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