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Question about the wind suction pressures for an enclosed balcony.

Thread starter AnimusVox
Start date Jul 19, 2017

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Jul 19, 2017

AnimusVox

Structural

Refer to the attached diagram.

I'm trying to justify using a lower pressure than the negative wall corner pressure so that I can make these anchors work. The balcony is enclosed on three sides by existing brick, and the exposed side has a 6" CMU guardrail. The balcony also has a roof over it.

Let me know if you have any questions, and thanks in advance.