WIND LOAD CALCULATIONS AS PER ASCE -7 -05

Wind load is in accordance with ASCE 7.

Basic wind speed of a 3 second gust at standard height of 10 m above ground is 50 m/S.
Wind pressure intensities at different elevations are computed based on these factors
and applied on the entire structure.
Qz =0.613 x Kz x Kzt x Kd x V2 x I ( N/m2); V in m/s eqn 6-15

WIND DATA
Basic wind speed 50 m/s
Exposure category C
Wind directionality factor kd 0.85 (Table 5.5.2)(ASCE7-05/Table6.4)
important factor i 1.15 (Table 5.5.3) (ASCE7-05/Table 6.1)
Topographical factor kzt 1
Gust Effect Factor G 0.86 (ASCE7-05 / Chap. 6.5.8)
Velocity pressure exposure coefficient Kz varies with height (Table 5.5.1) (ASCE7-05/Table 6.3)

height above Other

ground level z Kz structures
(m), qz kn/m2
4.6 0.85 1.10
6.1 0.9 1.16
7.6 0.94 1.21
9.1 0.98 1.26
12.2 1.04 1.34
15.2 1.09 1.40
18 1.13 1.46
21.3 1.17 1.51
24.4 1.21 1.56
27.4 1.24 1.60
30.5 1.26 1.62
36.6 1.31 1.69
42.7 1.36 1.75
48.8 1.39 1.79
54.9 1.43 1.84
61 1.46 1.88