SynC · Topic
Wind Load Resistance
These are the standards in SynC Standards that cover Wind Load Resistance. Each one is a complete, plain-language specification: the scope it applies to, the requirements that govern it, and a structured equipment datasheet listing the values a project has to decide, with the standards each is verified against. All of it is written and maintained by SynC, free to read without an account, and published under CC BY 4.0.
A standard usually carries several topics, so most of the entries below also appear under neighbouring subjects. The topics each one carries are listed on its own page.
Standards
- Glazed Curtain Walls
Aluminum-framed glazed curtain wall acting as the primary non-load-bearing exterior enclosure of a building — stick-built, semi-unitized, and unitized systems that span vertically across one or more stories and hang from the building frame at discrete anchors. Covers the assembly method, the water management principle and internal drainage, mechanically captured and structurally silicone-glazed retention, framing member sizing and thermal barriers, the vision and spandrel glazing selection tree the framing delivers, aluminum finishes, air and water penetration resistance, thermal transmittance and condensation resistance, acoustic performance, wind pressure and deflection criteria, thermal and seismic movement accommodation, wind-borne debris impact resistance, perimeter fire containment at the floor edge, anchorage and movement joints, perimeter air and water barrier continuity, fabrication, mockups, erection, and field water and air testing.
- Membrane Roofing
Roof systems in which a flexible sheet membrane forms the primary weather barrier, together with the insulation, cover board, vapor retarder, attachment, flashings, and terminations that make the membrane work. Covers thermoplastic sheet (TPO, PVC, KEE), thermoset sheet (EPDM), and polymer-modified bitumen sheet (SBS, APP) membranes; mechanically attached, induction-welded, adhered, self-adhered, torch-applied, hot-mopped, cold-adhesive, and ballasted attachment; new construction, tear-off replacement, recover, and partial replacement; wind uplift and fire design basis, field seaming, flashing and termination detailing, field testing, and warranty.
- Sectional Overhead Doors
Upward-acting sectional overhead doors whose horizontal panels (sections) hinge together and track horizontally beneath the ceiling when open, serving loading docks, drive-through service openings, parking garages, warehouses, and light-industrial buildings. Covers insulated (foamed polyurethane sandwich), non-insulated (ribbed or pan steel), and full-vision aluminum-and-glazing doors; panel material, gauge, thickness, and finish; vision lites and glazing; weatherseals and air-infiltration class; torsion and extension counterbalance and cycle-life rating; track and lift configuration selected by available headroom and sideroom; wind-load design pressure and reinforcement; manual chain-hoist and motor operation with UL 325 entrapment protection; installation, field testing including the safety-reverse test, and warranty.