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Appendix B

Appendix B: CONTAM Wind Pressure Profile Library

The table below contains information on the wind pressure profiles contained in the file WINDPRS.lb2.

Name Description
S&C_1_Both Swami & Chandra 1987 correlation; long wall (= short); Cp(0) = 0.6
S&C_2_Long Swami & Chandra 1987 correlation; long wall (= 2x short); Cp(0) = 0.6
S&C_2_Short<02/20/2013correlation; short wall (= 1/2 long); Cp(0) = 0.6
S&C_3_Long Swami & Chandra 1987 correlation; long wall (= 3x short); Cp(0) = 0.6
S&C_3_Short Swami & Chandra 1987 correlation; short wall (= 1/3 long); Cp(0) = 0.6
LowRoof_01 Low-rise roof, L/W=1, exposed, pitch < 10 deg
LowRoof_02 Low-rise roof, L/W=1, 1/2 height obstructions, pitch < 10 deg
LowRoof_03 Low-rise roof, L/W=1, building height obstructions, pitch < 10 deg
LowRoof_04 Low-rise roof, L/W=1, exposed, pitch 11-30 deg
LowRoof_05 Low-rise roof, L/W=1, 1/2 height obstructions, pitch 11-30 deg
LowRoof_06 Low-rise roof, L/W=1, building height obstructions, pitch 11-30 deg
LowRoof_07 Low-rise roof, L/W=2, exposed, pitch < 10 deg
LowRoof_08 Low-rise roof, L/W=2, 1/2 height obstructions, pitch < 10 deg
LowRoof_09 Low-rise roof, L/W=2, building height obstructions, pitch < 10 deg
LowRoof_10 Low-rise roof, L/W=2, exposed, pitch 11-30 deg
LowRoof_11 Low-rise roof, L/W=2, 1/2 height obstructions, pitch 11-30 deg
LowRoof_12 Low-rise roof, L/W=2, building height obstructions, pitch 11-30 deg

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Created March 20, 2018, Updated November 15, 2019