WIND ANALYSIS FOR SIGN BASED ON ASCE 7-10

INPUT DATA
Exposure Category C
Basic Wind Speed, V 100 mph
Height to sign top, h 21.49055 ft
Sign Height, s 3.945 ft
Sign Width, B 3.006 ft
Return corner, Lr 0 ft

FIXED PARAMETERS
Importance Factor, I 1
Topographic Factor, Kzt 1
Gust effect factor, G 0.85

ANALYSIS
Velocity Pressure, qh 0.00256khkztkdV2
where
kh 0.94
kd 0.85
Case A: Force (F) Applied Normal to Sign Through Centroid of Area

Pressure, P qhGCf 29.5566

Force Coefficent, Cf 1.7
Force, F PAs 0.3505
Gross Area of Sign, As Bs 11.85867
Moment, M F(h-0.5s) 6.84112
Torsional Moment, T Not Valid
ASCE 7-10

Representation of Return Corner

20.4544 psf

Area
Table for Kh
psf

kips
ft2
kip-ft
of Return Corner

for Kh Table for Kd

s/h 0.60
B/s 0.8

Cf 1.7
Table for Cf
 B
(m)
250
132
132
136
189
189
125
132
132
136
150
132
132
136
189
189
125
132
136
132

3.006
 s h s/h 0.60
(m) (m)
327 B/s 0.8
132
132
44
194
194
730
132
132
44
6.55
150
132
132
44
194
194
730
132
44
132

3.945
Node L/C
1 24
1 26
1 27
1 25
1 28
Force-X kip Force-Y kip Force-Z kip Moment-X kip-f Moment-Y kip-fMoment-Z kip-f
0 3.735 0 23.012 0 0
0.99 3.202 0 19.725 -7.737 -16.199
1.98 3.202 0 19.725 -15.473 -32.397
0 3.202 0 19.725 0 0
1.98 2.401 0 14.794 -15.473 -32.397

1.98 3.735 23.012 0 0

0 2.401 14.794 -15.473 -32.397

1.98 3.735 23.012 15.473 32.397

Node L/C
1 15
1 17
1 18
1 16
1 19
Force-X kN Force-Y kN Force-Z kN Moment-X kNm Moment-Y kNmMoment-Z kNm
0 27.746 0 91.809 0 0
9.634 23.783 0 78.693 -44.192 -51.574
19.269 23.783 0 78.693 -88.385 -103.148
0 23.783 0 78.693 0 0
19.269 17.837 0 59.02 -88.385 -103.148

19.269 27.746 91.809 0 0

0 17.837 59.02 -88.385 -103.148

19.269 27.746 91.809 88.385 103.15