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  1. banana33

    Wind load on a steel stack. IBC2018 or ASME STS-1? who prevails?

    Thank you Hopi. What do you mean about "industry standard"? ASME, IBC or what else? Regards
  2. banana33

    Wind load on a steel stack. IBC2018 or ASME STS-1? who prevails?

    Dear JAE, thank you so much for your kind reply. I see the difference between factored and allowable wind speed of IBC2018 code. Asme STS-1 use a basic wind speed based on a 3 second gust velocity and explain how to calculate the force acting on the stack starting from this speed. I would like...
  3. banana33

    Wind load on a steel stack. IBC2018 or ASME STS-1? who prevails?

    Good morning from Netherlands! We're building a chemical plat located in USA and we have to design a steel stack the will be (obviously) placed in USA. I have a big doubt about the wind speed to consider in the wind load calculation. IBC 2018 report wind speed maps (regardless the building...

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