Pharos University

Alexandria

Construction Department
CM 301 Steel Structures Design 1

Assignment No. 3
WIND LOAD
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PROBLEM NO. 1
For each of the following parking sheds, determine only the loading
diagrams for an intermediate frame due to WIND LOADS according to
the Egyptian Code. Consider the spacing between frames equals 7.0 m
and all the slopes 1:10.

Pharos University
Alexandria

Construction Department
CM 301 Steel Structures Design 1

PROBLEM NO. 2
The figure shows a steel truss used as an entrance shed for a hotel
building. The system has two trusses only spaced at 7.0 m.

GIVEN:
Steel weight = 22 kg/m2
Covering
= 15 kg/m2
Live load
= According to Egyptian Code
Wind load
= According to Egyptian Code
Spacing between trusses =7.0m

REQUIRED:
Find the maximum forces in the marked truss members.

Pharos University
Alexandria

Construction Department
CM 301 Steel Structures Design 1

PROBLEM NO. 3:
The figure shows a parking shed that covers an area of 24.0 x 30.0 m.

GIVEN:
Steel weight = 25 kg/m2
Covering = 10 kg/m2
Live load
= According to Egyptian Code
Wind load = According to Egyptian Code
Spacing between frames = 6.0m

REQUIRED:
Find the straining actions for an intermediate frame for each case of
loading (D.L, L.L, and W.L).