That simplifies things a bit...I'm assuming hydrodynamic loads from flowing water still need to be applied concurrently with hydrostatic load, similar to the breaking wave equation?https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=4c542e24-894c-44dd-b856-e03512c378d3&file=Zone_highlight.PNG
Attached the FEMA map with a highlight of the zone... right off the Gulf of Mexico.
I think I need to get in touch with the client - looking at pictures of the site on their website, there is a braced wall around the perimeter of the site, perhaps that offers some protection to things...
Hi all, I'm assisting on a project where we were asked to look into wind and seismic anchorage for an exterior storage tank at a facility.
While gathering the typical design criteria, I noticed the site location was in a flood plain, close to a coast.
I have never done flood loading on a...
If I have a braced bay column with girts attached to the exterior flange of the column, is it redundant to consider the wind loading caused by the girts and the bracing at the same time when looking at the strength of the column?
In my analysis, the column bending caused by the girt points...
