Timing: 10:00 – 12:00
Wind action is an important design consideration for most buildings, and very important for some. Numerous influences, with directional variation, are factored into a wind calculation. Within the framework of BS EN 1991-1-4, designers have to strike a balance between simplicity, with conservative results, and more involvement, yielding more precision.
Snow loading is straightforward in most cases, becoming more involved when drifted snow must be considered.
This 4 hour online course will cover the calculation of wind
actions and snow loads in accordance with the Eurocodes and the UK National
Annexes. The presentation on wind actions will cover the alternative approaches
when calculating the peak velocity pressure, pressure coefficients, dominant
openings and internal pressure.
The presentation on snow loading will focus on the calculation of snow drift
length and loading.
The course will cover the special provisions for loading on roofs
and the Eurocode rules for accidental combinations of actions, applicable to snow
drifts and (in some cases) dominant openings.
Delegates will receive a PDF copy of Wind actions to BS EN
1991-1-4 (P394) which covers the calculation of wind actions.
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