Canopy next to a building
Canopy next to a building
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I have a canopy that is directly adjacent to a building. The canopy is free standing and there is less than 6" clear between the two. The building has two elevated stories and roof (approximately 36' building height). The canopy is about 9'-6" high.
What would you use for wind loads here? If I use ASCE 7-05 6.5.13 for open buildings, the uplift is rather small (about 15psf). If I look at it as a stepped roof as in Fig 6-12, the uplift is around 27psf.
It won't matter for the actual canopy design, but will make a pretty big difference for the footings.
What have others done for this situation?
What would you use for wind loads here? If I use ASCE 7-05 6.5.13 for open buildings, the uplift is rather small (about 15psf). If I look at it as a stepped roof as in Fig 6-12, the uplift is around 27psf.
It won't matter for the actual canopy design, but will make a pretty big difference for the footings.
What have others done for this situation?






RE: Canopy next to a building
Just trying to picture it.
I ususally go with the worst case and weigh my options.
not to undermine your concerns in the least, but an old professor I had used to say "why do engineers love concrete? Because this $!&! is cheap!!!"
RE: Canopy next to a building
I agree about the concrete being cheap, but I also would hate to totally overdesigning it needlessly.
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The steel had just been erected and there were already excessive deflections on the roof. The deflections wound up being a culmination of some footing settlement, steel deflections and poor fabrication. It was a disaster.
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The canopy I am describing was curved in plan about 100 feet long, stood about 20' tall and had a roof structure that was cantilevered about 20' as well.
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I have also treated some of them as overhangs, depending on the configuration. In most of the applications I deal with, the difference in roof height is a bit much to consider it a stepped roof.
When designing for snow drift, unless there is a separation of several feet, I do consider snow drift against the adjacent building.
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The minimum condition that I would consider would be to use the positive wind pressure on the building wall applied as an uplift on the underside of the canopy. I would also add some amount of uplift to the top.
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