Wind loading standards and design criteria in Japan

摘要

This paper introduces the Building Standard Law of Japan and the BCJ Recommendations for Structural Safety for Wind. Both are official documents published by the government or its agency. It then introduces the AIJ Recommendations for Loads on Buildings and AIJ Guidelines for the Evaluation of Habitability to Building Vibration. These two documents are not official ones, and designers are not bound by them. Finally, the BCJ Guidebook on Wind Tunnel Experiments for Building Engineers is introduced as a manual relevant to wind-resistant design of buildings.