SkyCiv Wind & Snow Load Software Featured

SkyCiv offers a wind speed map that allows engineers to enter in a location (street address, zip code, business location) to get the wind speeds, snow loads, elevation data and design wind pressures, calculated based on ASCE 7-10, AS 1170, NBCC and EN 1991. In summary:

• Get Basic Wind Speed and Snow Loads from Site location
• Calculate Elevation and Terrain data (topography factors, terrain classifications)
• Enter building info to calculate design wind pressures
• Enter building and snow parameters to calculate snow pressures
• Export summary PDF reports
• Export detailed PDF reports with full step-by-step calculations
• Apply loads directly to Structural 3D Analysis Software

The software also has a paid version, which in addition to calculating the above snow and wind speed by location, can also apply the pressures directly to a Structural Analysis Model. The software will collect the wind speeds based on:

• United States
• United Kingdom
• Europe (Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, Greece, Poland, Netherlands... plus more)
• Australia
• Canada

By adding a few parameters, the software will also calculate pressure magnitudes and locations for the following:

• Buildings (gable, hip and monoslope roofs)
• Open, partial and enclosed structures
• Leeward, Windward, side wall and roof calculations
• Cladding calculations

The reporting comes in two PDF versions; summary and detailed. Summary report show the user the input, map, elevation data and the design loads in a clear and concise manner. Need more info? The detailed report shows clear step-by-step calculations for full transparency during the design.