Purpose of calculation: Calculate wind pressure (qz) according to american code ASCE 7-05 METHOD 2-ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE

Calculation Reference ASCE 7-05 Minimum design loads for buildings and other structures Checked against calculated examples in Guide to the use of the Wind load provisions of ASCE 7-02 (Kishor C. Mehta and Calculation Validation

Calculation Units 1 select metric system Remark: Parameters Velocity pressure exposure coeficient Kz EXPOSURE B 1 (select category in combo-box) user input

Kz z zg a

1.130260509 160 ft 1200 ft 7

Topographic factor Kzt Kzt K1 K2 K3 1 0.475 0.99 0.040762204

Wind Speed-Up over Hills, Ridges, and Escarpments FALSE

Lh m g H H/Lh Upwind / Downwind 2

100 1.5 4 100 0.5

Hill shape 3

Directionality factor Kd Kd

0.85

input basic wind speed Wind speed V

120

mph

Importance factor I I factor 1 2

Velocity pressure, qz evaluated at height z qz 35.41603488 psf

= lookup(b12, 14:l15,o14:l1o4:15) = lolokup(b12, l15,o14:o15)

oad provisions of ASCE 7-02 (Kishor C. Mehta and James M. Delehay) Units used in calculations wind speed mph m/s length ft m pressure psf N/m2

1 US 2 EU

Exposure category 1B 2C 3D

a 7 9.5 11.5

zg [ft] 1200 900 700

zg[m] 365.76 274.32 213.36

m Upwind Downwind

2 dimensional 2-dimensional 3-dimensional escarpments axisym. Hils 1 2 3 1.5 1.5 1.5 4 K1 C 1.45 0.85 1.05 1.5 1.5 g D 1.55 0.95 1.15 3 2.5 4

B 1 2 dimensional 1.3 2 2-dimensional escarpments 0.75 3 3-dimensional axisym. Hils 0.95

1 2 4 5 6

Kd Buildings (MWFR and C&C systems) 0.85 Arched roofs 0.85 Chimneys, Tanks, and similar structures-Square 0.9 Chimneys, Tanks, and similar structures-Hexagonal 0.95 Chimneys, Tanks, and similar structures-Round0.95

7 8 9 10

Solid signs 0.85 Open Signs and Lattice Framework 0.85 Trussed Towers-Triangular, square, rectangular 0.85 Trussed Towers-All other cross sections 0.95

1 Non-Hurricane Prone Regions Hurricane Prone Regions 0.87 0.77

2 1 1

3 1.15 1.15

4 1.15 1.15

I II III IV

Case 1 0 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 120 140 160 180 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

B Case 2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

C Case 1&2

D Case 1&2