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shambhuonline
Mar 10, 2011, 11:09 PM
May I know how to calculate the wind load on each member in a segment (horizondals, legs and diagonal members) when I have the loads at each heights of the segments in a communication tower.
talaniman
Mar 12, 2011, 12:32 PM
How to Calculate Wind Load on a Structure | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_6587081_calculate-wind-load-structure.html)
This will get you close without specifics.
shambhuonline
Mar 14, 2011, 12:10 AM
ty for your reply talaniman. Actually my design is based on IS875 and IS800. It's that I have loads at different joints in the tower structure and I kind of want to split the load at that joint to each members. (the pressure inensity x area of obstruction is as per old code now that they have revised them I would like to know how its calculated.)
talaniman
Mar 14, 2011, 06:38 AM
When the pressure (wind velocity) is unknown you have to estimate according to the height of the structure, and an standard guidelines in the links I sent you. You will notice they using different velocity's for different heights, and conditions which conform to IS9000 standards. They have several additional links on that site I gave you.
http://www.ehow.com/how_8051799_calculate-array-wind-loads.html