Wind Speed in the Middle East
Wind Speed in the Middle East
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Please help, i need to know where can i obtain a sort of wind pressure map or wind speed map for middle east (specifically for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates).
I'll be needing it for building design.
thanks a lot.
I'll be needing it for building design.
thanks a lot.






RE: Wind Speed in the Middle East
here in the Dubai UAE the municipality provide the basic wind speed is 45 m/s.
and the approved codes is BS6399 ,or the old one CP3.
regards
RE: Wind Speed in the Middle East
Thank you very much for your quick response, one question though, is it applicable for all the 7 emirates of UAE?
Thanks again.
RE: Wind Speed in the Middle East
I do not use BS codes, however, the MIL-HBK-1002/2A requires a wind speed of 81 MPH (miles per hour) or 36 meters per second for bases in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. These are peak gust velocities that are equal to the 3-second gust in ASCE 7 standard in my opinion.
I would compute the pressures using the ASCE 7-02
I hope this helps.
Lutfi
www.cdeco.com
RE: Wind Speed in the Middle East
u welcome
in sharjah it is , i'm not sure about Abu dhabi ,
but i think it's applicaple for it cuz 45 m/s is a high value.
worth mentioning that alot of new tall & complex buildings in dubai designed by wind tunnel test.
from my friend in sauda arabia wind speed is 130 km/hr
and they follow UBC code.
my regards.
RE: Wind Speed in the Middle East
Thanks, i'll remember that in case i'll be designing a building in saudi arabia. That value is also similar to the value given by AhmedR (130km/hr).
I think i can apply the 45 m/s for UAE area but i dont know what to apply for Kuwait.
In case these wind speed is not provided, what minimum value can we apply in Mid East? Any suggestion?
Thanks everybody!
RE: Wind Speed in the Middle East
I'd guess that 45m/s is the calculated ground level wind speed and that CP3 is the appropriate code due to the fact that it is older.
If I rememder correctly, BS6399 gives basic wind speed values of about half of those from BS6399 (But similar forces).
RE: Wind Speed in the Middle East