ASCE 7-22 Compliant Wind load Calculator- Glazing & Façades

Introducing our ASCE 7-22 Compliant Wind Load Calculator for Glazing & Façades – your ultimate tool for designing structures that withstand the elements with grace and strength! With just a few clicks, it delivers precise calculations tailored to the latest standards, ensuring your glazing and façade designs meet regulatory requirements with ease. Say hello to streamlined design and bid farewell to guesswork!

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Guidelines

  • BUILDING HEIGHT

    The mean roof height of the building shall be the average of roof eve and highest point of roof surface, except for roof with slope <= 10°, mean roof height is permitted to be taken as the roof eve height.

    Wind Load Guidens JAPE.

  • TYPE OF ENCLOSURE

    1. Enclosed / Partially open building

    Enclosed building: Total openings (windows / doors) in each wall shall be less than 4 sq.ft. or 1% of wall area. Partially open building: The building that doesn’t satisfy any of the other conditions.

    2. Partially enclosed building

    Total area of openings in a wall exceeds the sum of others openings in the building envelope by 10%, AND the total area of openings in a wall exceeds 4 sq.ft. area or 1% of area of wall whichever is greater.

    3. Open building

    Each wall shall be atleast 80% open.

    Wind Load Guidens JAPE.

  • LEAST HORIZONTAL DIMENSION

    CASE A
    Least horizontal dimension = B
    CASE B
    Least horizontal dimension = minimum of B1 & B2

    Wind Load Guidens JAPE.

  • RISK CATEGORY

    Category 1
    Buildings and others structures with low risk to human life on failure. Example: Agricultural facilities, temporary storage facilities, etc.
    Category 2
    Buildings and others structures that are not covered under risk category 1, 3 & 4. Example: small scale residential and commercial structures.
    Category 3
    Buildings and others structures with substantial risk to human life or day to day civilian life on failure. Example: small schools, day-care facilities, health care facilities, detention facilities, buildings with hazardous materials chemicals.
    Category 4
    Essential facilities whose failure may cause substantial hazard to the community. Example: hospitals, large health care facilities, water storage facilities, defence facilities, etc.

    Wind Load Guidens JAPE.