| Parameter | Input Type | Example Value | |-----------|------------|----------------| | Location (wind zone) | Dropdown (map-based) | Frankfurt, Zone 2 | | ( v_b,0 ) (fundamental value) | Auto-filled | 26 m/s | | Terrain category | 0 to IV | II (farmland with hedges) | | Building height ( h ) | Number | 15 m | | Building width ( b ) | Number | 20 m | | Building depth ( d ) | Number | 12 m | | Orography | None/Simple/Complex | None | | ( c_dir ) | Default 1.0 | 1.0 | | ( c_season ) | Default 1.0 | 1.0 |
Imagine you’re designing a warehouse. Instead of flipping through hundreds of pages of code every time the building height changes, you build a "Wind Engine" in Excel. 1. The Global Constants (Site Selection) The sheet starts with the Basic Wind Velocity ( wind load calculation excel sheet eurocode
| Sheet Name | Purpose | |------------|---------| | | User inputs: location, terrain, building dimensions | | Wind Data | National Annex parameters (wind zone, ( v_b,0 ), density) | | Terrain & Orography | Terrain category, roughness length, orography factor | | Velocity Pressure | Calculation of ( q_p(z) ) at various heights | | Force Coefficients | ( c_f ) for rectangular buildings, ( c_s c_d ) | | Wind Force Output | Final wind forces and moments per direction | | Summary | Printable summary for design report | | Parameter | Input Type | Example Value
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