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yhinganetone
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Wind Load Calculation in PVElite

12/21/2011 8:20 PM

Dear Sirs,
I have a problem in PVELite with regards to Wind Load Calculation about the wind Diameter in the table on how it is arrive the value.

My client is asking also to provide the detail calculation for this. Id tried to analyze and calculate on my self but i cannot derive the correct value as per the table of Wind Load Calculation per below image.

With this regard could any one help me on how it is arrive this value please, on what formula basis.


Thanks & Best Regards to All


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Nah
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Re: Wind Load Calculation in PVElite

12/21/2011 9:15 PM

Try http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070407104713AARLzHu
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Re: Wind Load Calculation in PVElite

12/21/2011 10:55 PM

Have you tried this, RTFM...

http://www.scribd.com/doc/49718899/PVElite-Manual

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Re: Wind Load Calculation in PVElite

12/22/2011 7:55 AM

Without more detail about what you're trying to do it's hard to say, but I don't see how you would calculate a diameter, except perhaps by multiplying an actual dia by a shape factor, 0.6 or 0.7 if I remember right, for a circular section.

What do the From and To columns mean?

The wind pressure is OK for wind speed 50 m/s, so that part looks OK, and multiplying the area by the pressure gives right Wind Load. But there's something odd about the area column. I'd expect area to be proportional to dia x height, but the figures don't agree.

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Re: Wind Load Calculation in PVElite

12/22/2011 7:31 PM

I agree with Codemaster, the area column looks wrong.

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