Wind Load Calculation (ASCE 7-10) Windows and Curtainwall

Velocity Pressure Date: 5/Jun/2021

Wind Directionality Factor (Table 26.6.1) Exposure Category (Section 26.7)
Category B
Exposure Coefficients, Kh & Kz (Table 30.3.1)

Structure Type Building/Structure/Wind Parameters

Buildings (components and cladding) Mean roof height h 249.50ft
Height of the system z 249.50ft
Basic wind speed V (Sec. 26 110Mph Width of building 125.75ft
Directionality factor Kd 0.85 Length of building 219.00ft
Constant α (fr. Table 26.9.1) 7.00
Calculate Velocity Pressure per Eq. 27.3.1 Value zg (fr. Table 26.9.1) 1200ft
Velocity pressure at h qh 33.79Psf Velocity pressure coeff. Kh 1.28
1.62kPa Velocity pressure coeff. Kz 1.28
Velocity pressure at z qz 33.79Psf Topographic factor Kzt 1.00
1.62kPa Gust factor G 0.85

Design Wind Pressures

Internal Pressure Coefficients (Table 26.11.1) External Pressure Coefficients (Fig. 30.6.1)

Enclosure classification Enclosed building

Internal pressure coeff. GCpi 0.18
-0.18

Design Wind Loads - Pressure (Eqn. 27.4.1)

p+ positive pressure 33.61Psf
(Zones 4 & 5) 1.61kPa Effective area for GCp 50.00sqft
p- negative pressure -34.57Psf GCp (Zones 4 & 5) 0.81
(Zones 4) non-corner -1.66kPa GCp (Zone 4) non-corner -0.84
p- negative pressure -59.21Psf GCp (Zone 5) corner -1.57
(Zones 5) corner -2.83kPa