—r ‘The dynamic shear end sowent are obtained frou the estimated peak oscillatory amplitude as follows. Shear distribution bot We mM, rs)? SP (2) d(z) 0 (2) mtx) az a3) 1 Nowent distribution: bo ot way ary cn? fi? cor Ub f Co ate) teeny tee way aay The aost important of the parameters in the sbove theory, nanely C4y Sy, Cy and fy depend on the surface roughness € /d and aspect ratio of the chimney. Values reconaendéd bf Vickely cre siven tt Figs. Sand 6. The uncertainties that still exist in these theories can be gauged by the fact thet while the couparsion of (slightly simplified) calculated, anf seasured full stale values indicated. & Gifference of 6 on an average, the coefficient of variation veo elaost 25% Teking s reelistic. wee of the situation, it appears that the designer vill be vell advised to adopt the higher of the estinated moments due to, (1) deterministic equation (12), ($i) E800, and (S4i) Zens. (18) and. (15), fall vith Eqs. (13) and (14) till theories based on better data base become available. ‘One may else refer in this correction to Runnan's recent (1964) Yonte-Carlo type approach AERODIHMSEC INTERFERENCE, Aerodynamic interference can be defined ag changes in the forces and aoments on an isolated body due to the presence of other nearby bodies. A ‘thumb rule’ which may aoraally be used as 6 guide 1s that aerodynamic interference can be ignored if the horizontel distance between the structures is sore than 20 times the naxiaue horizontal videh of che larger (or largest) structure, This interference decreases rapidly teyond © spacing of about 10 widths but can be quite serious if the spacing is of the order of S vidths or less. Both in-line wind load and transverse vind load ere affected by aerodynamic interference. Roe auch into rodyoasic interference on In-line vind loads. ESOU suggests ‘that even for spacing exceeding 10D, there may be significant load enhancement. The author has been 0 T T 10 11840 tower x Lin 0 towe tin 78 teow » 1 ara ete sk te end} oe wae ° ° n fi 2 46 3 20-30 + + a nae © apache in ameter ct 2/5 aieht Fig.6 The influence of aspect ratio (b/d) Fig.7 Magnification factor as a function of spacing in Loras of representative diameter at 2/3 height treating such cases as equivalent to 'frased structure’, which give, for tvo chianeys, a solidity ratio, Pas, Dy + Dy 2 as) Boy +91 (E+ Where Dy and Dz are the diameters of the two chimneys and bis the centre line spacing of the chimneys. The available data for framed structures (vith Uircular members) are used and the resulting force apportioned in the ratio of diameters. ‘End Plate’ effect 42 neglected but correction to li/De is made. Saith and Doyle (1985) report a SOR iacrease in wind load oa a chtaney ‘due to two cooling towers, apparently at a distance of two cooling tower (base) dianeters from the nearest tower. The author and his Colleagues had measured e 17% increase at a distance of four diameters froa the nearest cooling tover (Rao, et al 1981). lx