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IamworkingonseveralprojectsinthecountryofJordanandIamtryingtodeterminesomewindloadcriteriafortheareas
ofYajooz,Zarqa,andAqaba.IfanyonehasanywinddesigncriteriainformationfortheseareasoranyideasonhowIcan
getthisdesigncriteriainformation,Iwouldreallyappreciateit.Thankyou...
IconsultedmyMilitaryHandBookonloads(MILHDBK1002/2Adated15OCTOBER1996).IcouldnotfindJordanperse.
However,IfoundnearbycountryofSaudiArabia.TherecommendwindspeedsforSaudiArabia81MPH(36m/s).Also
AqabaisontheRedSeaandwindloadstheremaybelittlehigher.ZargaisnearAmmanandsoisYajooz.Allofthese
regionsaremountainoustohilly.
KeepinmindthatJordanisinanactiveseismicregion.
Goodluck.

YoumighttrytheBuildingResearchEstablishmentintheUK.(checkGooglefortheirwebsite).Iknowtheyhavealotofdata
fortheMiddleEast
FisherStruct
Youcancall:
1.JordanEngineersAssociationJEA
http://www.jea.org.jo/
info@jea.org.jo
Tel++96265607616
Fax++96265676933
2.Theroyalscientificsociety
http://www.rss.gov.jo/
rssinfo@rss.gov.jo
Tel:+962(6)5344701
Fax:+962(6)5344806
3.JordanInstitutionforstandardsandmetrology
http://www.jism.gov.jo/
jism@nic.net.jo
tel:+962(6)5680139
Fax:+962(6)5681099
youwillfindtheanswersyouarelookingfor!
DropBy!!
www.geocities.com/concretesite

TheJordan"LoadingsandForcesCode"clause4/5/3_Bsays(Thebasicwindspeedis35m/s(126km/h)comingfromany
howizontaldirectiontobeusedinalltheregionontheHashemiteKingdomofJordan,untilotherexactinformationpresented
(windspeedchapterinJORDANCODEisthesameasCP3).
Thankyouallforyourhelpfulresponses!

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