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BS6399 Loading for Buildings The second calibration showed that with
Part 2 Code of practice for wind loads misapplied terrain categories in CP3, BS6399
How can we help? would appear to give design pressures up to
Friend or foe? 25% greater.
• Expert advice
There has been a lot of negative public UK location facts
• Desk studies comment about BS6399-2 since it was first
introduced in 1995 - mostly ill-informed and To show you how important the altitude
• Wind tunnel testing caused by misapplication of corrections and topography are, look at
• Failure investigation
CP3:ChapterV:Part 2 over many years. This Table 1. This shows the percentage of
is not all the fault of users, CP3 was badly postcode sectors on the GB mainland that
• Software design worded in places. Fortunately, the old code have high altitude and/or significant slopes
is now withdrawn and should not be used. within +/-1km of their centroid. It also shows
• Training / Seminars
the distribution of terrain roughness, using a
There is a lot more useful information in the parameter called z0. For open country, z0 is
new code, and it is described in a less about 0.03m, in town z0 is 0.3m or more.
ambiguous way. This helps to avoid too many
arguments about interpretation. Equally, There are many locations where slope and
there is less scope for misunderstanding and altitude are significant, and yet it is surprising
misapplication. Much more background how many designers have not routinely used
information on wind speeds and pressure the topography rules that were introduced
We’re on the web coefficients was available to be included. All into CP3 in more than 17 years ago.
www.rwdi-anemos.com
of this is good.