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The estimated pressure or force exerted upon a structure by the wind, which must be provided for in the design of the structure. A force or lateral pressure in pounds per square foot that is applied to a member due to wind blowing in any direction. Engineers have made great efforts to understand wind loading since the Tay Bridge disaster in 1879.
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