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This flow chart presents the comprehensive determination of wind loads for a single-storey (industrial) building in a simplified way.

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EN 1991-1-4 4.2 European wind map (National Annex)

Calculate basic wind velocity vb = cdir x cseason x vb,0 Recommended value for cdir and cseason is 1,0 Basic data

vb

EN 1991-1-4 4.5

Determine peak velocity pressure

qp(z)

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EN 1991-1-4 section 6

Determine structural factor Usually cs and cd are taken equal to 1,0

cs, cd

Determine external pressure coefficients

Determine internal pressure coefficients

EN 1991-1-4 7.1 - 7.2.8

External pressure coefficients cpe,i i = A to J

Internal pressure coefficients cpi

EN 1991-1-4 7.2.9

EN 1991-1-4 5.3 (3)

Determine wind pressure we = qp(ze) x cpe [kN/m] wi = qp(zi) x cpi [kN/m]

Determine wind forces EN 1991-1-4 7.5 (3)-(4)

Fwe = c s c d
surfaces

w e Aref

Fwi =

surfaces

w i Aref

Basic data b, h, d

Ffr = c fr q p ( ze )Afr

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Calculate h/b ratio

hb

typical for single-storey buildings

Building may be considered to be one part

Determine input values cr(z), co(z), kI, z0

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EN 1991-1-4 4.3.2

Determine roughness factor cr(z)

EN 1991-1-4 4.3.3 for buildings on hills, else co(z) = 1,0

Determine orography factor co(z)

Determine turbulence factor kI

National Annex

Determine roughness length z0

EN 1991-1-4 Table 4.1

Recommended value kI = 1,0

cr(z), co(z), k I, z 0

EN 1991-1-4 4.3 eq. (4.3)

Calculate mean velocity wind

v m (z ) = cr (z) c o (z ) v b

Calculate turbulence intensity kI lV ( z ) = co ( z ) ln( z / z0 ) where z = min (z, zmin)

EN 1991-1-4 4.4 eq. (4.7)

EN 1991-1-4 4.5 eq. (4.8)

Calculate peak velocity pressure 1 2 qp ( z ) = [1 + 7lV ( z )] v m ( z ) 2

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Determination of external pressure coefficients

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Determine loaded area A [m]

A > 10 m cpe = cpe,10

1 < A < 10 m cpe = cpe,1 (cpe,1 cpe,10) x log10 A

1>A cpe,1 = cpe

typical for single-storey buildings

cpe,i

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EN 1991-1-4 7.2.2

Divide walls into zones A, B, C, D & E

e = min (b, 2h) b crosswind dimension

e<d

ed

e 5d

EN 1991-1-4 Table 7.1

Determine recommended values cpe for external pressure coefficients for vertical walls of rectangular plan buildings

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Determine roof type and divide roof into zones F, G, H, I, J

flat roof -5 < < 5

monopitch roof

duopitch roof

multispan roof

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EN 1991-1-4 Table 7.2

EN 1991-1-4 Table 7.3 a

EN 1991-1-4 Table 7.4 a, 7.4 b EN 1991-1-4 Table 7.3 a EN 1991-1-4 Table 7.4 a, 7.4 b

Determine external pressure coefficients cpe for roofs

e = min (b, 2h) b crosswind dimension

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Determination of pressure coefficients (internal surfaces wi)

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EN 1991-1-4 7.2.9 (6)

Calculate opening ratio

area of openings where c pe is negative or 0,0 = area of all openings

NOTE: Where it is not possible to estimate then cpi should be taken as the more onerous of +0,2 and -0,3

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EN 1991-1-4 Figure 7.13

Determine internal pressure coefficient cpi

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Flow Chart: Evaluation of wind loads (single-storey buildings)

Company RWTH RWTH

Date 29/06/05 13/07/05

Matthias Oppe Gerhard Sedlacek

G W Owens A Bureau A Olsson C Mller J Chica G W Owens

SCI CTICM SBI RWTH Labein SCI

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