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PLATFORM DEAD LOADINGS

Metal Planks

Size per plank - 10" wide x 10 ft longx 2" thick

2
Area/plank = 0.75 m
Average Weight per plank = 35 lbs
2
Platform Area = 4.32 m
2
Uniformly Distributed Dead Load = 0.208 kN/m

Hand Rails

Height of Railings = 1 m
Size= 50 mm
Vertical Spacing = 1800 mm
Self Weight of Tube = 3.6 lb/ft
= 0.053 kN/per post
UDL = 0.095 kN/m

Midrail size = 50 mm
Self Weight of Tube = 3.6 lb/ft
UDL = 0.029 kN/m

Toe Plate thickness = 0.00635 m

3
Density of Steel = 7700 kg/m
Height = 0.1 m
Toe Plate UDL 0.048895 kN/m

TOTAL SELF WEIGHT OF SAFETY HANDRAIL = 0.172 kN/m

Personnel Loads =

Weight of each personnel = 250 lbs

= 1.11 kN
#= 4
2
Platform Area = 4.32 m
Total LL = 4.45 kN
2
Total LL = 1.03 kN/m
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LIVE LOADS

Consider that each platform shall have four (4) workers at any one point in
time

Weight of each personnel = 250 lbs

= 1.11 kN
#= 4
2
Platform Area = 4.32 m
Total LL = 4.45 kN
2
Total LL = 1.03 kN/m

2
use LL = 2.4 kN/m

2
Fixed Material Load = 0 kN/m
CFML - Fixed Material Load

2 2
Variable Material Load = 0.48 kN/m (10 lbs/ft )
CVML - Variable Material Load

ASCE 37-02
pg. 19
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Construction Procedure Loads

CH -Horizontal Loads

ASCE 37-02
Clause 4.4
pg. 15

CH -Horizontal Loads

Consider number of persons on each platform = 6

Horizontal Force per person ( 50 lb) = 300 lbs
(per platform)
= 1.335 kN
Length of access around reformer = 14.32 m
UDL = 0.093 kN/m
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STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

R1 = 2.5
Cd = 0
Ω= 0

Spectral Acceleration Parameters

ss = mapped MCE spectral response acceleration at short

periods @ 2475 years return period
s1 = mapped MCE spectral response acceleration at 1s @
2475 years return period

ss = 0.302 s 1.51 x 20%

s1 = 0.076 s 0.381 x 20%

Site Class = D

ASCE 7-05 Fa = 1.6

Tab.11.4-1 Fv = 2.4
pg.115
SMS = 0.4832 s
SM1 = 0.18 s
SDS = 0.32 s
SD1 = 0.12 s

Tab.1-1 Occupancy Category = B

pg.3

Tab.11.5-1 Importance Factor = 1

pg.116
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Load Combinations

2.2.3 1.4 D + 1.4 CD + 1.2 CFML + 1.4 CVML

1.2 D + 1.2 CD + 1.2 CFML + 1.4 CVML + 1.6 CP + 1.6 CH + 0.5L

1.2 D + 1.2 CD + 1.2 CFML + 1.3 W + 1.4 CVML + 0.5 CP + 0.5L

1.2 D + 1.2 CD + 1.2 CFML + 1.0E + 1.4 CVML + 0.5 CP + 0.5L

0.9D + 0.9CD + (1.3W OR 1.0E)

WHERE
D - Dead Load
L - Live Load
CD - Construction Dead Load

Material Loads
CFML - Fixed Material Load
CVML - Variable Material Load

Construction Procedure Loads

Cp - Personnel and Equipment Loads
CH - Horizontal Construction Loads

W-Wind Loads
E - Earthquake Loads

WIND LOAD REDUCTION

ASCE 37-02
6.2.1
pg. 25

Reduction Risk Factor = 0.75

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WIND LOADINGS

V= 87.75 mph (117 mph x 0.75)

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Tab. 6-3 pg. 79 Kz = 1.11

CL 6.5.7.2 pg. 26 Kzt = 1
Tab. 6-4 pg. 80 Kd = 0.85

Tab. 6-1 pg. 77 I= 0.77 Occupancy Category I

2
qz = 14.32 lb/ft

Fig. 6-5 pg. 47 GCPi = 0 open structure

0

CL 6.5.8.1 G= 0.85
pg. 26

2
qz = 14.32 lb/ft
G= 0.85

Fig. 6-23 ϵ = ratio of solid area to gross area of one tower face for the segment under
pg. 76 consideration

2
Gross Area = 493.53 m
2
Solid Area = 30.75 m 38.44*80% due to roundness

ϵ= 0.06

2
Af = 30.75 m
2
= 330.87 ft.
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For square tower arrangements with round members

Cf = 0.572

F= 2303.69 lbs
= 10.25 kN
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Calculate Base Shear Coefficient

ASCE 7-05
Cl.12.8.1
pg. 129

SDS = 0.32
R= 2.5
I= 1

Cs = 0.13

h= 150 ft
Ct = 0.02
x= 0.75
T= 0.86 s

Cs (max) = 0.06