Constants

Density of air 1.2 kg/m^3

Location & Hazard Design
Region Site Exposure Classification D Cyclonic
Average Recurrence Interval, R 500 years
Bearing of wind, β±180° 105°
Terrain category (TC) 3.00
Probability of exceedance, P=1/R 0.002
Regional wind speed, V_R 88.0 m/s
Site wind speed, V_site,β 70.4 m/s
Design wind speed, V_des,ϴ 70.4 m/s
Project Details
Roof type Gable
Bearing of roof ridge 015°
Reference height h 3 m, (ground to storey/building)
Height of tributary area (or storey) 3 m
Length, perpendicular to ridge 8 m
Breadth, parallel to ridge 12 m
Roof pitch 15°
Permeability of walls & roofs from outside to interior
(Note: Wall 2 is the edge clockwise to Wall 1, and so on)
With dominant openings of total area
Wall 1 (Side wall)
2 m2
Impermeable
Wall 2 (Leeward wall)
Impermeable
Wall 3 (Side wall)
Impermeable
Wall 4 (Windward wall)
Impermeable
Roofs
ULS Ultimate Limit State
Design for Likely wind direction
All storeys (to roof)
Apply area reduction factor? No
 Wind Speed Multipliers
1.00 (Likely possible)
Wind direction multiplier, M_d
1.00 (Largest possible)
Terrain/height multiplier, M_z,cat 0.80
Shielding multiplier, M_s 1.00
Terrain multiplier, M_t 1.00
Recommended Values for Design Factors
Combination factor, K_c 1.00
Local pressure factor, K_l 1.00
Porous cladding factor, K_p 1.00
Dynamic response fctor, C_dyn 1.15
Assumptions
Allocate surface permeability of 0.01% (to impermeable walls)

Site wind speed Regional wind speed

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Wind bearing (β±180°)

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Acting external pressures on walls
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Windward wall (for the storey) 2.394 kPa
Leeward wall -1.026 kPa
Side walls, zone 1 -2.223 kPa
Side walls, zone 2 -1.710 kPa
Side walls, zone 3 -1.026 kPa
Side walls, zone 4 N/A kPa
Acting external forces on walls
(for assumed face areas)
Windward wall (for the storey) 86.178 kN
Leeward wall (for the entire structure) -30.336 kN
Side walls (for the entire structure) -40.794 kN
Acting external pressures on roof surfaces
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Upwind-slope roof pressure 1 -2.052 kPa
Upwind-slope roof pressure 2 -0.513 kPa
Downwind-slope roof pressure 1 -1.710 kPa
Acting external forces on roof surfaces
(for assumed face areas)
Upwind-slope roof force 1 -101.963 kN
Upwind-slope roof force 2 -25.491 kN
Downwind-slope roof force 1 -84.969 kN