Wind load on railway signs
Wind load on railway signs
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Any ideas where to find estimates for wind loads caused by a train passing by a traffic sign? Taking train's max speed (e.g. 200 mph) will give forces which are in my opinion too high. Any suggestions?






RE: Wind load on railway signs
Then you have to consider the aeredynamics of your train (K = aerodynamic factor).
For examples:
ag = 2.3 meter
q1k = 1.75 kN/m2 (wind load)
k = 1 (bad aerodynamic)
= 0.85 (quite good aerodynamic)
= 0.60 (good aerodynamic)
q = k*q1k (wind load)
bye bye
Ing. Nicola
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