SECTION 1.

01
WIND PRESSURE FOR CURTIN WALL
ASCE 7-05 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and other Structures

· Building Dimensions
H := 84.00m Height of the structure

D := 30.35m Greater horizontal dimension of the structure

W := 24.65m Lesser horizontal dimension of the structure

LY
35

35
180 360 360 100 215 80 100 360 550 170

115
115

320
125
125
450

450
465

520
600

160
160

110
100

120
180 180 80

ON
360 220 90 100

110
155 300 120 250
135

125
120

120

550
250

110
250
355

125

53 340
170

330
300
285

100

190
120 110 100
117 120 180 355
360
175

170
200

250 160 675

120
60
430

120

235

02
180

180

220

540
210 03
02 01 24.65
90
630

220 120 300 440 300 110 185

LE
117
135

310

300

300

300

100
135

360 80 100 455

220

570 435 110 120

125

365
120

80

368
100

145 150
295

120
100

120 230
535

80

625

130

0
R2 3
425

370
MP
365

110
355

340

360 350 160 510

170

420
30 60
37 118

90
190

190

245 245

30.35

· Velocity Pressure
SA

Location := "Al Barsha, Dubai, UAE" Project location

Exposure := "D" Building exposure category

Referenc e: Section 6.5.6.3 of ASCE 7-05

Category := "III" Occupation category of building

Referenc e: Table 1-1 of ASCE 7-05

Enclosure := "Close" Enclosure classification

Referenc e: Section 6.5.9 of ASCE 7-05

m
V := 45 Basic wind speed
s Referenc e: Proje ct specifications
 Kd := 0.85 Wind directionality factor
Referenc e: Table 6.4 of ASCE-7-05

I := 0.87 if Category = "I" Importance factor

Referenc e: Table 6.1 of ASCE-7-05
1.00 if Category = "II"
1.15 otherwise

Kz = 1.71 Velocity pressure exposure coefficient

Referenc e: Table 6.3 of ASCE 7-05

LY
Kzt := 1 Topographic factor
Referenc e: Section 6.5.7 of ASCE 7-05

 s 
2
Qz :=  0.613N  Kz Kzt Kd V  I
2
Velocity pressure
 4
 m 

ON
Qz = 2.07 kPa

· Internal Wind Pressure Coefficient

Reference: Fig ure 6.5 of ASCE 7-05

GCpip := 0.18 Combine internal pressure coefficient (Positive)

LE
GCpin := -0.18 Combine internal Pressure coefficient (Negative)

· External Wind Pressure Coefficient

Reference: Fig ure 6.17 of ASCE 7-05
MP

tw := 3.50m Effective width of curtain wall panel

Ls := 1.25m Span length of the curtain wall panel

2
A := tw Ls = 4.38 m Effective wind area

GCpep := 0.82 External pressure coefficient (positive)

SA

GCpent := -0.85 External pressure coefficient at typical zone (negative)

GCpenc := -1.59 External pressure coefficient at corner zone (negative)

· Internal Surface Pressure

Pip := Qz GCpip = 0.37 kPa Pressure on internal surface (positive)

Pin := Qz GCpin = -0.37  kPa Pressure on internal surface (negative)

· External Surface Pressure

Pep := Qz GCpep = 1.70 kPa Pressure on external surface (positive)

Pent := Qz GCpent = -1.76 kPa Pressure on external surface at typical zone (negative)

Penc := Qz GCpenc = -3.30 kPa Pressure on external surface at corner zone (negative)

· Net Pressure:

LY
Pnetp := Pep - Pin = 2.07  kPa Design wind pressure (positive pressure)

Pnetnt := Pent - Pip = -2.14 kPa Design wind pressure at typical zone (negative pressure)

ON
Pnetnc := Penc - Pip = -3.67 kPa Design wind pressure at corner zone (negative pressure)

10% b 10% b
LE
Corner Zone Typical Zone
Corner Zone
MP

b (shortest dimension)
SA

Referenc e: Figure 6-17 of ASCE-7-05

Wall Ele vation
Note: Corner z one is minimum of 0.9 m