Wind Load Calculations- Downthrust Note:

Description Value Units Co-efficients

kd: Wind directionally
Always= 0.9/1
Basic Wind Speed as per zone(Vb)(Appendix A, Clause 5.2) 50 m/s k1 = 0.9 factor

Design Wind Speed (Vz) 45 m/s k2 = 1.01

ka: Area averaging factor Always= 1
No. of panels 70 k3 = 1
Panel width 1 meter k4 = 1
kc: Combination factor Always= 1
Panel Length 2 meter kd = 1
No. of purlins 28 Nos. ka = 1 k1= Probability factor =1 As Per IS 875 Part 3(C1.5.3.1)
No. of Legs 6 Nos. kc = 1
k2: Height Factor =0.9 As Per IS 875 Part 3(C1.5.3.2) Terrain Catergory 2(most common for
Structure tilt 3 Degree Solar Structure)
Air Density
Total Area (A) 140 m2 1.20
(kg/m3)=
Design Wind pressure (Pd)= 0.6*(Vz*Vz) 778 N/m2
Design Wind pressure (Pd)= 0.6*(Vz*Vz) 0.778 kN/m2
Panel weight (m) 25 Kg
Panel load 0.25 KN
Load 1 Dead Load 1.71675 kN k4: Importance factor As Per IS 875 Part 3(C1.5.3.4)
Load 2 Live Load 0.3
Load 3 Wind Load w-1 (F)=Pd*A*Cp 1.0892 kN
Load 4 Wind Load w-2 (F)=Pd*A*Cp 0.5446 kN
Cpi: Internal pressure As Per IS 875 Part 3
Siesmic Load 5 0.3 kN 300 0.685638 0.34375
Siesmic Load 6 -0.3 kN 300 95.98925 48.125
Cpe: External pressure As Per IS 875 Part 3
Siesmic Load 7 0.3 kN 300
Siesmic Load 8 -0.3 kN 300
Ae: Effective frontal area As Per IS 875 Part 3
Load Combination 1 (w-1*D1) 1.8698841 kN 1869.8841 74679.64 37441.25
Load Combination 2 (w-2*D1) 0.93494205 kN 934.94205
Load Combination 3 (Siesmic 5*D1) 0.515025 kN 515.025 Total (N) load Comb*1.5
Load Combination 4 (Siesmic 6*D1) -0.515025 kN -515.025 (W1*D1) 2959.084 4438.62615
Load Combination 5 (Siesmic 7*D1) 0.515025 kN 515.025 (W2*D1) 1479.542 2219.313075
Load Combination 6 (Siesmic 8*D1) -0.515025 kN -515.025
Siesmic Load*1.5 450 N
Note:- Total Weight of the structure = appox. 400kgs (Siesmic*D1)*1.5 772.5375 N
Total load on each column with windload = appox.180kgs
Total 1222.538 N