BU588 BRANZ maps and wind zone calculations
- Abbreviation
- BU588(2023)
- Valid from
- 1/05/2023
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited,
- Information type
- BRANZ Bulletin,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
This bulletin explains the BRANZ Maps tool, how the wind zones were calculated and what other wind zone data is available.
BRANZ Maps is an online tool that identifies a range of features for a specific location, including earthquake zone, exposure (corrosion risk) zone and climate zone.
The tool also provides an approximate wind zone for a given location.
Scope
This bulletin includes:
- Introduction
- BRANZ maps
- Earthquake zones
- Exposure/corrosion zones
- Climate zones
- Wind region/lee zone
- Rainfall intensity
- Wind zones
- BRANZ maps wind zones calculation
- Assessing and using the wind zone information