| Wind Speed |
You need to input the wind speed provided in the code in miles per hour unit. |
| Kd (Wind Directional Factor) |
Click on the Table 6.6 button to open the table of code Kd values.
Select a value and then click the OK button to use it.
Note: You may manually enter in any value to override the code-specified table values.
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| Kz (Velocity Pressure Exposure Coefficient) |
This is described in section 6.5.6.4 and Table 6.5. Choose the required combination of combo boxes for them. |
| Kzt (Topographic Factor) |
This is defined in section 6.5.7.2 and determined from figure 6.2. |
| I (Importance Factor) |
Importance is defined in section 6.5.5 and determined from figure 6.1. Click on the Table 6.1 button to open a table of code I values.
Select a value and then click the OK button to use it.
Note: You may manually enter in any value to override the code-specified table values.
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| G (Gust Effect Factor) |
This is the Gust Effect Factor and it is user defined. |
| Cf (Net Force Coefficient) |
Value of Cf according to table T6-10. |
