Wind Profile for Piping Stress Analysis

1. Wind Profile (Wind Pressure vs Elevation)

Velocity Pressure at height z (N/m2) (ASCE 7-02, Eq. 6-15)

qz = 0.613 · Kz · Kzt · Kd · V2 · I (N/m2)

Where,
qz : Velocity Pressure (See Table 1.)
Kz : Velocity Pressure Exposed Coefficients, Exposure C (ASCE 7-02, Table 6-3)
(Interpolated for height z in metric unit)
Kzt : Topographic Factor, 1.0 (Job site condition is flat.)
Kd : Wind Directionality Factor, 0.95 (ASCE 7-02, Table 6-4, Chimney, tanks, and Similar structures, Round)
V : Basic Wind Speed, 49.2 m/sec (G-3D13)
I : Importance Factor, 1.15

Table 1. Velocity Pressure at Height z (Kpa)

Height qz qz
Kz Kzt Kd V I
(m) (N/m2) (Kpa)

0~5 0.86 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 1394 1.3942

10 1.00 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 1621 1.6211
15 1.09 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 1767 1.7670
20 1.15 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 1864 1.8643
25 1.22 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 1978 1.9778
30 1.26 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 2043 2.0426
35 1.30 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 2107 2.1074
40 1.34 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 2172 2.1723
45 1.37 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 2221 2.2209
50 1.40 1.0 0.95 49.2 1.15 2270 2.2696

Height qz
(m) (Kpa)
0~5 1.3942
10 1.6211
15 1.7670
20 1.8643
25 1.9778
30 2.0426
35 2.1074
40 2.1723
45 2.2209
50 2.2696
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