SCE1488 BLK 6

LONGITUDINAL WIND DIRECTION Date: 19-Apr-18

Building height H= 54 m
Building width normal to wind direction B= 22.7 m or W
Building depth D= 41.26 m
Aspec Ratio H/D = 2.4 < 6.0 (Not Slender)

Longitudinal wind direction

Hourly Mean wind speed at height H, VH 18.7 m/sec at bldg top

From ORION dynamic analysis (Eigenvalue/modal analysis ) result:

Natural Period at 2nd mode Td 3.49 sec Along wind
Fundamental natural frequency nd = 1 / Td= 0.286 Hz
Natural Period at 1st mode Tw 4.78 sec Across wind
Fundamental natural frequency nw
= 1 / Tw
= 0.209 Hz
From ETABS static analysis for transverse direction wind load:
Maximum deflection at top of building D 0.066 m = L/ 824

Average building density r 287 kg/m3

Assumed critical damping ratio x 0.02 Serviceability

Gust factor calculation:

From figure 17.2, City centre
Roughness factor r 0.48
Aspect ratio W/H= 0.420
\ From figure B-3
Background turbulence factor B 0.8
Reduced frequency nd (H / VH) = 0.827
\ From figure B-4
Size reducton factor S 0.075
Inverse wavelength nd / VH = 0.01532
\ From figure B-5
Gust energy ratio F 0.18

\ Resonant turbulence factor R = SF / x = 0.675

Average fluctuation rate v = nd / Ö(1 + B/R) = 0.194

\ From figure B-6 Duration of time T, taken as 3600 sec [1 hr],
Peak factor gp 3.65
\ Gust factor G = 1 + gpr Ö(B + R) = 3.13
SCE1488 BLK 6
LONGITUDINAL WIND DIRECTION

Along-wind response: (nd, x and D must be in the along-wind direction)

Peak acceleration aD = 4 p2 nd2 gp r (ÖR) [D/G] = 0.10 m / sec2

or 10 mg < 15mg OK
or 1.0 % g

Across-wind response:
nw Ö[WD]= 6.40

ar = 78.5 x 10-3 {VH / (nw Ö[WD]}3.3 = 2.696 kN / m2 or (Pa)

acceleration due to gravity ga 9.81 m / sec2

Peak acceleration aw = nw2 gp Ö[WD] {ar /(r ga Öx}= 0.033 m / sec2

3.3 mg < 15mg OK
0.33 % g