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1609.6.3.5 Other Building Elements

NYC Building Code 2014 > 16 Structural Design > 1609 Wind Loads > 1609.6 Simplified Wind Load Methods > 1609.6.3 Simplified Design Procedure II > 1609.6.3.5 Other Building Elements
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The following building elements of buildings whose wind loads have been determined under the provisions of Section 1609.6.3 shall be designed for wind pressures shown in Section 1609.6.3.1 multiplied by the following shape factors given in Table 1609.6.3.5.

TABLE 1609.6.3.5 OTHER BUILDING ELEMENTS

CONSTRUCTION SHAPE FACTOR
Signs (and their supports), or portions thereof, having 70
percent or more of solid surface
1.5
Signs (and their supports), or portions thereof, having less
than 70 percent of solid surface
2.0
Tanks, cooling towers, and similar constructions 1.5
Square and rectangular chimneys 1.5

1609.6.3.5.1 Eaves and Cornices

Eaves, cornices, and overhanging elements of the buildings shall be designed for upward pressures twice the values given in Section 1609.6.3.1.

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