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Structural Calculations <br />Wind Loads on Open Structures: <br />Per ASCE 7-16, Chapter 27, Part 1 - Pitched (Free) Roofs <br />Geometry: <br />Mean Roof Height, h = 15-ft <br />Building Length, L = 42-ft <br />Building Width, B = 27-ft <br />≔L 42 ≔B 27 ≔h 15 <br />=―L <br />B <br />1.556 =―h <br />L <br />0.357 <br />Code Section: ASCE 7-16 Chapters 26 and 27 (MWFRS, Directional Procedure) <br />Wind Criteria: Calculate wind pressures at 105 MPH <br />Basic Wind Speed (3-sec gust), V = 105 mph <br />Building Occupancy Risk Category = I <br />Wind Importance Factor, Iw = 1.0 <br />Exposure Category = C <br />Velocity Pressure Coefficient, Kh (MWFRS) = 0.85 <br />Topographic Factor, Kzt = 1.0 <br />Directionality Factor, Kd = 0.85 <br />August 2025 <br />............................................................................................................................ <br />Page 3 <br />II