Wind Load Estimation on Tall Building Part I: Comparison of Russian and Nigerian Codes of Practice

This paper presents a comparison study of Russian and Nigerian standards and codes ofpractice on wind load estimation for tall buildings. Despite the similarity of the philosophyon which the codes were developed some sizable scatter exist among the wind loadingestimation by the codes under similar wind flow conditions and location. Hence the paperseeks to present this scatter as regards static behaviour of a 10-storey building. It is to benoted that the scatter in the predicted wind load arises primarily from the variations in wind field factors and their values recommended in both codes.