Some people keep their sliding doors and windows (with considerable areas, especially here in Southern California) opened most of the time. Should we then consider the houses partially enclosed structures too?
IMHO, it all boils down to the same old question - "Where are the bodies?" I never heard of the garage walls blowing our due to the wind.
V. Steve Gordin, SE
Irvine CA
Irvine CA
----- Original Message -----From: William.Sherman@CH2M.comSent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 06:26Subject: RE: Is a garage partially open, open or closed?Since it is not code mandated, the city should not decide. Ideally, the engineer of record would discuss this with the Owner, but the engineer may simply set their own criteria in absence of direction from the Owner.Bill ShermanCH2M HILL / DEN720-286-2792
From: Jnapd@aol.com [mailto:Jnapd@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 9:53 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Re: Is a garage partially open, open or closed?Who decides on these wind speeds...the owner, the city, the designer ??In a message dated 2/17/2008 11:26:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, William.Sherman@CH2M.com writes:recently asked a similar question on the listserver regarding industrial buildings that have several large overhead doors along one wall. It does not appear that the codes clearly address the issue of open vs closed overhead doors/ garage doors.It appears that this is left to the engineer's judgment and/or the project criteria. The written design criteria for some projects define a primary wind speed for consideration as an "enclosed structure" and a reduced wind speed for consideration as a "partially enclosed structure" (e.g., 90 mph for enclosed and 60 mph for partially enclosed). This assumes that the door can be open for some wind pressures but is likely to be closed during extreme wind events.Bill ShermanCH2M HILL / DEN720-286-2792Joe Venuti
Johnson & Nielsen Associates
Palm Springs, CA
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