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ASCE 7-10 Wind Loads Ronald Cook1 2 3 4 , Larry Griffis , Peter Vickery , Eric Stafford 1Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, rcook@ 2Structures Division, Walter P. Moore and Associates, lgriffis@ 3Applied Research Associates, pvickery@ 4T. Eric Stafford Associates, testafford@ ABSTRACT ASCE 7-10 “Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures” contains several changes regarding wind loads. The major editorial change is a complete reorganization to a multiple-chapter format as done previously for seismic loads with the objective being to make the provisions easier to follow. Technical changes include the introduction of new wind speed maps to be used with a 1.0 load factor for LRFD and a 0.6 load factor for ASD, the reintroduction of Exposure D for water surfaces in hurricane-prone regions, and revised wind-borne debris regions. A new simplified procedure for buildings up to 160 ft has been added based on the provisions for buildings of all heights. INTRODUCTION The major changes to the wind load provisions of ASCE 7 introduced in ASCE 7-10 are: • Reorganization of wind load provisions • Wind speed maps • Re-introduction of Exposure D in hurricane-prone regions • Wind-borne debris region • Simplified procedure for buildings ≤ 160 ft This paper presents a general background on the basis for these changes. Thirty other changes related to wind loads were included in ASCE 7-10. The majority of these changes were editorial but some did include technical changes. These include: • Minimum wind loads • Improved exposure and roughness examples • Revisions to low-rise “envelope” method