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Windloadscalculation 130418011429 Phpapp02
Windloadscalculation 130418011429 Phpapp02
Henry Kurniadi
Structure Loads
Sea-side Open area Built-up area Big city (Currently not used
Surface Roughness and Exposure
Surface Definitions Examples
Roughness and
Exposure
B Urban and suburban areas,
wooded areas,
or other terrain with numerous
closely spaced obstructions
having the size of single-family
dwellings or larger.
C Open terrain with scattered obstructions
having heights generally less than 30 ft
(9.1 m). This category
includes flat open country, grasslands,
and all water surfaces in
hurricane prone regions.
D Flat, unobstructed areas and water
surfaces
outside hurricane prone regions.
This category includes
smooth mud flats, salt flats, and
unbroken ice.
Basic Wind Speed, V
• Basic wind speed, V, based
on 3-second gusts, 33 ft
(10 m) above ground in a
Ground Roughness
Exposure C (defined in
mph or m/s).
• Some regions, such as:
Taiwan, coastal China,
coastal USA and Japan
have very high wind speed;
others such as: Indonesia,
India and inland USA have
lower wind speed.
Air Flow
e
c • Moment because of
FAC
wind force calculated
b
FBF as:
a M FSF a FBF b FAC c FSP FCT FL d FWT e
FSF