The main goal of analyzing the wind load is to convert it into a concentrated force which will be applied to the frames in order for us to start computation of moments and shears using any of the methods discussed earlier:
- Portal method
- Cantilever method
- Q-factor method
However, if you check the NSCP, the procedure with lead us only until
which in units
. This pressure (distributed load) is still to be converted into a force in order to be applied in the frame, thus
will then be multiplied with an area,