q = c GC V (2)
where q is the wind pressure in pounds per square foot (psf), c is the air density term, G is the gust response factor, C is the pressure coefficient and V is the wind velocity in miles per hour (mph)." [emphasis added]
I asked this question a couple of hours ago and only got a response concerning the force of flood waters / storm surges: The Superdome has been described as being designed to withstand 200 MPH winds. Does the "200 MPH" wind contemplate the greater density present when air and large volumes of water are mixed [as would obviously happen in any hurricane] or just normal air with some humidity at standard pressures?
The Superdome has been described as being designed to withstand 200 MPH winds.Seems we adressed this earler; this is an unrealistic number ...
As Hugo was about to hit, our structural engineer was in a tizzy. He had designed a 60 foot tower to a specified wind load of 125 mph that was right in the path of the landfall. If it fell, he knew there would be an inquiry. If it stayed up, he thought he was going to get fired for using too much steel!