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    This document summarizes the structural calculations for wind load on a gate sign and screen unit. It provides the wind velocity, code, terrain category, and calculation method. It then shows the calculations to determine the reference area and height, basic wind velocity, mean wind velocity, peak velocity pressure, wind turbulence, basic velocity pressure, exposure factor, and wind force for both the gate sign and screen unit. The wind force is then calculated for each using the peak velocity pressure, reference area, and a force coefficient.

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    This document summarizes the structural calculations for wind load on a gate sign and screen unit. It provides the wind velocity, code, terrain category, and calculation method. It then shows the calculations to determine the reference area and height, basic wind velocity, mean wind velocity, peak velocity pressure, wind turbulence, basic velocity pressure, exposure factor, and wind force for both the gate sign and screen unit. The wind force is then calculated for each using the peak velocity pressure, reference area, and a force coefficient.

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    Terrain Category II: V C .C .V

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    Frank Appiah-Kusi
    This document summarizes the structural calculations for wind load on a gate sign and screen unit. It provides the wind velocity, code, terrain category, and calculation method. It then shows the calculations to determine the reference area and height, basic wind velocity, mean wind velocity, peak velocity pressure, wind turbulence, basic velocity pressure, exposure factor, and wind force for both the gate sign and screen unit. The wind force is then calculated for each using the peak velocity pressure, reference area, and a force coefficient.

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    Structural Calculations

    Wind Load Calculation


    Wind Velocity = 38m/s
    Code: EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010 Section 7.4.3
    Method: Force coefficient
    Terrain category = II

    Gate Sign
    Width, b = 1.2m
    Height, h = 1.2m
    Zg = 10.7m
    Reference height, ze = zg + h/2
    Reference area, Aref = b . h
    Basic Wind Velocity, vb = cdir.cseason.vb,0
    Air density, p = 1.25kg/m3

    Calculation of Peak Velocity Pressure


    Reference area and height
    Ze = Zg + h/2 = 10.7 + 1.2/2 = 11.3m
    Aref = b x h = 1.2 x 1.2 = 1.44m2

    Basic Wind Velocity


    vb = cdir.cseason.vb,0
    Cdir = 1.0
    Cseason = 1.0
    Vb,0 = 1.0
    vb = 38m/s
    Terrain roughness
    For terrain category II the corresponding values are z0 = 0.050m and zmin = 2.0m
    kr = 0.19 x (z0 / z0,II )0.07 = 0.19 x (0.050/0.050)0.07 = 0.1900
    For ze ≥ zmin:
    cr (ze) = kr x ln(ze /z0) = 0.1900 x ln(11.3 / 0.050) = 1.0299

    Orography factor
    c0 (ze) = 1.0

    Mean Wind Velocity


    vm(ze) = cr(ze) x c0(ze) x vb = 1.0299 x 1.000 x 38.00m/s = 39.14m/s

    Wind turbulence
    For ze ≥ zmin:
    Iv(ze) = kI / [ c0(ze) x ln(ze / z0) ] = 1.000 / [ 1.000 x ln(11.3 m / 0.050 m) ] = 0.1845
    Turbulence factor, kI = 1.00

    Basic velocity pressure


    qb = (1/2) x p x vb2 = (1/2) x 1.25 x (38.00 m/s) = 0.902 kN/m
    Peak velocity pressure
    qp(ze) = (1 + 7 x Iv(ze)) x (1/2) x p x vm (ze)2 = (1 + 7 x 0.1845) x (1/2) x 1.25 x 39.14 = 2.193 kN/m2
    Exposure factor, ce (ze)
    ce(ze) = qp(ze) / qb = 2.193 kN/m2 / 0.902 kN/m2 = 2.4305

    Wind Force
    Wind force, Fw = cscd x cf x qp(ze) x Aref
    Structural factor, cscd = 1.00
    Force coefficient, cf = 1.80
    Fw = 1 x 1.8 x 2.193x 1.44 = 5.686kN

    Screen Unit
    Width, b = 1.03m
    Height, h = 1.3m
    Zg = 6.72m

    Calculation of Peak Velocity Pressure


    Reference area and height
    Ze = 6.72 + 1.3/2 = 7.3m
    Aref = 1.03 x 1.3 = 1.34m2
    cr (ze) = 0.1900 x ln(7.37 / 0.050) = 0.9487

    Mean Wind Velocity


    vm(ze) = 0.9487 x 1.000 x 38.00m/s = 36.05m/s

    Wind turbulence
    For ze ≥ zmin:
    Iv(ze) = 1.000 / [ 1.000 x ln(7.37 m / 0.050 m) ] = 0.2003

    Basic velocity pressure


    qb = (1/2) x 1.25 x (38.00 m/s) = 0.902 kN/m

    Peak velocity pressure


    qp(ze) = (1 + 7 x 0.2003) x (1/2) x 1.25 x 36.05 = 1.951 kN/m2
    Exposure factor, ce (ze)
    ce(ze) = 1.951 kN/m2 / 0.902 kN/m2 = 2.1618
    Wind Force
    Fw = 1 x 1.8 x 1.951x 1.34 = 4.702kN

    Analysis with StaadPro v8i design package

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