SNOW/WIND LOAD CALCULATIONS

FOR STRUCTURES WITH POLYGON BASE

according to ASCE 7-05
Structure characteristics :
Structure type : Square
Height : 31.50 m
Distance to soil level : 3.50 m

Segments :
T1 Hmax= 35.00 m

WIND DATA
Basic wind velocity : 90.000 mph
Exposure category : A
Building category : III
Hurricane prone region no
Importance factor 1.150

Topographic factor no

Gust effect factor: Automatic

Building natural frequency: 1.000 Hz
Damping factor: 0.040
B and L value: : Average

RESULTS
Load case : Wind X+

Force factors :
Segment 1
z = 17.50 m Kz = 0.545 K1 = 0.000 K2 = 0.000 K3 = 0.000 Kzt = 1.000 Kd =
0.900 qz = 0.56 kPa
I = 1.150 Iz = 0.405 Lz = 75.206 Q= 0.838 gR = 1.961 Vz = 48.866 N1 =
5.049
Rn = 0.050 Rh = 0.098 RB = 0.309 RL = 0.107 R= 0.149 G= 0.820 Cf =
1.345
d= 8.49 m Af = 296.98 m2 F = 183.35 kN

S F = 183.35 kN