ASCE 7 Regular Shaped Building Definition
ASCE 7 Regular Shaped Building Definition
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I have a simple (maybe not) question that is perplexing me. Maybe someone can shed some light on the definition of "the building is a regular shaped building or structure as defined in section 6.2" as it pertains to wind loading.
Lets say I have the following building: Plan dimension of 50'(east-west) x 80'(north-south), rigid frames oriented in the north-south direction so I have 3 main frames at 25' centers. The roof is 1:12 slope with the ridge located 25' from north wall (55' from south wall), eave height at north wall is 16', eave height at south wall is 13'-6".
Common sense says not a regular shaped building - Then again where's the line? Anyone got any thoughts?
Lets say I have the following building: Plan dimension of 50'(east-west) x 80'(north-south), rigid frames oriented in the north-south direction so I have 3 main frames at 25' centers. The roof is 1:12 slope with the ridge located 25' from north wall (55' from south wall), eave height at north wall is 16', eave height at south wall is 13'-6".
Common sense says not a regular shaped building - Then again where's the line? Anyone got any thoughts?






RE: ASCE 7 Regular Shaped Building Definition
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chichuck
RE: ASCE 7 Regular Shaped Building Definition
RE: ASCE 7 Regular Shaped Building Definition
You might want to look at the "Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-02". There are some good examples in there.