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ASCE 7-22 / NSCP 2015 directional procedure (simplified, MWFRS) — design wind pressures for windward, leeward, side and roof faces of enclosed buildings.

Inputs

m/s (3-s gust)
buildings = 0.85
m
m
m
rigid bldgs ≈ 0.85
Method & assumptions
  • Directional procedure (ASCE 7-22 Ch. 27 simplified) for enclosed regular-shape buildings, MWFRS.
  • Velocity pressure: qz = 0.613·Kz·Kzt·Kd·Ke·V² (V in m/s, q in N/m²) ; imperial: qz = 0.00256·Kz·Kzt·Kd·V² (V in mph, q in psf).
  • Topographic factor Kzt = 1.0, ground elevation factor Ke = 1.0 assumed.
  • Kz from ASCE 7 Table 26.10-1 (Exp B/C/D).
  • Wall pressure coefficients Cp: Windward 0.8, Leeward depends on L/B, Side −0.7.
  • Roof Cp for flat / low-sloped roof (worst case −1.04 windward zone shown).
  • Net p = q·G·Cp − qi·(GCpi); both signs of internal evaluated.

Results

Kz at h
Velocity Pressure qh
L/B ratio
Leeward Cp

Design Pressures (with worst-case GCpi)

SurfaceCpp (+ GCpi)p (− GCpi)Worst