Find the estimated wind speed and calculate wind pressure acting on a structure.
Wind input conditions
Then calculate peak wind pressure.
Wind speedm/s
Enter a number greater than 0.
Structure heightm
Enter a number greater than 0.
Site altitudem
Enter a number greater than 0.
Distance from oceankm
Enter a number greater than 0.
Distance inside townkm
Enter a number greater than 0.
Results:
Basic wind speed: m/s
Basic wind pressure: kN/m2
Exposure factor:
Town correction factor:
Peak velocity pressure: kN/m2
What's this calculator used for?
This free calculator helps calculate wind loading force which would be applied to an outdoor structure. Wind speed is input and wind pressure and force are calculated as an input for further structural analysis.
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