I.

Input Information
1. Basic wind velocity vb,o 160 km/h
2. Exposure category I
3. Type of roof
4. Clear height - h 8.5 m
5. Building width - b 19 m
II. Design Process:
1. Peak wind pressure
a. "Design" wind velocity vb
- Directional Factor cd 1 Recommended National Annex EN 1991 1:1-4:2005
- Season Factor cs 1 Recommended National Annex EN 1991 1:1-4:2005
- Design" wind velocity vb 160
b. "Height" velocity
- Orography factor co(z) 1 For simple design See more in Annex A EN 1991 1:1-4:2005
- Roughness factor
zo 0.01
zoII 0.05
zmax 200 m
zmin 1
How many heights need to be designed?
ze - reference height 8.5 if more than 1 point, see page 37 EN 1991 1:1-4:2005
Roughness factor Cr(z) 1.145
- Height velocity vm 183.2 km/h
c. Peak velocity pressure
- Turbulence wind lv(z) 0.15
- Exposure factor Ce (z) 2.05
- Peak velocity pressure qp (z) 2.48 kN/m2
2. External Coefficient
Zone A B C D E
h/d Cpe,10 Cpe,10 Cpe,10 Cpe,10 Cpe,10
1 2 3 4 5
0.25 -1.2 -0.8 -0.5 0.7 -0.3
1 -1.2 -0.8 -0.5 0.8 -0.5
5 -1.2 -0.8 -0.5 0.8 -0.7
Terrain category z0 (m) zmin (m)
0 0.003 1
I 0.01 1
II 0.05 2
III 0.3 5
IV 1 10