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Wind load on a rectangle at 45 deg

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sdz

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Dec 19, 2001
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I'm using AS1170.2 (Australia) for wind load design. This gives coefficient of drag for a square at 0° and 45° but for a rectangle it only gives loads at 0° and 90°. For a rectangle at 45° I think there will be along wind and cross wind load components but this is not covered in the code.
Does anyone have design values for a rectangle at 45°?
Here's what I have from AS1170.2. I've used a 2:1 rectangle in this example but actual ratio can vary.
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