Eurocode 8: Seismic design

Site class B

Risk Category IV as per table 1604.5 and design basis

Importance factor Ie 1.5
Seismic design category SDC A

Spectral response acceleration

for short period Ss 0.09
Spectral response acceleration
for 1 sec S1 0.03
Fa 0.9 0.081
Fv 0.8 0.024
Sms=Fa*SS 0.144
SM1= Fv*S1 0.024

Sds =2/3 Sms 0.06

Sd1= 2/3 Sm1 0.02

1.5 OMF
Response reduction factor R
1 CBF

Seismic Response coefficient Cs= Sds/(R/Ie) 0.09 0.09/R

Seismic base shear V= Cs*W

and design basis
 Dimension units
Width of pipe rack W 5 m

Basic wind speed V 54 m/sec

Exposure category C
Exposure coefficient Kz 0.98
Directionality factor Kd 0.85
Gust factor G 0.85
topographic factor Kzt 1

Velocity pressure qz 0.613KzKztKdV2 N/m2

1.49 KN/m2

1.8
External wind pressure coefficient Cf 0.7
2

Wind Pressure qz*G*Cp- qiGCpi

qz*G*Cf 2.28 KN/m2

Tributary area for pipe L*(D+0.1W) 6.6 m2

length of pipe L 6 m
Dia of Pipe D 0.6 m
As per table 26.6.1 of asce 7-10

for wide flange beams

for pipes
for cable trays

for buildings

For Piperacks