I’m muddling my way through the ASCE 7-05 wind provisions and I’m not quite sure how to handle a dutch gable, specifically when determining the external pressure coefficient. Would you just consider it a hip roof when determining pressures parallel to the ridge? Or can it be idealized as a gable? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Doug Mayer, SE
Structural Engineer
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