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  1. Heck83

    ASCE 7-05 Wind Code Method 1

    I am having trouble understanding which way the force is acting. There is a clause that states, "plus and minus signs signify pressures acting toward and way from the projected surfaces, respectively;" however the horizontal and vertical forces on a windward roof stay negative until the slope...
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    ASCE 7-05 Effective Wind Area

    Hi, I am new to ASCE 7-05, Eng Tips, and my internship as a structural engineer. I am trying to understand the effective wind area. I am given to understand that it is the area of, say, a wall in which a window is located. So, it is the area of the wall and not the window? Thanks for helping a...

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