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1. EC1-WIND-002

WIND PRESSURE ON VERTICAL WALLS


Eurocode 1 (EC1) Actions on structures, Wind actions , EN1991-1-4:2005

1.1. Rectangular plan building


Building height : h= 12.00 m
Building cross wind dimension: b= 15.00 m
Building depth : d= 10.00 m

A B
q(z=12.0m)
15.00 m

12.00 m
D E

10.00 m

A B

1.2. Reference velocity (EN1991-1-4, §4.2)


vbo=27.00 m/s, Italy UNI EN, Zone: 3
vb= Cdir·Cseason·Vbo = 27.00 m/s

1.3. Terrain effects (EN1991-1-4, §4.3.2, Annex A)

Terrain category : 0 (EN1991-1-4, Tab.4.1)


Sea, coastal area exposed to the open sea
Roughness factor Cr(z) (EN1991-1-4, §4.3.2)
Terrain category: 0, z=12.000m, zo=0.003m, zmin=1m, zmax:=200m, zoII=0.050m
kr=0.19·(0.003/0.05) 0.07 =0.156
Cr(z)=kr·ln(z/zo)=0.156xln(12.000/0.003)=1.294
Orography factor Co(z) (EN1991-1-4, §4.3.3)
Co(z)=1.000 (EN1991-1-4, §4.3.3)
Turbulence factor Kt (EN1991-1-4, §4.4)
Kt=1.000
Exposure factor Ce(z) (EN1991-1-4, §4.5)
Terrain category: 0 (EN1991-1-4, Tab.4.1 )
z=12.00 m, kr=0.156, lv(z)=0.121, Ce(z)= 3.088 (EC1 EN1991-1-4:2005, eq.A. 4.8,4.7,4.4,4.3)
q(z)=Ce(z)·(½ρ)·Vb²=[0.001]x3.088x0.625x27.00²=1.407 kN/m²

1.4. Wind peak velocity pressure q(z)=Ce(z)·qb =Ce(z)·(0.625)·Vb² (EN1991-1-4, §4.5)


z [m]
100
Vb=27.00m/sec 90
IV III II I 0
z=12.00m, Cr(z)=1.294, Co(z)=1.000, Kt=1.000 80
70
q(z)=Ce(z)·(½ρ)·Vb²=[10 -3 ]Ce(z)x0.625x27.00²kN/m² 60
50
c(z)= 3.088 40
q(z)=[10 -3 ]x3.088x0.625x27.00²= 1.41 kN/m² 30
20
10
0
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 Ce(z) 5.0

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1.5. Wind forces on vertical walls (EN1991-1-4, §7.2.2)

Wind pressure coefficients Cpe (EN1991-1-4, Tab.7.1)


A B

h/d=12.00/10.00=1.200, e=15.00m
D E
Zone : A, ( 3.00xh), Cpe,10=-1.20, Cpe,1=-1.40
Zone : B, ( 7.00xh), Cpe,10=-0.80, Cpe,1=-1.10 A B

Zone : D, ( 15.00xh), Cpe,10= 0.80, Cpe,1= 1.00


Zone : E, ( 15.00xh), Cpe,10=-0.51, Cpe,1=-0.51

Wind pressure on wall surfaces we=q(z)·Cpe [kN/m²] (EN1991-1-4, 5.1)

A B D E
we,10 we,1 we,10 we,1 we,10 we,1 we,10 we,1
z=12.00~ 0.00m, -1.689 -1.970 -1.126 -1.548 1.126 1.407 -0.718 -0.718

Wind forces on wall surfaces Fw=we·A [kN]

A(3.00m) B(7.00m) D(15.00m) E(15.00m)


zc[m] dz[m] Fw[kN] Fw[kN] Fw[kN] Fw[kN]
z=12.00~ 0.00m, 6.00 12.00 -60.790 -94.561 202.632 -129.178

Wind forces [kN] on wall surfaces, and moments [kNm] in respect to the base

Zone : A, Force Fw= -60.79 kN, zc= 6.00m, Moment Mw=zc·Fw= 364.74 kNm
Zone : B, Force Fw= -94.56 kN, zc= 6.00m, Moment Mw=zc·Fw= 567.37 kNm
Zone : D, Force Fw= 202.63 kN, zc= 6.00m, Moment Mw=zc·Fw= 1215.79 kNm
Zone : E, Force Fw=-129.18 kN, zc= 6.00m, Moment Mw=zc·Fw= 775.07 kNm

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