Title: Existing Wind in ASCE 7-16: Changes to the Wind Load Provisions and How to Imple
Topic Tags: Roofing, Wind
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Recommended Prerequisite Knowledge: Understand wind load effects on bindings and be familiar with ASCE 7-16 wind provisions
Does the content of this presentation meet the criteria for AIA Health, Safety, and Welfare using the above guidelines: Yes
Why this meets above criteria: Proper roof design, especially in high wind areas is key to protect the safety of occupants of a building and surrounding areas.
Presentation Topic Category Codes and Regulations
Objective 1: Describe the process of performing an assessment of an existing roof
Objective 2: Review the changes from ASCE 7 -10 to ASCE 7 -16
Objective 3: Understand the design parameters as per the new ASCE 7-16 code
Objective 4: Review a case study for a step-by-step wind design for a building located in a high velocity wind zone
ASCE 7-16 contains significant changes from ASCE 7-10 in the areas of seismic design, wind design, snow design, and more. A brand-new chapter on design against tsunami loads has been added. Several of the seismic chapters have been extensively rewritten. Since ASCE 7 eventually becomes law through adoption by the International Building Code (IBC) and then through adoption of the IBC by legal building codes of local jurisdictions, a practicing engineer has no choice but to keep up with these changes. In the East coast of the US the wind design controls most of the roofing design of a building,
