# V. ASCE 7-16 Wind Load Generation on Building

Verify the windward loads due to wind on a portion of a building structure calculated per the ASCE 7-16 specification.

## Details

The wind load is calculated for a building structure using the direction procedure for MWFRS of enclosed buildings (ASCE 7-16, Chapter 27). The following assumptions and parameters apply:

• Flat roof type
• Category II building (Table 1.5-1)
• Basic wind speed = 108 mph
• Ground height above sea level = 230 ft
• Structure type of "building"
• Exposure Category B
• Do not consider wind speed-up over hills or escarpments
• Building height = 40 ft
• Building length along the wind direction, L = 30 ft
• Building width normal to wind direction, B = 25 ft
• Natural frequency of structure = 2 Hz (i.e., a "rigid" building per Cl. 26.2)
• Damping ratio = 0.01
• Enclosed building

The portion of the building below 20' in height is blocked by an adjacent structure or other obstruction. Calculate the resulting joint loads on the windward side due to wind along the X axis at the upper wall of one segment of the building.

## Validation

Directionality factor, Kd = 0.85 (Table 26.6-1)

Topographic factor, Kzt = 1.0

Ground elevation factor, Ke = e-0.0000362×230 = 0.9917 (Table 26.9-1)

The velocity pressure exposure coefficients (Kz) are calculated per the formulae given in Table 26.10-1:

 (Table 26.10.1)
where
 ɑ = 7 zg = 1,200 ft

See the table below for the values of Kz at discrete values of z.

Velocity pressure, qz

 qz = 0.00256×KzKztKdKeV2 (Cl. 26.10-1)

Mean roof height = height of the building = 40 ft. Refer to table below for calculation of qz at the mean roof height.

Gust effect factor, G

G is calculated per Cl. 26.11.4 for rigid structures:

 $G = 0.925 ( 1 + 1.7 g q I z _ Q 1 + 1.7 g v I z _ )$ (Cl. 26.11.4)
where
 gq = gv = 3.4 $z _$ = ε = 1/3 ℓ = 320 ft c = 0.3 $L z _$ = Q = $1 1 + 0.63 ( B + h L z _ ) 0.63 = 1 1 + 0.63 ( 25 + 40 309.99 ) 0.63 = 0.8997$ $I z _$ = $c ( 33 / z _ ) 1 / 6 = 0.3048$

Therefore, $G = 0.925 ( 1 + 1.7 × 3.4 × 0.3048 × 0.8997 1 + 1.7 × 3.4 × 0.3048 ) = 0.8658$

Wall pressure coefficient, Cp = 0.8 for windward per Fig. 27.3-1.

The external design pressure, p = qhGCp.

The internal pressure coefficient, GCpi = -0.18 for partially enclosed buildings per Table 26.13-1.

The internal design pressure, pi = qi(GCpi) = 19.14 × -0.18 = -3.45 lb/ft2

where
 qi = the velocity pressure evaluated at the building height, h, = qh
The design wind pressure, p, is then calculated as:

 p = qzGCp - qi(GCpi) (Eq. 29.4-1)

Table 1. Wind intensity versus height for building structure
h (ft) Kz qz

(lb/ft2)

p

(lb/ft2)

0 0.575 14.47 13.47
15 0.575 14.47 13.47
20 0.624 15.71 14.32
25 0.665 16.74 15.04
30 0.701 17.63 15.66
35 0.732 18.43 16.21
40 0.761 19.14 16.71
Note: To compare different wind load calculations with STAAD.Pro, the tributary areas below are selected based on the applied wind area defined in the model. These do not include any surrounding wind areas outside of the indicated area, which would have wind applied in a typical situation.

Load on Nodes 21 and 22

### Tributary area for nodes 21 and 22

Wind pressure at half-way between this node and level above (25') = 15.04 lb/ft2.

F = (9 ft / 2) × (10 ft / 2) × 15.04 lb/ft2 (10)-3 = 0.338 kips

Load on Nodes 31 and 32

### Tributary area for nodes 31 and 32

Wind pressure at half-way between this node and level below (25') = 15.04 lb/ft2.

Wind pressure at half-way between this node and level above (35') = 16.21 lb/ft2.

F = (9 ft / 2) × (10 ft / 2) × (15.04 lb/ft2 + 16.21 lb/ft2) (10)-3 = 0.703 kips

Load on Nodes 41 and 42

### Tributary area for nodes 41 and 42

Wind pressure at roof level (40') = 16.71 lb/ft2.

F = (9 ft / 2) × (10 ft / 2) × (16.71 lb/ft2) (10)-3 = 0.376 kips

### Tributary area for node 29

Wind pressure at half-way between this node and level above (25') = 15.04 lb/ft2.

F = (9 ft) × (10 ft / 2) × 15.04 lb/ft2 (10)-3 = 0.677 kips

### Tributary area for node 39

Wind pressure at half-way between this node and level below (25') = 15.04 lb/ft2.

Wind pressure at half-way between this node and level above (35') = 16.21 lb/ft2.

F = (9 ft) × (10 ft / 2) × (15.04 lb/ft2 + 16.21 lb/ft2) (10)-3 = 1.406 kips

### Tributary area for node 49

Wind pressure at roof level (40') = 16.71 lb/ft2.

F = (9 ft) × (10 ft / 2) × (16.71 lb/ft2) (10)-3 = 0.752 kips

## Results

Table 2. Joint loads due to wind (kips)
Node 21 0.338 0.33 negligible
Node 31 0.703 0.71 negligible
Node 41 0.376 0.37 negligible
Node 29 0.677 0.67 negligible
Node 39 1.406 1.42 negligible
Node 49 0.752 0.74 negligible
Node 22 0.338 0.33 negligible
Node 32 0.703 0.71 negligible
Node 42 0.376 0.37 negligible

STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 29-Jul-20
END JOB INFORMATION
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT INCHES KIP
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 0 0 216; 3 324 0 216; 4 216 0 0; 5 108 0 0; 6 108 0 324;
7 324 0 324; 8 324 0 108; 9 0 0 108; 10 216 0 324; 11 0 120 0; 12 0 120 216;
13 324 120 216; 14 216 120 0; 15 108 120 0; 16 108 120 324; 17 324 120 324;
18 324 120 108; 19 0 120 108; 20 216 120 324; 21 0 240 0; 22 0 240 216;
23 324 240 216; 24 216 240 0; 25 108 240 0; 26 108 240 324; 27 324 240 324;
28 324 240 108; 29 0 240 108; 30 216 240 324; 31 0 360 0; 32 0 360 216;
33 324 360 216; 34 216 360 0; 35 108 360 0; 36 108 360 324; 37 324 360 324;
38 324 360 108; 39 0 360 108; 40 216 360 324; 41 0 480 0; 42 0 480 216;
43 324 480 216; 44 216 480 0; 45 108 480 0; 46 108 480 324; 47 324 480 324;
48 324 480 108; 49 0 480 108; 50 216 480 324; 51 108 120 216; 52 216 120 216;
53 108 120 108; 54 216 120 108; 55 108 240 216; 56 216 240 216; 57 108 240 108;
58 216 240 108; 59 108 360 216; 60 216 360 216; 61 108 360 108; 62 216 360 108;
63 108 480 216; 64 216 480 216; 65 108 480 108; 66 216 480 108;
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1 11 19; 2 12 51; 3 11 15; 4 15 53; 5 16 20; 6 17 13; 7 18 54; 8 14 54; 9 1 11;
10 2 12; 11 3 13; 12 4 14; 13 5 15; 14 6 16; 15 7 17; 16 8 18; 17 9 19;
18 10 20; 19 21 29; 20 22 55; 21 21 25; 22 25 57; 23 26 30; 24 27 23; 25 28 58;
26 24 58; 27 11 21; 28 12 22; 29 13 23; 30 14 24; 31 15 25; 32 16 26; 33 17 27;
34 18 28; 35 19 29; 36 20 30; 37 31 39; 38 32 59; 39 31 35; 40 35 61; 41 36 40;
42 37 33; 43 38 62; 44 34 62; 45 21 31; 46 22 32; 47 23 33; 48 24 34; 49 25 35;
50 26 36; 51 27 37; 52 28 38; 53 29 39; 54 30 40; 55 41 49; 56 42 63; 57 41 45;
58 45 65; 59 46 50; 60 47 43; 61 48 66; 62 44 66; 63 31 41; 64 32 42; 65 33 43;
66 34 44; 67 35 45; 68 36 46; 69 37 47; 70 38 48; 71 39 49; 72 40 50; 73 19 12;
74 51 52; 75 52 13; 76 15 14; 77 53 51; 78 51 16; 79 20 17; 80 13 18; 81 54 53;
82 53 19; 83 54 52; 84 52 20; 85 29 22; 86 55 56; 87 56 23; 88 25 24; 89 57 55;
90 55 26; 91 30 27; 92 23 28; 93 58 57; 94 57 29; 95 58 56; 96 56 30; 97 39 32;
98 59 60; 99 60 33; 100 35 34; 101 61 59; 102 59 36; 103 40 37; 104 33 38;
105 62 61; 106 61 39; 107 62 60; 108 60 40; 109 49 42; 110 63 64; 111 64 43;
112 45 44; 113 65 63; 114 63 46; 115 50 47; 116 43 48; 117 66 65; 118 65 49;
119 66 64; 120 64 50;
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1 73 PMEMBER 9
2 74 75 PMEMBER 10
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DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC 3000PSI
E 3320.56
POISSON 0.2
DENSITY 8.68056e-05
ALPHA 5.55556e-06
DAMP 0.05
G 1383.57
TYPE CONCRETE
STRENGTH FCU 3
END DEFINE MATERIAL
PMEMBER PROPERTY
9 TO 16 27 TO 34 45 TO 52 63 TO 70 PRIS YD 18 ZD 12
17 TO 26 35 TO 44 53 TO 62 71 TO 80 PRIS YD 18 ZD 18
PMEMBER CONSTANTS
MATERIAL 3000PSI ALL
SUPPORTS
1 TO 10 FIXED
TYPE 1 ASCE7:16[+X]
<! STAAD PRO GENERATED DATA DO NOT MODIFY !!!
ASCE-7-2016:PARAMS 108.000 MPH 230.000 FT 0 1 1 0 0.000 FT 0.000 FT 0.000 FT -
0 3 40.000 FT 30.000 FT 25.000 FT 2.000 0.010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.761 1.000 1.000 -
0.850 0.992 0 0 0 0 0.866 0.800 -0.180
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INT 9.35123e-05 9.35123e-05 9.59522e-05 9.82014e-05 0.000100292 0.000102249 -
0.00010409 0.000105832 0.000107485 0.000109061 0.000110567 0.00011201 -
0.000113396 0.000114731 0.000116018 0.000116018 HEIG 0 180 203.077 226.154 -
249.231 272.308 295.385 318.461 341.539 364.615 387.692 410.769 433.846 -
456.923 480 480
EXP 1 JOINT 11 12 19 21 22 29 31 32 39 41 42 49
WIND LOAD X 1 TYPE 1 YR 240 480 ZR 0 288
FINISH


   LOADING     1  LOADTYPE WIND  TITLE WL
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JOINT LOAD - UNIT KIP  INCH
JOINT   FORCE-X   FORCE-Y     FORCE-Z     MOM-X     MOM-Y     MOM-Z
21      0.33      0.00        0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
22      0.33      0.00        0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
29      0.67      0.00        0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
31      0.71      0.00        0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
32      0.71      0.00        0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
39      1.42      0.00        0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
41      0.37      0.00        0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
42      0.37      0.00        0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
49      0.74      0.00        0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00