Analysis of Methods for Determining Climate Loads at a Specified Territory Point by Meteorological Data

Abstract

Methods for determining the characteristic values of climate loads at the location of a building have been perfected. Based on comparative analysis, the method of levelling the values of climate loads with an exponential or triangular weight function is recommended. For four climate loads, appropriate equalization intervals are determined, ensuring the maximum amount of weather data taken into account, while maintaining their uniformity. In construction, the determination of the climate load is important for the location of the building. When prescribing building standards, the values of the climate load are determined according to the data of weather stations in relative proximity, which provides values within the limits of reliability. Such an approach can lead to an overestimation of the characteristic values of climate loads and consequently increase the consumption of the construction materials of the building or, in the opposite case, decrease the unnecessarily high-energy consumption to condition the space inside the building.

Keywords

• characteristic values
• climate loads
• load values at a given project point
• meteorological data
• territorial variability