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Wind Load Calculations for Structures

The document contains wind loading calculations for a building project, providing standard wind speeds, pressure coefficients, and calculations to determine overall horizontal loads and frictional drag loads on the building. Dimensions and other details of the building are given, along with calculations of effective wind speed, dynamic pressure, and wind loads on the front, rear, sides and roof of the building.

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Wind Load Calculations for Structures

The document contains wind loading calculations for a building project, providing standard wind speeds, pressure coefficients, and calculations to determine overall horizontal loads and frictional drag loads on the building. Dimensions and other details of the building are given, along with calculations of effective wind speed, dynamic pressure, and wind loads on the front, rear, sides and roof of the building.

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X Y and Partners Project Wind Loading Calculations

address Client Made by Date Job No


Description ABC 4-1-00 2001
tel & fax nos Checked Revision Page No
Originated from Wind Designers Workbook 2000 Chris Buczkowski Beta Test Version - - 01
Design in accordance with BS 6399 : Part 2 : 1997
Standard Wind Speeds
Dynamic Augmentation Site Wind Speed, Vs
Factor (Cr) Vb Site Sa Sd Ss Sp Vs
Kb H (m) Cr m/s Altitude m/s
1 24 0.032 25 100 1.1 1 1 1 27.5
Cr okay - proceed with design Significant topography Slope height > 360m equ (8)

Effective Wind Speed, Ve Dynamic Pressure


Sb
Hr He Distance Terrain Sb Ve qs
m m km m/s N/m
24 24 10 country 1.918 52.75 1705.39 equ (1)
equ (12)
Standard Pressure Coefficients
WIND NORMAL TO: LONG FACE SHORT FACE Building Dimensions
Breadth B (m) 50 35 Length Width Height
Inwind depth D (m) 35 50 L (m) W (m) H (m)
D/H 1.46 2.08 50 35 24
Scaling length, b 48 35

External pressure coefficients Cpe for vertical walls


Windward (front) face 0.769 0.728
Leeward (rear) face -0.269 -0.228
Standard Wind Loads
Size effect factor for external pressures, Ca
Site exposure type B B
Diagonal dimension (m) 55.462 42.438
Ca 0.821 0.841 fig 4

Overall horizontal loads pe P pe P


on building N/m kN N/m kN
Front face, Pfront 1076.73 1292.08 1043.20 876.29
Rear face, Prear -377.05 -452.46 -326.50 -274.26
Overall load, P - 1530.35 - 1009.28 equ (7)
Note. -ve sign indicates suction.
Frictional Drag on side walls
Is depth D>b ? No Yes
Zone length C (m) 0 15
Area, As (m/m height) 0 15
Frictional drag coefficient, Cf 0.04 0.04
Ca 0.841 0.821
Pf (kN/m height) 0.000 0.840 equ (7a)

Frictional Drag on roof Roof size effect factor, Ca


Is depth D>b/2 ? Yes Yes Site exposure type B
Zone length D (m) 11 32.5 Diagonal dim. (m) 61.033
Area, As (m/m width) 11 32.5 Ca 0.813
Cf 0.04 0.04
Ca 0.813 0.813
Pf (kN/m width) 0.610 1.803 equ (7a)

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