Meca Enterprises, Inc.

10/06/2020

https://www.mecaenterprises.com/wind-on-rooftop-structures-and-equipment/

How to Calculate Wind Loads on Rooftop Structures and Equipment using ASCE 7

09/01/2020

ASCE 7-16 Example of how to Calculate the Wind Loads on Components and Cladding.

08/19/2020

https://www.mecaenterprises.com/fastest-mile-wind-speed/

How to convert from Fastest Mile Wind speed to a wind speed you can use in current editions of ASCE 7-10 or ASCE 7-16.

08/19/2020

https://www.mecaenterprises.com/climbing-the-ladder/

Complete description of how MecaStack software calculates weights and wind areas for ladders and platforms on steel stacks.

05/06/2020

How to Calculate Wind Loads per ASCE 7 on Stacks or Similar Structures.

05/06/2020

Analysis of a stack breach/breech using the criteria found in "Tubular Steel Structures Theory and Design" by M.S. Troitsky, D.Sc.

05/06/2020

The MecaWind wizard makes the software program more user friendly by guiding you through the inputs needed to run an analysis on MWFRS or C&C per ASCE.

03/11/2020

How to Find Wind Pressure on Solar PanelsMar 6, 2020 In this article we will investigate the procedure for calculating the design wind pressure on rooftop solar panels per ASCE 7-16 design code. I feel like the best way to describe this procedure is by working through an example, and that’s just w...

03/11/2020

How to design piggy-back/tandem stacks. A piggy-back/tandem stack is when you have two stacks that are connected and either supported on 1 or 2 foundations.

02/16/2020

Finding and managing material properties for stacks, and taking into consideration the reduced properties at elevated temperatures.

02/16/2020

Illustration of how MecaWind calculates building base reactions and how to interpret the results and use them to calculate uplift on a given wall.

02/16/2020

How to account for the reduced strength in a steel stack due to the addition of an opening such as a breach or nozzle of variable sizes.