Determine the fundamental wind speed based on your structure's location. v sub b comma 0 end-sub

[ q_p(z) = c_e(z) \cdot q_b ]

=I * c_pe (with c_pe from manual table lookup initially).

The exposure factor ( c_e(z) ) depends on terrain category and height. Eurocode provides tables. In Excel, you can use VLOOKUP or an approximate formula:

Deviations are below due to rounding differences in intermediate ( z_0 ) and ( k_r ) values.

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