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Wind Load Zoning for Components and Cladding

Wind Load Zoning for Components and Cladding

Wind Load Zoning for Components and Cladding

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Let say i have a building 30 storey high (morethan 60ft high) covered with glass facade and louver system. I just wanted to design the louver and facade system of the lowest two level of the structure. Using ASCE 7-2010, can i calculate the applied wind load on that specific floor using just the height of the lowest two level only rather than considering the full height of the structure?

RE: Wind Load Zoning for Components and Cladding

No. Your suction (negative pressure) will usually control your design and your suction pressure under ASCE 7 is both constant over the entire height of the building and dependent on your mean roof height. For a 300 ft high tower the suction at 299 ft is the same as the suction at 1 ft.

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