Optimised design of a low-rise industrial building for wind loads

The design of low-rise structures for wind loads is normally based on quasi-steady wind loads, obtained from design codes which usually overestimate the peak structural load effects, such as bending moments, axial forces and the base reactions. The work described in this paper utilised existing statistical wind tunnel data obtained for 5° roof pitch, low-rise buildings and performed frame designs optimised for the wind data.