WindLoads

BasicValues

Determinationofbasicwindvelocity:

= + + ,

Where:

vb basicwindvelocity

cdir directionalfactor

cseason seasonalfactor

vb,0 fundamentalvalueofthebasicwindvelocity

, = 30m/s

TerraincategoryII = 0.05m

= + + , =30m/s

Forsimplificationthedirectionalfactor andtheseasonalfactor areingeneraltakenas1.0

BasicVelocityPressure

= X 2

Where:

=1.25kg/m2(airdensity)

=x1.25x(30)2=562.5N/m2

Peakpressure

( ) =[1+7lv(z)]x xx (z)2

(z)= (z)x (z)x

Where:

(z) =meanwindvelocity
 (z) =roughnessfactor

(z) =orographyfactor=1.0

(z) = xln( ) for z

(z) = ( ) forz

Where: =roughnesslength

=terrainfactor,dependingontheroughnesslength( )calculatedusing

.
=0.19x( )
,

, =0.05(terraincategoryII)(EN199114;Table4.1)

=Minimumheight=2.0m(EN199114;Table4.1)

=Takenas200m(EN199114;section4.3.2)

( ) =Turbulenceintensity

( ) = For z
( ) ( )

= ( ) Forz

Where: =Turbulencefactor,recommendedvalueistakenas1.0

Z=3.813m;

So: z

.
( ) =[1+ ]x xx[0.19x( ) xln( )x1x ]2
( ) ( ) ,

.
(z)=0.19x( ) xln( )
,

. . .
(z)=0.19x( ) xln( )=0.823
. .

(z) =1.0

=35m/s
 ( ) = . =0.231
( )
.

( ) =[1+7(0.231)]x x1.25x(0.823x1.0x30)2=997.1N/m2

( ) =0.997KN/m2