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Wind loads : guide to the wind load provisions of ASCE 7-10 /

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"This helpful guide focuses on the wind load provisions of Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, Standard ASCE/SEI 7-10, that affect the planning, design, and construction of buildings for residential and commercial purposes. The 2010 revision of the Standard significantly re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mehta, Kishor C. (Author), Coulbourne, William L. (Author)
Corporate Author: American Society of Civil Engineers
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, Virginia : ASCE Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Wind-pressure.
Wind resistant design.
Buildings > Standards > United States.
Buildings > Aerodynamics.
Gust loads.
Pression du vent.
Constructions > Résistance au vent.
Constructions > Normes > États-Unis.
Constructions > Aérodynamique.
wind loads.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.
Buildings > Standards.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: General requirements: Introduction
  • Wind load provisions
  • Wind speeds and related risks.
  • Part II: Examples: 160-ft-tall office building
  • Commercial/warehouse metal building
  • Commercial building with concrete masonry unit walls
  • Commercial building with monoslope roof and overhang
  • L-shaped house with gable/hip roof
  • U-shaped apartment building
  • Open building with gable roof
  • Domed roof building
  • Unusually shaped building
  • Billboard sign on flexible poles
  • Frequently asked questions.