Wind Load API
Structural wind-load maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically. The pressure endpoint computes the velocity (dynamic) pressure of wind, q = ½·ρ·v², from the wind speed and air density — the pressure the wind exerts when it is brought to rest against a surface — and also solves the wind speed back from a given pressure, reporting the speed in m/s, km/h and mph. The force endpoint computes the wind force on a surface, F = q·Cf·A, from the velocity pressure (or wind speed), the exposed area and a force coefficient (≈1.3 for a building wall, ≈1.2 for a flat plate), and — given a height — the overturning moment about the base. The beaufort endpoint converts between a wind speed and the Beaufort scale using v = 0.836·B^1.5, returning the Beaufort number, the standard description from calm to hurricane force and the corresponding pressure. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for structural and façade-engineering tools, signage, solar-array, scaffold and temporary-structure wind checks, sailing and meteorology apps, and engineering education. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Live, nothing stored. 3 endpoints. This is structural wind pressure and force; for wind-turbine energy output use a wind-power API.
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