Wind drift limitations
Wind drift limitations
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Is it codified anywhere as to what acceptable wind drift limitations are on a 30' tall agricultural buildings, or any building for that matter? I see acceptable story drift limitations for seismic events, but not for wind. And if not codified, what is an acceptable drift limitation on a building without brittle finishes or mechanical or other systems that would be affected by drifting. What L/? value would be deemed reasonable?
Thanks.
Thanks.






RE: Wind drift limitations
There was a good article on wind drift in the 1st Quarter, 1993 AISC Journal, titled "Serviceability Limit States Under Wind Load".
This can be purchased for $10 here: http://www.aisc.org/SearchTaxonomy/EngJournal.aspx...
If you are an AISC member it is free. Just fill in the title, 1st Quarter, and 1993 in the search box at the bottom.
It has a full table of drift limit suggested provisions for different types of framing, cladding, etc.
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