ASCE Standard 49 2021:2022 Edition

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ASCE/SEI 49-21 Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
ASCE	2022	81

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Description

Prepared by the Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures Standards Committee of the Codes and Standards Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE

Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 49-21, provides the minimum requirements for conducting and interpreting wind tunnel tests to determine wind loads on buildings and other structures. Wind tunnel tests are used to predict wind loads and responses of a structure, structural components, and cladding to a variety of wind conditions. This standard includes commentary that elaborates on the background and application of the requirements.

Topics include simulation of wind in boundary-layer wind tunnels, local and area-averaged wind loads, overall wind effects, aeroelastically active structures, extreme wind climate, and snow load model studies.

New to this version are requirements for wind loads on products. Wind loads are a critical design consideration for many mass-produced products that are constructed or installed at different sites and in many different situations. Such products can be building-mounted (sunshades, solar racking, HVAC units, screen walls) or free-standing (ground-mounted solar trackers, gazebos, fences, communication towers). In addition, commentary guidance is provided for determining wind loads on buildings and other structures in tornadoes, which is an area of current active research.

This standard will be useful to those who design, conduct, and interpret wind tunnel tests for buildings, including structural engineers, architects, and building code officials.

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages	PDF Title
8	CONTENTS
12	PREFACE
14	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
16	CHAPTER 1: General
20	CHAPTER 2: Wind Tunnel Simulations
22	CHAPTER 3: Wind Loads for Rigid Structures
24	CHAPTER 4: Wind Loads and Effects for Flexible Structures
26	CHAPTER 5: Wind Loads and Effects for Aeroelastic Structures
28	CHAPTER 6: Wind Climate Analysis and Modeling
30	CHAPTER 7: Snow Load Model Studies
34	CHAPTER C1: General
36	CHAPTER C2: Wind Tunnel Simulations
46	CHAPTER C3: Wind Loads for Rigid Structures
50	CHAPTER C4: Wind Loads and Effects for Flexible Structures
54	CHAPTER C5: Wind Loads and Effects for Aeroelastic Structures
60	CHAPTER C6: Wind Climate Analysis and Modeling
64	CHAPTER C7: Snow Load Model Studies
68	CHAPTER C8: Measurement Requirements and Quality Assurance
72	REFERENCES
80	INDEX