Pressure and Force Coefficients

The external pressure coefficients c_pe for buildings and parts of buildings depend on the size of the loaded area A, which is the area of the structure, that produces the wind action in the section to be calculated. The external pressure coefficients are given for loaded areas A of 1 m² and 10m² in the tables for the appropriate building configurations as c_pe,1 , for local coefficients, and c_pe,10, for overall coefficients, respectively. Values for c_pe,10 are intended for the design of structure with an area of 10 m2 or more. In ideCAD Software, c_pe,10 coefficients are used.

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