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Calculation Title: Load Calculation

Structure Design

Dead Load
Size of solar panel = 1955mm x 982 mm.
Solar panel is kept at an inclination of existing degrees
Weight of single solar panel = 20.5 kg
Force due to one solar panel is 20.5x10 = 205N = 0.205 kN
The dead weight of the modules acts in vertically downward direction.
Force per meter on Cold Form Strut Channel = 0.205/(2x0.992) = 0.10kN/m

Wind Load
 The structure is designed for Vb= 55.55 m/s= 200kmph
As requested by client.
 Design wind speed = Vz=Vbx k1 x k2 x k3
 K1 (Probability factor) = 0.9
Please refer section 5.3.1; Table 1 of IS 875.
 K2 (Terrain, height and structure size factor) = 1.12
For Terrain Category - 4; Class – A and height = 50 m
 K3 (Topography factor) = 1.0
The site is pretty much leveled. Topography factor in considered only in the regions
where the slope is more than 3 deg such as cliff of hills, mountains and valleys.
 Vz= 56.0 m/s
 Wind pressure intensity Pz= 0.6(Vz)2 = 1.882kN/m2

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Pressure Coefficient
 For calculating the force on the panels form the pressure calculated above we need
Pressure coefficient. The current structure falls under mono-slope free roofs. Please refer
section 6.2.2, Table 7.
 The pressure coefficients for a mono-slope free roof of 10
otilt angle
o 0.9 When wind is trying to lift the structure
o 0.5 When wind is trying to push the structure

Force per meter Calculation -

 Total upward force due to wind on each module = Pressure coefficient x pressure x
exposed area = 0.9x1.882x1.956x0.992= 3.29 kN
 Force on the Cold form Hat purlins normal to the plane of the module is 3.29/(2x0.992)
= 1.66kN/m
 Total Downward force due to wind on each module = Pressure coefficient x pressure x
exposed area = 0.5x1.882x1.956x0.992= 1.83kN
 Force on the Cold form Hat purlins normal to the plane of the module is 0.822/(2x0.992)
= 0.92kN/m
Seismic Load:
Seismic load is calculated as per IS1893:2002
The Values of various factors considered are:
 Zone Factor = 0.24 (Zone 4)
 Importance Factor = 1.5
 Response reduction factor = 5
 Rock and Soil site factor = 1
 Seismic Analysis is performed using inbuilt Staad Module

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Basic Load Calculation

Type L/C Name
Primary 1 Dead Load
Primary 2 Live Load
Primary 3 Wind Load 1
Primary 4 Wind Load 2
Combination Case Load 1 5 1.5(DL+WLx)
Combination Case Load 2 6 1.5(DL-WLx)
Combination Case Load 3 7 1.5(DL+WLy)
Combination Case Load 4 8 1.5(DL-WLy)
Combination Case Load 5 9 1.2(DL+LL+WLx)
Combination Case Load 6 10 1.2(DL+LL- WLx)
Combination Case Load 7 11 1.2(DL+LL+WLx)
Combination Case Load 8 12 1.2(DL+LL- WLx)
Combination Case Load 9 13 0.9(DL)+1.5WLx
Combination Case Load 10 14 0.9(DL)-1.5WLx
Combination Case Load 11 15 0.9(DL)+1.5WLy
Combination Case Load 12 16 0.9(DL)-1.5WLy

Modeling

3D rendered view of the Structure

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Dead load of Modules on Purlins

Load 0.10 kN/m

Uplift wind load on Purlins

Load 1.66 kN/m

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Analysis Results
Utilization Ratio
The values in the highlighted column represent the ratio of (Actual Stress/Allowable Stress). It is clearly
seen that the values are less than 1 and so the sections assigned are safe.

Node Displacement Reactions

Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Resultant Rotational

rZ
Node L/C X mm Y mm Z mm mm rX rad rY rad rad
1 1 DL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 LL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WL+VE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 WL-VE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 1 DL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 LL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WL+VE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 WL-VE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 1 DL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 LL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WL+VE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 WL-VE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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7 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 1 DL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 LL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WL+VE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 WL-VE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Support Reactions
Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Moment
My
Node L/C FxkN FykN FzkN MxkNm kNm MzkNm
3 1 DL 0 0.001 0 0 0 0
2 LL 0 0.028 0 0 0 0.001
3 WL+VE 0 0.038 0 0 0 0.002
4 WL-VE 0 -0.32 0 0 0 -0.017
5 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
5 0 0.029 0 0 0 0.002
6 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
6 0 0.101 0 0 0 0.005
7 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
7 0 -0.436 0 0 0 -0.023
4 1 DL 0 0.001 0 0 0 0
2 LL 0 0.028 0 0 0 -0.001
3 WL+VE 0 0.038 0 0 0 -0.002
4 WL-VE 0 -0.32 0 0 0 0.017
5 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
5 0 0.029 0 0 0 -0.002
6 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
6 0 0.101 0 0 0 -0.005
7 COMBINATION LOAD CASE
7 0 -0.436 0 0 0 0.023

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D Lip
Name StaadName Area cm^2 mm B mm t mm mm R mm Iz cm^4 Iycm^4
U Bracket 200x 115 2.66 200 115 5 -20 3 6.63 5.87

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