Temperature Loads in Saudi Arabia

Google, "heat loads in Saudi Arabia", or "official temperature loads in Saudi Arabia".

Try searching on terms like "Saudi Arabia wet bulb" and "Saudi Arabia dry bulb", and for the specific city or region. I doubt that anything will affect the steel as a structure, but of course you will be interested in heating/cooling loads.

what is the intended purpose of the building? a data center and a museum have different needs

Thanks to all. It's an office building. I've found Aramco standards: http://www.google.it/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDMQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkishorekaruppaswamy.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F10%2Fsaudi-arabian-engineering-standardssaes-j-003.pdf&ei=dU_eU6mqKaiM4gTzmoCgAg&usg=AFQjCNGMYUdkFmbSmdNdtR6zra-Y0mOi2g The temperature ranges are high and it's strange for me that the SBC doesn't contains temperature load.

I am assuming that you're designing the structural steel frame for thermal stresses due to thermal expansion and contraction.

If there is no provision is the Saudi code, than I strongly suggest that you look at historic weather conditions (if available) for the area where the building is to be built.

Use the Record High temperature + add 5 degrees F. Use the Record Low temperature subtracting 5 degrees F.

That will give you the extreme Temperature range that the building will hopefully never experience over it's lifetime.....this is a conservative approach.

Naturally, you will have to determine the average temperature that the steel will be exposed to during it's erection so as to determine the Design Maximum Thermal expansion and contraction values.

I hope this helps you.

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