Riyadh Wind Loads Parameters

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1) Wind Speed (V) and Kd Factor

km
Design Wind Speed Vd := 166 V := 46.11 [m/s]
hr

Wind Directionality Factor Kd := 0.85 From Table 6-4.

2) Importance Factor I.

Importance Factor I := 1.15 From Table 1-1 and Table 6-1

From Table 1-1, Building Category: IV

From Table 6-1, Importance Factor According with Building Category IV

3) Exposure Category, Kz or Kh Factors

Roughness Categorie: D

Exposure Categorie: D

From Table: 6-2, Surface Roughness Type: D

Zg := 213.36 [m]

Alfa := 11.5

2
Alfa
Kz := 2.01 
15 
 = 1.267
 Zg 

4) Topographic Factor Kzt

Kzt := 1

5) Gust Effect Factor G or Gf

G := 0.85

6) Enclosure Classification

Enclosure Classification: Partially Enclosed Buildings


7) Internal Pressure Coefficient GCpi, from Figure 6-5.

GCpi1 := -0.55 GCpi2 := 0.55

8) External Pressure Coefficients Cp or GCpf, or Force Coefficient Cf

CP := 0.8

9) Velocity Pressure qz or qh

2 3
qz := 0.613 Kz Kzt Kd V  I = 1.614  10 [N/m^2]

10) Design Wind load P.

Rigid Buildings of all Heights

3
P1 := qz G CP - qz GCpi1 P1 = 1.985  10 [Pa]

P2 := qz G CP - qz GCpi2 P2 = 209.788 [Pa]

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