WIND LOAD

Reference: NSCP 2015, Table 207D.1-1, page 2-120

Step 1: Occupancy Category. I – Essential Facilities

Step 2: Basic Wind Design (V) , for applicable risk category

Basic Wind Design

V = 260 kph
1000 𝑚 1 ℎ𝑟
= 260kph ( ) (3600 𝑠)
1 𝑘𝑚
V = 72.222 m/s

Step 3: a. Wind Directionality (Kd), Kd= 0.85

b. Exposure Category. Exposure C where all cases on exposures B and D does not apply

c. Topographic Factor (Kzt) Kzt = 1.0

d. Gust Effect Factor (G), G= 0.85

Step 4: Velocity pressure exposure coefficient kz = 1.3735

Step 5: Velocity Pressure (qz)

qz = 0.613KzKztKdV2 ; where V = 260 kph = 72.222 m/s

qz = 3732.91 N/m2 = 3.73 kN/m2

Step 6: ForceCoefficient Cf = 4.0ε2 -5.9ε+4.0

As
ɛ=
Where: Ag

1.5+6.5
𝐴𝑔 = (1.5 ∗ 6) + ( ) (39)
2
𝐴𝑔 = 165 m2

𝐴𝑠 = 22.758 m2
15.0375
ɛ=
165
ɛ = 0.091
Cf = 4.0(0.09)2 -5.9(0.09)+4.0

Cf = 3.5014

Step 7: Compute Wind Load:

F= qzGCfAs
F= (3.73)(0.85)(3,50)(As)
F= 11.097 As N

WIND LOADS AT JOINTS formula:

22.758 𝑘𝑁
𝐹= [(𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑒𝑔 𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 ∗ 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ) + (𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡 ∗ 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ)
2 𝑚2

+(2 ∗ 𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ of Cross Bracing * Depth)]

Computations of wind load at joints:

@ Joint 2
10.34
F= 2
[(2)(0.09) + (2)(1.5)(0.06)]
F= 1.87 kN

@ Joint 4
10.34
F= 2 [(2)(. 09) + (2)(1.5)(0.06) + (4)(2.55)(0.045)]
F= 4.19kN

@ Joint 6
10.34
𝐹= [(2)(0.09) + (2)(1.5)(0.06)]
2
F= 1.87 kN

@ Joint 8
10.34
𝐹= [(2)(0.1) + (2)(1.5)(0.07) + (2)(2.5)(0.06) + (2)(2.55)(0.045]
2
F= 4.87 kN

@ Joint 10
10.34
𝐹= [(2)(0.1) + (2)(1.75)(0.07)]
2
F= 2.31 kN

@ Joint 12
10.34
𝐹= [(2.5)(0.1) + (2)(2.01)(0.07) + (2)(2.75)(0.06) + (2)(3.31)(0.06)]
2
F= 6.51 kN

@ Joint 14
10.34
𝐹= [(2.5)(0.1) + (2)(2.37)(0.07)]
2
F= 3 kN
@ Joint 16
10.34
𝐹= [(2.5)(0.1) + (2)(2.65)(0.07) + (2)(3.35)(0.06) + (2)(3.79)(0.08)]
2
F= 8.41kN

@ Joint 18
10.34
𝐹= [(2.5)(0.11) + (2)(2.98)(0.06)]
2
F= 3.27 kN

@ Joint 20
10.34
𝐹= [(2.5)(0.11) + (2)(3.29)(0.06) + (2)(4.01)(0.08) + (2)(4.29)(0.08)]
2
F= 10.33 kN

@ Joint 22
10.34
𝐹= [(2.5)(0.11) + (2)(3.62)(0.06)]
2
F= 3.67 kN

@ Joint 24
10.34
𝐹= [(2.5)(0.15) + (2)(3.94)(0.08) + (2)(4.53)(0.08) + (2)(4.8)(0.1)]
2
F= 13.91 kN

@ Joint 26
10.34
𝐹= [(2.5)(0.15) + (2)(4.25)(0.08)]
2
F= 5.47 kN

@ Joint 28
10.34
𝐹= [(3)(0.15) + (2)(4.61)(0.08) + (2)(5.53)(0.1) + (2)(5.63)(0.1)]
2
F= 16.73 kN

@ Joint 30
10.34
𝐹= [(3)(0.15) + (2)(4.94)(0.08)]
2
F= 6.43 kN

@ Joint 32
10.34
𝐹= [(3)(0.15) + (2)(5.43)(0.08) + (2)(5.96)(0.1) + (2)(6.3)(0.1)]
2
F= 20.85 kN