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Effective Wind Speed Calculation Guide

This document outlines a standard method for calculating wind loads on a building. It provides steps to determine: 1) The effective wind speed at a site based on factors like basic wind speed, terrain, altitude, and building height. 2) The dynamic wind pressure from the effective wind speed. 3) External surface pressure coefficients for different zones on the building based on wind direction. The method is described in sections of BS6399-2:1997 and involves calculating adjusted wind speeds and pressures using site-specific data and coefficients from tables in the standard.

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Effective Wind Speed Calculation Guide

This document outlines a standard method for calculating wind loads on a building. It provides steps to determine: 1) The effective wind speed at a site based on factors like basic wind speed, terrain, altitude, and building height. 2) The dynamic wind pressure from the effective wind speed. 3) External surface pressure coefficients for different zones on the building based on wind direction. The method is described in sections of BS6399-2:1997 and involves calculating adjusted wind speeds and pressures using site-specific data and coefficients from tables in the standard.

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  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Effective Wind Speed
  • Surface Pressure

STANDARD METHOD

 Effective Wind Speed


He  38.5m Effective height
Reference: Section 1.7.3 of BS6399-2:1997
cds  3km Closest distance to sea upwind
Site  "Town" Site location
(Town or Country)
Sb10  1.735 Terrain and building factor at 20 m height
Reference: Table 4 of BS6399-2:1997
m
V  45.00
s Basic wind speed for 3 s gust at 50 years return period
V m
Vb   25.94
Sb10 s Hourly mean wind speed at 50 years return period

For altitude factor choose one:


Option 1 - Topography not considered
ΔS  0m Site altitude above mean sea level
ΔS
Sa  1  0.001  1.00 Altitude factor
m Reference: Section [Link] of BS6399-2:1997

Sb20  2 Terrain and building factor at 20 m height


Reference: Table 4 of BS6399-2:1997
m
Vs  Vb Sa Sd Ss Sp  25.94 Site wind speed
s Reference: Section 2.2.2 of BS6399-2:1997
m
Ve  Vs Sb20  51.87 Effective wind speed
s Reference: Section 2.2.3 of BS6399-2:1997
 Dynamic Pressure
2
N s 2
qs  0.613  Ve  1.65 kPa Dynamic pressure
4 Reference: Section 2.1.2 of BS6399-2:1997
m

 Surface Pressure
a  5.00m Diagonal dimension
Reference: Section [Link] of BS6399-2:1997
Ca  1.00 Size effect factor
Reference: Figure 4 of BS6399-2:1997
External possitive Surface Pressure Coefficient
Reference: Table 5 of BS6399-2:1997
CpeA  0.5 External pressure coefficient for zone A
CpeB  1.80 External pressure coefficient for zone B
CpeC  1.1 External presuure coefficient for zone C

CpenA  1.3 External pressure coefficient for zone A


CpenB  1.80 External pressure coefficient for zone B
CpenC  2.2 External presuure coefficient for zone C

STANDARD METHOD Effective Wind Speed  He 38.5m  Effective height Reference: Section 1.7.3 of BS6399-2:1997 cds 3km  Clo

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