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What is a load?
Load is a force which applies on a structure. Any
structure must withstand different types of forces or
loads.
There are two main types of loads:
Dead load:
This is a permanent or stationary load which can
not be removed.
For example: self weight of the structure
and
10 m
Truss
4m
Column
5m
9m
Foundation
2. Column
3. Foundations
1. Load on Truss
10 m
4 m
1. Load on Truss
10m
8000N
4m
1. Load on Truss
10 m
8000 N
4m
Steel Sheet = 10kg/m2
Mass of 1 Truss = 100kg
1000 N
1000 N
1000 N
2. Load on Column
8000N
1000 N
1000 N
1000 N
5m
2. Load on Column
Mass of 1 Column = 10 kg/m
11000 N
500 N
500 N
500 N
500 N
500 N
500 N
5m
3. Load on Foundation
14000N
low pressure
low pressure
high
pressure
Greater
the
curvature, lower the
pressure and greater
the suction.
So
how
do
I
calculate
wind
What are the things affect wind load?
Size of the building
Height of the building
Shape of the building
Area of roof
Region (some regions are more
prone to wind than others)
Landscape (wind accelerates over
hills, so a building on a hill will
experience higher loads than
those in
valleys).
load?
Wind speed
(m/s)
55
50
47
44
39
33
Pabal 39 m/s
Safety Factor
Wind Pressure
Wind pressure is the force per square
metre on a surface
Pressure (N/m2) = 0.6 x windspeed2
= 0.6 x 43 x 43
= 1109 N/m2
1m
1m
Wind Force
Wind Force
Force (N) = Pressure (N/m2) x Area (m2) x Safety Factor
Safety Factor = 2
9m
5m
Wind Force
Force (N) = Pressure (N/m2) x Area (m2) x Safety Factor
Safety Factor = 2
= 40 m2
Force On Roof (N) =
1109 N/m x 40 m x 2 =
2
88720 N
4m
10m