X Y and Partners Project Wind Loading Calculations
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Description ABC 6-3-00 2001
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Wind Design Workbook © 2000-2002 Chris Buczkowski Unregistered Copy for Evaluation - - 03
Design in accordance with BS 6399 : Part 2 : 1997
Overall Building Loads
WIND NORMAL TO: LONG FACE SHORT FACE Building Dimensions
Dynamic Pressure, qs (N/m²) 1523.7 1523.7 Length Width Height
Breadth B (m) 92.28 62.69 L (m) W (m) H (m)
Inwind depth D (m) 62.69 92.28 92.28 62.69 125.23
Span ratio, D/H 0.50 0.74
Scaling length, b 92.28 62.69 Dynamic Augmentation
Factor (Cr)
Standard Pressure Coefficients Kb H (m) Cr
External pressure coefficients Cpe for vertical walls 1 125.23 0.085
Windward (front) face 0.800 0.800 equ (C.2)
Leeward (rear) face -0.300 -0.300
Standard Wind Loads
Size effect factor for external pressures, Ca
Effective height, He (m) 73 73
Distance to sea (km) 3 3
Terrain town town
Site exposure type A A
Diagonal dimension (m) 155.558 140.045
Ca 0.786 0.792 fig 4
Overall horizontal loads pe P pe P
on building N/m² kN N/m² kN
Front face, ∑ Pfront 957.97 11070.56 965.95 7583.35
Rear face, ∑ Prear -359.24 -4151.46 -362.23 -2843.76
Overall load, P - 14037.83 - 9615.93 equ (7)
Note. -ve sign indicates suction.
Frictional Drag on side walls
Is depth D>b ? No Yes
Zone length C (m) 0 29.59
Area, As (m²/m height) 0 29.59
Frictional drag coefficient, Cf 0.04 0.04
Ca 0.792 0.786
Pf (kN/m height) 0.000 1.417 equ (7a)
Frictional Drag on roof
Is depth D>b/2 ? Yes Yes
Zone length D (m) 16.55 60.935
Area, As (m²/m width) 16.55 60.935
Frictional drag coefficient, Cf 0.04 0.04
Site exposure type A A
Diagonal dim. (m) 111.560 111.560
Ca 0.807 0.807
Pf (kN/m width) 0.814 2.996 equ (7a)