Factor
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The factor to be used to multiply the wind loads.
The factor is always positive and the direction is selected separately.
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Direction
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Select the global direction in which the wind load acts.
Wind load sign conventions for Custom wind
loads
Notes:
- To see how these
signs correspond to analytical wind load data, compare to the
STAAD.Pro Wind Load help. Not Internal
command is used in STAAD.Pro. Rather, it is interpreted as shown above.
- For SP 16.13330
(Russian) wind loads, the factor sign controls the direction instead.
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Internal
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(For
custom wind definitions only) Set this option to indicate an internal, or
suction, wind force on the surfaces (i.e., the load direction is reversed). If
selected for a Russian wind load case, the Internal option is ignored but a
warning message will appear when sent to the analytical model.
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Open Structure
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(For custom wind definitions only) Option to be used if loading is
to be generated on
"open" type of structures. If not checked, then
the load will be generated assuming the panels are
"closed."
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Russian Wind Options
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(For SP 20.13330 load definitions only)
Setting | Description |
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Oblique
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Select this option for wind loads to be applied at 45°.
Note: This
option is only applicable for rectangular buildings.
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Wind
Pressure Coeff (Nu)
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Specify the wind pressure correlation coefficient. If parameter is
omitted or is exactly 1, a computed value is used instead. For rectangular
buildings, the correlation coefficient is always calculated automatically, thus
any specified value will be ignored.
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Assignment
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Select
the
Method to use for assigning the wind load to
the building projection.
- Automatic – No
additional action required as the program will apply the wind load to the
entire projection of the structure perpendicular to the selected Direction.
- Specify Range –
Type
Maximum X/Y/Z and
Minimum X/Y/Z global coordinates to
limit the application of the wind load.
- Groups – Click
in the
Group drop-down to select a previously
defined group names.
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