Wind Parameters
- Gokhan Alkan (Unlicensed)
- Harika Inanc (Unlicensed)
Wind forces and wind base shear is calculated by AEC | BOLT Building Design Suite in this section.
To be able to run the calculation, user must import “GustEffectFactorCalculator“ template and “MWFRS_2ndMethod“ template from https://aecbolt.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BDS/pages/159907897 as described in the section.
Imported templates must be set to Wind Design Code and Wind Design Calculation (Gust effect calculation) properties in https://aecbolt.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BDS/pages/159973409 section.
Template name must be updated after its change.
After the necessary templates are setted user must edit “Wind Parameters” spreadsheet as demonstrated in Figure 1.
Figure 1
→ Enter basic wind speed value
→ Enter wind importance factor
→ Enter topographical factor Kzt
→ Enter directionality factor Kd
→ Edit gust effect factor
There are 2 way to edit gust effect factor. User can enter the gust effect factor manually or if “GustEffectFactorCalculator” template is set AEC | BOLT Building Design Suite calculates the gust effect factor.
Steps of calculating the gust effect factor;
Set ground story
Enter damping ratio
Click 'Calculate Gust Factor' as shown in Figure 2
Figure 2
→ Select exposure category
→ Enter natural frequency of the building
→ Click ‘Show' button to see detailed report about wind forces