Building Orientation and Wind Effects Estimation
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 131, Issue 3
Abstract
The methodology for estimating wind effects presented in this paper is based on the database-assisted design approach. It accounts for the effects of wind directionality, for the effects of the uncertainties in the parameters that determine wind effects, and for the effects of building orientation. The methodology yields estimates of wind effects that are far more realistic than those based on the conventional building code approach, which disregards uncertainties in those parameters, as well as the effects of wind directionality and building orientation, or accounts for these effects through the use of a blanket reduction factor. The pilot software on which the calculations presented in this paper are based is a first step toward modern computer-intensive electronic standards wherein wind loads can be calculated by using database-assisted reliability-based calculations of wind effects. We believe such standards will go a long way toward achieving significantly safer and more economical buildings in regions affected by strong winds.
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Acknowledgment
The contributions to this paper by Sofia Diniz, Andrea Grazini, and Petr Hanzlik were made during their tenures as Guest Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 131 • Issue 3 • March 2005
Pages: 254 - 258
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© 2005 ASCE.
History
Received: Jan 8, 2004
Accepted: Aug 17, 2004
Published online: Mar 1, 2005
Published in print: Mar 2005
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Note. Associate Editor: Gerhart I. Schueller
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