RAM Concept Help

Characteristic Service Wind LC: D + L + 0.5S + ψ0W

This load combination is intended for checking the characteristic serviceability limit state with wind. It considers wind and snow as the accompanying actions and treats all live loads as leading actions. The load factors used are:

Balance Loading: 1.0 (std & alt)

Dead Loading: 1.0 (std & alt)

Live (Reducible) Loading: 1.0 (std) & 0.0 (alt)

Live (Unreducible) Loading: 1.0 (std) & 0.0 (alt)

Live (Storage) Loading: 1.0 (std) & 0.0 (alt)

Live (Parking) Loading: 1.0 (std) & 0.0 (alt)

Live (Roof) Loading: 1.0 (std) & 0.0 (alt)

Snow Loading: 0.5 (std) & 0.0 (alt)

Wind-Service Loading: 0.5 (std) & -0.5 (alt) (UK National Annex)

Wind-Service Loading: 0.6 (std) & -0.6 (alt) (Generic National Annex)

Note: For mats / rafts this combination is broken into several combinations as no alternate factors are used