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Wind
EXHAUST STACK Christy

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ENGINEERING with the SPREADSHEET

Copyright 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
WIND '97 UBC
V_basic 36 mph basic wind speed per customer specifications
Exposure B 2 Exposure and gust factor coefficient B or C 16-G
I 1 unitless importance factor 16-K
Cq 0.80 unitless pressure coefficient from Table 16-H
h_slab 2.00 ft from grade to foundation interface to top of foundation

P = Ce * Cq * qs * I

16-F qs WIND STAGNATION PRESSURE at STANDARD HEIGHT of 33' row 20

Speed mph 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 110.0 120.0 130.0 150.0 175.0 basic wind speed
qs psf 12.6 16.4 20.8 25.6 31.0 36.9 43.3 57.6 78.4 0.00256 * basic_wind_speed2 mph

qs 3.3 psf wind stagnation pressure, std ht 33', 16-G

16-K OCCUPANCY CATEGORY

I_E I_Ep I_Wind
1. ESSENTIAL FACILITIES 1.25 1.5 1.15
2. HAZARDOUS FACILITIES 1.25 1.5 1.15
3. SPECIAL OCCUPANCY 1.0 1.0 1.0
4. STANDARD OCCUPANCY 1.0 1.0 1.0
5. GROUP U 1.0 1.0 1.0
Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide all
qualify as hazardous materials. This requires a
higher importance factor.

16-H Cq PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS

Chimneys, tanks, solid towers
Square or Rectangular 1.4
Hexagonal or octagonal 1.1
Round or elliptical 0.8

16-G Ce COMBINED HEIGHT, EXPOSURE, and

GUST FACTOR COEFFICIENT
HEIGHT Exp_D Exp_C Exp_B w/o Cq with Cq
400 2.34 2.19 1.80 6.0 4.8
300 2.23 2.05 1.63 5.4 4.3
200 2.10 1.87 1.42 4.7 3.8
160 2.02 1.79 1.31 4.4 3.5
120 1.93 1.67 1.20 4.0 3.2
100 1.88 1.61 1.13 3.8 3.0
80 1.81 1.53 1.04 3.5 2.8
60 1.73 1.43 0.95 3.2 2.5
40 1.62 1.31 0.84 2.8 2.2
30 1.54 1.23 0.76 2.5 2.0
25 1.50 1.19 0.72 2.4 1.9
20 1.45 1.13 0.67 2.2 1.8
15 1.39 1.06 0.62 2.1 1.7
top of foundation
anchor bolt interface
bottom of foundation
soil/foundation interface