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WIND LOAD (ASCE 7-02)

Classification Summary
Structure is a Chimney or Tank;
Height of structure; h = 24.0 ft
Diameter of cross-section or least horizontal dim; D = 9.0 ft
Projected area normal to wind; Af = 204.0 ft2
Height of centroid of area Af; z = 10.0 ft
Procedure
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Basic wind speed (Sect. 6.5.4); V = 120.0 mph;
From ASCE (7-02) Table 1-1
Building category Table 1-1; Category = 1;
Table = "ASCE (7-02) Table 6-1";
From ASCE (7-02) Table 6-1;
Importance factor Table 6-1; I = 1.15;
Exposure category (Sect. 6.5.6); Exposure = "C";
Table = "ASCE (7-02) Table 6-4"
From ASCE (7-02) Table 6-4;
Wind directionality factor ; Kd = 1.00;
Topographic Factor, K zt; Kzt = 1.00;
Design procedure - Analytical procedure(Method2);
Library item - Procedure-Method2

Velocity pressure at height z above the ground (Section 6.5.10)

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Table = "ASCE (7-02) Table 6-3";
From ASCE (7-02) Table 6-3;
Velocity pressure exposure coeff at ht z above grd; Kz = 1.030;
Velocity pressure at height z above ground; qz = 0.00256  Kz  Kzt  Kd  V2  I = 43.67 psf ;
Library item - Velocity pressure at height z

Design wind force on chimneys, tanks & similar structures classified as rigid structure
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Velocity pressure at height z of centroid of area A f; qz= 43.67 psf ;
Gust effect factor, net force coefficient, design wind force
h_upon_D = h / D = 2.7;
Table = "ASCE (7-02) Figure 6-19";
From ASCE (7-02) Figure 6-19;
Dimensional ratio; h_upon_D = 2.67;
Gust effect factor; G = 0.85;
Sect. 6.5.8.
Net force coefficient; Cf = 0.73;
Figure. 6-19;
Design wind force; F = max(10 psf, q zGCf)Af = 5510.43 lb;
Eq. 6-25;
Note: Per Section 6.1.4.1 the design wind force for structures shall be not less than 10psf multiplied
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by the area of the structure projected onto a vertical plane normal to the wind direction
Library item - F-Other Rigid Structures(T6-19)