WIND SPEED IN BUILDING DESIGN
There are two main Australian Standards cover wind actions on structures, which are AS/NZS1170.2 Structural design actions Part 2: Wind actions and AS4055 Wind loads for housing. AS4055 defines wind classes for both non-cyclonic and cyclonic regions with N1 to N6 and C1 to C4 respectively.
However, AS4055 has some specified limitations on building geometries….
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