Assumed Dimensions

9m

20m
30m

Design wind speed

Vsit, = VRMd(Mz,catMsMt)

VR

73.5 m/s

Md

0.95

Mz,cat

0.83

Ms

Mt

Vsit,

57.95 m/s

As per Clause 2.3, Vsit, = Vdes, for all cordinal directions, as Ro

Vdes,

57.95 m/s

(ultimate)

VR
Rockhampton - Region C (Figure 3.1(A))

VR

70 x FC
73.5 m/s

Md

Md

Mz,cat

0.95

Mz,cat

0.83

Ms
Unknown and therefore use worst case

Ms

Mt
No significant hills or escarpment
Mt

Gable Roof

16.7
20m
Average building height = 9 + 1/3(3) = 10m

dinal directions, as Rockhampton is a cyclonic region

3m

16.7

Design wind pressure

p = (0.5pair)[Vdes,]2CfigCdyn

pair

1.2 kg/m3

(density of air)

Cfig

As the building is in a cyclonic region each wall must be considered

windward, leeward and side walls
Windward

Leeward

Sidewall

Roof

Cfig,I (1)

-0.08

-0.08

-0.24

-0.24

Cfig,I (2)

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

Cfig,e

0.45

-0.21

-0.32

-0.34

Cfig

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

Cp,i

Cp,i

-0.1

0.2

-0.3

Cp,e
0 (whichever is more severe)

Cp,e

0.7

Cp,e

-0.334

Cp,e

-0.5

(linear interpolation)

Ka

Ka

20*9

180 m2

0.8

30*9

270 m2

0.8

Kc
0.8
0.8

Kc,e

0.8

Kc,i

0.8

Kt

Shall be taken as 1 for all cases except when determining wind forces applied to cladding and the imm
Kt

Kp
Shall be taken as 1 except that where an external surface consists of permeable cladding
Kp

Cf

Cf

0.01

Cdyn
Shall be 1.0 for all cases

Pa
p,internal (1)
p,internal (2)
p,external
p,drag force
Max
Min

Windward
-161.19
322.39
902.68
12.90
902.68
-161.19

Leeward
-161.19
322.39
-430.71
12.90
322.39
-430.71

F=PxA
Long side Short side
Area (m2)
300
200
Max Force (kN)
270.81
180.54

Sidewall
-483.58
322.39
-644.77
12.90
322.39
-644.77
Roof
600
-413.17

Cp,e

-0.534

o cladding and the immediate fixings of these members

e cladding

Roof
-483.58
322.39
-688.62
12.90
322.39
-688.62

(linear interpolation)