wind on golf range canopy

[tchconsulting]

looking for guidance for determining wind loading for golf driving range, ie, a long narrow building, fully open at front. could there be negative pressure beneath the mono pitch canopy roof

 

[BAretired]

If by negative pressure you mean uplift, the answer is yes.

BA

 

[msquared48]

Been there, done that, and as BA said, the answer is ABSOLUTELY yes...

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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[a2mfk]

Yep, sounds like partially enclosed, usually the worse case of all time for uplift

 

[sctiger07]

Yes, it will definitely have uplift. I saw a moveable canopy at a driving range that had been flipped over during a wind storm. Apparently the manufacturer had been making these for about 50 years, and this one was the 2nd one to flip over.

 

[Bagman2524]

You might want to search for previous threads on overhangs/canopies. There have been several in the last year or so. Design is covered by ASCE-7-05 section 6.5.11.4.