Calculation the wind velocity pressures of 160 ft tall office building illustrated in Figure 1 using the analytical procedure of ASCE 7-05 referred to Kishor C. Mehta and William L. Colbourne - Wind Loads - Guide to the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-05 (ASCE) (2011) .
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Figure 1. High Building Example
Location : Near Houston, Texas
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External Pressures for MWFRS: Wind Normal to 200-ft Face
Surface | z, ft | q, psf | Cp | Reference | Building Design Suite | Percent Difference |
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External Pressures, psf | External Pressures, psf | External Pressures, psf | ||||
Windward Wall | 0-15 | 17.9 | 0.80 | 11.9 | 11.89 | 0.08% |
30 | 21.9 | 0.80 | 14.5 | 14.56 | 0.04% | |
50 | 25.4 | 0.80 | 16.9 | 16.87 | 0.17% | |
80 | 29.1 | 0.80 | 19.3 | 19.28 | 0.10% | |
120 | 32.6 | 0.80 | 21.7 | 21.64 | 0.27% | |
157 | 35.1 | 0.80 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 0% | |
Leeward Wall | All | 35.1 | -0.50 | -14.6 | -14.6 | 0% |
External Pressures for MWFRS: Wind Normal to 100-ft Face
Surface | z, ft | q, psf | Cp | Reference | Building Design Suite | Percent Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
External Pressures, psf | External Pressures, psf | External Pressures, psf | ||||
Windward Wall | 0-15 | 17.9 | 0.80 | 11.9 | 11.89 | 0.08% |
30 | 21.9 | 0.80 | 14.5 | 14.56 | 0.04% | |
50 | 25.4 | 0.80 | 16.9 | 16.87 | 0.17% | |
80 | 29.1 | 0.80 | 19.3 | 19.28 | 0.10% | |
120 | 32.6 | 0.80 | 21.7 | 21.64 | 0.27% | |
157 | 35.1 | 0.80 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 0% | |
Leeward Wall | All | 35.1 | -0.30 | -8.7 | -8.73 | 0.34% |
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