HowtoCreateaCustomWindLoadDefinitioninSTAADV8iUsingNSCP2010

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5storeyBuilding
`
Exposure:C
Location:Virac,Catanduanes
DetailsofBuilding:
HeightfromGroundFloorto1stSuspendedFloor:
HeightfromGround1stSuspendedFloorto2ndSuspendedFloor:
HeightfromGround2ndSuspendedFloorto3rdSuspendedFloor:
HeightfromGround3rdSuspendedFloortoRoofDeckFloor:
TotalHeightofBuilding=

Step 1 : Calculate the wind pressures for each level of the structure per 207.5.3:
for H < 4.5m
for H = 6m
4.73E-05
Numerical Coefficient = 4.73E-05
Kz =
0.85
0.90
Kzt =
1.00
1.00
Kd =
0.85
0.85
Iw =
1.15
1.15
V=
250.00 kph
250.00 kph
qz =
2.46 kPa
2.60 kPa

4.25
3.5
3.5
3.5
14.75

for H = 9m
4.73E-05
0.98
1.00
0.85
1.15
250.00 kph
2.83 kPa

m
m
m
m
m

for H = 12m
4.73E-05
1.04
1.00
0.85
1.15
250.00 kph
3.01 kPa

interpolatethevalueofKzforH=14.75m:
letx=valueofKzforh=14.75m
FromTable2074p225:
Kz
1.04
x
1.09
byr&p:
0.05

H
12
14.75
15
/

(x

1.04

0.05

1.090909

*(x

0.05
x

=
=

1.090909 *x
1.086

)=

1.04

2.75

)
1.134545

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for H = 14.75m
4.73E-05
1.086
1.00
0.85
1.15
250.00 kph
3.14 kPa

NSCP 2010 REFERENCE GUIDE

Numerical Coefficient = NSCP Section 207.5.10 page 2-27
Kz = NSCP Table 207-4 page 2-25
Kzt = NSCP Section 207.5.7.2 page 2-26
Kd = NSCP Table 207-2 page 2-23
Iw = NSCP Table 207-3 page 2-24
V = kph NSCP Table 207-1 page 2-23
qz = kPa NSCP Section 207.5.10 page 2-27

Step2: Clickthe'LoadPage'iconintheSTAADtoolbar;theloadpageopens
Step3:

ClicktheDefineLoad;thenselectWind

Step4:

Select'Custom'

Step5:

Enterthefollowingascalculatedaboveintheformthatappears:
Int(kN/m2)

Height(m)

0
2.46
2.60
2.83
3.01
3.14

0
4.5
6
9
12
14.75

Step6:

Click'Add'

Step7:

Enterexposurefactor:

Step8:

Selectallthenodesofthebuildingthatwillbeexposedtothewind(selectallifopenstructure)

Step9:

Assignthenewlycreatedcustomwinddefinitiontotheselectednodes

Step10:

Createanewwindloadcasealongthexaxisusingthewindloaddefinition;enterthepertinentdimensionsofthebuildingalongthexaxisasrequired

Step11:

Createanewwindloadcasealongthezaxisusingthewindloaddefinition;enterthepertinentdimensionsofthebuildingalongthezaxisasrequired

Whenyouhavefinishedloadingalltheprimaryloadsandloadcombinations,runanalysisandtheprogramwillautoapplythewindloadsdefinedpertheNSCP2010.

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