Weight of Roofing Material=

Roof Slope =
Live Load =

2
0.16 KN/m

15 degrees
2
0.514 N/m on plan

Length of Building, L =

28.3 m

Breadth of Building, W =

18.3 m

Height from Ground Level, H =

12 m

Pitch of Roof Trusses =

1/8

Roof Overhangs over walls =

300 mm

Wind Speed Zone =

47 m/sec
Design Period =
50 years
Factor k1 =
1.0
Factor k2 =
1.07 (Category 2) (Class A)
Factor k3 =
1.018
For Medium permeability,Cpi =

0.2

0.646495

1 Design Wind Speed, Vz

Vb*k1*k2*k3
=

Row No.

51.20 m/sec
0.6*Vz2

2 Design Wind Pressure, Pz =

= 1572.57

1
1.57 KN/m

2
3

(a) Design Pressure on walls =

H/W=
L/W=

0.65574
1.54645

4
5

Wind Angle Value of Cpi

0
90

0.2
-0.2
0.2
-0.2

Using the above values in adjoining table, we get:Wind Angle

A
B
C
D
0
0.7
-0.3
-0.7
-0.7
90
-0.5
-0.5
0.7
-0.1
Local Cpe
near
A
B
C
D
0.5
0.9
-0.7
-0.3

-0.5
-0.1
-0.7
-0.3

-0.9
-0.5
0.5
0.9

-0.9
-0.5
-0.3
0.1

Largest inward or outward pressure on any wall =

=
and near the corners =

(b) Design Pressure on Roof =

2
2.04 KN/m

2
1.42 KN/m

-1.3
-0.9
-1.3
-0.9

6
Cpe
7
-1.1
8
9

Pe

2
1.730 KN/m

For general surface

Pe1

2
3.067 KN/m

For local areas

Pressure on local areas is used for checking the

sheeting & there connections
Pressure Pe will be used for checking &
designing Purlins

External Pressure Coefficients(Cpe) for walls of rectangular clad Buildings

Building Height Building

Ratio
Ratio Plan Wind Angle
1<L/W3/2
H/W 1/2
3/2<L/W<4
1<L/W3/2
1/2<H/W3/2
3/2<L/W<4
1<L/W3/2
3/2<H/W<6
3/2<L/W<4
L/W=3/2
H/W6

L/W=1.0
L/W=2.0

Cpe for surface

A
0.7

B
-0.2

C
-0.5

D
-0.5

90

-0.5

-0.5

0.7

-0.2

0
90
0
90
0
90
0
90
0
90
0
90
0
90
0

0.7
-0.7
0.7
-0.6
0.7
-0.5
0.8
-0.8
0.7
-0.5
0.95
-0.8
0.95
-0.7
0.85

-0.25
-0.5
-0.25
-0.6
-0.3
-0.5
-0.25
-0.8
-0.4
-0.5
-1.85
-0.8
-1.25
-0.7
-0.75

-0.6
0.7
-0.6
0.7
-0.7
0.7
-0.8
0.8
-0.7
0.8
-0.9
0.9
-0.7
0.95
-0.75

-0.6
-0.1
-0.6
-0.25
-0.7
-0.1
-0.8
-0.25
-0.7
-0.1
-0.9
-0.85
-0.7
-1.25
-0.75

90

-0.75

-0.75

0.85

-0.75

H is the height to eaves or parapet, L is the horizontal dimension of the

building and w is the lesser horizontal dimension of a building.

Internal Pressure Coefficient

Permeability
Low
Medium
High

Opening in
terms of % Co-efficient
wall area
5%
5-20%
>20%

0.2
0.5
0.7

Local Cpe
near
corner
-0.8
-1.01
-1.1
-1.1
-1.2
-1.2
-1.25
-1.25
-1.0

For angle = 15

=0
=90
=0
0.2
-0.2
=90
0.2
-0.2

0.9
-0.8

0.9
-0.6

-0.55
-0.8

-0.55
-0.6

-1.75
-1.75

-1.75
-1.75

-1.5
-1.5

-1.1
-1.1

0.7
1.1

0.7
1.1

-0.75
-0.35

-0.75
-0.35

-1.95
-1.55

-1.95
-1.55

-1.7
-1.3

-1.3
-0.9

-1
-0.6

-0.8
-0.4

-1
-0.6

-0.8
-0.4

-1.95
-1.55

-1.95
-1.55

-1.7
-1.3

-1.3
-0.9

Maximum of above coefficients =

Coefficient for Pe =

1.1

Coefficient for Pe1 =

1.95

Dimensions of a Solar Panel =

1195*541*35 mm
=

0.65 m

Weight of Solar Panel of Above Mentioned size =

Angle of inclination of Truss =

30 degrees

Surface Area available for laying solar panels =

Wt. of Solar Panels Above Roof Trusses =

8.5 kg

2
3357.44 m

44143 Kg
= 44.14 MT