Worked Examples
The following worked examples are in a PDF file format. You will need a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat available at www.adobe.com.
CODE SEARCH PROGRAM
The following examples are from "The Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE7-02" (Wind Guide to ASCE7-02), the ASCE7-05 snow commentary examples and the "2000 IBC Handbook - Structural Provisions" by Ghosh & Chittenden. Please note that the publications use table values and rounding while the program answers are based on formulas and are therefore exact, so the publication answers will be close, but may not match exactly
Wind Guide to ASCE7-02 - example 3
Wind Guide to ASCE7-02 - example 4
Wind Guide to ASCE7-02 - example 6 & 7
Wind Guide to ASCE7-02 - example 10
ASCE7-05 commentary - snow example 1
ASCE7-05 commentary - snow example 3
2000IBC Handbook - wind example 6 & seismic example 11
TILT-UP Concrete Wall Program
The following examples are from "Notes on ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete" by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) or the ACI 551.2R-10 "Design Guide for Tilt-up Concrete Panels". Please note that the publications use rounding while the program answers are based on formulas and are therefore exact, so the publication answers will be close, but may not match exactly.