Minimum wind load as per ASCE 07-10
Minimum wind load as per ASCE 07-10
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thread507-391632: ASCE7-10 Section 27.4.7 Minimum Wind Loads on Open Buildings
Good day, I am to design a park shade structure, using MWFRS method I obtained various pressure values in the range of 0.73 psf, now I modeled with STAAD and applied the min load of 16 psf (as per section27.1.5) as a distributed load on the roof, so am I using the code correctly? because ther's a big difference between the calculated and the min loads, and min load is requiring large sections.
Good day, I am to design a park shade structure, using MWFRS method I obtained various pressure values in the range of 0.73 psf, now I modeled with STAAD and applied the min load of 16 psf (as per section27.1.5) as a distributed load on the roof, so am I using the code correctly? because ther's a big difference between the calculated and the min loads, and min load is requiring large sections.






RE: Minimum wind load as per ASCE 07-10
I'd suggest going back through your calculations. You should be getting a result in the order of 16 psf, probably higher. If 16psf is requiring what appears to be "large sections", you may have another error in your work, but I can't say what that might be.
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RE: Minimum wind load as per ASCE 07-10