FOUNDATION INTERFACE LOADS

FOR
200 ° AZIMUTH TRAVEL CONFIGURATION
OF VERTEXRSI 7.3 METER KPC/KPK
SATELLITE EARTH STATION ANTENNA

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Revision B
March 11, 2008

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1

2.0 LOAD CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................... 1
3.0 CRITICAL LOADS........................................................................................................... 1
4.0 REFERENCE DRAWINGS.............................................................................................. 1
5.0 RESOLUTION OF FORCE COMPONENTS ................................................................... 2

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. FOUNDATION INTERFACE LOADS.............................................................................. 6

Table 2. FOUNDATION INTERFACE LOADS.............................................................................. 7
Table 3. FOUNDATION INTERFACE LOADS.............................................................................. 8
Table 4. AZIMUTH JACK LOAD COEFFICIENTS........................................................................ 9

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
This document provides foundation interface loads for the 200 o azimuth travel
configuration of the VertexRSI 7.3 meter KPC/KPK satellite earth station antenna.
Design loads are provided for 3 speed scenarios, 30 mph gusting to 45 mph excluding
dead weight, 45 mph gusting to 60 mph excluding dead weight, and 125.0 mph in
combination with dead weight. Use the 30 mph gusting to 45 mph and 45 mph gusting to
60 mph wind loads to evaluate the antenna support system for adequate rigidity as
required by General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies specification 300-2107. The
loads for 125.0 mph wind combined with dead weight are maximum antenna survival
loads; they should be used to evaluate the antenna support system for adequate
strength as required by the governing building and/or construction codes.

2.0 LOAD CONDITIONS

All wind loads presented in this document were derived from the results of extensive
wind tunnel studies of parabolic antenna structures. Load conditions are defined by
specific combinations of wind speed, antenna orientation (azimuth and elevation) and
wind direction. Each condition is represented by three angles (azimuth, elevation and
wind approach). X, Y, Z cartesian coordinate axes have been defined to facilitate the
description of load vectors and antenna orientations. Sign conventions for the X, Y, Z
coordinate axes, azimuth angle and elevation angle are shown on pages 3 and 4. Using
the right hand sign convention, wind approach angle (wind angle) is measured about the
Z-axis from the azimuth heading of the antenna. A 0o wind angle represents a head wind
or frontal wind approach. A 180o wind angle represents a tail wind. Antenna symmetry
precludes the need to consider wind angles between 180o and 360o.

3.0 CRITICAL LOADS

Design loads acting on each foundation interface have been tabulated according to load
condition and interface location. Each row represents a specific load condition with all
forces acting concurrently. Forces that are critical design loads are shown in reverse
print. Note that due to antenna structural configuration, varying wind direction and the
antenna’s steerability, all maximum interface component forces do not occur
simultaneously under a single load condition.

Sign conventions for the lower pintle loads correspond to those of the X, Y, Z coordinate
axes (shown on pages 3 and 4). Azimuth jack and pedestal leg loads are axial forces
that act along the member’s centroidal axis; tensile loads are positive; compression is
negative.

4.0 REFERENCE DRAWINGS

671548 Pedestal
730001 Reflector
001795 Foundation

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5.0 RESOLUTION OF FORCE COMPONENTS
During the course of structural analysis, it is often desirable to resolve forces into
orthogonal vector components that correspond to convenient coordinate axes. Any
orthogonal vector components of the leg loads can be easily resolved by applying
appropriate trigonometric functions to the leg geometry (angles) illustrated on pages 3
and 4.

The X, Y vector components of the azimuth jack depend on azimuth angle of the load
condition. Refer to page 9 to determine the angle of the azimuth jack relative to the
foundation coordinate axes and the corresponding X, Y load coefficients.

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 Table 1. FOUNDATION INTERFACE LOADS
VertexRSI 7.3 Meter KPC/KPK Antenna
125.0 MPH Wind, Dead Weight Included

AZ
LOAD CONDITION LOWER PINTLE LOADS AXIAL LEG LOADS
JACK
Az Az Elev Wind
Axial Px Py Pr Pz No 1 No 2 No 3
Jack Angle Angle Angle
Position (deg) (deg) (deg) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb)
1 -100 0 135 44326 20072 35899 41130 -4196 -18139 30827 -9674
1 -100 0 60 -16255 499 -10404 10416 -4524 54987 -37557 -13289
2 100 0 135 37372 36607 -25112 44392 -4196 6376 -32566 19968
2 100 0 60 -13705 -21755 9303 23661 -4524 -41371 51891 -8021
1 10 0 135 37372 25112 36607 44392 -4196 31956 1119 -25216
2 100 20 120 33947 32284 -25433 41099 -2683 -1912 -27475 22405
1 10 0 135 37372 25112 36607 44392 -4196 31956 1119 -25216
1 -100 80 150 6129 -3592 7481 8299 1799 -12130 22890 -8204
1 -100 60 0 -150 -5762 -1504 5955 -27100 12506 -10412 -1597
2 100 0 30 -11100 -19563 9060 21560 -4834 -39861 59751 -15164
2 45 0 15 -4029 -12148 -5755 13442 -4834 -67281 8566 44764
2 -5 0 30 -9914 -8281 -5722 10066 -4834 -41978 -45273 66521
1 0 20 180 -1090 -84 12179 12179 -1317 33493 32208 -50090

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 Table 2. FOUNDATION INTERFACE LOADS
VertexRSI 7.3 Meter KPC/KPK Antenna
30 MPH Wind Gusting to 45 MPH, Dead Weight Excluded

AZ
LOAD CONDITION LOWER PINTLE LOADS AXIAL LEG LOADS
JACK
Az Az Elev Wind
Axial Px Py Pr Pz No 1 No 2 No 3
Jack Angle Angle Angle
Position (deg) (deg) (deg) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb)
1 -100 0 135 3616 1815 2960 3472 15 -1208 2314 -843
1 -100 0 60 -1326 218 -817 846 -12 4758 -3265 -1138
2 -10 0 135 3616 2960 -1815 3472 15 2146 844 -2280
2 100 0 60 -1118 -1952 790 2106 -12 -3576 4505 -708
1 -100 0 135 3616 1815 2960 3472 15 -1208 2314 -843
2 100 20 120 2769 2467 -2045 3204 138 -345 -1985 1777
1 -100 0 120 3587 1926 2954 3527 15 -612 1825 -925
1 -100 80 150 500 -194 628 657 504 -837 1755 -700
1 -100 60 0 -12 -344 -101 359 -1854 1212 -992 -168
2 100 0 30 -905 -1773 770 1934 -37 -3453 5146 -1291
1 45 0 15 -329 -1118 -597 1268 -37 -5803 724 3872
2 -5 0 30 -809 -660 -646 924 -37 -3607 -3917 5736
1 0 20 180 -89 -7 824 824 250 2540 2435 -3793

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 Table 3. FOUNDATION INTERFACE LOADS
VertexRSI 7.3 Meter KPC/KPK Antenna
45 MPH Wind Gusting to 60 MPH, Dead Weight Excluded

AZ
LOAD CONDITION LOWER PINTLE LOADS AXIAL LEG LOADS
JACK
Az Az Elev Wind
Axial Px Py Pr Pz No 1 No 2 No 3
Jack Angle Angle Angle
Position (deg) (deg) (deg) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb) (lb)
1 -100 0 135 7235 3632 5922 6947 30 -2416 4629 -1687
1 -100 0 60 -2653 437 -1636 1693 -24 9520 -6533 -2277
2 -10 0 135 7235 5922 -3632 6947 30 4295 1689 -4562
2 100 0 60 -2237 -3906 1581 4214 -24 -7155 9014 -1417
1 -100 0 135 7235 3632 5922 6947 30 -2416 4629 -1687
2 100 20 120 5541 4935 -4092 6411 277 -691 -3972 3555
1 -100 0 120 7178 3853 5911 7056 30 -1224 3652 -1851
1 -100 80 150 1000 -387 1256 1315 1008 -1675 3511 -1400
1 -100 60 0 -24 -689 -201 718 -3709 2426 -1984 -337
2 100 0 30 -1812 -3549 1541 3869 -74 -6909 10297 -2583
1 45 0 15 -658 -2238 -1194 2537 -74 -11611 1449 7747
2 -5 0 30 -1618 -1320 -1293 1848 -74 -7217 -7838 11478
1 0 20 180 -178 -14 1648 1649 500 5083 4873 -7590

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 Table 4. AZIMUTH JACK LOAD COEFFICIENTS
VertexRSI 7.3 Meter KPC/KPK 200 Degree Azimuth Travel Antenna

AZIMUTH MOUNT #1 AZIMUTH MOUNT #2

Angle X-coeff Y-coeff Angle X-coeff Y-coeff
deg unit unit deg unit unit
-100 -0.623 -0.782 -10 -0.782 0.623
-95 -0.529 -0.848 -5 -0.848 0.529
-90 -0.452 -0.892 0 -0.892 0.452
-85 -0.392 -0.920 5 -0.920 0.392
-80 -0.349 -0.937 10 -0.937 0.349
-75 -0.320 -0.947 15 -0.947 0.320
-70 -0.302 -0.953 20 -0.953 0.302
-65 -0.294 -0.956 25 -0.956 0.294
-60 -0.292 -0.956 30 -0.956 0.292
-55 -0.297 -0.955 35 -0.955 0.297
-50 -0.306 -0.952 40 -0.952 0.306
-45 -0.319 -0.948 45 -0.948 0.319
-40 -0.335 -0.942 50 -0.942 0.335
-35 -0.354 -0.935 55 -0.935 0.354
-30 -0.374 -0.927 60 -0.927 0.374
-25 -0.396 -0.918 65 -0.918 0.396
-20 -0.419 -0.908 70 -0.908 0.419
-15 -0.443 -0.896 75 -0.896 0.443
-10 -0.468 -0.884 80 -0.884 0.468
-5 -0.494 -0.870 85 -0.870 0.494
0 -0.520 -0.854 90 -0.854 0.520
5 -0.545 -0.838 95 -0.838 0.545
10 -0.571 -0.821 100 -0.821 0.571

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