Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 6bae9f18-9798-4335-b03a-dfc279727ff2
Document Type: srp
Title: WIND LOADINGS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070299.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.3.1
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Structural Engineering Branch (SEB)Civil Engineering and Geosciences Branch (ECGB)1 Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW The following areas relating to the design of structures that have to withstand the effects of the design wind specified for the plant are reviewed to assureensure conformance with the 2 requirements of General Design Criterion 2 (GDC 2) (Ref. 1). 3 4 1. The design wind velocity, and its recurrence interval, the velocity variation with height,5 and the applicable gust factors are reviewed from the standpoint of use in defining the input parameters for the structural design criteria appropriate to account for wind loadings. The bases for the selection and the values of these parameters are within the review responsibility of the Meteorology Section of the Accident Evaluation Branch (AEB) as stated in SRP Sections 2.3.1 and 2.3.2.6 2. The procedures that are utilized to transform the design wind velocity into an effective pressure applied to structures are reviewed taking into consideration the geometrical configuration and physical characteristics of the structures and the distribution of wind pressure on the structures. DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 3.3.1-2 Review Interfaces7 The bases for the selection and the values of the design wind velocity, design wind recurrence interval, wind velocity variation with height, and the applicable gust factors are within the review responsibility of the Emergency Preparedness and Radiation Protection Branch (PERB) as stated in Standard Review Plan (SRP) Sections 2.3.1 and 2.3.2.8 For those areas of review identified as part of the primary responsibility of other branches, the acceptance criteria and methods of application are contained in the referenced SRP section.9 II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA SEBThe ECGB accepts the design of structures that must withstand the effects of the design 10 wind load if the relevant requirements of General Design Criterion 2 concerning natural phenomena are