Wind load calculation as per SANS 10160-3

(Load calculation is for Homogenizing Silo Foundation design only. For silo wall design, detailed wind calculation shall be done)

Fundamental basic wind speed (Vb0) (m/s) from Fig.-1 Mean return period of basic wind values (years) Shape parameter K for calculation of probability factor Cprob Exponent 'n' in Cprob equation Annual probablity of excedence of basic wind speed Probability factor Cprob as per Eqn. 2 Cprob =[{1-K*ln(-ln(1-p))}/{1-K*ln(-ln0.98)}]n Basic wind speed Vb (m/s) as per eqn. 1 Terrain category from table 2 Terrain category factors (the fist one is for 10m height (Table 3) Topography factor (Clause no. 7.3.1.1 & 7.3.3) Peak wind speed (Vpz) from Eqn. 3 & 4 (m/s) Air density (kg/m3) from table 4 Peak wind speed pressure (qp(z)) from eqn. 6 (kN/sqm) External diameter of silo (b) m 2 Kinematic viscosity of air (m /s) Reynolds' no Re as per equation 27 Cp,0 as per fiqure 29 as per 8.10.1.4 External pressure coefficient Cpe as per equation 28 (Cp,0* ) Internal pressure co-efficient Cpi as per eqn. 17 Internal wind pressure (kN/sqm) as per equation 7 (only for silo) External wind pressure (kN/sqm) as per equation 8 (only for silo)

28 50 0.2 0.5 0.02 1.00 28 B 0.98 1 38.416 1 0.74 23.3

Blue fonts - Input data

20m 1.05 1 41.16 1 0.85

30m 1.09 1 42.728 1 0.91

40m 1.12 1 43.904 1 0.96

Wind load on various elevations 50m 60m 70m 1.15 1.17 1.18 1 1 1 45.08 45.864 46.256 1 1 1 1.02 1.05 1.07 -

80m 1.2 1 47.04 1 1.11 -

90m 1.21 1 47.432 1 1.12 -

100m 1.23 1 48.216 1 1.16 -

0.000015 1146196.17 1315786.4 1417946.3 1497072.5 1 1 1 -0.6 -0.44 0.74 -

1578347 1633723.4 1661769.6 1718578.2 1747340.5 1805581.2

-0.51 0.85

-0.55 0.91

-0.58 0.96

-0.61 1.02

-0.63 1.05

-0.64 1.07

-0.66 1.11

-0.67 1.12

-0.70 1.16

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Wind load calculation as per GB 50009-2001

Reference wind velocity with 50 year mean recurrence level V0 (m/s) Reference wind pressure W0=V02/1600 (kN/sqm) Height of silo H (m) External diameter of silo D (m) H/D Shape factor s (Item no 36 of table 7.3.1 for integrated calculation) Terrain category (as per 7.2.1) Exposure factor z as per table 7.2.1 T1=fundamental period of vibration =0.41+(0.1*H2/100D) (E.1.22) second W0T12 Magnification factor of wind fluctuation (Table 7.4.3) Wind fluctuation factor (Table 7.4.4.1) z = vibration mode factor (as per Appendix F, table F.1) Dynamic effect factor of wind at a height z, z= 1+z/z Characteristic value of wind load Wk=zszW0(kN/sqm) = 28 0.49 70 23.3 3.00 0.75

(Load calculation is for Homogenizing Silo Foundation design only. For silo wall design, detailed wind calculatio

Height above terrain leve B 0.6203 W0T1 0.189 1.274 0.89 10m 0.037 1.04 0.383 20m 0.13 1.12 0.514
2

10m 1

20m 1.25

Height above terrain leve

as per GB 50009-2001
Blue fonts - Input data Item 36 of Table 7.3.1 H/D s 1 0.7 7 0.8

y. For silo wall design, detailed wind calculation shall be done)

Height above terrain level 30m 40m 50m 1.42 1.56 1.67 0.1 1.23 30m 0.26 1.21 0.630 0.2 1.28 40m 0.43 1.31 0.753 50m 0.62 1.42 0.872

60m 1.77

70m 1.86

Height above terrain level 60m 0.82 1.53 0.992 70m 1 1.61 1.100