Question: (a) Determine the wind pressure distribution on the four sides of the 10-story hospital shown in Figure. The building is located near the Georgia coast where the wind velocity contour map in the ASCE Standard specifies a design wind speed of 140 mph. The building, located on level flat ground, is classified as stiff because its natural period is less than 1 s. On the windward side, evaluate the magnitude of the wind pressure every 35 ft in the vertical direction.
(b) Assuming the wind pressure on the windward side varies linearly between the 35-ft intervals, determine the total wind force on the building in the direction of the wind. Include the negative pressure on the leeward side.
