Wind Load Calculations

The Wind Loads have been calculated as per IS 875 (part 3)

Length of the Building (l)

33.03

meter

: Greater horizontal dimension of a building

Width of the Building (w)

20.95

meter

: Lesser horizontal dimension of a building

Height of the Building (h)

15.40

meter

: Height to eaves or parapet

Basic wind speed, Vb

47

Risk coefficient, k1

1.07

meter / sec
As per Table 1 of IS:875 (Part 3) - 1987

Terrain factor, k2

As per Table 2 of IS:875 (Part 3) - 1987

Terrain Category
Class
k2

2
A
=

1.000
1.050
1.052
0.000
0.000
0.000

Topography factor, k3

1.00

Design wind speed, Vd

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

k1.k2.k3.Vb

0.6 x Vd2

=
=
=
=
=
=

1.517
1.673
1.678
0.000
0.000
0.000

Aspect ratio (h / w)

0.735

> 0.5 and 1.5

l/w

1.58

> 1.5 and < 4

Design wind pressure, pz

50.290
52.805
52.885
0.000
0.000
0.000

0-10
10-15
15-20
20-30
30-50
50-100

meter
meter
meter
meter
meter
meter

m/s
m/s
m/s
m/s
m/s
m/s

0-10
10-15
15-20
20-30
30-50
50-100

meter
meter
meter
meter
meter
meter

kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2

0-10
10-15
15-20
20-30
30-50
50-100

meter
meter
meter
meter
meter
meter