Pressure Coefficients for bullet shaped building

[SAK123]

I have a building that is shaped like a cylinder split down the middle – 1/2 cylinder - placed on its side. THe building is about 180 ft long.

The problem is to find the wind coefficients at the building ends when the wind is acting along the cylinder axis (parallel to the cylinder long direction). The ends of the building are shaped like a 1/2 bullet that acts to transition the building to the ground.

The building stands about 6 ft high and has a "diameter" of 12 ft.

Is there some standard reference publication that I can get that presents wind pressure coefficients for various shapes (i.e. 1/2 bullet) ?

 

[ishvaaag]

I have this Mathcad 2000 worksheet for wind loads on domes, based in loadings standing in Spain for wind till 2005.

First a pdf printout

 

[ishvaaag]

Now the zipped worksheet itself...



Also I have a Realizer program that gives the same any surface at any orientation and so on for such codes, but unfortunately nor myself have it readily available in working form. I may have the executable somewhere but I lack a Windows 3.11 installation where it was made.

I have seen about forces in such inclined surfaces I think to remember in the Structural Engineering Handbook.

 

[ishvaaag]

I have found my executable for wind actions at any surface placement as per the MV-101 spanish code and I post it just in case someone wants to peruse it.

It should work in 32 bit systems, I have now it working in 2 windows vista systems.

I include copy of the MV-101 code.

 

[csd72]

I believe that the US code refers you to wind tunnel testing for unusual shapes.