"""ASCE705W""---ASCE7-05CODEWINDANALYSISPROGRAM",,,

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ProgramDescription:,,,

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"""ASCE705W""isaspreadsheetprogramwritteninMS-Excelforthepurposeofwindloadinganalysisforbuildings",,,

"andstructurespertheASCE7-05Code.Specifically,windpressurecoefficientsandrelatedandrequired",,,

parametersareselectedorcalculatedinordertocomputethenetdesignwindpressures.,,,

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"Thisprogramisaworkbookconsistingofnine(9)worksheets,describedasfollows:",,,

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WorksheetName,,,Description

Doc,,,Thisdocumentationsheet

Simplified,,,Analysisusingsimplifiedmethodforlow-risebuildingswithh<=60’

MWFRS(Low-Rise),,,MainWind-ForceResistingSystemforlow-risebuildingswithh<=60’

MWFRS(AnyHt.),,,MainWind-ForceResistingSystemforbuildingsofanyheight

WallC&C,,,AnalysisofwallComponentsandCladding

RoofC&C,,,AnalysisofroofComponentsandCladding

Stacks&Tanks,,,"Analysisofcantileveredchimneys,stacks,andverticaltanks"

OpenStructures(noroof),,,Analysisofopenstructureswithoutroofs

WindMap,,,Basicwindspeedmap(Figure6-1ofASCE7-05Code)

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ProgramAssumptionsandLimitations:,,,

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"1.Worksheetfor""Simplified""analysisisapplicableforlow-risebuildingsmeetingthecriteriaofSection6.4.1.",,,

"2.IntheworksheetforSimplifiedanalysis,thedesignMWFRSwindloadiscalculatedforeachdirection.",,,

ThedesignMWFRSloadisassumedtobethetotalwindloadoneitherthewidthorthelengthofthe,,,

buildingrespectively.,,,

"3.Worksheetfor""MWFRS(Low-Rise)""isapplicableforlow-risebuildingsasdefinedinSection6.2.",,,

"4.Worksheetsfor""MWFRS(AnyHt.)"",""WallC&C"",and""RoofC&C""areapplicableforbuildingswithmeanroof",,,

heightsofupto500feet.,,,

"5.Inworksheetsfor""MWFRS(AnyHt.)"",""WallC&C"",and""RoofC&C""theusermayopttoutilizeuserdesignated",,,

"stepsinheight,'z',indeterminingthewindpressuredistribution.",,,

"6.Worksheetsfor""MWFRS(AnyHt.)"",""Stacks&Tanks"",and""OpenStructures""canhandle“rigid”aswellas",,,

"“flexible”buildingsandstructures.For“rigid”buildingsorstructures,thisprogramusesthesmallervalueof",,,

"either0.85orthecalculatedvaluefromSection6.5.8.1oftheCodeforthegusteffectfactor,'G'.For“flexible”",,,

"buildingsorstructures,thisprogramcalculatesthegusteffectfactor,‘Gf’,perSection6.5.8.2oftheCode",,,

"basedontheassumedformulaforthefundamentalperiodofvibrationfromSection12.8.2.1oftheCode,",,,

wheretheexponent'x'intheformulaT=Ct*h^xisassumedtobe0.75.,,,

"7.Worksheetsfor""WallC&C""and""RoofC&C""areapplicableforflatroofbuildings,gableroofbuildingswith",,,

"roofangles<=45degrees,andmonosloperoofbuildingswithroofangles<=3degrees.",,,

"8.Worksheetfor""Stacks&Tanks""isapplicableforcantileveredstructuresupto600feettall.",,,

"9.Worksheetfor""OpenStructures""isapplicableforopenstructureswithoutroofsupto500feet",,,

tall.Thiscanbeutilizedforopenprocess-typestructuresaswellaspipe/utilityracksandbridges.,,,

"10.Thisprogramusestheequationslistedinthereference,“GuidetotheUseoftheWindLoadProvisionsof",,,

"ASCE7-02”fordeterminingtheexternalwindpressurecoefficients,‘GCp’,usedintheWallC&CandRoof",,,

C&Cworksheets.(Note:aversionofthisdocumentapplicabletotheASCE7-05Codewasnotavailable.),,,

11.Thisprogramcontainsnumerous“commentboxes”whichcontainawidevarietyofinformationincluding,,,

"explanationsofinputoroutputitems,equationsused,datatables,etc.(Note:presenceofa“commentbox”",,,

isdenotedby