Pakistan Table 4

R Factor for Non-Building Structures

Structure Type R
1. Vessels, including tanks and pressurized spheres, on braced or unbraced legs. 2.2
2. Cast-in-place concrete silos and chimneys having walls continuous to the foundations. 3.6
3. Distributed mass cantilever structures such as stacks, chimneys, silos and skirt-supported vertical vessels. 2.9
4. Trussed towers (freestanding or guyed), guyed stacks and chimneys. 2.9
5. Cantilevered column-type structures. 2.2
6. Cooling towers. 3.6
7. Bins and hoppers on braced or unbraced legs. 2.9
8. Storage racks. 3.6
9. Signs and billboards. 3.6
10. Amusement structures and monuments. 2.2
11. All other self-supporting structures not otherwise covered. 2.9