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<br />ALUMINUM STRUCTURES SIZING MANUAL <br /> <br />by <br /> <br />LAWRENCE E. BENNETT. P. IE. <br />CIVIL ENGINEER & DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT <br />P.O. BOX 4368 <br />SOUTH DAYTONA, FL 32121 <br />TELEPHONE: (904) 757-4774 <br />FAX: (904) 767~5556 <br /> <br />1. IENGDNEERING PRINCIPLES AND ASSUMPTIONS <br /> <br />This manual was prepared to select the various structural <br />component parts of Aluminum Speciality Structures. The manual <br />Is applicable to any building code that has the same wind load <br />and/or dead load plus live load as the Standard Building Code <br />1994 edition. The fOllowing is the designers Interpretation of <br />said code. All values assume a mean roof height of 0- 13'. <br /> <br />T AELE 1 <br /> <br />WIND VELOCITY <br /> <br />WIND LOAD IN */SF <br /> <br />102 MPH <br /> <br />21 It/SF <br /> <br />il'1l0 MPH <br /> <br />24 t/SF <br /> <br />120 MPH <br /> <br />28 t/SF <br /> <br />Pinellas County require a specific wind velocity load of 102 MPH. this <br />designer has provided wind loads of 110 & 120 MPH for other areas of <br />the West coastal areas of the Tampa Bay area. <br /> <br />All tables furnished are for extrusions most common to this area and <br />available to contractors and! suppliers. The aluminum alloy that all <br />suppliers and contractors should! specify when ordering Is shown in the <br />applicable tables. <br /> <br />Wind loads for screened surfaces are the same for all wind conditions. <br /> <br />11 <br />