Determination of Wind Load
Wind loading is determined by either reference to relevant building codes
or through specific modeling in a boundary layer wind tunnel (BLWT). The
characteristics of each approach are summarized below:
Glass and Metal
PERFORMANCE Curtain Walls
Code Derived Wind Load – Features and Limitations
• NBCC provides relatively simple procedures for calculating wind
load based on building height, shape and location.
• Total load to be resisted by wall is the algebraic sum of external and
internal pressures.
• Formulae are provided to calculate external and internal pressures,
with special factors included for the design of cladding elements.
• Reference wind velocity pressure for cladding design is based on a
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