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Table 1 Wind load shape coefficients for the vaulted-roof greenhouse

From: Analysis of wind pressure characteristics of typical agricultural greenhouse buildings on tropical islands

Zone definitions

Comparison 1

Comparison 2

Comparison 3

Result 1

China

Japan

Result 2

The U.S.

Result 3

The EU

Kwon [4]

Blackmore [24]

R1

−0.47

+0.10

−0.63

−0.34

+0.08

−0.37

+0.30

−0.64

−0.36

R2

−1.08

−0.80

−1.32

−0.80

−0.95

−0.97

−1.00

−1.35

−0.41

R3

−0.43

−0.50

−0.50

−0.30

−0.50

−0.39

−0.40

−0.85

−0.42

F1

+0.83

+0.80

+0.60

+0.83

+0.80

+0.83

+0.60

+0.52

F2

−0.49

−0.50

−0.50

−0.49

−0.50

−0.49

−0.41

−0.64

M

−0.68

−0.70

−0.57

−0.68

−0.70

−0.88

−1.00

−0.97