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Pressure on Parapets

Pressures on parapets for rigid or flexible structures are calculated as follows:

Pp= qp(GCpn) (27.4-4)

where
Pp
=
combined net pressure on parapet
qp
=
velocity pressure evaluated at top of parapet from (27.3-1)
GCpn
=
{ + 1.5 for windward parapet 1.1 for leeward parapet