Project Title: Proposed Students Hospital for AIC Kijabe Hospital

References
CP3:
Basic data for the
design of buildings
Wind Loadings.

12.2

13.4
KS02-26:1977

Basic wind speeds

Topography factor

S1

Ground roughness factor,building size and height above ground factor

Building total heights
H
Building class

Class B - all buildings and structures whose greatest horizontal dimensi

nor the greatest vertical dimension exceeds 50m
Table 3

Therefore the S2 factor for open country with no obstruction

S2 =
Statistical factors

Clause 4.3

Clause 6

S3 =

Design wind speed , Vs

=
=
=

Dynamic wind pressure

q= k.VS

k=0.613 in SI units (N/mm2 and m/s)

q= 0.613x35.64^2
1000

q=

0.78

Consider :height to building(h) =

width of building(w) =
h/w
Roof slope

15.8
13.4
1.18
36.78o

Table 8

Pressure co efficients on pitched roof

Cpe

Wind loads on roof, q1

-0.2
-0.5

90O=
=

-0.8
-0.8

q x -0.8

q1=

0.78 x -0.8

q1=
Wind loads on roof, q2

0O=
=

-0.6 kN/m2 uplift

q x -0.8

q2=

0.78 x -0.8

q2=

-0.6 kN/m2 uplift

Therefore the wind load to be used in design

PURLIN DESIGNS
BS 6399 -1

Loadings
Dead loads

Loading for Building

IT5 Roofing sheet

0.2

Part 1:Code of practice

Ceiling load + support

0.1

for dead and imposed

Purlins + Bracing /Support =

0.1

loads.

Total Dead Load

0.4

Live loads
Live loads

0.5

Therefore
Unfactored Dead load , Gk

0.4

Unfactored Live load , Qk

0.5

0.9

6
1.375

Total unfactored load

Truss spacings
Purlin Spacing
Loading per Purlins

= Total Load x Purlin Spacing

= 0.9x 1.375
=

1.24

Z p=
BS 5950
Part 1:4:12
Table 27

Wp L
1800

Where:Zp=minimum section modulus load

Wp = total unfactored load in kN on one span of the purlin
L =span of the purlin in mm
Zp

7.43

=
D( depth of purlin)

=
=

B (width of purlin)

=
=

24.8
L/45
6000.0
45
L/60
3000
60

provide Z Purlin 165.1x50.8x19.0x2.0mm

LOADS ON TRUSS
Dead Load, Gk

=
=

0.4 kN/m2 x
3.3 kN

Live Load, Qk

=
=

0.5 kN/m2 x
4.1 kN

=
=

-0.6 kN/m2 x
-5.1 kN

Wind Load, w

Kijabe Hospital
Outputs

15.8

36 m/s

S2
above ground factor
=
15.8 m
=
class B

atest horizontal dimension

ceeds 50m

bstruction
0.99
1

36x1x0.99x1
35.64 m/s

13x35.64^2

kN/m2
m
m

(EF)
(GH)

E
F

(EF)
(GH)

-0.6

kN/m2 uplift

kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2

kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2
m
m

al Load x Purlin Spacing

kN/m

G
H

e span of the purlin

x
1800

6000

cm3

133.3 mm
133.3

=
50.0 mm
Use of sag rods reduces L by half
Zp=27.8>24.8 hence adequate

mx

1.375

mx

1.375

mx

1.375

50.0

input box

s1 factors

1 level terrain
2 crest /summit

1
2

s2
1 open country,no obstructions
2 open country,scattered windbreakers
3 country of many windbreakers,small fences

4 country of large and frequent obstructions

building class

1 class A
2 class B
3 class C

0.5

15
22

-0.8
-0.32

-0.4
-0.4

-0.75
-0.7

22

-0.6

-0.5

-0.8

-0.32

ww

-0.4

-0.7

-0.6

-0.5

-0.8

Err:504

Err:504

Err:504

1 1.0 (level terrain

1

windbreakers
reakers,small fences

equent obstructions
1

class B

-0.6
-0.6

-0.6

15.8

1
2

12.8

15

0.83

0.78

0.73

0.72

5
10

0.88
1

0.83
0.95

0.78
0.9

0.79
0.93

15

1.03

0.99

0.94

1.03

0.99

0.94

0.99
0.99

0.95

0.95

0.67

0.63

0.74
0.88

0.7
0.83

0.95

0.91

0.91