Wind Chart

LIMITS & REQUIREMENTS OF USE:
1) THE PAD AND THE SUPPORTED EQUIPMENT MUST BE LOCATED AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS TABLE DOES NOT APPLY TO ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT LOCATED ON BALCONIES,
OR ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT TO BE ELEVATED ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. FOR PADS TO BE INSTALLED OTHER THAN AT GROUND LEVEL PLEASE CONTACT (RMB)
RMB ENGINEERING TO OBTAIN A CUSTOM WIND TABLE TO MEET YOUR SPECIFIC APPLICATION. MINIMUM SOIL COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION = 0.25 AS VERIFIED BY OTHERS.
2) THE AREA UNDER CONCERETE SLAB ON GROUND SHALL HAVE ALL MATERIALS REMOVED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION ON COMPACTED SOIL AS VERIFIED BY OTHERS.
3)
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT OF GENERATORS UNIT SHALL CONFORM TO SPECIFICATIONS STATED HEREIN. PAD WEIGHT TO BE VERIFIED BY OTHERS.
4) ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SUPERSEDE HURRICANE PAD INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS IF MORE STRINGENT.
5) ELECTRICAL GROUND, WHEN REQUIRED, TO BE DESIGNED & INSTALLED BY OTHERS. ALL MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS (CLEAR SPACE, TONNAGE, ETC.)
SHALL BE AS PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND ARE THE EXPRESS RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR.
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6) ENGINEER SEAL AFFIXED HERETO VALIDATES STRUCTURAL DESIGN AS SHOWN ONLY. USE OF THIS SPECIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR, et. al. INDEMNIFIES & SAVES
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CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES BEYOND THAT WHICH IS CALLED FOR BY LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL CODES & FROM DEVIATIONS OF THIS PLAN.
7) THE ROLE OF THIS ENGINEER FOR THIS PROJECT IS THAT OF SPECIALTY ENGINEER AND NOT THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER
OF RECORD SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTEGRITY OF ALL SUPPORTING SURFACES TO THIS DESIGN WHICH SHALL BE COORDINATED BY THE PERMITTING CONTRACTOR.
8) ENGINEER SEAL AFFIXED HERETO VALIDATES STRUCTURAL DESIGN AS SHOWN ONLY. THIS DOCUMENT IS GENERIC & DOES NOT PERTAIN TO ANY SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE.
9) THIS ENGINEER SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ERRONEOUS OR INACCURATE DATA OR MEASUREMENTS. DIMENSIONS ARE
SHOWN TO ILLUSTRATE DESIGN FORCES AND OTHER DESIGN CRITERIA. THEY MAY VARY SLIGHTLY, BUT MUST REMAIN WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED HEREIN.
10) THIS ENGINEER SHALL BE NOTIFIED AND GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE-EVALUATE THIS WORK UPON DISCOVERY OF ANY INACCURATE INFORMATION PRIOR TO
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MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FIELD CONDITIONS AND FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF MATERIALS.
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11) ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THIS DOCUMENT ARE NOT PERMITTED AND INVALIDATE THIS CERTIFICATION.
12) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, NO ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS OR AFFIRMATIONS ARE INTENDED.
13) PADS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH PRECAST CONCRETE, MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, f'c = 7,000 PSI AT 28 DAYS.
14) ALL OTHER UNITS NOT SHOWN SHALL BE DESIGNED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS DOCUMENT.
15) CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE 5/8" DIA. (0.675" O.D.) GALV. TUBE ASTM A53B SCH 40 MIN. OR 1/2" DIA. SOLID COPPER BAR
SPIKE 4' MIN. EMBED. (SEE MIN. EMBED. AS PER CURRENT ELECTRICAL CODE, BY OTHERS) INTO GROUND THROUGH CONCRETE
PAD FOR SLIDING RESISTANCE PURPOSE, 12 DIAMETERS EDGE DISTANCE (MIN.) FROM ANY CONCRETE FACE (NOT SHOWN).
ENGINEERING DATA:
1) WIND LOAD ANALYSES PER 6th EDITION (2017) FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - SECTION 1609 WIND LOADS - 1620 HIGH VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONES.
2) ALL STRUCTURES SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN EXPOSURE CAT. C, UNLESS EXPOSURE CAT. D APPLIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 26.7 OF ASCE 7.
EXPOSURE D SHALL EXTEND INLAND FROM ANY SHORELINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 600 FT OR 20 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
3) WIND LOADS & LOAD COMBINATIONS PER ASCE 7-16 SECT. 2.4.1.7 (LOAD COMBINATIONS - ASD) & SECT. 29.5 &
2017 FBC SECT. 1605.3.1 BASIC LOAD COMBINATIONS & FIGURE 29.5.1: WIND LOADS ON OTHER STRUCTURES
4) RISK CATEGORY = II TABLE 1604.5 - RISK CATEGORY OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES, SECTION 301.15 OF
THE MECHANICAL CODE, WIND RESISTANCE, AND 553.844 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES WIND STORM LOSS MITIGATION.
5) WIND LOAD: Wind Speed V = 186 180 175 170 150 MPH
EXP C qz = 0.00256 * Kz * Kzt * Kd * V^2 = 67.75 63.45 59.98 56.60 44.06 EXP - C
P = qz * G * Cf = 80.63 75.51 71.37 67.35 52.44 PSF
EXP D qz = 0.00256 * Kz * Kzt * Kd * V^2 = 82.10 76.89 72.68 68.58 53.40 EXP - D
P = qz * G * Cf = 97.70 91.50 86.49 81.61 63.54 PSF
Exposure C ; Table 28.3-1 Kz = 0.85 Exposure D ; Table 28.3-1 Kz = 1.03
Figure 26.8-1 Kzt = 1.00 ASCE 7-16 Fig 29.4-1 Cf = 1.40
Table 26.6-1 Kd = 0.90 GUST FACTOR G = 0.85
GEN MIN. PAD PAD PAD PAD WIND WIND WIND WIND UNIT+PAD RESISTING
CAP. WEIGHT MODEL WEIGHT WIDTH LENGTH THICK LOAD MOMENT LOAD MOMENT WEIGHT MOMENT
WIDTH LENGTH HEIGHT LBS. NUMBER LBS. IN. IN. IN. LBS. FT-LBS. LBS. FT-LBS. LBS. FT-LBS.
GROUP - B01 25 kW 30.6 62.2 38.5 777 FG7037-4G 350 37.0 70.0 4 981.2 1737 981.2 1737 1127.0 1737 OK FOR
159
MPH OK FOR
145
MPH
GROUP - B02 22 kW 30.6 62.2 38.5 905 FG7037-4G 350 37.0 70.0 4 1092.6 1935 1092.6 1935 1255.0 1935 OK FOR
168
MPH OK FOR
153
MPH
GROUP - B03 30 kW 30.6 62.2 38.5 935 FG7037-4G 350 37.0 70.0 4 1118.7 1981 1118.7 1981 1285.0 1981 OK FOR
170
MPH OK FOR
154
MPH
GROUP - B04 27 kW 30.6 62.2 38.5 940 FG7037-4G 350 37.0 70.0 4 1123.1 1989 1123.1 1989 1290.0 1989 OK FOR
170
MPH OK FOR
155
MPH
GROUP - B05 ** 25-30kW 30.6 62.2 38.5 777 FG7037-4G 350 37.0 70.0 4 1320.0 2337 1320.0 2337 1127.0 2337 OK FOR
185
MPH OK FOR
168
MPH
GEN MIN. PAD PAD PAD PAD WIND WIND WIND WIND UNIT+PAD RESISTING
CAP. WEIGHT MODEL WEIGHT WIDTH LENGTH THICK LOAD MOMENT LOAD MOMENT WEIGHT MOMENT
WIDTH LENGTH HEIGHT LBS. NUMBER LBS. IN. IN. IN. LBS. FT-LBS. LBS. FT-LBS. LBS. FT-LBS.
GROUP - C01 32-36kW 35.0 76.8 46.1 1225 FG8341-4G 470 41.0 83.0 4 2417.6 5047 2417.6 5047 1695.0 2896 OK FOR
205
MPH OK FOR
187
MPH
GROUP - C02 38-60kW 35.0 76.8 46.1 1235 FG5431-4G 470 41.0 83.0 4 2431.8 5076 2431.8 5076 1705.0 2913 OK FOR
206
MPH OK FOR
187
MPH
GROUP - C03 45 kW 35.0 76.8 46.1 1260 FG5431-4G 470 41.0 83.0 4 2467.5 5151 2467.5 5151 1730.0 2955 OK FOR
208
MPH OK FOR
189
MPH
GROUP - C04 48 kW 35.0 76.8 46.1 1555 FG5431-4G 470 41.0 83.0 4 2888.2 6029 2888.2 6029 2025.0 3459 OK FOR
225
MPH OK FOR
204
MPH
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INCHES
UNIT / EQUIPMENT
FG7037-4G PAD USED FOR GROUP B01-05
EXPOSURE C
EXPOSURE D
UNIT / EQUIPMENT
FG8341-4G PAD USED FOR GROUP C01-04
EXPOSURE C
EXPOSURE D
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS
INCHES
GENERAC
GENERAC
GENERAC
GENERAC
GENERAC
GENERAC
GENERAC
SEE PG 3 OF 3 FOR
GROUP DETAILS
GENERAC
GENERAC
GENERATORS
GENERAC
** GENERAC GENPAD GROUP - B05 REQUIRES THE FG7037-4G GENPAD FROM DIVERSITECH PLUS THE USE OF TWO (2) BULLET STYLE EARTH ANCHORS MOUNTED ON DIAGONAL CORNERS OF THE GENPAD.
CONCRETE (HURRICANE) PADS (GENPADs) FOR GENERAC GENERATORS
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FG7037-4G (GENPAD) GRP B01-05
IMPORTANT NOTE: EACH
ROW IN THE TABLE
BELOW IS GOVERENED
BY THE EQUIPMENT MAX.
DIMENSIONS AND MIN.
WEIGHT ONLY.
GENERATOR CAPACITY
(kW) AND MODEL
NUMBERS (Pg-3) ARE
REFERENCES ONLY.
GENERAC
GENERATORS
SEE PG 3 OF 3 FOR
GROUP DETAILS
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS