REF Calculations Output Code of Practice
REF Calculations Output Code of Practice
REF Calculations Output Code of Practice
CODE OF PRACTICE
BSI CP3: Chapter V: Part 2: September 1972
BS 8118: Part 1: 1991
BSI CP3:
Chapter V:
Part 2: Wind Speed factors
September
1972
Clause Class A is adopted since wind action will be checked on all units of cladding,
5.5.2 glazing and their immediate fixings.
Note:
Mullions, transoms etc are part of the cladding. Class A category is used for the
calculations of these elements.
Class A
H S2
2.785 0.64
5.785 0.713
8.785 0.761
11.785 0.816
14.785 0.876
17.785 0.919
20.785 0.955
Clause 5.6
Statistical Factor, S3 = 1.0
Clause 5.1
Design Wind Speed
Vs = VS1S2S3
Class A
H (m) S2 Vs (m/s) q (kN/m2)
2.785 0.64 49.792 1.520
5.785 0.713 55.471 1.886
8.785 0.761 59.206 2.149
11.785 0.816 63.485 2.470
14.785 0.876 68.153 2.847
17.785 0.919 71.50 3.134
20.785 0.955 72.30 3.204
A B
D
Wind Cpe for surface
Local Cpe
angle, α A B C D
0 +0.7 -0.4 -0.7 -0.7
-1.2
90 -0.5 -0.5 +0.8 -0.1
Wind angle, α = 0o
Cpi = 0.2 Cpi = -0.3
-0.9 -0.4
α = 0o α = 0o
-0.9 -0.4
α =90o α = 90o
-0.3 0.2
Clause 7.2 Load acting in a direction normal to the individual structural cladding unit