Project Commercial Building at Highlands

Wind Load Calculation

Basic Wind Speed (V) 77.8 m/s

Greatest horizontal length (l) 32.3 m Class B Building
Least horizontal length (w) 22.5 m Ground Roughness 2
Height of building (h) 14.4 m

H/m S1 S2 S3 V Vs Vs^2 k q (kPa) (Cpe-Cpi) q (kPa)

0 1 0 1 77.8 0 0 0.613 0.0 1 0.0
3.6 1 0.691 1 77.8 54 2890 0.613 1.8 1 1.8
7.2 1 0.802 1 77.8 62 3893 0.613 2.4 1 2.4
10.8 1 0.891 1 77.8 69 4805 0.613 2.9 1 2.9
14.4 1 0.942 1 77.8 73 5371 0.613 3.3 1 3.3

(h/w) 0.6 0.5 < (h/w) < 1.5

(l/w) 1.4 0.75 < (l/w) < 4

Max. +ve Cpe 0.7

Critical Cpi -0.3 Assuming all faces equally permeable
Max. (Cpe-Cpi) 1

Along Y direction (refer to drawing) Along X direction (refer to drawing)

Wall Ref b/m d/m I/m^4 A/m^2 Wall Ref b/m d/m I/m^4 A/m^2
1 0.2 4.95 2.021 0.99 7 0.2 2 0.13 0.4
2 0.2 4.95 2.021 0.99 8 0.2 2 0.13 0.4
3 0.2 0.65 0.005 0.13 9 0.2 2 0.13 0.4
4 0.2 1.1 0.022 0.22
5 0.2 0.55 0.003 0.11
6 0.2 4.6 1.622 0.92
Along Y direction (refer to drawing) Along X direction (refer to drawing)

Wall Ref b/m d/m I/m^4 A/m^2 Wall Ref b/m d/m
1 0.2 4.95 2.021 0.99 7 0.2 2
2 0.2 4.95 2.021 0.99 8 0.2 2
3 0.2 0.65 0.005 0.13 9 0.2 2
4 0.2 1.1 0.022 0.22
5 0.2 0.55 0.003 0.11
6 0.2 4.6 1.622 0.92
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I/m^4 A/m^2
0.13 0.4
0.13 0.4
0.13 0.4