Question 16.3: A vertical vessel made with a cylindrical shell and hemisphe...
A vertical vessel made with a cylindrical shell and hemispherical heads is to be installed out of doors near Corpus Christi, Texas. The shell is 5 ft .0 in. inside diameter, 1.0 in. nominal wall thickness, and 100 ft. 0 in. from tangent to tangent. The contract specification requires the vessel to be designed according to the Uniform Building Code requirements. What are the lateral wind forces to be used for design?
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