Buildings in Australia are designed to resist wind forces by complying with Australian Standards.
The “design gust wind speed” for a particular site is determined by considering the height of the building, the location of other buildings and topography on all sides of the building.
Houses in exposed locations or on tops of hills are designed for higher wind speeds and consequently higher forces than buildings in built-up areas.
The structural engineers at Cornell Engineers use the latest version of Australian Standard AS1170.2 to determine the wind speed for your structure.
Wind Classification to AS4055
Where the building complies with AS4055, we can classify the wind speed using that standard too.
Call us for a wind assessment for your building today!