Applied Wind Load Design for Rooftop, Wall-Mounted, and Freestanding Structures - ASCE 7-22
This online engineering PDH course introduces the application of ASCE 7-22 wind load provisions for rooftop, wall-mounted, and freestanding structures.
As wind-induced failures of building appurtenances continue to be a significant source of structural damage during severe wind events, proper wind load evaluation, anchorage design, and load-path verification have become essential for ensuring structural safety, code compliance, and resilient design.
This course examines the principles of wind load determination for building appurtenances and explains how the provisions of ASCE 7-22 and ACI 318-22 are applied to rooftop equipment, wall-mounted components, and freestanding structures. In addition, this course covers enclosure classification and internal pressure effects, velocity pressure calculations, exposure categories, roof zoning, components and cladding versus MWFRS classification, wind pressure determination, force coefficients, projected area calculations, anchorage design, load-path continuity, LRFD and ASD load combinations, dynamic amplification, vortex shedding considerations, serviceability evaluation, common wind design deficiencies, and engineering judgment for code-compliant design.
This 2 PDH online course is applicable to structural and civil engineers, as well as other technical professionals who are interested in learning more about the application of ASCE 7-22 wind load provisions.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Familiarizing with velocity pressure determination per ASCE 7-22 using exposure, topography, directionality, and height factors in SI units
- Understanding MWFRS vs C&C behavior and explaining selection of ASCE 7-22 procedures based on load paths
- Explaining building classification (enclosed, partially enclosed, open) and understanding its effect on internal pressure and wind uplift
- Familiarizing with GCp and Cf coefficient selection for rooftop and structural elements, including edge and corner zone effects
- Understanding full wind load calculation procedures through complete engineering-style worked examples
- Explaining conversion of wind pressures into design forces and understanding load-path continuity to foundations
- Familiarizing with ACI 318-22 anchorage design including steel and concrete failure modes and interactions
- Understanding ASCE 7-22 load combinations under LRFD and ASD, including uplift-critical cases
- Explaining eccentric anchor group behavior and torsional effects in different structural configurations
- Familiarizing with wind load determination for monopoles and freestanding signs using ASCE 7-22
- Understanding serviceability, dynamic response, and slenderness effects in freestanding structures
- Explaining and identifying common wind design errors and understanding how to correct them in practice
- Familiarizing with full worked examples and understanding how to independently apply the same methodology to real projects
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