Eurocode 1: Actions On Structures: EN 1991, Part 1-4: Wind Actions

General remarks and notions Modeling of wind actions Wind velocity and velocity pressure Wind actions Structural
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Eurocode 1: Actions on structures

EN 1991, Part 1-4: Wind actions
Stanko Brcic
Faculty of Civil Engineering
University of Belgrade
Computational Engineering Course, 2006
General remarks and notions Modeling of wind actions Wind velocity and velocity pressure Wind actions Structural fac
Outline of presentation
1
General remarks and notions

Basic definitions
Modeling of wind actions
Wind velocity and velocity pressure

Basic values
Variation with height and turbulence
Wind actions
Wind pressure on surfaces
Wind forces
Structural factor cs cd
Determination of cs cd
Pressure and force coefficients
General remarks about Eurodode 1-4

EC 1-4 applies to:
Buildings and civil engineering works with heights < 200 m
Bridges with spans < 200 m
EC 1-4 does not apply to:
Torsional vibrations of buildings
Bridge deck vibrations
Cable supported bridges
Vibrations where more then 1st mode needs to be
considered
Local thermal effects on the wind, e.g. arctic thermal
surface inversion, or tornadoes
Basic definitions
Basic definitions in Eurocode 1-4

Definitions related to wind velocity
Fundamental basic wind velocity
Basic wind velocity
Mean wind velocity
Other basic definitions
Pressure coefficient
Force coefficient
Background response factor
Resonance response factor
Basic definitions

Fundamental basic wind velocity
the 10 minute mean wind velocity with return period of 50 years,
irrespective of wind direction, at height of 10 m above flat open
country terrain and accounting to altitude effects (if needed)
Basic wind velocity
the fundamental basic wind velocity modified to account for the
direction of the wind and the season (if required)
Mean wind velocity
the basic wind velocity modified to account for the terrain
roughness and orography
Basic definitions
external and internal pressure coefficients
overall coefficient (loaded area > 10 m2 )
local coefficient (loaded area < 1 m2 )
- design of small elements and fixings
Net pressure coefficients give the resulting wind effect on a
structure, structural element, or component per unit area
Basic definitions

Force coefficient
Force coefficients give the overall effect of the wind on a
structure, structural element or component as a whole,
including friction, if not explicitely excluded
Bacground response factor
The background factor allowing for the lack of full correlation of
the pressure on the structure surface
Resonance response factor
The resonance response factor allowing for turbulence in
resonance with the vibration mode (of a structure)
Nature of the wind

Stochastic nature of the wind
Wind actions fluctuate with time
Wind action act directly on external surfaces
Wind action act indirectly on internal surfaces (due to
porosity of external surfaces)
Wind action may act directly on internal surfaces of opened
structures
Resulting forces act normal to the surface of structures or
individual components
Also, friction wind forces acting tangentially to the surface
may be significant
Representations of wind actions

Equivalent wind forces
The wind action is represented by a simplified set of pressures
or forces whose effects are equivalent to the extreme effects of
the turbulent wind
Classification of wind actions
Unless otherwise speciffied, wind actions are classified as
variable fixed actions
Characteristic values
The wind actions are characteristic values calculated from the
basic values of wind velocity or wind pressure (based on the
mean return period of 50 years)
Structural models
Structural response
The effect of the wind upon the structure (i.e. response of the
structure), depends on
size
shape
dynamic properties of the structure
Along-wind response
EC1, Part 4, covers dynamic response due to along-wind
turbulence in resonance with the along-wind vibrations of the
fundamental flexural mode shape (with constant sign)
Structural models
Structural response
Structural response is calculated from the
peak velocity pressure, qP , at the reference height,
force and pressure coefficients
structural factor cs cd
Peak velocity pressure, qP depends on:
wind climate
terrain roughness and orography
reference height
Structural models
Peak velocity pressure, qP is equal to:
the mean velocity preassure plus the contribution from
short-term pressure fluctuations
Aeroelastic response
should be considered for flexible structures like:
cables
chimneys
masts
bridges
(Simplified guidance on aeroelastic response given in Annex E)
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of notions
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national
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interest, as it will affect the future design rules.
This note discusses the proposed models in Eurocode for wind induced loads caused by gusts (along
It does not dwell on the
whole document that consists of 146 pages
Wind
velocity
and(cross
velocity
pressure
wind) and vortex
induced forces
wind) with reference
to BSV 97.
Wind velocity and velocity pressure
2.
Calculation
gustvelocity
loads in along
wind direction
Wind
velocityofand
pressure
are composed of a mean
and
fluctuating
component
2.1
Background
Ymax
p
h
Mean Velocity
Profile
Mean Pressure
Profile
Structure
Response
Deflection
Mean wind velocity vm

determined from the basic wind velocity vb which depends on
wind climate
terrain roughness and orography (i.e. variation with height)
Fluctuating wind velocity
represented by the turbulence intensity
Basic values

Fundamental value of basic wind velocity vb,0 is
characteristic 10 minute mean velocity, irrespective of wind
direction and time of year, at 10 m above ground level of open
country terrain with low vegetation (terrain category II)
Basic wind velocity vb
calculated by:
vb = cdir cseason vb,0
Note: recommended values:
cdir = 1.0
cseason = 1.0
Mean wind velocity vm (z)

Mean wind velocity vm (z) at height z above ground depends on
terrain roughness
orography (hills, cliffs, etc)
basic wind velocity vb
calculated by:
vm (z) = cr (z) c0 (z) vb
Note: recommended value:
c0 = 1.0

Terrain roughness cr (z)
Terrain roughness coefficient accounts for wind profile due to
height above ground
ground roughness of terrain upwind
Terrain roughness cr (z)
calculated by the logarithmic law:
z
)
z0
cr (z) = cr (zmin )
cr (z) = kr ln(
zmin z zmax
z zmin
where
z0 is the roughness length
kr is terrain factor depending on z0 :
kr = 0.19 (
z0 0.07
)
z0,II
where
- z0,II = 0.05 m (terrain category II, Table 4.1)
- zmin is the minimum height defined in Table 4.1
- zmax = 200 m
z0, zmin depend on the terrain category. Recommended values are given in Table 4.1 depending on five repr
terrain categories.
Expression (4.4) is valid when the upstream distance with uniform terrain roughness is long enough to st
profile roughness
sufficiently. See (2).
Terrain
- Table 4-1
Table 4.1 Terrain categories and terrain parameters

Terrain category
z0
zmin
Sea or coastal area exposed to the open sea
0,003
Lakes or flat and horizontal area with negligible vegetation and

without obstacles
0,01
II
Area with low vegetation such as grass and isolated obstacles

(trees, buildings) with separations of at least 20 obstacle heights
0,05
III
Area with regular cover of vegetation or buildings or with isolated

obstacles with separations of maximum 20 obstacle heights (such
as villages, suburban terrain, permanent forest)
0,3
Area in which at least 15 % of the surface is covered with buildings

and their average height exceeds 15 m
1,0
10
IV
The terrain categories are illustrated in Annex A.1.
(2) The terrain roughness to be used for a given wind direction depends on the ground roughness and the
with uniform terrain roughness in an angular sector around the wind direction. Small areas (less than 10
Wind turbulence
Turbulence intensity Iv (z)
defined as the ratio of standard deviation and mean wind
velocity:
v
Iv (z) =
vm (z)
Standard deviation of wind turbulence is given as
v = kr vb kI
where
- kr is the terrain factor
- vb is the basic wind velocity
- kI is the turbulence factor (recommended as 1.0)
Wind turbulence
Turbulence intensity Iv (z)

may be obtained as:
Iv (z) =
v
kI
=
vm (z)
co (z) ln( zz0 )
Iv (z) = Iv (zmin )
zmin z zmax
z zmin
Peak velocity pressure qp (z)

Peak velocity pressure qp (z)
The peak velocity pressure qp (z) at height z, includes mean
and short-term velocity fluctuations
Recommended expression:
qp (z) = [1 + 7 Iv (z)]
1
2
vm
(z) = ce (z) qb
2
where
- ce (z) =
- qb =
1
2
qp (z)
qb is the exposure factor
vb2 is the basic velocity pressure
(4.10)
qb = v b
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The value 7 in Expression (4.8) is based on a peak factor equal to 3,5 and is consistent with the values of the pressure
and force coefficients in Section 7.
Exposure factor for c0 = 1.0 and kI = 1.0
For flat terrain where cO(z) = 1,0 (see 4.3.3), the exposure factor ce(z) is illustrated in Figure 4.2 as a function of height
above terrain and a function of terrain category as defined in Table 4.1.
Figure 4.2 Illustrations of the exposure factor ce(z) for cO=1,0, kI=1,0
Wind pressures of surfaces

Wind actions - general
Wind actions on structures or structural elements shall be
determined taking into account of both external and internal
pressures
Wind pressures on external surfaces
we = qp (ze ) cpe
where
- qp (ze ) is the peak velocity pressure
- ze is the reference height for the external pressure
- cpe is the pressure coefficient for the external pressure
Wind pressures of surfaces

Wind pressures on internal surfaces
wi = qp (zi ) cpi
where
- qp (zi ) is the peak velocity pressure
- zi is the reference height for the internal pressure
- cpi is the pressure coefficient for the internal pressure
Net pressure on a wall
difference between the pressures on the opposite surfaces
(taking due account of signs):
- pressure - towards the surface (positive)
- suction - away from surface (negative)
zi
is the reference height for the internal pressure given in Section 7
Wind
onpressure
surfaces coefficient for the internal pressure given in Section 7
is the
cpi pressure
NOTE q (z) is defined in 4.5

Wind
pressure on surfaces
p
(3) The net pressure on a wall, roof or element is the difference between the pressures on the opposite surfaces
taking due account of their signs. Pressure, directed towards the surface is taken as positive, and suction, directed
away from the surface as negative. Examples are given in Figure 5.1.
Figure 5.1 Pressure on surfaces
5.3
Wind forces
Wind forces
Wind forces
Wind forces
The wind force Fw acting on a structure or structural
component may be determined as:
Fw = cs cd cf qp (ze ) Aref
or by vectorial summation over the structural elements:
X
Fw = cs cd
cf qp (ze ) Aref
elem
Wind forces
Wind forces
where
- cs cd is the structural factor
- cf is the force coefficient for the structure or structural
element
- qp (ze ) is the peak velocity pressure at reference height ze
- Aref is the reference area of the structure or structural
element
Wind forces
Wind forces - alternative

Wind forces based on pressures
The wind force Fw may be determined by vectorial summation
of the forces Fw,e , Fw,i , calculated from external and internal
pressures and the frictional forces Ffr :
- external forces
Fw,e = cs cd
we Aref
surf
- internal forces
Fw,i =
wi Aref
surf
- frictional forces
Ffr = cfr qp (ze ) Afr
Wind forces
Wind forces
where
- cs cd is the structural factor
- we is the external pressure on the individual surface at
height ze
- wi is the internal pressure on the individual surface at
height zi
- Aref is the reference area of the individual surface
- cfr is the friction coefficient
- Afr is the area of external surface parallel to the wind
General principle
The structural factor cs cd takes into account:
- the effect of spatial correlation of wind action
- the effect of structural vibration due to wind turbulence
Note
The structural factor cs cd may be separated
(according to National Annex) into the:
- size factor cs
- dynamic factor cd
The structural factor cs cd should be determined as follows:
(a) For buildings with H < 15 m the value of cs cd may be 1.0
(b) For fasade and roof elements with natural frequencies
T1 > 5Hz, the value of cs cd may be 1.0
(c) For framed buildings with structural walls and height < 100
m and if the height is 4 along-wind depth, the value of
cs cd may be 1.0
(d) For chimneys with height H and circular cross-section with
diameter D, if:
- H < 60 m
- H 6.5 D
the value of cs cd may be 1.0
(e) Alternatively, for cases (a) - (d) the value for cs cd may be
calculated according to expression:
1 + 2 kp Iv (ze ) B 2 + R 2
cs cd =
1 + 7 Iv (ze )
where
- ze is the reference height
- kp is the peak factor denoted as the ratio of the maximum
value of the fluctuating part of the response to its standard
deviation
- Iv (ze ) is the turbulence intensity
and also
- B 2 is the background factor, allowing the lack of full
correlation of wind pressure on the structure surface
2 is
response. -B2R
is the
background
excitation caused
by the wind gusts
acting as
a static forcefor
on the
the resonance
response
factor,
allowing
structure. The resonant part R2 represents the interaction between the dynamic properties of the
structure and turbulence
the wind gusts. in resonance with the vibration mode
Response
Spectrum
Background excitation
B2
Resonance part
R2
n1
Figure 2:
frequency(Hz)
Response spectrum
Expressing equation (1) in terms of wind action, it can be shown that the maximum load is given by:
Separation of cs and cd : cs cd = cs cd
- Size factor cs takes into account lack of correlation of wind
pressure (i.e. the background factor):
1 + 7 Iv (ze ) B 2
cs =
1 + 7 Iv (ze )
- Dynamic factor cd takes into account effect from vibrations
due to turbulence in resonance with the vibration mode
(i.e. the resonance response factor):
1 + 2 kp Iv (ze ) B 2 + R 2
cd =
1 + 7 Iv (ze ) B 2
Notes about cs cd
- National Annex may define procedures to determine kp , B
and R
- Recommended procedure is given in EC1, Annex B and
Annex C (alternative, max = 5%)
- Given formulae may be used if structure corresponds to
given general shapes
- and only the along-wind vibration in the fundamental mode
is significant
(2)P Expression (6.1) shall only be used if all of the following requirements are met:
Determination
of cs cdcorresponds to one of the general shapes shown in Figure 6.1,
the structure
only the along-wind

vibration in thez
fundamental
mode is significant, and this mode shape has a constant sign.
Reference
height
e
NOTE The contribution to the response from the second or higher alongwind vibration modes is negligible.
NOTE Limitations are also given in 1.1 (2)
z e = 0,6 h zmin
z e = h1 +
h
zmin
2
z e = h1 +
h
zmin
2
Figure 6.1 General shapes of structures covered by the design procedure. The structural dimensions
and the reference height used are also shown.
Application of the standard is rather complicated as each member country of the European Union is
permitted to include national annexes as a supplementary document. The national annexes can include
most of the design rules for calculating wind actions implying unique standard for each country.
A comparison of salient features of the Eurocode with the national code BSV 97 is of considerable
interest, as it will affect the future design rules.
Serviceability assesments
This note discusses the proposed models in Eurocode for wind induced loads caused by gusts (along
assesments
wind)Serviceability
and vortex induced forces
(cross wind) with reference to BSV 97. It does not dwell on the
whole document that consists of 146 pages
The maximum along-wind displacement and the standard

deviation of maximum along-wind accceleration of the structure:
2.
Calculation of gust loads in along wind direction
2.1
Background
Ymax (h) = Ymax (h) + kp Y (h)

Ymax
p
h
Mean Velocity
Profile
Mean Pressure
Profile
Structure
Response
Deflection
Wake buffeting
Wake buffeting
For slender buildings ( HB > 4) and chimneys ( HB > 6.5) in
grouped arrangement the effect of increased turbulence,
due to wake buffeting, should be considered
Wake buffeting may be considered as negligible if (at least
one condition)
- the distance of 2 buildings or chimneys is > then 25 x the
cross wind dimension of upstream building or chimney
- the natural frequency of downstream building or chimney is
T1 > 1 Hz
If conditions are not fulfilled, wind tunnel tests or specialist

advice is necessary

- Choice of aerodynamic coefficient
- Effects of ice and snow
- Pressure coefficients for buildings
- Various configuration of roofs
- Friction coefficients
- Elements with rectangular and sharp edged sections
- Circular cylinders
- Spheres
- Lattice structures
- etc . . .
Wind actions on bridges

Wind actions on bridges - applies to:
- Bridges of constant depth
- Cross sections shown
- Single deck with one ore more spans
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simultaneous. The forces produced in the z-direction can result from the wind blowing in a wide range of directions;
and notions
Modeling they
of wind
actions
Wind into
velocity
and velocity
pressure with
Windthe
actions
if General
they areremarks
unfavourable
and significant,
should
be taken
account
as simultaneous
forces Structural fac
produced in any other direction.
NOTE The notation used for bridges differs from that defined in 1.6. The following notations are used for bridges:

L
length in y-direction
width in x-direction
depth in z-direction
Coordinate system
In Figure 8.2 the values to be given to L, b and d in various cases are, where relevant, more precisely defined in further
clauses. When Sections 5 to 7 are referred to, the notations for b and d need to be readjusted.
Figure 8.2 Directions of wind actions on bridges

(4) Where road traffic is considered to be simultaneous with the wind (see A2.2.1 and A2.2.2 in Annex A2 to EN
1990) the combination value 0Fwk of the wind action on the bridge and on the vehicles should be limited to a value
*
FW* determined by substituting a value v b,0
for the fundamental value of the basic velocity vb,0.
Wind action on bridges

- Choice of the response calculation procedure
- Force coefficients in x direction (general and simplified
method)
- Wind forces on bridge deck in z direction
- Wind forces on bridge deck in y direction
- Wind effects on piers
Annex A (informative)
Terrain effects
- Upper roughness of each terrain category
- Transitions between terrain categories
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- Calculation of orography coefficients

Neighbouring
A.3- Numerical
calculationstructures
of orography coefficients
- Displacement heights
(1) At isolated hills and ridges or cliffs and escarpments different wind velocities occur dependent on the upstream
slope =H/Lu in the wind direction, where the height H and the length Lu are defined in Figure A. 1.
Orography: factor s for cliffs and escarpments
c0 =
vm
vmf
H
Lu
- vm - mean wind velocity at height z

- vmf - mean wind at height z above flat terrain
- - upwind slope (in wind direction)
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Orography: factor s for cliffs and escarpments

- c0 = 1 + 2 s , etc (similar expressions)
Figure A.2 Factor s for cliffs and escarpments
Orography: factor s for hills and ridges
c0 = 1
< 0.05
c0 = 1 + 2 s
0.05 < < 0.3
c0 = 1 + 0.6 s
> 0.3
Orography: factor s for hills and ridges
Figure A.3 Factor s for hills and ridges
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wind
and velocity pressure Wind actions Structural fac
2 hlow Wind velocity
actions
r < x < 2r :
zn = r (1
(A.14)
) ( x r )
r
2
x 2r :
zn = hlow
Annex
A r (informative)
in which the radius
is:
r = hhigh
if
hhigh 2 dlarge
r = 2 dlarge
if
hhigh > 2 dlarge
Orography: influence of neighbouring structures
The structural height hlow, the radius r, the distance x and the dimensions dsmall and dlarge are illustrated in Figure A.4
Increased wind velocities can be disregarded when hlow is more than half the height hhigh of the high building, i.e. zn
= hlow.
for buildings with H 2have
Figure A.4 Influence of a high rise building, on two different nearby structures (1 and 2)
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A.5 Displacement height
Orography: obstruction height and upwind spacing
(1) For buildings in terrain category IV, closely spaced buildings and other obstructions causes the wind to behave
as if the ground level was raised to a displacement height, hdis. hdis may be determined by Expression (A.15), see
Figure A.5. The profile of peak velocity pressure over height (see Figure 4.2) may be lifted by a height hdis.
for buildings in terrain category IV
Figure A.5 Obstruction height and upwind spacing

x 2 have
hdis is the lesser of 0,8 have or 0,6 h
2 have < x < 6 have
hdis is the lesser of 1,2 have 0,2 x or 0,6 h
(A.15)
Annex B (informative): Procedure 1 for cs cd
Procedure 1 for determining structural factor cs cd

- Wind turbulence (turbulent length scale L)
- Structural factor cs cd
- Number of loads for dynamic response
- Service displacement and accelerations for serviceability
assesments

Wind turbulence
Turbulence length scale L(z):
average gust size for natural winds
z
)
zt
L(z) = L(zmin )
L(z) = Lt (
z zmin
z < zmin
- zt = 200 m . . . reference height

- Lt = 300 m . . . reference length scale
- = 0.67 + 0.05 ln(z0 ) . . . (z0 - roughness length [m])
Power spectral density function

Power spectral density function:
non-dimensional representation of wind distribution over
frequencies
SL (z, n) =
n Sv (z, n)
6.8 fL (z, n)
=
5
2
v
[1 + 10.2 fL (z, n)] 3

where
Sv (z, n) . . . one-sided variance spectrum
fL (z, n) =
nL(z)
vm (z)
. . . non-dimensional frequency, where
- n = n1,x . . . the 1st natural frequency of structure, in Hz

- L(z) . . . turbulence length scale
- vm (z) . . . the mean wind velocity

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Figure B.1 Power spectral density function S (f )
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Structural factor cs cd , defined by:
1 + 2 kp Iv (ze ) B 2 + R 2
cs cd =
1 + 7 Iv (ze )
- ze . . . the reference height

- kp . . . the peak factor denoted as the ratio of the maximum
value of the fluctuating part of the response to its standard
deviation
- Iv (ze ) . . . the turbulence intensity
- B 2 . . . the background factor, allowing the lack of full
correlation of wind pressure on the structure surface
- R 2 . . . the resonance response factor, allowing for
turbulence in resonance with the vibration mode
The background factor B 2

B2 =
1
b+h 0.63
1 + 0.9 ( L(z
)
e)
- b, h . . . width and height of the structure

- L(ze ) . . . turbulence length scale at reference height ze

The peak factor kp
The ratio of the max value of fluctuating part of the response to
its standard deviation
kp =
0.6
p
2 ln( T ) + p
2 ln( T )
or kp = 3.0
where:
- . . . upcrossing frequency, in Hz
- T . . . averaging time for mean wind velocity: T = 600 s
s
R2
= n1,x
B2 + R2
or, 0.08 Hz (corresponds to kp = 3.0)
Annex
B (informative): Procedure 1 for cs cd
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The peak factor kp
The resonance response factor R 2

R 2 . . . the resonance response factor, allowing for turbulence in
resonance with the considered vibration mode:
R2 =
2
SL (ze , n1,x ) Rh (h ) Rb (b )
2
- . . . logarithmic decrement of damping

- SL . . . non-dimensional power spectral density function
- Rh , Rb . . . aerodynamic admittance functions

The aerodynamic admittance functions Rh , Rb :
aerodynamic admittance functions Rh , Rb for fundamental
mode shape:
Rh =
Rb =
1
1
2 (1 e2h )
h 2h
1
1
2 (1 e2b )
b
2b
Rh = 1 for h = 0
Rb = 1 for b = 0
with
h =
4.6 h
fL (ze , n1,x )
L(ze )
b =
4.6 b
fL (ze , n1,x )
L(ze )
Number of loads for dynamic response

Number of times Ng that some wind action S is reached
or exceeded during a period of 50 years
Expressed as a % of Sk , where Sk is the effect due to a 50
years return period of wind action
given by:
S
= 0.7 [log(Ng )]2 17.4 log(Ng ) + 100
Sk
4,6 h
4,6 b
General remarks
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of
wind
and velocity pressure Wind actions Structural fac
with:
h = notions
fL ( zModeling
and
b =actions fL (Wind
z e , n1,xvelocity
)
e , n1,x )
L( z e )
L( z e )
NOTE For mode shapes with internal node points more detailed calculations should be used.
Annex
B (informative): Procedure 1 for cs cd
B.3 Number of loads for dynamic response
(1) Figure B.3 shows the number of times Ng, that the value S of an effect of the wind is reached or
exceeded during a period of 50 years. S is expressed as a percentage of the value Sk, where Sk is
the effect due to a 50 years return period wind action.
Number of loads for dynamic response
Figure B.3 Number of gust loads Ng for an effect S/Sk during a 50 years period
Displacements and accelerations - serviceabillity

assesments
The maximum along-wind displacement is determined
from the equivalent static wind force
The standard deviation a,x of the characteristic along-wind
acceleration of the structural at point at height z:
given by:
a,x (z) =
2 (z )
cf b Iv (ze ) vm
e
R Kx 1,x (z)
m1,x
where
- cf . . . the force coefficient
- . . . air density
- b . . . width of the structure
- Iv (ze ) . . . turbulence intensity at height ze
- vm (ze ) . . . the mean wind velocity at height ze
- R . . . the square root of the resonant response factor R 2
and
- Kx . . . non-dimensional coefficient given by
Rh
Kx =
2
0 vm (z) 1,x (z) dz
R
2 (z ) h 2 (z) dz
vm
e
1,x
0
- m1,x . . . the along-wind fundamental modal mass

- n1,x . . . fundamental along-wind frequency, in Hz
- 1,x (z) . . . fundamental along-wind modal shape
- h . . . height of the structure

Non-dimensional coefficient Kx
- If the orography factor is co (z) = 1
- If the fundamental modal shape may be assumed as:
z
1,x (z) = ( )
h
then the coefficient Kx is given by
Kx =
(2 + 1) [( + 1) (ln( zze0 ) + 0.5) 1]

( + 1)2 ln( zze0 )
where z0 is the roughness length
z

( 2 + 1) ( + 1) ln ( e ) + 0,5 - 1
z0

Kx =
z
( + 1 )2 ln ( e )
z0
(B.12)

where:
z0
is the roughness length (Table 4.1)
is the exponent of the mode shape (see Annex F)
Non-dimensional coefficient Kx
Figure B.4 Approximation of the non dimensional coefficient,

Kx according to Expression (B.12)
Annex C (informative)
Procedure 2 for determining structural factor cs cd

- Wind turbulence (turbulent length scale L)
- Structural factor cs cd
- Number of loads for dynamic response
- Service displacement and accelerations for serviceability
assesments
- Somewhat different expressions for B 2 , R 2 and a,x
- Overall results should be similar to results obtained from
Procedure 1
Annex D (informative): cs cd for different structures
cs cd values for different types of structures

cs cd for multistorey steel buildings
cs cd for multistorey concrete buildings
cs cd for steel chimneys without liners
cs cd for concrete chimneys without liners
cs cd for steel chimneys with liners
cscd values for different types of structures
he natural frequencies and mode shapes of the structures presented in this annex are derived from linear
sis or estimated using the expressions given in Annex F.
cs cd values for multistorey steel buildings
NOTE For values exceeding 1,1 the detailed procedure given in 6.3 may be applied (approved minimum value of cscd =
114
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cs cd values for multistorey concrete buildings
0,85)
ure D.2 cscd for multistorey concrete buildings with rectangular ground plan and vertical external
walls, with regular distribution of stiffness and mass
(frequency according to Expression (F.2)).
s d
c c values for steel chimneys without liners

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cs cd values for concrete chimneys without liners
0,85)
igure D.4 cscd for concrete chimneys without liners (frequency according to Expression (F.3), with
s d
1=700 and Ws/Wt=1,0).
c c values for steel chimneys with liners
Annex E (informative)
Vortex shedding and aeroelastic instabilities

- Vortex shedding
- Galloping
- Divergence and flutter

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General remarks and notions Modeling of wind actions Wind velocity and velocity pressure Wind actions Structural

Eurocode 1: Actions on structures

Computational Engineering Course, 2006

General remarks and notions

Modeling of wind actions

Wind velocity and velocity pressure

Pressure and force coefficients

General remarks about Eurodode 1-4

Basic definitions in Eurocode 1-4

Basic definitions in Eurocode 1-4

Basic definitions in Eurocode 1-4

Basic definitions in Eurocode 1-4

Nature of the wind

Representations of wind actions

Mean wind velocity vm

Mean wind velocity vm

Mean wind velocity vm

Mean wind velocity vm (z)

Mean wind velocity vm (z)

Mean wind velocity vm (z)

Variation with height and turbulence

Table 4.1 Terrain categories and terrain parameters

Sea or coastal area exposed to the open sea

Lakes or flat and horizontal area with negligible vegetation and

Area with low vegetation such as grass and isolated obstacles

Area with regular cover of vegetation or buildings or with isolated

Area in which at least 15 % of the surface is covered with buildings

The terrain categories are illustrated in Annex A.1.

Turbulence intensity Iv (z)

Peak velocity pressure qp (z)

Variation with height and turbulence

Exposure factor for c0 = 1.0 and kI = 1.0

Wind pressures of surfaces

Wind pressures of surfaces

is the reference height for the internal pressure given in Section 7

NOTE q (z) is defined in 4.5

Figure 5.1 Pressure on surfaces

Wind forces - alternative

the value of cs cd may be 1.0

only the along-wind

NOTE Limitations are also given in 1.1 (2)

The maximum along-wind displacement and the standard

Calculation of gust loads in along wind direction

Ymax (h) = Ymax (h) + kp Y (h)

If conditions are not fulfilled, wind tunnel tests or specialist

Pressure and force coefficients

Wind actions on bridges

Wind actions on bridges

Wind actions on bridges

Wind actions on bridges

Wind actions on bridges

Figure 8.2 Directions of wind actions on bridges

Wind actions on bridges

Wind action on bridges

- Calculation of orography coefficients

- vm - mean wind velocity at height z

Orography: factor s for cliffs and escarpments

Figure A.2 Factor s for cliffs and escarpments