horizontal distribution of wind loads to vertilal elements
horizontal distribution of wind loads to vertilal elements
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Hi there,
With seismic loads, and a rigid floor diaphragm I apply the load at the center of mass and let the computer distribite the force to the braces according to theirrelative stiffness's.
Is wind load on a building with rigid diaphragms applied in the same way? Or is wind load applied to the braces accoring to tributary no matter what type of diaphragm?
thanks
With seismic loads, and a rigid floor diaphragm I apply the load at the center of mass and let the computer distribite the force to the braces according to theirrelative stiffness's.
Is wind load on a building with rigid diaphragms applied in the same way? Or is wind load applied to the braces accoring to tributary no matter what type of diaphragm?
thanks






RE: horizontal distribution of wind loads to vertilal elements
Seismic loads are applied at the center of mass, and distributed to the braces based upon their relative rigidities.
Wind loads are applied at the center of the exposed area, and distributed to the braces based upon their relative rigidities.
RE: horizontal distribution of wind loads to vertilal elements
RE: horizontal distribution of wind loads to vertilal elements
the caveat in an earlier post was "if you have rigid diaphragms" ... i guess the alternative is a diaphragm that doesn't resist wind ?
RE: horizontal distribution of wind loads to vertilal elements
The alternative is a flexible diaphragm, which distributes loads to resisting elements without regard to relative stiffness.
DaveAtkins
RE: horizontal distribution of wind loads to vertilal elements
RE: horizontal distribution of wind loads to vertilal elements
RE: horizontal distribution of wind loads to vertilal elements