Abstract: Basic climatological variables such as wind speed, ground snow and other environmental effects are needed to calculate structural design loads. The design loads are contingent on the selection of suitable probability ...

Abstract: Fluctuating wind forces on tall buildings can cause excessive building motion that may be disturbing to the occupants. A method to relate dynamic alongwind, acrosswind, and torsional forces acting on square isolated buildings ...

Abstract: The wood industry is developing a load and resistance factor design (LRFD) specification for wood construction. This effort provides an opportunity to reevaluate and restructure the current bases for design with wood, and ...

Abstract: The wood industry is developing a load and resistance factor design (LRFD) specification for wood construction. Specification provisions are intended to apply to light‐frame as well as heavy, engineered timber construction. ...

Abstract: Strength and serviceability limit states are closely interrelated in wood construction. The design of wood beams is often governed by limits on deflection, and the resulting section is larger than that required for flexure ...

Abstract: Structural engineers often must estimate wind or snow loads at a building site using data from weather stations some distance from the site. This paper describes how design loads at a site can be estimated using moving ...

Abstract: Snow loads for structural design are calculated as the product of the ground snow load and a snow load coefficient that transforms the ground load to a roof load. This paper presents a statistical analysis of annual extreme ...

Abstract: Modern buildings that satisfy current design guidelines for maximum static lateral drift still may vibrate excessively during windstorms to the point where the motion disturbs the building occupants. Static lateral drift ...