Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of Asce 7-02

by Mehta, Kishor C.; Delahay, James

• ISBN13: 9780784407035
• ISBN10: 0784407037
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	ix
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xiii
1. Introduction	1	(5)
1.1 Objective of the Guide	2	(1)
1.2 Significant Changes	2	(1)
1.3 Limitations of Standard	3	(1)
1.4 Technical Literature	4	(2)
2. Wind Load Provisions	6	(11)
2.1 Format	6	(1)
2.2 Design Procedures	6	(4)
2.3 Method 3, Wind Tunnel Procedure	10	(1)
2.4 Equations for Graphs	10	(7)
3. Examples	17	(93)
3.1 Example 1: 30-ft x 60-ft x 15-ft Commercial Building with Concrete Masonry Unit Walls	18	(6)
3.2 Example 2: Ex. 1 Using Simplified Procedure	24	(2)
3.3 Example 3: 100-ft x 200-ft x 160-ft-High Office Building	26	(11)
3.4 Example 4: Office Building of Ex. 3 Located on an Escarpment	37	(2)
3.5 Example 5: 2,500-ft2 House with Gable/Hip Roof	39	(8)
3.6 Example 6: 200-ft x 250-ft Gable Roof Commercial/Warehouse Building Using Buildings of All Height Provisions	47	(12)
3.7 Example 7: Building of Ex. 6 Using Low-Rise Building Provisions	59	(7)
3.8 Example 8: 40-ft x 80-ft Commercial Building with Monoslope Roof with Overhang	66	(12)
3.9 Example 9: U-Shaped Apartment Building	78	(10)
3.10 Example 10: 50-ft x 20-ft Billboard Sign on Poles (Flexible) 60 ft Above Ground	88	(5)
3.11 Example 11: Domed Roof Building	93	(7)
3.12 Example 12: Unusually Shaped Building	100	(10)
4. Frequently Asked Questions	110	(9)
References	119	(4)
Index	123