Vestibule Drop Ceiling Wind Load Classification
Vestibule Drop Ceiling Wind Load Classification
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Hello all,
I am having an issue finding the proper wind load classification for a drop ceiling I am designing in a hotel vestibule. I have read through the Structural Wind Load section of the 2012 IBC, could this fall under a components and cladding classification? I'm a new engineer so this wind load classification has me stumped and looking for some help from experienced minds. Thanks.
- A. Harcher
I am having an issue finding the proper wind load classification for a drop ceiling I am designing in a hotel vestibule. I have read through the Structural Wind Load section of the 2012 IBC, could this fall under a components and cladding classification? I'm a new engineer so this wind load classification has me stumped and looking for some help from experienced minds. Thanks.
- A. Harcher






RE: Vestibule Drop Ceiling Wind Load Classification
Maybe it's different for other parts of the US/world, but I understand a vestibule to be the 'airlock chamber' of the building - the small room used as an entryway before entering the lobby of a building.
If that's the case, then it's an interior space and not subject to wind loads. Am I understanding this correctly? Could you perhaps be referring to a canopy - an exterior space before entering the vestibule or doors of a building? Open roofs would then be what you are looking for.
RE: Vestibule Drop Ceiling Wind Load Classification
DaveAtkins
RE: Vestibule Drop Ceiling Wind Load Classification
RE: Vestibule Drop Ceiling Wind Load Classification
RE: Vestibule Drop Ceiling Wind Load Classification
RE: Vestibule Drop Ceiling Wind Load Classification