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Wind load calculation

Mostafawi Building, 8th Floor,


Waterman Emirates Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road,
P.O.Box 117448
Consulting Engineers and Facility Managers Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PROJECT: Mina AL Arab DOCUMENT NO DATE


1/6/2007
TITLE: Wind Load Calculation -X- Direction DESIGNED CHECKED SHEET
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Wind load calculations based on BS code 6399 - Part-2-1997 (Standard method)


Reference
Stage 1 - Dynamic Augmentation Factor
X- Direction
Height of the Building (H) = = 57.00 m

Dynamic augmentation factor Cr

Framed buildings with structural wall around lifts and stairs only
Kb from = 1.00 Table1
Dynamic augmentations factor Cr = 0.030 Figure 3

Stage 2 - Limit of applicability

From Cr < 0.25 & H < =300


Limits of applicability range satisfies
Stage 3 - Basic Wind speed
Wind Speed V= = 45.00 m/s
Basic Wind Speed (Hourly mean wind speed) = 25.00 m/s

Stage 4 - Site Wind Speed


Altitude factor "Sa"
DS Site altitude (in meters above mean Sea level) = 10.00
1 + 0.001 DS = = 1.010 Clause 2.2.2.2

Direction factor "Sd" = 1.00 Clause 2.2.2.3

Direction unknown / Ignored


Seasonal factor "Ss" = 1.00 Clause 2.2.2.4

Buildings exposed to the wind more than 6 month


Probablity factor "Sp" = 1.00 Clause 2.2.2.5

Site wind Speed Vs = Vb X Sa X Sd X Ss X Sp =25 x 1.01 x 1 x1 x1= = 25.25 m/s

Stage 5 - Terrain Catergories Effective heights (He) (Clause 1.7.3)


Terrain categories effective height "He" Clause 1.7.3
Ground Roughness is considered for sea terrain Clause 1.7.2

Where "Ho" is the obstruction height or average height of the roof top of the building
or permanent obstruction upward of building Clause 1.7.3.3

The Obstruction height = Ho = = 0 m


Upward wind of the site and their upwind spacing Xo = 0 m Ref fig 2
Wind load calculation

Mostafawi Building, 8th Floor,


Waterman Emirates Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road,
P.O.Box 117448
Consulting Engineers and Facility Managers Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PROJECT: Mina AL Arab DOCUMENT NO DATE


1/6/2007
TITLE: Wind Load Calculation -X- Direction DESIGNED CHECKED SHEET
MG
Hd When a)Xo<=2Ho 0.8Ho 0 m
Effective height of building He = Max(H - Hd,0.4H) = 57 m
Wind load calculation

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Waterman Emirates Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road,
P.O.Box 117448
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PROJECT: Mina AL Arab DOCUMENT NO DATE


1/6/2007
TITLE: Wind Load Calculation -X- Direction DESIGNED CHECKED SHEET
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Stage 6 - Choice of Method (Clause 1.8)
Choice of Method Clause1.8
Adopt Standard method

Stage 7 - Standard Wind Effective Speed (Ve)


Effective wind speed "Ve" Clause 3.2.3
Ve=Vs X Sb
For Country terrain
Sb = Scx{ 1+ (gtxSt) + Sh}

Effective height He = 57.00 m Fig 11


Dimension Perpendicular to the direction of wind = 17.30 m
Dimension Parallel to the direction of wind = 57.90 m
Up wind distance from sea to site = 2.0 Km

Stage 8 - Dynamic pressure (qs)

Height of the Height of Ve=VsxSb q=0.613Ve2


Building from the Building Sb
Ground "Hr" in m (m/s) (N/Sqm)
Story

LMR 58.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!


LMF 55.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
Roof 54.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
16 51.20 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
15 48.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
14 44.80 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
13 41.60 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
12 38.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
11 35.20 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
10 32.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
9 28.80 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
8 25.60 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
7 22.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
6 19.20 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
5 16.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
4 12.80 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
3 9.60 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
2 6.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
1 3.20 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
Wind load calculation

Mostafawi Building, 8th Floor,


Waterman Emirates Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road,
P.O.Box 117448
Consulting Engineers and Facility Managers Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PROJECT: Mina AL Arab DOCUMENT NO DATE


1/6/2007
TITLE: Wind Load Calculation -X- Direction DESIGNED CHECKED SHEET
MG
G 0.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
Stage - 9 Standard Pressure Co-efficients "Cpe" and "Ca" and Wind pressure "qe"

For Wind acting in +ve and -ve of X- Direction


Using standard method co-efficients
pe =qs Cpe Ca
Total Height of the Building = H = = 57.00 m
Size effect factor "Ca" from the = 1.00 Figure-4
Inwind Depth of the building = D = = 57.90 m
D/H = = 1.02
Scaling length =b= Min(B,2H) = 17.30 D>b
Cf-Smooth surface without corrugation or ribs across the wind direction = 0.010 Clause2.4.5

Loaded
Height Area Friction drag
of the component
q Cpe Cpe PTotal = 0.85* qs* Ca PFinal
Buildin
g from (KN/ Windward Leeward (PFront-
Sqm) (Face) (Rear) PRear)*(1+Cr) * A (KN)
Groun
d H
Story

L (m Pf=qs.Cf.
(m) ) D As.Ca

LMR 58.00 6.05 1.3 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 18.24 #VALUE! ###
LMF 55.40 6.05 2.3 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 18.24 #VALUE! ###
Roof 54.40 17.30 1.6 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
16 51.20 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
15 48.00 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
14 44.80 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
13 41.60 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
12 38.40 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
11 35.20 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
10 32.00 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
9 28.80 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
8 25.60 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
7 22.40 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
6 19.20 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
5 16.00 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
4 12.80 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
3 9.60 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
2 6.40 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
1 3.20 17.30 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
G 0.00 17.30 1.6 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 57.90 #VALUE! ###
Wind load calculation

Mostafawi Building, 8th Floor,


Waterman Emirates Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road,
P.O.Box 117448
Consulting Engineers and Facility Managers Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PROJECT: Mina AL Arab DOCUMENT NO DATE


1/6/2007
TITLE: Wind Load Calculation -Y- Direction DESIGNED CHECKED SHEET
MG

Wind load calculations based on BS code 6399 - Part-2-1997 (Standard method)


Reference
Stage 1 - Dynamic Augmentation Factor
Y- Direction
Height of the Building (H) = = 57.00 m

Dynamic augmentation factor Cr


Framed buildings with structural wall around lifts and stairs with additional masonry
subdivision walls,bulildings of masonry construction and timber-framed housing
Kb from = 0.50 Table1
Dynamic augmentations factor Cr = 0.030 Figure 3

Stage 2 - Limit of applicability

From Cr < 0.25 & H < =300


Limits of applicability range satisfies
Stage 3 - Basic Wind speed
Wind Speed V= = 45.00 m/s
Basic Wind Speed (Hourly mean wind speed) = 25.00 m/s

Stage 4 - Site Wind Speed


Altitude factor "Sa"
DS Site altitude (in meters above mean Sea level) = 10.00
1 + 0.001 DS = = 1.010 Clause 2.2.2.2

Direction factor "Sd" = 1.00 Clause 2.2.2.3

Direction unknown / Ignored


Seasonal factor "Ss" = 1.00 Clause 2.2.2.4

Buildings exposed to the wind more than 6 month


Probablity factor "Sp" = 1.00 Clause 2.2.2.5

Site wind Speed Vs = Vb X Sa X Sd X Ss X Sp =25 x 1.01 x 1 x1 x1= = 25.25 m/s

Stage 5 - Terrain Catergories Effective heights (He) (Clause 1.7.3)


Terrain categories effective height "He" Clause 1.7.3
Ground Roughness is considered for sea terrain Clause 1.7.2

Where "Ho" is the obstruction height or average height of the roof top of the building or
permanent obstruction upward of building Clause 1.7.3.3

The Obstruction height = Ho = = 0 m


Upward wind of the site and their upwind spacing Xo = 0 m Ref fig 2
Wind load calculation

Mostafawi Building, 8th Floor,


Waterman Emirates Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road,
P.O.Box 117448
Consulting Engineers and Facility Managers Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PROJECT: Mina AL Arab DOCUMENT NO DATE


1/6/2007
TITLE: Wind Load Calculation -Y- Direction DESIGNED CHECKED SHEET
MG
Hd When a)Xo<=2Ho 0.8Ho 0 m
Effective height of building He = Max(H - Hd,0.4H) = 57 m
Wind load calculation

Mostafawi Building, 8th Floor,


Waterman Emirates Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road,
P.O.Box 117448
Consulting Engineers and Facility Managers Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PROJECT: Mina AL Arab DOCUMENT NO DATE


1/6/2007
TITLE: Wind Load Calculation -Y- Direction DESIGNED CHECKED SHEET
MG
Stage 6 - Choice of Method (Clause 1.8)
Choice of Method Clause1.8
Adopt Standard method

Stage 7 - Standard Wind Effective Speed (Ve)


Effective wind speed "Ve" Clause 3.2.3
Ve=Vs X Sb
For Country terrain

Effective height He = 57.00 m Fig 11


Dimension Perpendicular to the direction of wind = 57.90 m
Dimension Parallel to the direction of wind = 17.30 m
Up wind distance from sea to site = 2.0 Km

Stage 8 - Dynamic pressure (qs)

Height of the Height of the q=0.613Ve2


Building from Building "Hr" Sb Ve=VsxSb
Ground in m (m/s) (N/Sqm)
Story

LMR 58.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!


LMF 55.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
Roof 54.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
16 51.20 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
15 48.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
14 44.80 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
13 41.60 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
12 38.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
11 35.20 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
10 32.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
9 28.80 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
8 25.60 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
7 22.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
6 19.20 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
5 16.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
4 12.80 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
3 9.60 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
2 6.40 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
1 3.20 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
Wind load calculation

Mostafawi Building, 8th Floor,


Waterman Emirates Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road,
P.O.Box 117448
Consulting Engineers and Facility Managers Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PROJECT: Mina AL Arab DOCUMENT NO DATE


1/6/2007
TITLE: Wind Load Calculation -Y- Direction DESIGNED CHECKED SHEET
MG
G 0.00 ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
Stage - 9 Standard Pressure Co-efficients "Cpe" and "Ca" and Wind pressure "qe"

For Wind acting in +ve and -ve of Y- Direction


Using standard method co-efficients
pe =qs Cpe Ca
Total Height of the Building = H = = 57.00 m
Size effect factor "Ca" from the = 1.00 Figure-4
Inwind Depth of the building = D = = 17.30 m
D/H = = 0.30
Scaling length =b= Min(B,2H) = 57.90 D<b
Cf-Smooth surface without corrugation or ribs across the wind direction = 0.000 Clause2.4.5
Loaded Friction drag
Height Area component
of the q Cpe Cpe
Buildin PTotal = 0.85* qs* Ca (PFront- PFinal
g from (KN/ Windward Leeward PR )*(1+Cr) * A
Sqm) (Face) (Rear) ear (KN)
Groun
d
Story

L H Pf=qs.Cf.
(m) (m) D As.Ca

LMR 58.00 6.05 1.3 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 18.24 #VALUE! ###
LMF 55.40 6.05 2.3 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 18.24 #VALUE! ###
Roof 54.40 57.90 1.6 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
16 51.20 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
15 48.00 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
14 44.80 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
13 41.60 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
12 38.40 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
11 35.20 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
10 32.00 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
9 28.80 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
8 25.60 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
7 22.40 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
6 19.20 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
5 16.00 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
4 12.80 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
3 9.60 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
2 6.40 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
1 3.20 57.90 3.2 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
G 0.00 57.90 1.6 ### 0.85 -0.50 #VALUE! 17.30 #VALUE! ###
TABLE 16-N - STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS 1
HIGHT LIMIT FOR
SEISMIC ZONES 3
AND 4 (feet)
BASIC STRUCTURAL SYSTEM2 LATERAL-FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM DESCRIPTION R x 304.8 for mm
1. Bearing wall system 1. Light-framed walls with shear panels
a. Wood structural panel walls for structures three stories or less 1. Bearing wall system-1. Light-framed walls with shear panels- a. Wood structural pane 5.5 2.8 65
b. All others light-framed walls 1. Bearing wall system-1. Light-framed walls with shear panels- b. All others light-fram 4.5 2.8 65
2. Shear walls
a. Concrete 1. Bearing wall system-2. Shear walls - a. Concrete 4.5 2.8 160
b. Masonry 1. Bearing wall system-2. Shear walls - b. Masonry 4.5 2.8 160
3. Light steel-framed bearing walls with tension-only bracing 1. Bearing wall system-3. Light steel-framed bearing walls with tension-only bracing 2.8 2.2 65
4. Braced frames where bracing carries gravity load
a. Steel 1. Bearing wall system-4. Braced frames where bracing carries gravity load- a. Steel 4.4 2.2 160
b. Concrete 3 1. Bearing wall system-4. Braced frames where bracing carries gravity load- b. Concre 2.8 2.2 -
c. Heavy timber 1. Bearing wall system-4. Braced frames where bracing carries gravity load- c. Heavy 2.8 2.2 65
2. Building frame system 1. Steel eccentrically braced frame (EBF) 2. Building frame system-1. Steel eccentrically braced frame (EBF) 7.0 2.8 240
2. Light-framed walls with shear panels
a. Wood structural panel walls for structures three stories or less 2. Building frame system-2. Light-framed walls with shear panels - a. Wood structural p 6.5 2.8 65
b. All other light-framed walls 2. Building frame system-2. Light-framed walls with shear panels - b. All other light-f 5 2.8 65
3. Shear walls
a. Concrete 2. Building frame system-3. Shear walls - a. Concrete 5.5 2.8 240
b. Masonry 2. Building frame system-3. Shear walls - b. Masonry 5.5 2.8 160
4. Ordinary Braced frames
a. Steel 2. Building frame system-4. Ordinary Braced frames - a. Steel 5.6 2.2 160
b. Concrete 3 2. Building frame system-4. Ordinary Braced frames - b. Concrete 3 5.6 2.2 -
c. Heavy timber 2. Building frame system-4. Ordinary Braced frames - c. Heavy timber 5.6 2.2 65
5. Special concentrically braced frames
a. Steel 2. Building frame system-5. Special concentrically braced frames- a. Steel 6.4 2.2 240
3. Moment-resisting frame 1. Special moment-resisting frames (SMRF)
a. Steel 3. Moment-resisting frame-1. Special moment-resisting frames (SMRF)- a. Steel 8.5 2.8 N.L.
b. Concrete 3 3. Moment-resisting frame-1. Special moment-resisting frames (SMRF)- b. Concrete 3 8.5 2.8 N.L.
2. Masonry moment-resisting wall frame (MMRWF) 3. Moment-resisting frame-2. Masonry moment-resisting wall frame (MMRWF) 6.5 2.8 160
3. Concrete intermediate moment-resisting frame (IMRF)5 3. Moment-resisting frame-3. Concrete intermediate moment-resisting frame (IMRF)5 5.5 2.8 -
4. Ordinary moment-resisting frame (OMRF)
a. Steel 3. Moment-resisting frame-4. Ordinary moment-resisting frame (OMRF)- a. Steel 4.5 160
b. Concrete 3 3. Moment-resisting frame-4. Ordinary moment-resisting frame (OMRF)- b. Concrete 3 3.5 -
5. Special truss moment frames of steel (STMF) 3. Moment-resisting frame-5. Special truss moment frames of steel (STMF) 6.5 240
4. Dual systems 1. Shear walls
a. Concrete with SMRF 4. Dual systems-1. Shear walls- a. Concrete with SMRF 8.5 2.8 N.L.
b. Concrete with steel OMRF 4. Dual systems-1. Shear walls- b. Concrete with steel OMRF 4.2 2.8 160
c. Concrete with concrete IMRF5 4. Dual systems-1. Shear walls- c. Concrete with concrete IMRF5 6.5 2.8 160
d. Masonry with SMRF 4. Dual systems-1. Shear walls- d. Masonry with SMRF 5.5 2.8 160
e. Masonry with steel OMRF 4. Dual systems-1. Shear walls- e. Masonry with steel OMRF 4.2 2.8 160
f. Masonry with concrete IMRF3 4. Dual systems-1. Shear walls- f. Masonry with concrete IMRF3 4.2 2.8 -
g. Masonry with masonry MMRWF 4. Dual systems-1. Shear walls- g. Masonry with masonry MMRWF 6.0 2.8 160
2. Steel EBF
a. With steel SMRF 4. Dual systems-2. Steel EBF- a. With steel SMRF 8.5 2.8 N.L.
b. With steel OMRF 4. Dual systems-2. Steel EBF- b. With steel OMRF 4.2 2.8 160
3. Ordinary braced frames
a. Steel with steel SMRF 4. Dual systems-3. Ordinary braced frames- a. Steel with steel SMRF 6.5 2.8 N.L.
b. Steel with steel OMRF 4. Dual systems-3. Ordinary braced frames- b. Steel with steel OMRF 4.2 2.8 160
c. Concrete with concrete SMRF3 4. Dual systems-3. Ordinary braced frames- c. Concrete with concrete SMRF3 6.5 2.8 -
d. Concrete with concrete IMRF3 4. Dual systems-3. Ordinary braced frames- d. Concrete with concrete IMRF3 4.2 2.8 -
4. Special concentrically braced frames
a. Steel with steel SMRF 4. Dual systems-4. Special concentrically braced frames- a. Steel with steel SMRF 7.5 2.8 N.L.
b. Steel with steel OMRF 4. Dual systems-4. Special concentrically braced frames- b. Steel with steel OMRF 4.2 2.8 160
5. Cantilevered column building sys 1. Cantilevered column elements 5. Cantilevered column building systems-1. Cantilevered column elements 2.2 2.0 35 7
6. Shear wall-frame interaction syst 1. Concrete8 6. Shear wall-frame interaction systems-1. Concrete8 5.5 2.8 160
7. Undefined systems See Section 1629.6.7 and 1629.9.2 7. Undefined systems-See Section 1629.6.7 and 1629.9.2 - - -
TABLE 16-K - OCCUPANCY CATEGORY
SEISMIC SEISMIC
WIND IMPORTANCE
OCCUPANCY CATEGORY OCCUPANCY OR FUNCTIONS OF STRUCTURE IMPORTANCE IMPORTANCE1
FACTOR, lw
FACTOR, l FACTOR, lp
1. Essential facilities 2 Group I, Division 1 Occupancies having surgery and emergency treatment areas 1. Essential facilities 2-Group I, Division 1 Occupancies having surgery and emergency treatment areas 1.25 1.50 1.15
Fire and police stations 1. Essential facilities 2-Fire and police stations 1.25 1.5 1.15
Garages and shelters for emergency vehicles and emergency aircraft 1. Essential facilities 2-Garages and shelters for emergency vehicles and emergency aircraft 1.25 1.5 1.15
Structures and shelters for emergency-preparedness centres 1. Essential facilities 2-Structures and shelters for emergency-preparedness centres 1.25 1.5 1.15
Aviation control towers 1. Essential facilities 2-Aviation control towers 1.25 1.5 1.15
Structures and equipment in government communication centres and other 1. Essential facilities 2-Structures and equipment in government communication centres and other 1.25 1.5 1.15
facilities required for emergency response 1. Essential facilities 2-facilities required for emergency response 1.25 1.5 1.15
Standby power-generating equipment for Category 1 facilities 1. Essential facilities 2-Standby power-generating equipment for Category 1 facilities 1.25 1.5 1.15
Tanks or other structures containing housing or supporting water or other 1. Essential facilities 2-Tanks or other structures containing housing or supporting water or other 1.25 1.5 1.15
fire-suppression material or equipment required for the protection of category 1. Essential facilities 2-fire-suppression material or equipment required for the protection of category 1.25 1.5 1.15
1,2 or 3 structures 1. Essential facilities 2-1,2 or 3 structures 1.25 1.5 1.15
2. Hazardous facilities Group H, Divisions 1,2, 6 and 7 Occupancies and structures therein housing or 2. Hazardous facilities-Group H, Divisions 1,2, 6 and 7 Occupancies and structures therein housing or 1.25 1.50 1.15
supporting toxic or explosive chemicals or substances 2. Hazardous facilities-supporting toxic or explosive chemicals or substances 1.25 1.5 1.15
Nonbuilding structures housing, supporting or containing quantities of toxic or 2. Hazardous facilities-Nonbuilding structures housing, supporting or containing quantities of toxic or 1.25 1.5 1.15
explosive substances that, if contained within a building, would cause that 2. Hazardous facilities-explosive substances that, if contained within a building, would cause that 1.25 1.5 1.15
building to be classified as a Group H, Division 1,2 or 7 Occupancy 2. Hazardous facilities-building to be classified as a Group H, Division 1,2 or 7 Occupancy 1.25 1.5 1.15
3. Special occupancy structures Group A, Divisions 1,2 and 2.1 Occupancies 3. Special occupancy structures -Group A, Divisions 1,2 and 2.1 Occupancies 1.00 1.00 1.00
Buildings housing Group E, Divisions 1and 3 Occupancies with a capacity 3. Special occupancy structures -Buildings housing Group E, Divisions 1and 3 Occupancies with a capacity 1 1 1
greater than 300 students 3. Special occupancy structures -greater than 300 students 1 1 1
Buildings housing Group B Occupancies used for college or adult education 3. Special occupancy structures -Buildings housing Group B Occupancies used for college or adult education 1 1 1
with a capacity greater than 500 students 3. Special occupancy structures -with a capacity greater than 500 students 1 1 1
Group I, Divisions 1 and 2 Occupancies with 50 or more resident incapacitated 3. Special occupancy structures -Group I, Divisions 1 and 2 Occupancies with 50 or more resident incapacitate 1 1 1
patients, but not included in Category 1 3. Special occupancy structures -patients, but not included in Category 1 1 1 1
Group I, Division 3 Occupancies 3. Special occupancy structures -Group I, Division 3 Occupancies 1 1 1
All structures with an occupancy greater than 5,000 3. Special occupancy structures -All structures with an occupancy greater than 5,000 1 1 1
Structures and equipment in power-gererating stations, and other public utility 3. Special occupancy structures -Structures and equipment in power-gererating stations, and other public utility 1 1 1
facilities not included in Category 1 or Category 2 above, and required for 3. Special occupancy structures -facilities not included in Category 1 or Category 2 above, and required for 1 1 1
continued operation 3. Special occupancy structures -continued operation 1 1 1
4. Standard occupancy structures All structures housing occupancies or having funcyions not listed in Category 4. Standard occupancy structures -All structures housing occupancies or having funcyions not listed in Category 1.00 1.00 1.00
1,2 or 3 and Group U Occupancy towers 4. Standard occupancy structures -1,2 or 3 and Group U Occupancy towers 1 1 1
5. Miscellaneous structures Group U Occupancies except for towers 5. Miscellaneous structures-Group U Occupancies except for towers 1.00 1.00 1.00

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