- Author
- Simiu, E. | Marshall, R. D.
- Title
- Building to Resist the Effect of Wind. Volume 2. Estimation of Extreme Wind Speeds and Guide to the Determination of Wind Forces.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC Kliment (Stephen A.), New York, NY
- Sponsor
- Department of State, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS BSS 100-2, July 1975,
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Contract
- PASA-TA(CE)-04-73
- Keywords
- residential buildings; wind pressure; design criteria; disasters; construction materials; construction management; socioeconomic status; technology transfer; Bangladesh; Philippines; Jamaica; developing countries
- Identifiers
- low rise buildings; wind resistant structures
- Abstract
- This paper briefly describes some of the more common flow mechanisms which create wind pressures on low-rise buildings and the effects of building geometry on these pressures. It is assumed that the basic wind speeds are known and a procedure is outlined for calculating design wind speeds which incorporates the expected life of the structure, the mean recurrence interval, and the wind speed averaging time. Pressure coefficients are tabulated for various height-to-width ratios and roof slopes. The steps required to calculate pressures and total drag and uplift forces are summarized and an illustrative example is presented.