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Excerpt from Probabilistic Estimates of Design Load Factors for Wind-Sensitive Structures Using the "Peaks Over Threshold" Approach
The nominal design wind load is an extreme load with a specified probability of being exceeded during a specified time interval. For codes and standards in the United States, this interval is usually 50 years, and the specified load is based upon a 50-year nominal design wind speed. For example, for the inland Miami, Florida area, the asce Standard 7-93 [1] and 7-95 [2] specify a nominal 50-year load based on a nominal 50-year design wind speed of m s (110 mi h). It is expected, however, that a structure or element thereof should withstand wind loads substantially in excess of the 50-year Wind load without loss of integrity. The wind load beyond which loss of integrity can be expected is referred to as the ultimate wind load. The ultimate strength provided for in the design of a structure is based upon an assumed nominal ultimate wind load equal to the nominal design wind load times a wind load factor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
