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QCS 1.5.2 Climate

This document provides definitions for common abbreviations used in Qatari construction standards and specifications. It also outlines key site conditions in Qatar such as temperature, humidity, wind speeds and rainfall. Seismic design requirements are specified based on American and British seismic codes. Recommendations are provided for wind tunnel testing of tall buildings and structures with unusual geometry. Finally, typical design working life categories are defined ranging from 10 years for temporary structures to over 120 years for major civil engineering works.

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QCS 1.5.2 Climate

This document provides definitions for common abbreviations used in Qatari construction standards and specifications. It also outlines key site conditions in Qatar such as temperature, humidity, wind speeds and rainfall. Seismic design requirements are specified based on American and British seismic codes. Recommendations are provided for wind tunnel testing of tall buildings and structures with unusual geometry. Finally, typical design working life categories are defined ranging from 10 years for temporary structures to over 120 years for major civil engineering works.

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QCS 2014 Section 01: General Page9

Part 01: Introduction

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering


ISO International Organization for Standardization
LPC Loss Prevention Council
LPCB Loss Prevention Certification Board
MMAA Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association
NFPA National Fire Protection Agency
PCI Prestressed Concrete Institute
PWA Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
QCS Qatar Construction Specification
QGEWC Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation
QS Qatar Standards (Laboratories and Standardisation Affairs, Ministry of
Environment)
Ooredoo Qatar Telecom Provider

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SIS Swedish Standards Institute

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UK DOT United Kingdom Department of Transport
UPDA Urban Planning and Development Authority

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VDE Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (Association for Electrical, Electronic
and Information Technologies)

1.5.2 Site Conditions


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1 The Site conditions shall be assumed to be as follows for tendering purposes:
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Maximum ambient temperature .......................... 50C


Minimum ambient temperature ........................... 5C
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Design ambient temperature ............................... 50C


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Maximum metal temperature under the sun ....... 85C


Maximum ambient humidity ................................ 100%
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Minimum ambient humidity ................................. 20%


Design ambient humidity ..................................... 100%
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50-year return period Wind Speed:


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(a) Nominal wind speed for 3 sec gust ……… 38 m/s (A per ASCE 7-05 / IBC 2012)
(b) Mean hourly wind speed…………….…… 25 m/s (as per BS 6399-2)
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(c) Mean 10 minutes wind speed…………… 27 m/s (as per BS EN 1991-1-4)


Yearly rainfall ....................................................... 80 - 150 mm

2 The wind is very directional and that the W-NNW sector predominates for velocities greater
than 8m/s (30km/h). However, the wind in coastal areas tends to exhibit a diurnal pattern,
with onshore winds during daylight hours changing to offshore at night.

3 The temperature is relatively mild from October to May and hot from June to September.

4 The relative ambient humidity is generally low from October to May and generally high from
June to September.

5 Under certain climatic conditions, considerable condensation may take place.

6 A considerable amount of salt is contained in the atmosphere which together with the
relatively high ambient humidity, can produce sever corrosion problems.
QCS 2014 Section 01: General Page10
Part 01: Introduction

7 Distribution and occurrence of rainfall events are very erratic. Rainfall events are generally of
a high intensity with a short duration and usually occur between December and March.

8 The prevailing wind directions are from the north and west.

9 The seismic design for all building structure shall be based upon local seismic accelerations
recommended as per ASCE 7-10, IBC 2012 or BS EN 1998-1:2004. Local seismic spectral
accelerations based upon uniform hazard response spectra for 475 year and 2475 year
return period as below.

Peak Ground Acceleration 0.2 second Spectral 1 second Spectral


(PGA) Acceleration (g) - Ss Acceleration (g) – S1

475 year 2475 year 475 year 2475 year 475 year 2475 year

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0.045 0.10 0.090 0.147 0.045 0.065

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10 Wind tunnel test is recommended for buildings under below criteria

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(a) Total building height exceeding 120m from ground.
(b) Structure with irregular geometry or shape.
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(c) Unusual terrain or surrounding structure in the area.
(d) Any other factor as per design requirements or designer recommendation.
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11 The ratio of the wind speed for any return period to the 50 year return period wind speed as
per Peterka & Shahid Equation is
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VT / V50 = [0.36+0.1 ln (12T)]


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12 Building structure design working life shall be minimum as specified below


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Design working Indicative design Examples


life category working life (years)
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1 10 Temporary structures (a)


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2 10 to 25 Replaceable structural parts, eg. Gantry girders, bearings


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3 15 to 30 Storage and similar structures

4 50 to 75 Building structures and other common structures

5 120 Civil engineering structures like bridges, tunnel etc.

(a) Structures or parts of structures that can be dismantled with intention of being reused, aren’t temporary
structures.

1.6 LANGUAGE

1.6.1 Contract Language

1 All communications, meetings and documentation shall be in English.

END OF PART

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