AS/NZS 1170.2:2021 Structural design actions Wind actions
Preface
Section 1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
1.3 Normative references
1.4 Terms and definitions
1.5 Notation
1.6 Determination of wind actions
1.7 Units
Section 2 Calculation of wind actions
2.1 General
2.2 Site wind speed
2.3 Design wind speed
2.4 Design wind pressure and distributed forces
2.4.1 Design wind pressures
2.4.2 Design frictional drag force per unit area
2.5 Wind actions
2.5.1 General
2.5.2 Directions
2.5.3 Forces on surfaces or structural elements
2.5.4 Forces and moments on complete structures
2.5.5 Number of stress exceedances produced by wind loading
2.5.6 Performance of cladding elements sensitive to low-cycle fatigue
2.5.7 Deflections of dynamically wind-sensitive structures
2.5.8 Impact loading from windborne debris
Section 3 Regional wind speeds
3.1 General
3.2 Regional wind speeds (VR)
3.3 Wind direction multiplier (Md)
3.4 Climate change multiplier (Mc)
Section 4 Site exposure multipliers
4.1 General
4.2 Terrain/height multiplier (Mz,cat)
4.2.1 Terrain category definitions
4.2.2 Determination of terrain/height multiplier (Mz,cat)
4.2.3 Averaging of terrain categories and terrain-height multipliers
4.3 Shielding multiplier (Ms)
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Buildings providing shielding
4.3.3 Shielding parameter (s)
4.4 Topographic multiplier (Mt)
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Hill-shape multiplier (Mh)
4.4.3 Lee multiplier (Mlee)
Section 5 Aerodynamic shape factor
5.1 General
5.2 Evaluation of aerodynamic shape factor
5.3 Internal pressure for enclosed rectangular buildings
5.3.1 Internal pressure
5.3.2 Openings
5.3.3 Internal walls and ceilings
5.3.4 Open area/volume factor, Kv
5.4 External pressures for enclosed rectangular buildings
5.4.1 External pressure coefficients (Cp,e)
5.4.2 Area reduction factor (Ka) for roofs and walls
5.4.3 Action combination factor (Kc)
5.4.4 Local pressure factor (Kℓ) for cladding
5.4.5 Permeable cladding reduction factor (Kp) for roofs and side walls
5.5 Frictional drag forces for enclosed buildings
Section 6 Dynamic response factor
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Structures for which Cdyn = 1.0
6.3 Other structures
6.4 Along-wind response
6.4.1 Dynamic response factor (Cdyn) for tall buildings and free-standing towers
6.4.2 Dynamic response factor for towers, poles and masts with head frames (Cdyn)
6.4.3 Dynamic response factor for horizontal slender structures (Cdyn)
6.5 Crosswind response
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Crosswind response of tall enclosed buildings and towers of rectangular cross-section
6.5.3 Crosswind response of cantilevered chimneys, masts and poles of circular cross-section
6.6 Combination of along-wind and crosswind response
6.6.1 Combination of base moments
6.6.2 Combination of load effects
Appendix A (normative) Additional pressure coefficients for enclosed buildings
Appendix B (normative) Freestanding walls, hoardings, canopies and solar panels
Appendix C (normative) Aerodynamic shape factors for exposed structural members, frames and lattice towers
Appendix D (normative) Flags and circular shapes
Appendix E (informative) Accelerations and rotational velocities for wind-sensitive structures
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