Abstract: The Commentary to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Standard 7-05 states that the nominal mean recurrence interval (MRI) of the wind speed inducing the design strength is about 500 years if the specified load ...

Abstract: Wind load factors incorporated in the ASCE 7-05 standard are based on rough approximations of wind effects and the uncertainties inherent in them. These factors are routinely applied to tall building design, even though ...