TABLES
Degree Class*
Load (N/mq)
Knots
0
0
< 40
0-1
1
0
< 40
1-3
2
0
< 40
4-6
3
0
< 40
7-10
4
1
40
11-16
5
2
70
17-21
6
3
110
22-27
7
> 3
> 110
28-33
8
> 3
> 110
34-40
9
> 3
> 110
41-47
10
> 3
> 110
48-55
11
> 3
> 110
56-63
12
> 3
> 110
>64
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Km/h
m/s
Envir. conditions
0-1
< 0,3
Calm
1-5
0,3-1,5
Light air
6-11
1,6-3,3
Light breeze
12-19
3,4-5,4
Gentle breeze
20-28
5,5-7,9
Moderate breeze
29-38
8-10,7
Fresh breeze
39-49
10,8-13,8
Strong breeze
50-61
13,9-17,1
Strong wind
62-74
17,2-20,7
Fresh gale
75-88
20,8-24,4
Strong gale
89-102
24,5-28,4
Whole gale
103-117
28,5-32,6
Storm
>118
> 32,7
Hurricane
* According to the UNI EN 13561 standard
CORRADI S.P.A. - USER MANUAL - EXYL
Effects of wind
Smoke rises vertically
Direction of wind shown by smoke drift, but not by weather vanes
Wind felt on face, ordinary vanes moved by wind
Leaves and small twigs in constant motion
Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved
Small trees begin to sway
Large branches in motion; umbrellas used with difficulty
Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt when walking against wind
Branches break off trees; generally impedes progress
Tiles come off roofs
Trees uprooted
Serious damage to buildings
Immense damage
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