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    how to create a wind loading on a structure?

    I'm two years too late to help you out...but if anyone else looks at this, just create "dummy" walls (stiffness modifiers set to zero) and apply a wind pressure coefficient to them (Select shell elements on one side of the building, apply area loads, wind pressure...). The elements may need to...
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    IBC 2000 Seismic Forces - whatis "component operating weight"?

    I didnt read all of the posts, however, since you are in the components section, I am assuming you are designing for an architectural element of some type to be added to a building, I dont know. Wp "component operating weight" is the TOTAL weight of the component your are designing. For...

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