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WIND LOADING ON LIGHTING STEEL COLUMN - EN 40-3-1:2013

Assumptions
1. Topography effect is not significant.
Geometrical data of the lighting column

Figure 1: Steel floodlight

FLOODLIGHT

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Geometrical detail of steel column

Height of the column:

h := 16.5m

Thickness of section:

t := 6mm

Length of each section:

Ls := 2m

Section 1:
Diameter at top:

D1.T := 105mm

Diameter at bottom:

D1.B := 123mm

Mean diameter:
Mean radius:

D1 :=

D1.T + D1.B
2

= 114 mm

R 1 := 0.5 D1 = 57 mm

Section 2:
Diameter at top:

D2.T := 123mm

Diameter at bottom:

D2.B := 158mm

Mean diameter:
Mean radius:

D2 :=

D2.T + D2.B
2

= 140.5 mm

R 2 := 0.5 D2 = 70.25 mm

Section 3:
Diameter at top:

D3.T := 140mm

Diameter at bottom:

D3.B := 193mm

Mean diameter:

D3 :=

Mean radius:

R 3 := 0.5 D3 = 83.25 mm

D3.T + D3.B
2

= 166.5 mm

Section 4:
Diameter at top:

D4.T := 175mm

Diameter at bottom:

D4.B := 228mm

Mean diameter:

D4 :=

Mean radius:

R 4 := 0.5 D4 = 100.75 mm

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D4.T + D4.B
2

= 201.5 mm

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Section 5:
Diameter at top:

D5.T := 210mm

Diameter at bottom:

D5.B := 263mm

Mean diameter:

D5 :=

Mean radius:

R 5 := 0.5 D5 = 118.25 mm

D5.T + D5.B
2

= 236.5 mm

Section 6:
Diameter at top:

D6.T := 245mm

Diameter at bottom:

D6.B := 298mm

Mean diameter:

D6 :=

Mean radius:

R 6 := 0.5 D6 = 135.75 mm

D6.T + D6.B
2

= 271.5 mm

Section 7:
Diameter at top:

D7.T := 290mm

Diameter at bottom:

D7.B := 333mm

Mean diameter:

D7 :=

Mean radius:

R 7 := 0.5 D7 = 155.75 mm

D7.T + D7.B
2

= 311.5 mm

Section 8:
Diameter at top:

D8.T := 313mm

Diameter at bottom:

D8.B := 350mm

Mean diameter:

D8 :=

Mean radius:

R 8 := 0.5 D8 = 165.75 mm

D8.T + D8.B
2

= 331.5 mm

Material properties
Modulus of elasticity:

-2

Es := 210kN mm

Loading
Mass of structure:

FLOODLIGHT

mass := 200kg

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WIND PRESSURE (EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2) FOR SECTION 01

First foundamental period of
steel pole (ETABS OUTPUT):

T := 0.6sec

Factor dependent on the dynamic

behavior of the column
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.4):
4

T
T
T
T
:= 1.00240 - 0.00500 + 0.05144 - 0.22793 + 0.67262 = 1.334
s
s
s
s
Factor related to topography
(Topography effects in not significant)
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.5):

f := 1.0

Figure 1: Isotach contours of the foundamental calue of he basic wind velocity

Air density
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.2):

-3

:= 1.25kg m

Altitude factor
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.2):

C ALT := 1.0

Basic value of the eference wind

velocity at 10m above sea level
(CYS EN 1991-1-4,NA 2.4 or cl.4.2)

Vref.o := 24m s

Is the 10 minute mean wind velocity at

10 m above ground level for terrain
category II
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.2):

Vref := C ALT Vref.o = 24 m s

Factor to convert Vref from an annual

probability of exceedence of 0.02 to
other probabilities
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.2):

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-1

-1

C s :=

0.92 = 0.959

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Reference wind pressure

(EN 40-3-1,Eq.2):

q10 :=

1
2
2
-2
C s Vref = 331.2 N m
2

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WIND PRESSURE AND FORCE ON SECTION 1 OF STEEL COLUMN

Exposure coefficient
(for height m and terrain category II)
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.5):

cez := 2.66

Height at section 01:

h := 16.0m

Factor related to the column size

(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.3):

:= 1 - 0.01

h
= 0.84
m
-2

Characteristic wind pressure:

qz := f cez q10 = 987.486 N m

Shape coefficient for columns and

brackets with regular octagonal
cross-sections
(EN 40-3-,Figure 3)

Curve :=

Wind speed
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Kinematic viscosity of air

at 20 oC
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

"Curve 1" if

"Curve 2" if

V :=

qz
1

C s 0.5

v := 15.1 10

-6

V D1

R1
D1
R1
D1

< 0.075

> 0.075

-1

= 39.143 m s

2 -1

m s

Reynolds number
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Re :=

Shape coefficient for colmns with

octagonal cross section
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3.2):

c := 1.25

Horizontal force/meter
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

Fc1 := D1 c qz = 0.141 kN m

Horizontal force
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

F1 := D1 Ls c qz = 281.433 N

= "Curve 2"

= 2.955 10

-1

WIND PRESSURE AND FORCE ON SECTION 2 OF STEEL COLUMN

Exposure coefficient
(for height m and terrain category II)
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.5):

cez := 2.57

Height at section 01:

h := 14m

Factor related to the column size

(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.3):
Characteristic wind pressure:

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:= 1 - 0.01

h
= 0.86
m
-2

qz := f cez q10 = 976.791 N m

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Shape coefficient for columns and

brackets with regular octagonal
cross-sections
(EN 40-3-,Figure 3)
Wind speed
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Kinematic viscosity of air

at 20 oC
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Curve :=

"Curve 1" if

"Curve 2" if

V :=

qz
1

C s 0.5

v := 15.1 10

-6

V D2

R2

< 0.075

D2
R2

= "Curve 2"

> 0.075

D2

-1

= 38.475 m s

2 -1

m s

Reynolds number
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Re :=

Shape coefficient for colmns with

octagonal cross section
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3.2):

c := 1.24

Horizontal force/meter
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

Fc2 := D2 c qz = 0.17 kN m

Horizontal force
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

F2 := D2 Ls c qz = 340.353 N

= 3.58 10

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WIND PRESSURE AND FORCE ON SECTION 3 OF STEEL COLUMN

Exposure coefficient
(for height m and terrain category II)
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.5):

cez := 2.47

Height at section 01:

h := 12m

Factor related to the column size

(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.3):

:= 1 - 0.01

h
= 0.88
m
-2

Characteristic wind pressure:

qz := f cez q10 = 960.615 N m

Shape coefficient for columns and

brackets with regular octagonal
cross-sections
(EN 40-3-,Figure 3)

Curve :=

Wind speed
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Kinematic viscosity of air

at 20 oC
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

FLOODLIGHT

"Curve 1" if

"Curve 2" if

V :=

qz
1

C s 0.5

v := 15.1 10

-6

R3
D3
R3
D3

< 0.075

= "Curve 2"

> 0.075

-1

= 37.719 m s

2 -1

m s

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V D3

Reynolds number
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Re :=

Shape coefficient for colmns with

octagonal cross section
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3.2):

c := 1.21

Horizontal force/meter
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

Fc3 := D3 c qz = 0.194 kN m

Horizontal force
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

F3 := D3 Ls c qz = 387.061 N

= 4.159 10

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WIND PRESSURE AND FORCE ON SECTION 4 OF STEEL COLUMN

Exposure coefficient
(for height m and terrain category II)
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.5):

cez := 2.35

Height at section 01:

h := 10m

Factor related to the column size

(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.3):

:= 1 - 0.01

h
= 0.9
m
-2

Characteristic wind pressure:

qz := f cez q10 = 934.717 N m

Shape coefficient for columns and

brackets with regular octagonal
cross-sections
(EN 40-3-,Figure 3)

Curve :=

Wind speed
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Kinematic viscosity of air

at 20 oC
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

"Curve 1" if

"Curve 2" if

V :=

qz
1

C s 0.5

v := 15.1 10

V D4

-6

R4
D4
R4
D4

< 0.075

> 0.075

-1

= 36.791 m s

2 -1

m s

Reynolds number
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Re :=

Shape coefficient for colmns with

octagonal cross section
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3.2):

c := 1.18

Horizontal force/meter
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

Fc4 := D4 c qz = 0.222 kN m

Horizontal force
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

F4 := D4 Ls c qz = 444.495 N

FLOODLIGHT

= "Curve 2"

= 4.91 10

-1

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WIND PRESSURE AND FORCE ON SECTION 5 OF STEEL COLUMN

Exposure coefficient
(for height m and terrain category II)
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.5):

cez := 2.21

Height at section 01:

h := 8m

Factor related to the column size

(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.3):

:= 1 - 0.01

h
= 0.92
m
-2

Characteristic wind pressure:

qz := f cez q10 = 898.566 N m

Shape coefficient for columns and

brackets with regular octagonal
cross-sections
(EN 40-3-,Figure 3)

Curve :=

Wind speed
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Kinematic viscosity of air

at 20 oC
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

"Curve 1" if

"Curve 2" if

V :=

qz
1

C s 0.5

v := 15.1 10

-6

V D5

R5
D5
R5
D5

< 0.075

> 0.075

-1

= 35.679 m s

2 -1

m s

Reynolds number
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Re :=

Shape coefficient for colmns with

octagonal cross section
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3.2):

c := 1.15

Horizontal force/meter
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

Fc5 := D5 c qz = 0.244 kN m

Horizontal force
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

F5 := D5 Ls c qz = 488.775 N

= "Curve 2"

= 5.588 10

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WIND PRESSURE AND FORCE ON SECTION 6 OF STEEL COLUMN

Exposure coefficient
(for height m and terrain category II)
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.5):

cez := 2.04

Height at section 01:

h := 6m

Factor related to the column size

(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.3):
Characteristic wind pressure:

FLOODLIGHT

:= 1 - 0.01

h
= 0.94
m
-2

qz := f cez q10 = 847.477 N m

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Shape coefficient for columns and

brackets with regular octagonal
cross-sections
(EN 40-3-,Figure 3)
Wind speed
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Kinematic viscosity of air

at 20 oC
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Curve :=

"Curve 1" if

"Curve 2" if

V :=

qz
1

C s 0.5

v := 15.1 10

-6

V D6

R6

< 0.075

D6
R6

= "Curve 2"

> 0.075

D6

-1

= 34.279 m s

2 -1

m s

Reynolds number
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Re :=

Shape coefficient for colmns with

octagonal cross section
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3.2):

c := 1.13

Horizontal force/meter
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

Fc6 := D6 c qz = 0.26 kN m

Horizontal force
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

F6 := D6 Ls c qz = 520.003 N

= 6.163 10

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WIND PRESSURE AND FORCE ON SECTION 7 OF STEEL COLUMN

Exposure coefficient
(for height m and terrain category II)
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.5):

cez := 1.8

Height at section 01:

h := 4m

Factor related to the column size

(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.3):

:= 1 - 0.01

h
= 0.96
m
-2

Characteristic wind pressure:

qz := f cez q10 = 763.684 N m

Shape coefficient for columns and

brackets with regular octagonal
cross-sections
(EN 40-3-,Figure 3)

Curve :=

Wind speed
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Kinematic viscosity of air

at 20 oC
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):
Reynolds number
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):
FLOODLIGHT

"Curve 1" if

"Curve 2" if

V :=

qz
1

C s 0.5

v := 15.1 10

Re :=

V D7
v

-6

R7
D7
R7
D7

< 0.075

= "Curve 2"

> 0.075

-1

= 32.199 m s

2 -1

m s

= 6.642 10

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Shape coefficient for colmns with

octagonal cross section
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3.2):

c := 1.11

Horizontal force/meter
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

Fc7 := D7 c qz = 0.264 kN m

Horizontal force
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

F7 := D7 Ls c qz = 528.11 N

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WIND PRESSURE AND FORCE ON SECTION 8 OF STEEL COLUMN

Exposure coefficient
(for height m and terrain category II)
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.5):

cez := 1.8

Height at section 01:

h := 2m

Factor related to the column size

(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.2.3):

:= 1 - 0.01

h
= 0.98
m
-2

Characteristic wind pressure:

qz := f cez q10 = 779.594 N m

Shape coefficient for columns and

brackets with regular octagonal
cross-sections
(EN 40-3-,Figure 3)

Curve :=

Wind speed
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Kinematic viscosity of air

at 20 oC
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

"Curve 1" if

"Curve 2" if

V :=

qz
1

C s 0.5

v := 15.1 10

V D8

-6

R8
D8
R8
D8

< 0.075

> 0.075

-1

= 32.199 m s

2 -1

m s

Reynolds number
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3):

Re :=

Shape coefficient for colmns with

octagonal cross section
(EN 40-3-1,cl.5.3.2):

c := 1.10

Horizontal force/meter
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

Fc8 := D8 c qz = 0.284 kN m

Horizontal force
(EN 40-3-1,Eq.3):

F8 := D8 Ls c qz = 568.558 N

FLOODLIGHT

= "Curve 2"

= 7.069 10

-1

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SUMMARY OF WIND LOAD PER UNIT LENGTH PER SECTION ON Y AND X AXIS

Horizontal uniform
force of section 1:

Fc1 = 0.141 kN m

Horizontal uniform
force of section 2:

Fc2 = 0.17 kN m

Horizontal uniform
force of section 3:

Fc3 = 0.194 kN m

Horizontal uniform
force of section 4:

Fc4 = 0.222 kN m

Horizontal uniform
force of section 5:

Fc5 = 0.244 kN m

Horizontal uniform
force of section 6:

Fc6 = 0.26 kN m

Horizontal uniform
force of section 7:

Fc7 = 0.264 kN m

Horizontal uniform
force of section 8:

Fc8 = 0.284 kN m

FLOODLIGHT

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-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

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SUMMARY OF WIND POINT LOAD PER SECTION ON Y AND X AXIS

Horizontal force
of section 1:

F1 = 0.281 kN

Horizontal force
of section 2:

F2 = 0.34 kN

Horizontal force
of section 3:

F3 = 0.387 kN

Horizontal force
of section 4:

F4 = 0.444 kN

Horizontal force
of section 5:

F5 = 0.489 kN

Horizontal force
of section 6:

F6 = 0.52 kN

Horizontal force
of section 7:

F7 = 0.528 kN

Horizontal force
of section 8:

F8 = 0.569 kN

FLOODLIGHT

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