Code Wind Loading Analysis (ASCE 7-05)
Code Wind Loading Analysis (ASCE 7-05)
Program Description:
"ASCE705W" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of wind loading analysis for buildings
and structures per the ASCE 7-05 Code. Specifically, wind pressure coefficients and related and required
parameters are selected or calculated in order to compute the net design wind pressures.
1. Worksheet for "Simplified" analysis is applicable for low-rise buildings meeting the criteria of Section 6.4.1.
2. In the worksheet for Simplified analysis, the design MWFRS wind load is calculated for each direction.
The design MWFRS load is assumed to be the total wind load on either the width or the length of the
building respectively.
3. Worksheet for "MWFRS (Low-Rise)" is applicable for low-rise buildings as defined in Section 6.2.
4. Worksheets for "MWFRS (Any Ht.)", "Wall C&C", and "Roof C&C" are applicable for buildings with mean roof
heights of up to 500 feet.
5. In worksheets for "MWFRS (Any Ht.)", "Wall C&C", and "Roof C&C" the user may opt to utilize user designated
steps in height, 'z', in determining the wind pressure distribution.
6. Worksheets for "MWFRS (Any Ht.)", "Stacks & Tanks", and "Open Structures" can handle rigid as well as
flexible buildings and structures. For rigid buildings or structures, this program uses the smaller value of
either 0.85 or the calculated value from Section 6.5.8.1 of the Code for the gust effect factor, 'G'. For flexible
buildings or structures, this program calculates the gust effect factor, Gf, per Section 6.5.8.2 of the Code
based on the assumed formula for the fundamental period of vibration from Section 12.8.2.1 of the Code,
where the exponent 'x' in the formula T = Ct*h^x is assumed to be 0.75.
7. Worksheets for "Wall C&C" and "Roof C&C" are applicable for flat roof buildings, gable roof buildings with
roof angles <= 45 degrees, and monoslope roof buildings with roof angles <= 3 degrees.
8. Worksheet for "Stacks & Tanks" is applicable for cantilevered structures up to 600 feet tall.
9. Worksheet for "Open Structures" is applicable for open structures without roofs up to 500 feet
tall. This can be utilized for open process-type structures as well as pipe/utility racks and bridges.
10. This program uses the equations listed in the reference, Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of
ASCE 7-02 for determining the external wind pressure coefficients, GCp, used in the Wall C&C and Roof
C&C worksheets. (Note: a version of this document applicable to the ASCE 7-05 Code was not available.)
11. This program contains numerous comment boxes which contain a wide variety of information including
explanations of input or output items, equations used, data tables, etc. (Note: presence of a comment box
is denoted by a red triangle in the upper right-hand corner of a cell. Merely move the mouse pointer to the
desired cell to view the contents of that particular "comment box".)
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Total Design MWFRS Horizontal Load (kips) ###
Transverse Longitudinal ###
Load Case 1 Load Case 2 Min. Load Load Case 1 Load Case 2 Min. Load ###
8.97 --- 11.59 7.12 --- 6.97 ###
Formulas: ###
Ph(Trans) = ((Pc*(L-4*a)+Pa*4*a)*he+(Pd*(L-4*a)+Pb*4*a)*(hr-he))/1000 ###
Ph(Trans)(min) = P(min)*L*hr/1000 , where: P(min) = 10.0 psf on projected area ###
Ph(Long) = (Pa*(hr+he)/2*4*a+Pc*((hr+he)/2*W-(hr+he)/2*4*a))/1000 ###
Ph(Long)(min) = P(min)*W*(hr+he)/2/1000 , where: P(min) = 10.0 psf on full area ###
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Components & Cladding Net Pressures, ps (psf) pnet = l*Kzt*I*pnet30###
Item Location Zone Pos. (+) Neg. (-) (pnet30 from Fig. 6-3)###
Wall 4 = interior zone of wall 4 12.70 -13.95 ###
5 = end zone of wall 5 12.70 -15.80 ###
1 = interior zone of roof 1 4.70 -13.30 ###
Roof Joist 2 = end zone of roof 2 4.70 -15.80 ###
3 = corner zone of roof 3 4.70 -15.80 ###
Roof Overhang 2 = end zone of o.h. 2 --- --- ###
3 = corner zone of o.h. 3 --- --- ###
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Notes: 1. For Method 1: Simplified Procedure of Section 6.4 to be used for an enclosed low-rise building ###
to determine the design wind loads, all of the following eight conditions of 6.4.1.1 must be met: ###
a. Building is a simple diaphragm building, in which wind loads are transmitted through floor ###
and roof diaphragms to the vertical Main Wind-Force Resisting System (MWFRS). ###
b. Building is a low-rise building where mean roof height, h <= 60 ft., and h <= min. of L or W. ###
c. Building is enclosed and conforms to wind-borne debris provisions of Section 6.5.9.3. ###
d. Building is a regular shaped building, having no unusual geometrical irregularity. ###
e. Building is not classified as a flexible building so it is considered "rigid". ###
f. Building is not subject to across-wind loading, vortex shedding, etc. ###
g. Building has an approximately symmetrical cross section in each direction with either a ###
flat roof, or gable roof with q <= 45 degrees. ###
h. Building is exempted from torsional load cases or torsional load cases do not control any ###
of the MWFRSs of the building. ###
2. Wind pressures (ps30) in Figure 6-2 and (pnet30) in Figure 6-3 were prepared based on following: ###
a. Mean roof height, h = 30 ft. , Exposure category = B , Importance factor, I =1.0 ###
b. Velocity pressure exposure coefficient, Kz = 0.70 ###
c. Directionality factor, Kd = 0.85 , Topographic factor, Kzt = 1.0 ###
d. Internal pressure coefficients, GCpi = +0.18, -0.18 (enclosed building) ###
e. MWFRS pressure coeff's. from Figure 6-10, and C&C pressure coeff's. from Figure 6-11. ###
f. MWFRS design wind pressure, Ps = l*Kzt*I*ps30, in psf. ###
g. Components & cladding design wind pressure, Pnet = l*Kzt*I*pnet30, in psf. ###
3. Design wind pressures are net pressures (sum of external and internal pressures). ###
4. Wall net pressure for MWFRS is total for both windward and leeward walls. ###
5. (+) and (-) signs signify wind pressures acting toward & away from respective surfaces. ###
6. If pressures for Zones "B" and "D" < 0, assume = 0. ###
7. For the design of the longitudinal MWFRS use roof angle, q = 0 degrees. ###
8. Both load cases 1 and 2 are be checked for roof angle, 25 degrees < q <= 45 degrees. ###
9. The total design MWFRS horizontal load is the total horizontal wind load on either the length (L) ###
or the width (W) of the building respectively assuming one end zone of a width = 2*a. ###
10. Minimum wind load for MWFRS design shall be 10 psf applied to area on projected vertical plane. ###
Minimum wind load for C&C shall be 10 psf acting in either direction normal to surface. ###
11. References: ###
a. ASCE 7-05 Standard, "Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures". ###
b. "Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-02" ###
by: Kishor C. Mehta and James M. Delahay (2004). ###
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If h < 15 then: Kh = 2.01*(15/zg)^(2/a) (Table 6-3, Case 1b) +GCpi Coef. (PIP) =
If h >= 15 then: Kh = 2.01*(z/zg)^(2/a) (Table 6-3, Case 1b) -GCpi Coef. (NIP) =
a= 9.50 (Table 6-2)
zg = 900 (Table 6-2)
Kh = 1.02 (Kh = Kz evaluated at z = h) a=
I= 1.00 (Table 6-1) (Importance factor) zg =
Kh =
Velocity Pressure: qz = 0.00256*Kz*Kzt*Kd*V^2*I (Sect. 6.5.10, Eq. 6-15) I=
qh = 18.06 psf qh = 0.00256*Kh*Kzt*Kd*V^2*I (qz evaluated at z = h) qh =
Design Net External Wind Pressures (Sect. 6.5.12.2.2):
p = qh*[(GCpf) - (+/-GCpi)] (psf, Eq. 6-18)
Wall and Roof End Zone Widths 'a' and '2*a' (Fig. 6-10):
a = 14.67 ft.
2*a = 29.33 ft.
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MWFRS Wind Load for Transverse Direction MWFRS Wind Load for Longitudinal Direction
Surface GCpf p = Net Pressures (psf) Surface *GCpf p = Net Pressures (psf)
(w/ +GCpi) (w/ -GCpi) (w/ +GCpi) (w/ -GCpi)
Zone 1 0.52 6.08 12.58 Zone 1 0.40 3.97 10.47
Zone 2 -0.69 -15.71 -9.21 Zone 2 -0.69 -15.71 -9.21
Zone 3 -0.47 -11.71 -5.21 Zone 3 -0.37 -9.93 -3.43
Zone 4 -0.42 -10.75 -4.25 Zone 4 -0.29 -8.49 -1.99
Zone 5 -0.45 -11.38 -4.88 Zone 5 -0.45 -11.38 -4.88
Zone 6 -0.45 -11.38 -4.88 Zone 6 -0.45 -11.38 -4.88
Zone 1E 0.78 10.84 17.34 Zone 1E 0.61 7.77 14.27
Zone 2E -1.07 -22.57 -16.07 Zone 2E -1.07 -22.57 -16.07
Zone 3E -0.67 -15.41 -8.91 Zone 3E -0.53 -12.82 -6.32
Zone 4E -0.62 -14.41 -7.91 Zone 4E -0.43 -11.02 -4.51
MWFRS Wind Load for Transverse, Torsional Case MWFRS Wind Load for Long., Torsional Case
Surface GCpf p = Net Pressure (psf) Surface GCpf p = Net Pressure (psf)
(w/ +GCpi) (w/ -GCpi) (w/ +GCpi) (w/ -GCpi)
Zone 1T --- 1.52 3.14 Zone 1T --- 0.99 2.62
Zone 2T --- -3.93 -2.30 Zone 2T --- -3.93 -2.30
Zone 3T --- -2.93 -1.30 Zone 3T --- -2.48 -0.86
Zone 4T --- -2.69 -1.06 Zone 4T --- -2.12 -0.50
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Buildings
h <= 60'
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If z <= 15 then: Kz = 2.01*(15/zg)^(2/a) , If z > 15 then: Kz = 2.01*(z/zg)^(2/a) (Table 6-3, Case 2a)
a= 7.00 zg = 1200 (Table 6-2)
Kh = 1.12 (Kh = Kz evaluated at z = h)
I= 1.00 (Table 6-1) (Importance factor)
Velocity Pressure: qz = 0.00256*Kz*Kzt*Kd*V^2*I (Sect. 6.5.10, Eq. 6-15)
qh = 35.23 psf qh = 0.00256*Kh*Kzt*Kd*V^2*I (qz evaluated at z = h)
Ratio h/L = 1.570 freq., f = 1.127 hz. (f >= 1, Rigid structure)
Gust Factor, G = 0.818 (Sect. 6.5.8)
Design Net External Wind Pressures (Sect. 6.5.12.2):
p = qz*G*Cp - qi*(+/-GCpi) for windward wall (psf), where: qi =qh (Eq. 6-17, Sect. 6.5.12.2.1)
p = qh*G*Cp - qi*(+/-GCpi) for leeward wall, sidewalls, and roof (psf), where: qi = qh (Sect. 6.5.12.2.1)
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Normal to Ridge Wind Load Tabulation for MWFRS - Buildings of Any Height
Surface z Kz qz Cp p = Net Design Press. (psf)
(ft.) (psf) (w/ +GCpi) (w/ -GCpi)
Windward Wall 0 0.57 18.01 0.80 5.45 18.13
15.00 0.57 18.01 0.80 5.45 18.13
20.00 0.62 19.55 0.80 6.46 19.14
25.00 0.67 20.84 0.80 7.30 19.98
30.00 0.70 21.95 0.80 8.03 20.71
35.00 0.73 22.94 0.80 8.68 21.36
40.00 0.76 23.83 0.80 9.26 21.94
45.00 0.79 24.65 0.80 9.80 22.48
50.00 0.81 25.40 0.80 10.29 22.97
55.00 0.83 26.10 0.80 10.75 23.43
60.00 0.85 26.76 0.80 11.18 23.86
70.00 0.89 27.97 0.80 11.97 24.65
80.00 0.93 29.05 0.80 12.68 25.36
90.00 0.96 30.05 0.80 13.33 26.01
100.00 0.99 30.97 0.80 13.93 26.61
120.00 1.04 32.62 0.80 15.01 27.70
140.00 1.09 34.09 0.80 15.98 28.66
For z = hr: 157.00 1.12 35.23 0.80 16.72 29.40
Notes: 1. (+) and (-) signs signify wind pressures acting toward & away from respective surfaces.
2. Per Code Section 6.1.4.1, the minimum wind load for MWFRS shall not be less than 10 psf.
3. References : a. ASCE 7-02, "Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures".
b. "Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-02"
by: Kishor C. Mehta and James M. Delahay (2004).
4. Roof zone #1 is applied for horizontal distance of 0 to h/2 from windward edge.
5. Roof zone #2 is applied for horizontal distance of h/2 to h from windward edge.
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Parameters Used in Both Item #2 and Item #3 Calculations (from Table 6-2):
a^ = 0.143
b^ = 0.84
a(bar) = 0.250
b(bar) = 0.45
c= 0.30
l= 320 ft.
e(bar) = 0.333
z(min) = 30 ft.
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Figure 6-9 - Design Wind Load Cases of MWFRS for Buildings of All Heights
Case 1: Full design wind pressure acting on the projected area perpendicular to each principal axis of
the structure, considered separately along each principal axis.
Case 2: Three quarters of the design wind pressure acting on the projected area perpendicular to each
principal axis of the structure in conjunction with a torsional moment as shown, considered
separately for each principal axis.
Case 3: Wind pressure as defined in Case 1, but considered to act simultaneously at 75% of the
specified value.
Case 4: Wind pressure as defined in Case 2, but considered to act simultaneously at 75% of the
specified value.
Notes: 1. Design wind pressures for windward (Pw) and leeward (PL) faces shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6.5.12.2.1 and 6.5.12.2.3 as applicable for buildings
of all heights.
2. Above diagrams show plan views of building.
3. Notation:
Pwx, Pwy = Windward face pressure acting in the X, Y principal axis, respectively.
PLx, PLy = Leeward face pressure acting in the X, Y principal axis, respectively.
e (ex, ey) = Eccentricity for the X, Y principal axis of the structure, respectively.
MT = Torsional moment per unit height acting about a vertical axis of the building.
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If z <= 15 then: Kz = 2.01*(15/zg)^(2/a) , If z > 15 then: Kz = 2.01*(z/zg)^(2/a) (Table 6-3, Case 1a)
a= 9.50 (Table 6-2)
zg = 900 (Table 6-2)
Kh = 1.02 (Kh = Kz evaluated at z = h)
I= 1.00 (Table 6-1) (Importance factor)
Velocity Pressure: qz = 0.00256*Kz*Kzt*Kd*V^2*I (Sect. 6.5.10, Eq. 6-15)
qh = 18.06 psf qh = 0.00256*Kh*Kzt*Kd*V^2*I (qz evaluated at z = h)
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Notes: 1. (+) and (-) signs signify wind pressures acting toward & away from respective surfaces.
2. Width of Zone 5 (end zones), 'a' = 14.67 ft.
3. Per Code Section 6.1.4.2, the minimum wind load for C&C shall not be less than 10 psf.
4. References : a. ASCE 7-02, "Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures".
b. "Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-02"
by: Kishor C. Mehta and James M. Delahay (2004).
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Notes: 1. (+) and (-) signs signify wind pressures acting toward & away from respective surfaces.
2. Width of Zone 2 (edge), 'a' = 14.67 ft.
3. Width of Zone 3 (corner), 'a' = 14.67 ft.
4. For monoslope roofs with q <= 3 degrees, use Fig. 6-5B for 'GCp' values with 'qh'.
5. For buildings with h > 60' and q > 10 degrees, use Fig. 6-5B for 'GCpi' values with 'qh'.
6. For all buildings with overhangs, use Fig. 6-5B for 'GCp' values per Sect. 6.5.11.4.2.
7. If a parapet >= 3' in height is provided around perimeter of roof with q <= 10 degrees,
Zone 3 shall be treated as Zone 2.
8. Per Code Section 6.1.4.2, the minimum wind load for C&C shall not be less than 10 psf.
9. References : a. ASCE 7-02, "Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures".
b. "Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-02"
by: Kishor C. Mehta and James M. Delahay (2004).
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q <= 7 deg. 7 deg. < q <= 27 deg. 27 deg. < q <= 45 deg.
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Parameters Used in Both Item #2 and Item #3 Calculations (from Table 6-2):
a^ = 0.143
b^ = 0.84
a(bar) = 0.250
b(bar) = 0.45
c= 0.30
l= 320 ft.
e(bar) = 0.333
z(min) = 30 ft.
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Parameters Used in Both Item #2 and Item #3 Calculations (from Table 6-2):
a^ = 0.105
b^ = 1.00
a(bar) = 0.154
b(bar) = 0.65
c= 0.20
l= 500 ft.
e(bar) = 0.200
z(min) = 15 ft.
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Notes: 1. Signs with openings comprising 30% or more of the gross area are classified as open signs.
2. The calculation of the design wind forces shall be based on the area of all exposed members
and elements projected on a plane normal to the wind direction. Forces shall be assumed to
act parallel to the wind direction.
3. The area 'Af' consistent with these force coefficients is the solid area projected normal to the
wind direction.
4. Notation:
e = ratio of solid area to gross area
D = diameter of a typical round member, in feet.
qz = velocity pressure evaluated at height 'z' above ground in psf.
Notes: 1. For all wind directions considered, area 'Af' consistent with force coefficients shall be solid area
of tower face projected on plane of that face for tower segment under consideration.
2. Specified force coefficients are for towers with structural angles or similar flat-sided members.
3. For towers containing rounded member, it is acceptable to multiply specified force coefficients
by following factor when determining wind forces on such members: 0.51*e^2 + 0.57 <= 1.0.
4. Wind forces shall be applied in directions resulting in maximum member forces and reactions.
For towers with square cross-sections, wind forces shall be multiplied by following factor when
wind is directed along a tower diagonal: 1+ 0.75*e <= 1.2.
5. Wind forces on tower appurtenances such as ladder, conduits, lights, elevators, etc., shall be
calculated using appropriate force coefficients for these elements.
6. Notation: e = ratio of solid area to gross area of one tower face for segment considered.
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FIGURE 6-1: Basic Wind Speed
FIGURE 6-1a: Western Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Coastline
FIGURE 6-1b: Eastern Gulf & Southeastern U.S. Hurricane Coastline
FIGURE 6-1c: Mid and Northern Atlantic Hurricane Coastline