WIND LOAD CALCULATIONS

1) GUST FACTOR METHOD:-

INPUT:-

BASIC WIND SPEED (Vb) = 65 m/s

TERRAIN CATEGORY = 2
TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE = 15.5 m
(h)

TOPOGRAPHY FACTOR (K3) = 1

DESIGN LIFE
HEIGHT OF PEDESTAL FROM GL
WIDTH OF THE STRUCTURE (b)
WIDTH OF A SHEET
HEIGHT OF THE SHEET
CLASS OF THE BUILDING
PROBABILITY FACTOR (K1)
= 5 YEARS
= 0.5 m
= 135 m
= 6.2 m
= 15 m
= C
= 0.67 OBTAINED FROM TABLE
1 IS:875 (PART 3)-1987

CALCULATIONS:-

FROM FIG. 8 IS: 875 (PART 3) - 1987, WE HAVE,

gf r = 1.42
L(h) = 910
Cz = 12
Cy = 10
SO,
=

i.e 7.258

= 0.204

&, BACKGROUND FACTOR (B) = 0.59 FROM FIG. 9 IS: 875

(PART 3) - 1987

SINCE CATEGORY OF TERRAIN IS 2,

= 0
NOW, FOR SIZE REDUCTION FACTOR (S),
= 7.258
CONSIDERING OTHER STRUCTURE,
T =

HERE, d = 135 m
THEREFORE, T = 0.12
 f0 = 1/T
i.e 8.33

PROVIDE VALUES OF K2 (FROM TABLE 33 IS:875 (PART 3)-1987):-

H (m) K2 VZ (m/S)
10 0.67 29.18
15 0.72 31.36
15.5 0.723 31.49 Vh
20 0.75 32.66

REDUCED FREQUENCY (F0) =

i.e 49.2

CORRESPONDING TO THE VALUE OF F0 AND , FROM FIG 10, IS:875 (PART 3)-1987, WE HAVE,
SIZE REDUCTION FACTOR (S) = 0

FOR GUST ENERGY FACTOR (E):-

= 240.721

CORRESPONDING TO THE VALUE OBTAINED ABOVE, FROM FIG 111, IS:875 (PART 3)-1987, WE
HAVE,
E = 0.013

CONSIDERING WELDED STEEL STRUCTURE,

DAMPING COEFFICIENT () = 0.01

SO, GUST FACTOR =

i.e 2.091

FROM FIG 4B, FROM IS:875 (PART 3)-1987,

a = 0
HENCE, = 0
h/b = 0.11
THEREFORE, Cf = 1.2

THEREFORE, THE INTENSITIES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS (IN KN/m) IS GIVEN AS

H(m) Pz (KN/m2) WL (KN/m)

10 0.51 7.93
 15 0.59 9.179
15.5 0.59 9.179

1) GENERAL METHOD:-

INPUT: SAME AS EARLIER

H (m) K1 K2 K3 VZ (M/S) PZ (N/M2) Cf WL(KN/m)

10 0.67 0.93 1 40.5 984.15 1.2 7.32
15 0.67 0.97 1 42.24 1070.53 1.2 7.96
15.5 0.67 0.973 1 42.37 1077.13 1.2 8.01

K2 VALUES TAKEN FROM TABLE 2

IS:875 (PART 3)-1987