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BSI PD 6688-1-4:2015

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Background information to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4 and additional guidance

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This Published Document is a background paper that gives non-contradictory complementary information for use in the UK with BS EN 1991ā€‘1ā€‘4:2005 and its UK National Annex.

This Published Document gives:

  1. background to the decisions made in the National Annexes for some of the Nationally Determined Parameters;

  2. commentary on some specific subclauses from BS EN 1991ā€‘1ā€‘4:2005 ; and

  3. additional data that can be used in conjunction with BS EN 1991ā€‘1ā€‘4:2005 .

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PDF Pages PDF Title
5 Foreword
7 Introduction
1 Scope
2 UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4:2005
8 Figure 1 An example of altitude correction factors
10 Figure 2ā€ƒHill parameters in undulating terrain
17 3 Data that can be used in conjunction with BS EN 1991-1-4:2005
18 Figure 3ā€ƒTypical examples of buildings with re-entrant corners and recessed bays
19 Figure 4ā€ƒExamples of flush irregular walls
20 Figure 5ā€ƒKeys for walls of inset storey
21 Figure 6 Key for inset storey
Figure 7 Key to canopies attached to buildings
Table 1ā€ƒGlobal vertical force coefficients for canopies attached to tall buildings
22 Table 2ā€ƒInternal pressure coefficients cpi for open-sided buildings
Table 3 Internal pressure coefficients cpi for open-topped vertical cylinders
23 Figure 8ā€ƒWind directions for a rectangular plan building
25 Figure 9ā€ƒKey for vertical walls of buildings
Figure 10ā€ƒDefinitions of crosswind breadth and in wind depth
Table 4ā€ƒExternal pressure coefficients Cpe for vertical walls of rectangular-plan buildings
26 Table 5 Reduction factors for zone A on vertical walls of polygonalā€‘plan buildings
27 Annex A (informative) Vortex shedding and aeroelastic instabilities
30 Table A.1ā€ƒStrouhal numbers St for different cross-sections
31 Figure A.1ā€ƒStrouhal number St for rectangular cross-sections with sharp corners
Figure A.2ā€ƒStrouhal number St for bridge decks
33 Figure A.3ā€ƒBridge types and reference dimensions
34 Figure A.4ā€ƒBridge deck details
37 Table A.2ā€ƒBasic value of the lateral force coefficient clat,0 for different cross-sections
38 Figure A.5ā€ƒBasic value of the lateral force coefficient clat,0 versus Reynolds number Re(vcrit,i)
Table A.3 Lateral force coefficient clat versus critical wind velocity ratio vcrit,i/vm,Lj
39 Figure A.6ā€ƒExamples for application of the correlation length Lj (j = 1, 2, 3)
40 Table A.4 Effective correlation length Lj as a function of vibration amplitudeĀ yF(sj)
41 Table A.5ā€ƒCorrelation length factor KW and mode shape factor K for some simple structures
43 Figure A.7ā€ƒIn-line and grouped arrangements of cylinders
45 Table A.6ā€ƒConstants for determination of the effect of vortex shedding
48 Table A.7ā€ƒAssessment of vortex excitation effects
50 Table A.8ā€ƒFactor of galloping instability aG
51 Table A.9ā€ƒļæ½Data for the estimation of crosswind response of coupled cylinders at in-line and groupedĀ arrangements
54 Figure A.8 Geometric parameters for interference galloping
55 Figure A.9ā€ƒļæ½Rate of change of aerodynamic moment coefficient dcM/dĪø with respect to geometric centre ā€œGCā€ for rectangular section
58 Annex B (informative) Along-wind response of lattice towers
60 FigureĀ B.1ā€ƒGust peak factor (Davenportā€™s g)
TableĀ B.1ā€ƒļæ½Length scale zLu for a single roughness change from sea to country terrain, for an upwind fetch from site to sea of x(km)
62 FigureĀ B.2ā€ƒDefinition of fetch for two roughness changes
TableĀ B.2ā€ƒLength scale for zLu for two roughness changes where x1Ā =Ā 0,1 km for an upwind fetch of x km
63 TableĀ B.3ā€ƒLength scale for zLu for two roughness changes where x1Ā =Ā 0,3Ā km for an upwind fetch of x km
TableĀ B.4ā€ƒLength scale for zLu for two roughness changes where x1Ā =Ā 1Ā km for an upwind fetch of x km
64 TableĀ B.5ā€ƒLength scale for zLu for two roughness changes where x1Ā =Ā 3Ā km for an upwind fetch of x km
TableĀ B.6ā€ƒLength scale for zLu for two roughness changes where x1Ā =Ā 10Ā km for an upwind fetch of x km
65 TableĀ B.7ā€ƒLength scale for zLu for two roughness changes where x1Ā =Ā 30Ā km for an upwind fetch of x km
66 FigureĀ B.3ā€ƒFictitious square lattice tower withĀ 12Ā panels
67 TableĀ B.8ā€ƒMeteorological parameters
68 TableĀ B.9ā€ƒNonā€‘dimensional coefficients, wind forces and wind moments
69 TableĀ B.10ā€ƒValues of c(z) c(zā€™)
70 TableĀ B.11ā€ƒValues of C(zā€‘zā€™)
TableĀ B.12ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)Ā C(zā€‘zā€™)
72 TableĀ B.13 Nonā€‘dimensional coefficients and wind forces
73 TableĀ B.14ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)
TableĀ B.15ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)Ā C(zā€‘zā€™)
74 TableĀ B.16ā€ƒNonā€‘dimensional coefficients, wind forces and moments
76 TableĀ B.17ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)
77 TableĀ B.18ā€ƒValues of C(zā€‘zā€™)
TableĀ B.19ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)Ā C(zā€‘zā€™)
79 TableĀ B.20 Nonā€‘dimensional coefficients and wind forces
80 TableĀ B.21ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)
TableĀ B.22ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)Ā C(zā€‘zā€™)
82 TableĀ B.23 Nonā€‘dimensional coefficients and wind forces
83 FigureĀ B.4ā€ƒIllustration of parameters for shear patch loading
84 TableĀ B.24ā€ƒLever arms, wind loads and moments above zip
Table B.25ā€ƒLever arms, wind loads and moments below zip
86 TableĀ B.26ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)
87 TableĀ B.27ā€ƒValuesof C(zā€‘zā€™)
TableĀ B.28ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)Ā C(zā€‘zā€™)
89 TableĀ B.29ā€ƒMeteorological parameters
TableĀ B.30ā€ƒNonā€‘dimensional coefficients, wind forces and wind moments
91 TableĀ B.31ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)
92 TableĀ B.32ā€ƒValues of C(zā€‘zā€™)
TableĀ B.33ā€ƒValues of c(z)Ā c(zā€™)Ā C(zā€‘zā€™)
94 TableĀ B.34 Large ancillary wind resistance
96 Bibliography
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