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Lateral Loads on Sloped Roofs

ASCE 7 Figures 27.3-1 and 27.3-8 model flat-roofed structures only, however for structures falling outside the low-rise limitations that have sloped roofs, wind pressures are generated on the vertical projection of either a side panel or hip end of a sloped roof as if it were a wall.

See Also

Directional (All-Heights) Procedure

Building Model and Assumptions

Load Cases

Side Pressures