Wind climate modelling for estimation of along wind load

Abstract

In this scope of study, a new method has been devised for estimating the parameters of Weibull distribution for along wind load calculation. IS standard computes square of the mean wind velocity recorded over a period of time to calculate along wind load. The Indian standard code of practice on wind load (IS-875 (part-3), 1987) is a bit outdated and requires prompt amendments to draw parity with other international codes. This paper uses mean of the square wind velocity for better estimation of the along mean wind load. This paper will help to improve existing national code of standard, as and when it takes up the revision of IS-875 (part-3). Copyright © 2013 APCWE-VIII. All rights reserved. Published by Research Publishing, Singapore.