CALCULATION OF WIND PRESSURE

Project: CHIMNEY AT GOA

Basic wind speed at Goa 33 m/sec

Probability Factor ( Risk cofficient) K1 1

Terrain Height and structure size

TABLE 28 FROM NBC K2
HEIGHT
10 0.5 16.5
15 0.82 27.06
20 0.85 28.05
25 0.86 28.38
30 0.88 29.04
35 0.89 29.37
40 0.91 30.03
45 0.92 30.36
50 0.93 30.69

Topography Factor K3 1

Design wind speed Vz is VbxK1xK2xK3 0 m/sec

Design Wind Pressure Pz=0.6xVz2

HEIGHT K2 Vz
10 0.5 163.35 N/mm2
15 0.82 439.34616 N/mm2
20 0.85 472.0815 N/mm2
25 0.86 483.25464 N/mm2
30 0.88 505.99296 N/mm2
35 0.89 517.55814 N/mm2
40 0.91 541.08054 N/mm2
45 0.92 553.03776 N/mm2
50 0.93 565.12566 N/mm2

Design Wind Pressure Pz=0.6xVz2

HEIGHT
10 0.5 17 Kg/m2
15 0.82 45 Kg/m2
20 0.85 49 Kg/m2
25 0.86 50 Kg/m2
30 0.88 52 Kg/m2
35 0.89 53 Kg/m2
 40 0.91 56 Kg/m2
45 0.92 57 Kg/m2
50 0.93 58 Kg/m2

Height of the structure is h 50 m

Width of the structure Parallel to the direction of wind b 2.25 m

Width of the structure Perpendicular to the direction of wind a 2.25 m

Ratio of widths a/b 1.000

Force Coefficient Cf frompage 46 of NBC 1.2

Wind Pressure is Cfx Pz

HEIGHT
10 0.5 20.4 Kg/m2
15 0.82 54 Kg/m2
20 0.85 58.8 Kg/m2
25 0.86 60 Kg/m2
30 0.88 62.4 Kg/m2
35 0.89 63.6 Kg/m2
40 0.91 67.2 Kg/m2
45 0.92 68.4 Kg/m2
50 0.93 69.6 Kg/m2

Gust gfr factor from fig 7 of NBC

height gf
10 1.15
15 1.15
20 1.15
25 1
30 1
35 1
40 1
45 1
50 1

Measure of turbulence scale Lh fig 7 from NBC

height
10 900
15 1250
20 1300
25 1400
30 1550
35 1600
40 1650
45 1700
50 1750
lateral corelation constant Cy 12
Cy x b 10 28
15 28
20 17
25 17
30 17
35 17
40 17
45 17
50 17

longitudinal corelation constant Cz 10

Czxh
10 100
15 150
20 200
25 250
30 300
35 350
40 400
45 450
50 500

λ =Cyb/Czh
10 0.28
15 0.19
20 0.09
25 0.07
30 0.06
35 0.05
40 0.04
45 0.04
50 0.03

Czh/Lh 10 0.11
15 0.12
20 0.15
25 0.18
30 0.19
35 0.22
40 0.24
45 0.26
50 0.29

BACKGROUND FACTOR B, FIG 8, NBC 0.85

10 0.85
15 0.85
20 0.85
 25 0.85
30 0.85
35 0.85
40 0.85
45 0.85
50 0.85

Natural frequency of the structure in fundamental mode fo=Lh/Vh

Vh = 69.6
10 12.93
15 17.96
20 18.68
25 20.11
30 22.27
35 22.99
40 23.71
45 24.43

MEASURE OF THE AVAILABLE ENERGY IN THE WIND

STREAM AT THE NATURAL FREQUENCY OF THE
STRUCTURE, FIG 9 OF NBC.
fo 10 12.93
15 17.96
20 18.68
25 20.11
30 22.27
35 22.99
40 23.71
45 24.43
50 25.14

Reduced frequency Fo=Cz*fo*h/Vh

10 18.58
15 38.71
20 53.67
25 72.25
30 95.99
35 115.60
40 136.25
45 157.92
50 180.63

Gust energy factor E from fig 9 of NBC

10 0.075
15 0.06
20 0.043
25 0.04
30 0.035
 35 0.03
40 0.028
45 0.026
50 0.023

Size reduction factor S from table 10 of NBC is

10 0.08
15 0.04
20 0.045
25 0.045
30 0.048
35 0.035
40 0.03
45 0.03
50 0.03

Damping coefficient for welded steel structures

from table 29 of NBC is = 0.01

φ=gf*r*sqrtb/4
10 0.27
15 0.27
20 0.27
25 0.23
30 0.23
35 0.23
40 0.23
45 0.23
50 0.23

Gust factor G is
10 2.38
15 2.20
20 2.17
25 2.01
30 2.01
35 1.98
40 1.97
45 1.96
50 1.96

Area of chimney exposed to wind is

L 2
B 3.51
total area 7.02 Sq.m

obstruction by bracing area 0.06 Sq.m

on which wind acts is

area of obstruction by surface of chimney 1.7

Total area of obstruction is 1.76

Therefore wind load at various heights is

on the surface of the c 10 34.46 Kg/m2
15 138.05 Kg/m2
20 153.98 Kg/m2
25 147.29 Kg/m2
30 156.28 Kg/m2
35 158.55 Kg/m2
40 170.36 Kg/m2
45 175.03 Kg/m2
50 179.60 Kg/m2

Therefore wind load at various heights is

on the surface of the br 10 1.22 Kg/m2
15 4.87 Kg/m2
20 5.43 Kg/m2
25 5.20 Kg/m2
30 5.52 Kg/m2
35 5.60 Kg/m2
40 6.01 Kg/m2
45 6.18 Kg/m2
50 6.34 Kg/m2
 a

wind b force

PLAN

wind h force

ELEVATION
 Pressure on the main frame

Zone Area Covered Wind Pressure Total Pressure

m2 kg/m2 kg/m2 10
1 5.0225 100 502.25

2 4.3575 100 435.75 1 2 3

3 5.0225 100 502.25

4 5.0225 100 502.25

5 6.125 100 612.5

6 5.0225 100 502.25 4 5 6

7 4.52025 100 452.025

8 5.5125 100 551.25

9 4.52025 100 452.025

7 8 9

1.435 1.75 1.435

elevation
Pressure on side arms

Area covered 1 m2

wind pressure 100 kg/m2

Total pressure 100 kg/m2

Pressure on Ramp 1.25 1.25

Area of coverage is 3.25 m2

wind pressure 100 kg/m2

Total pressure 325 kg/m2

1.3

0.8
3.5

3.5

plan

3.15

0.8

1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25

 0.9

1.3 1.3

0.9

1 0.8