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Wind Load Calculator - As per IS 875 Part 3, 2015
Step 1 Design wind speed at Z Vz = Vb*k1*k2*k3*k4 57.64387
Probability factor k1 0.76
Terrain Roughness & Height k2 1.1
Typography factor k3 1.36
Importance factor (cyclone) k4 1.3
Basic wind speed Vb 39
Step 2 Design wind speed at Z Vz 57.64387
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Wind pressure at height Z pz =0.6*(Vz) 1.99
Step 3 Design wind pressure pd =pz*kd*ka*kc 1.79
Wind directionality factor kd 0.9
Area averaging factor ka 1
Combination factor kc 1
Project Specific Data
Step 4 Building Legth in metres L 40
Building Width in metres W 20.0
Building Height in metres H 120
L/W 2.00
H/W 6.0
Window to wall ratio (in %) WWR (%) 5
Internal Pressure Coefficient Cpi (±) 0.5
External Pressure Coefficient Cpe
Cpe, Surface A, 0 degrees 0.85
Cpe, Surface A, 90 degrees -0.75
Cpe, Surface B, 0 degrees -0.75
Cpe, Surface B, 90 degrees -0.75
Cpe, Surface C, 0 degrees -0.75
Cpe, Surface C, 90 degrees 0.85
Cpe, Surface D, 0 degrees -0.75
Cpe, Surface D, 90 degrees -0.75
Cpe, Local -1.25
Step 5 Wind load on individual members F = Cnet.A.Pd 0
External Pressure Coefficient
Cnet Long Wall A & B (Pressure) 1.35
Cnet Long Wall A & B (Suction) -1.25
Cnet Short Wall C & D (Pressure) 1.35
Cnet Short Wall C & D (Suction) -1.25
Cnet Corner (Suction) -1.75
Surface area of structural element A 1
Design wind pressure pd 1.79
F - Long Wall A & B (Pressure) 2.42
F - Long Wall A & B (Suction) -2.24
F - Short Wall C & D (Pressure) 2.42
F - Short Wall C & D (Suction) -2.24
F - Corner (Suction) -3.14
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r IS 875 Part 3, 2015
Please select from Drop Down menu
Temporary
Terrain cat 4sheds, structures, boundary wall
(Terrain with numerous large closely spaced obstructions)
50 m
Upwind slope more than 3 degree
Structures of post cyclone improtance for emergency services such as hospitals, schools, communication towers etx
Nashik
Buildings which are (triangular, square, rectangular)
Highest value considered
Highest value considered
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Meters
Meters
Meters
l/w = 2
h/w ≥ 6
Openings between 5 to 20%
Both Plus (+) and minus (-) values will be considered
Above diagram for explanation of short wall and long wall, As per IS 875 Part 3
Unit Area
kPa
kPa
kPa
kPa
kPa
unication towers etx
Please select a city
Ahemdabad 39 m/s
Bangalore 33 m/s
Chennai 50 m/s
Chandigarh 47 m/s
Delhi NCR 47 m/s
Hyderabad 44 m/s
Jaipur 47 m/s
Mumbai 44 m/s
Pune 39 m/s
Nagpur 44 m/s
Nashik 39 m/s
k1 Factor for basic wind speed m/s
Mean Probable
Class of structure Design Life 33 39 44 47
All general buildings and structures 50 1 1 1 1
Temporary sheds, structures, boundary wall 5 0.82 0.76 0.73 0.71
Buildings with a low degree of hazard, such as
isolated towers in wooded areas, farm buildings 25 0.94 0.92 0.91 0.9
Important buildings and structures such as
hospitals, communication buildings / towers,
power plant structures 100 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.07
ic wind speed m/s
50 55
1 1
0.7 0.67
0.9 0.89
1.08 1.08
Terrain and Height Multiplier (k2)
Terrain cat 1 Terrain cat 2 Terrain cat 3
(Exposed open terrain (Open terrain with well (Terrain with
with few or no scattered obstructions) numerous closely
obstructions) spaced obstructions
having size of buildings
up to 10 m in height
with or without few
isolated tall structures)
Height (m)
10 m 1.05 1 0.91
15 m 1.09 1.05 0.97
20 m 1.12 1.07 1.01
30 m 1.15 1.12 1.06
50 m 1.2 1.17 1.12
100 m 1.26 1.24 1.2
150 m 1.3 1.28 1.24
200 m 1.32 1.3 1.27
250 m 1.34 1.32 1.29
300 m 1.35 1.34 1.31
350 m 1.35 1.35 1.32
400 m 1.35 1.35 1.34
450 m 1.35 1.35 1.35
500 m 1.35 1.35 1.35
er (k2)
Terrain cat 4
(Terrain with numerous
large closely spaced
obstructions)
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.97
1.1
1.2
1.24
1.27
1.28
1.3
1.31
1.32
1.33
1.34
Upwind slope more than 3 degree 1.36 Max
Upwind slope less than 3 degree 1
Structures of post cyclone improtance for 1.3
emergency services such as hospitals, schools,
communication towers etx
Industrial structures 1.15
All other structures 1
Buildings which are (triangular, square,
rectangular) 0.9
Circular or near-circular forms 1
Cyclone affected regions 1
Area averaging factor
Tributary Area (A) m2 (Ka)
≤10 1
25 0.9
≥100 0.8
when Cpi is suction 0.9
Otherwise 1
Opening to wall area
Openings less than 5% 0.2 -0.2
Openings between 5 to 20% 0.5 -0.5
Openings above 20% 0.7 -0.7
Building Height Ratio Building Plan Ratio Local Cpe Cpe for surface
0.7 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5
1 < l/w ≤ 3/2 -0.8 -0.5 -0.5 0.7 -0.2
h/w ≤ 1/2
0.7 -0.25 -0.6 -0.6
3/2 < l/w < 4 -1 -0.5 -0.5 0.7 -0.1
If l/w>4 , values for
3/2 < l/w < 4 shall be
considered
0.7 -0.25 -0.6 -0.6
1 ≤ l/w ≤ 3/2 -1.1 -0.6 -0.6 0.7 -0.25
1/2 < h/w ≤ 3/2
0.7 -0.3 -0.7 -0.7
3/2 ≤ l/w < 4 -1.1 -0.5 -0.5 0.7 -0.1
If l/w>4 , values for
3/2 < l/w < 4 shall be
considered
0.8 -0.25 -0.8 -0.8
1 < l/w ≤ 3/2 -1.2 -0.8 -0.8 0.8 -0.25
3/2 < h/w < 6
0.7 -0.4 -0.7 -0.7
3/2 ≤ l/w <4 -1.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.8 -0.1
If l/w>4 , values for
3/2 < l/w < 4 shall be
considered
0.95 -1.85 -0.9 -0.9
l/w = 3/2 -1.25 -0.8 -0.8 0.9 -0.85
0.95 -1.25 -0.7 -0.7
h/w ≥ 6
l/w = 1.0 -1.25 -0.7 -0.7 0.95 -1.25
0.85 -0.75 -0.75 -0.75
l/w = 2 -1.25 -0.75 -0.75 0.85 -0.75
