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INSTRUCTOR:  William L. Coulbourne, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE  

Course Length:  1 hour

Purpose and Background

This three-part webinar series discusses how to use the wind load provisions of ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. The series will cover the basics of wind engineering including the atmospheric and aerodynamic effects of wind on buildings. The changes recently adopted for use in ASCE 7-16 will be a prominent part of the material. The changes include revised wind speed maps, changes in external pressure coefficients for roof components and cladding and the addition of pressure coefficients to use for roof mounted solar arrays.

The series will cover all methods used to develop wind pressures on buildings - the directional procedure, the envelope procedure, and simplified methods where wind pressures are determined from tables of results based on exposure classification, height and building characteristics. Wind pressure determination for both the Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS) and Components and Cladding (C&C) are included. Wind pressures are developed for several buildings including variations on the pressures caused by changing the exposure and height of the buildings.

This webinar is being offered early in the outreach process for ASCE 7-16 to give engineers a chance to get familiar with the new provisions long before their local community adopts a building code that requires the use of these new provisions. Engineers may want to practice the use of these new provisions to determine the real effects on designs and on client requirements. Other engineering tools such as computer software will not likely be available yet.

Primary Discussion Topics

  • Wind speed maps
  • Wind design equations
  • Wind design methods and important design elements
  • Example problems to illustrate methods and equations

Learning Outcomes

  • Learn how to apply the wind load provisions in ASCE 7-16 to design situations
  • Become acquainted with ASCE 7-16 changes
  • Use the wind provisions to solve an engineering problem
  • Describe the design issues that must be considered when buildings are not exactly like those used to develop the wind provisions

Webinar Benefits

  • Gain an understanding of how wind interacts with building elements and how building design influences wind pressures
  • Examine how to apply the wind load provisions to example buildings
  • Learn what the significant changes are in the ASCE 7-16 wind provisions
  • Learn how to apply changes in component and cladding loading and how to use provisions for roof mounted solar arrays
Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

The level of instruction is appropriate for engineers just learning the specific wind provisions of ASCE 7-16 and how to apply those provisions to design situations. The primary audience is structural engineers who have some experience at performing designs for buildings and other structures but have not had much experience with wind design.

Webinar Outline

  • Background and basics
  • Atmospheric effects
  • Aerodynamic effects
  • Basic wind equation
  • Building classification
  • ASCE 7-16 definitions
  • Wind speed maps
  • Directional procedure
  • Envelope procedure
  • Simplified procedures
  • MWFRS and components and cladding
  • Wind load cases
  • Example - low-rise building
    • Analytical method
    • Low-rise method
  • Example - unusual shaped building (analytical method)
  • Example - low-rise building
    • Simplified method
    • Variation of exposure and height

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]