Research Article

Seismic Response and Safety Assessment of an Existing Concrete Chimney under Wind Load

Table 11

Maximum stress values under the action of earthquakes and wind.

Ground elevation (m)Standard value (kN·m)Bending section coefficient (m3)Representative value of gravity load (kN)Sectional area (m2)Maximum compressive stress (kPa)Maximum tensile stress (kPa)Allowable compression and eccentric compression (kPa)Allowable stress value (kPa)

752.9957443.79155167001570
70315.53.264231242.13.952004−163.24330.06401167001570
651031.83.5444735.34.112458−485.46196.75348167001570
601973.25.1062431248.55.635044−627.265145.5933167001570
553038.54.9637141867.55.558742−977.328246.9568167001570
504167.45.3537992564.45.76504−1261.92294.8822167001570
455341.35.7588963287.05.971338−1525.84329.1336167001570
406570.76.1790064035.46.177636−1773.45353.3331167001570
357873.86.5657714809.57.111786−1934.33464.112167001570
309258.56.3877015664.07.018528−2326.64572.2096167001570
2510741.96.8749216601.17.27067−2549.37575.5801167001570
2012355.97.3804677569.67.522812−2767.9580.3747167001570
1016094.58.4465569152.38.027096−3144.82666.0802167001570
020439.29.58600311278.68.53138−3569.22695.1634167001570