Interior demising wall 2

[erikuofo]

I am looking at a 20'steel stud non-bearing demising wall inside an enclosed building (strip mall) in Phoenix. I have had a few different people tell me the minimum interior wind loading required on this wall. I usually go with 10 psf on interior walls, but I cant find a section in the 2006 ibc or ASCE 7 - 02 on it. Any input would help.
Thanks,

 

[Lion06]

IBC has a minimum interior load on walls of 5 psf, but it's a live load, not a wind load.

 

[Lion06]

IBC 2006 Section 1607.13:

Interior walls and partitions that exceed 6 feet in height, including their finish materials, shall have adequate strength to resist the loads to which they are sujected but not less than a horizontal load of 5 psf.

 

[JAE]

IBC 2006 - Section 1607.13

 

[erikuofo]

thanks guys. I will go with the 5 psf. Appreciate it thoroughly.

 

[BAretired]

There are times when 5 psf is not enough. Internal pressures in a building are dependent on the location of openings on the exterior walls, so it may be a good idea to consider the potential for internal pressure differentials across a demising wall higher than 5 psf.

BA

 

[JAE]

Lion you just beat me to it!!