32 c= 0.2 l = 152.4 e = 0.2
zmin = 4.57 a`= 0.154 b`= 0.65 Table 26.9-1
Enclosure classification: Enclosed --> GCpi = 0.18

OUTPUT DATA:
Directional procedure for determination of MWFRS loads: Automati
Velocity Pressure Exposure Coeffiecient (Kh) = 1.16 Table 27.3-1
External pressure coefficient (Cp) = 0.8 for Windward wall Figure 27.4-1
External pressure coefficient (Cp) = 0.5 for Leeward wall Figure 27.4-1
ASCE 7-05 ASCE 7-10
Velocity pressure (qh) = 0.97 kN/m 2
1.55 kN/m2

Wind pressure Wind pressure

According to ASCE 7-05 Case 1, kN/m2 Case 2, kN/m2 Wind force
Level Z (m) Kz qz Windw Leew Windw Leew up to level
up to 0.25 h 5.0 0.87 0.72 0.32 0.49 0.67 0.14 121.5 kN
up to 0.50 h 10.0 1.00 0.83 0.40 0.53 0.75 0.19 140.6 kN
up to 0.75 h 15.0 1.09 0.91 0.45 0.57 0.80 0.22 153.1 kN
up to 1.00 h 20.0 1.16 0.97 0.49 0.59 0.84 0.24 162.7 kN
Total service wind force = 578 kN

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According to ASCE 7-05 & ASCE 7-10 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 1.1

* Wind load calculation

on MWFRS using Directional method

Wind pressure Wind pressure

According to ASCE 7-10 Case 1, kN/m2 Case 2, kN/m2 Wind force
Level Z (m) Kz qz Windw Leew Windw Leew up to level
up to 0.25 h 5.0 0.87 1.15 0.52 0.78 1.08 0.22 194.4 kN
up to 0.50 h 10.0 1.00 1.34 0.64 0.86 1.20 0.30 225.0 kN
up to 0.75 h 15.0 1.09 1.45 0.73 0.91 1.28 0.35 245.0 kN
up to 1.00 h 20.0 1.16 1.55 0.79 0.95 1.35 0.39 260.3 kN
Total ultimate wind force = 925 kN

Average on the whole structure:

Equivalent height to calculate the average = 11.4 m
Equivalent Velocity Pressure Exposure Coeffiecient (K h) = 1.03
ASCE 7-05 ASCE 7-10
Case 1, +ve internal pressure:
Design windward pressure on MWFRS = 0.44 kN/m2 0.70 kN/m2
Design leeward pressure on MWFRS = 0.52 kN/m2 0.84 kN/m2
Case 2, -ve internal pressure:
Design windward pressure on MWFRS = 0.75 kN/m2 1.20 kN/m2
Design leeward pressure on MWFRS = 0.22 kN/m2 0.35 kN/m2
Minimum value = 0.48 kN/m2 0.77 kN/m2
Total wind force on structure = 578 kN 925 kN

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According to ASCE 7-05 & ASCE 7-10 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 1.0

* Wind load calculation

on Parapets of MWFRS using Directional method

* Project :

INPUT DATA:
ASCE 7-05 ASCE 7-10
Basic wind speed (v) = 40 m/s 51 m/s
89 mph 113 mph
Directionality Factor (Kd) = 0.85 Buildings, main wind force resisting system
Surface Roughness Category: B Urban and suburban areas
Exposure Category: C Section 26.7.3
Topographic Factor (Kzt) = 1.00 Section 26.8.2
Top level of parapet (h) = 20 m
Terrain Exposure constants:
a= 9.5 zg = 274.32 c= 0.2 l = 152.4 e = 0.2
zmin = 4.57 a`= 0.154 b`= 0.65 Table 26.9-1

OUTPUT DATA:
Velocity Pressure Exposure Coeffiecient (Kh) = 1.16 Table 27.3-1
Combined net pressure coefficient (GCpn) = 1.5 for Windward parapet
Combined net pressure coefficient (GCpn) = 1.0 for Leeward parapet

ASCE 7-05 ASCE 7-10

Velocity pressure (qh) = 0.97 kN/m 2
1.55 kN/m2
Design windward pressure on parapet = 1.45 kN/m2 2.32 kN/m2
Design leeward pressure on parapet = 0.97 kN/m2 1.55 kN/m2

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