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Variable list

Variables

Variable 1 - Installation height

Variable 2 - Calculation height z

Variable 6 - Height

Variable 75 - Wind zone

Wind zone map of DIN 1055-4:2005-03

Wind Zone

Vref in m/s

Qref in kN/m²

1

22,5

0,316

2

25,0

0,391

3

27,5

0,473

4

30,0

0,563

Figure A.1 - Wind zone map for the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany

Variable 76 - Terrain category

Table B.1 - Terrain categories

Terrain category I

Open sea; lakes with at least 5 km of open area downwind; smooth, flat land with no obstructions

 

Roughness length z0 = 0.01 m

 

Terrain category II

Terrain with hedges, individual farmsteads, houses or trees, e.g. agricultural area

 

Roughness length z0 = 0.05 m

 

Terrain category III

Suburbs, industrial or commercial areas; forests.

 

Roughness length z0 = 0.30 m

 

Terrain category IV

Urban areas where at least 15% of the area is covered with buildings whose average height exceeds 15 m.

 

Roughness length z0 = 1.00 m

 

From: DIN 1055-4:2005-03