Windload

p qGC p qi (GC pi ) q z 47.3 x10 6 ( K z )( K zt )( K d )(V 2 )( I w )

Velocity Pressure Exposure Coefficients, Kh and Kz (NSCP Table 6-3)

Exposure (Note 1)
Height above Ground level, z (m) B C D
Case 1 Case 2 Case 1 & 2 Case 1 & 2
0-4.5 0.7 0.57 0.85 1.03
6 0.7 0.62 0.9 1.08
7.5 0.7 0.66 0.94 1.12
9 0.7 0.7 0.98 1.16
12 0.76 0.76 1.04 1.22
15 0.81 0.81 1.09 1.27
18 0.85 0.85 1.13 1.31
21 0.89 0.89 1.17 1.34
24 0.93 0.93 1.21 1.38
27 0.96 0.96 1.24 1.4
30 0.99 0.99 1.26 1.43
36 1.04 1.04 1.31 1.48
42 1.09 1.09 1.36 1.52
48 1.13 1.13 1.39 1.55
54 1.17 1.17 1.43 1.58
60 1.2 1.2 1.46 1.61
75 1.28 1.28 1.53 1.68
90 1.35 1.35 1.59 1.73
105 1.41 1.41 1.64 1.78
120 1.47 1.47 1.69 1.82
135 1.52 1.52 1.73 1.86
150 1.56 1.56 1.77 1.89

Enclosure Classification Gcpi Wall Pressure Coefficients, Cp

Open Buildings 0 Surface L/B Cp
0.55 Windward Wall All Values 0.8
Partially Enclosed Bldgs
-0.55 0-1 -0.5
0.18 Leeward Wall 2 -0.3
Enclosed Buildings
-0.18 4 -0.2
Side Wall All Values -0.7

Exposure B C D
7.0 9.5 11.5
zg (m) 365 275 215
a 0.143 0.105 0.087

b 0.84 1.00 1.07

a 0.25 0.154 0.111
b 0.45 0.65 0.80
c 0.3 0.2 0.15
D0 0.01 0.005 0.003
(m) 100 150 200
0.333 0.2 0.125
 *zmin (m) 9 4.5 2.10

Project: Proposed Roof-Mounted PV Solar

Roof Angle = 10
Basic Wind Speed, V = 260 kph (207.5.4)
Occupancy Category = I Table 103-1
Importance Factor, Iw = 1.15 Table 207-3
Exposure Category = C (207.5.6)
Wind Directionality Factor, Kd = 0.85 Table 207-2
Topographic Factor, Kzt = 1
h = 22.55 m
L = 39 m
h/L = 0.5782051
Velocity Pressure:
q z 47.3 x10 6 ( K z )( K zt )( K d )(V 2 )( I w )
Wind Pressure:
p qGC p qi (GC pi )
Velocity Pressure
Coefficient, Kz:
at height h = 4 m
Kh = 0.85

For Roof

q = qh = 2.6567062 kPa
G = 0.85
Cp = -0.8
GCpi = 0
P = -1.8065602 kPa
K d )(V 2 )( I w )

cients, Cp
Use with
qz

qh

qh