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Gust Factor Calculation as per IS875 part 3 2015

ALONG X DIRECTION
Over height of the building 120 m
Height of the building above the ground level = 100 m
Length of the building along X direction = 80.2 m
Length of the building along Y direction = 55 m
Time period ( T ) 1.20 sec
Natural Frequency ( fa ) 0.83 Hz
Height of build above ground level ( h ) 100 m
At respective level above ground ( s ) 0 m
Breadth of the building along X direction ( Bsh ) 80.2 m
Terrain category 2
Basic wind speed ( Vb ) 44 m/sec
Probability factor ( K1 ) 1
Terrain category ( K2 ) 1.260
Topography factor ( K3 ) 1
Design wind speed ( Vz ) 55.44 m/sec

Roughness Factor ( r ) 0.237


Peak factor ( g v ) 3
Measure of effective turbulence length scale ( Lh ) 151.15
Background factor ( Bs ) 0.67
Peak factor for resonant response ( gr ) 4.00
Damping coefficent of the building ( B ) 0.02
Size reduction factor ( S ) 0.027
Effective reduced frequency ( N ) 2.27
Spectrum of turbulence ( E ) 0.052
Second order turbulence intensity (ɸ ) 0.15
Height factor ( Hs ) 1
Gust Factor ( G ) 1.71
ALONG Y DIRECTION
Over height of the building 120 m
Height of the building above the ground level = 100 m
Length of the building along X direction = 80.2 m
Length of the building along Y direction = 55 m
Time period ( T ) 1.45 sec
Natural Frequency ( fa ) 0.69 Hz
Height of build above ground level ( h ) 100 m
At respective level above ground ( s ) 0 m
Breadth of the building along Y direction ( Bsh ) 55 m
Terrain category 3
Basic wind speed ( Vb ) 44 m/sec
Probability factor ( K1 ) 1
Terrain category ( K2 ) 1.260
Topography factor ( K3 ) 1
Design wind speed ( Vz ) 55.44 m/sec

Roughness Factor ( r ) 0.237


Peak factor ( g v ) 3
Measure of effective turbulence length scale ( Lh ) 151.15
Background factor ( Bs ) 0.71
Peak factor for resonant response ( gr ) 3.95
Damping coefficent of the building ( B ) 0.02
Size reduction factor ( S ) 0.050
Effective reduced frequency ( N ) 1.88
Spectrum of turbulence ( E ) 0.059
Second order turbulence intensity (ɸ ) 0.15
Height factor ( Hs ) 1
Gust Factor ( G ) 1.78

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