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Wind Load Calculation For Vessel
Wind Load Calculation For Vessel
Wind Load Calculation For Vessel
Dead Load
(empty)
(full of Lng)
lbs
lbs
Live Load
(full of Lng)
lbs
Wind Load
Force F =
p x Af =
Live Load
lbs
lbs
Height = 40 ft
qz x G x Cf x Af
p: design pressure
qz: at height z above ground
G = 0.85 ( Guest Factor for Exposure C)
Cf = 0.7 (Force Coefficient)
Af: projected area normal to wind
qz = 0.00256 x Kz x Kzt x Kd x V*2 x I
Kz: 1.0
(Velocity Pressure Exposure Coefficient for Exposure C given in Table 6-2))
Kzt = 1.0 (Topographical Factor)
Kd = 1.0 (Directional Factor)
V = 100 mph
(Wind Speed)
I = 1.15
(Importance Factor for Ocupance Category III)
qz = 29.44 Kz
Height
Kz
qz
(psf)
p
(psf)
Af
(per ft
height)
F
(per ft
height)
Band
Height
(ft)
Shear
(lbs)
0-15
20
25
30
35
40
45
0.85
0.9
0.94
0.98
1.01
1.04
1.065
1.09
25.02
26.50
27.67
28.85
29.73
30.62
31.35
32.09
14.89
15.77
16.47
17.17
17.69
18.22
18.66
19.09
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
0
119.11
126.12
131.73
137.33
141.54
145.74
149.24
0.00
15
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
1786.71
630.60
658.63
686.66
707.68
728.70
746.22
0.00
Load @ Base
5945.20
Moment
Arm
(ft)
7.5
17.5
22.5
27.5
32.5
37.5
42.5
47.5
`
Moment
(ft-lbs)
13400.35
11035.58
14819.21
18883.11
22999.56
27326.21
31714.17
0.00
140178.19