Topographic features (hills, etc.) cause wind-speedup effects. This effect can be treated in one of three ways: 1) design for the windspeed listed on the map, 2) design for 85 mph and increase the pressures by the Kzt multiplier listed on the map, or 3) complete topographic analysis per ASCE-7.
Topographic features (hills, etc.) cause wind-speedup effects. This effect can be treated in one of three ways:

1) design for the windspeed listed on the map,
2) design for 85 mph and increase the pressures by the Kzt multiplier listed on the map, or
3) complete topographic analysis per ASCE-7.
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