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High Winds
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Sri Lanka

July 1980

Housing And Constructlon

t\,lnlstrY ()l Local Government'
 FOREWORD

This }tanual for che design of

high winds in Sri Lanka is the come of the
cyclone that struck Sri Lanka o 2ird November 1978
Shortly after the cyclone, the Australian Government
offere<l the services of several experts in the field
of cyclone reconstruction for the purpose of deter-
minjng design cr'iteria and consLrucrion techniques'
Inl'nediately after the cyclone seweral offers
vere received for cyclone proof construction which
were nothing but expensive conclete boxes. The arrival
of the Aus tralian Govemment Assistance Mission \,ritne s s ed
the introduction of a totally different concept based on
the s trenglhenin8 of buildings to withstand anticipated
wind velocities, ;ing know-how on techniques deweloped
b,v Austraiian des igners and engineers

This Design Manual is a revision of Volume III of

the Report prepated by the Australian Government Assi's-
tance Mission and p:resented at the Seminar on Construc_
cyclone Prone ateas of
tion and Preparedness in -he:l8th -.Sri
Lanka held from the I r:h to January 1980 In its
present form fhe Manual is of particular relevance to
the designers in Sri Lanka because it has been discussed'
altere<l and revised to suit 10ca1 conditions '
t have no doubt that this document will be a valuable
guide to the designer:s and bu i ldo rs of Sri L:rnka.

K.H.J wij ayadasa

Acting Se cr:e tar:Y
a Ministry of Local Governnent,
l,ousi-g 6 Cons L ruc I ion

l"lini s try o:[ Local Governrnent,

llousing & Cons truc t ion,
'Tr:ansr.Torks House ' ,
Colonbo 1,
2 2n,:1 April 1980.
 CONTENTS

AUTHORS 1L

HOW TO USE THIS DESIGN MANUA], 111

INTRODUCTlON

1 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS 1-1

2. CHECK L1STS FOR DESIGNERS AND INSPECTORS

2,1

l. DESIGN USING BF.ITISH STANDARN WIND- LCAIIIIC

CODE
3-l

4. DESIGN USTNG DESIGN WIND LOADING TABLES 4-L

5. REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY 5-1

6 ALLOWABLE LOADS 6,L

7. IIESIGN USING ACCEPTABLE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS 7-1

B. REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGMPHY B-l

AP PEND IX

1. TECiINICAL CONTENT OF DESlGN }"IANUAL A- l

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 AUTHORS

B:::f*.1 e+!q:U:'riitrenoon, B.E. F.I.E t

A.F.A.1.M
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i.fanagit-!g Di;:ecto:r:, Richard \^li-t-tenoom & Associates I,ty Ltd,
' Ln- n-, /-. DaL l,. We..r, rn AL-LrdlL-.
Dir,. o-. ,0r" c*ral Dcvelopmcnc ;-fv Lrd, ConsulLanis irr
rnLcgraEac Nural and Regional Development, perth, Western
r\usit el ia

: ^. r L ria.kc. A. S LC (Ar ch F,R.A.I.A A.A,I.B

A- i rrf Au.i.-
l,llra i rriall ol llirec tors, Macks & Rob inson ?ty Ltd, Architectri,
I orn sr-ril 1e, ftortLr Queensland, Aus tral ia

'r ilr, j .,--rriroi .r. ^!-e.Cio. I cI r/r.i; rjar,lual the Aui:nc.s .r,ere
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ll1 tjt..]J, .1:_\9_+qf !-_ 4-.r . r ._=q.4I11 . r . E . Aus r,

Di1-ec1-oi, ilichal d l{itt(ln.jonr & As soc iates tty Ltd

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