Reference Criteria for Consulting Services
for Infrastructure Projects

Appendix 1: Figures and Tables

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Appendix 1: Figures and Tables

Figure 1 Regional Map of Wind-pressure Contours
(from CUBiC)

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Table 1 Reference Wind Velocity Pressures and Wind Speeds (50 year return period)
(from CUBiC)

 

Location

qref
CUBiC

10 min
CUBiC

1 hr

1 min
(or "fastest mile")

3 sec

Antigua

0.82

37

35

45

56

Barbados

0.70

34

32

41

51

Belize - N
Belize - S

0.78
0.55

36
30

34
29

43
37

54
45

Dominica

0.85

38

36

46

57

Grenada

0.60

32

30

38

47

Guyana

0.20

18

17

22

27

Jamaica

0.80

37

35

44

55

Montserrat

0.83

37

36

48

59

St Kitts/Nevis

0.83

37

36

48

59

St Lucia

0.76

36

34

43

57

St Vincent

0.73

35

33

42

56

Tobago

0.47

28

26

38

42

Trinidad - N
Trinidad - S

0.40
0.25

26
20

25
19

31
25

39
30

Notes

qref = pressures in kilopascals (kPa)

Wind speeds in metres per second (ms-1)

Figure 2 Durst and Drayer-Marshall Graphs
(Ratio of Probable Maximum Speed Averaged over t Seconds to Hourly Mean Speed)

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Figure 3 Graphs: S3 Factor for Return Period and Probabilities
(from OAS/NCST/BAPE Code)

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Table 2 Z Values and Seismic Zone Coefficients
(from CUBiC)

 

Territory

Z Value
CUBiC& UBC 85

Z Factor
UBC 1988 & SEAOC 1990

Zone Number
SEAOC

Antigua

0.75

0.3

3

Barbados

0.375

0.15 - 0.2

2

Belize - (areas within 100km of southern border, ie including San Antonio and Punta Gorda but excluding Middlesex, Pomona and Stann Creek)

Belize - (rest of)

0.75

0.50

0.3

0.2

3

2+

Dominica

0.75

0.3

3

Grenada

0.50

0.2

2+

Guyana - (Essequibo)
Guyana - (rest of)

0.25
0.00

0.1

1+

Jamaica

0.75

0.3

3

Montserrat

0.75

0.3

3

St Kitts/Nevis

0.75

0.3

3

St Lucia

0.75

0.3

3

St Vincent

0.50

0.2

2+

Tobago

0.50

0.2

2+

Trinidad - (NW)
Trinidad - (rest of)

0.75
0.50

0.3
0.2

3
2+

Figure 4 Isoacceleration Map of the Eastern Caribbean
(from John Shepherd – PAIGH)

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Table 3 Seismic Hazard Values for Structural Design Purposes: Commonwealth Caribbean
(compiled by Tony Gibbs)

Country   PAIGH PAIGH/TG Equivalent Conservative
CUBiC Z values
1985
Equivalent Zone Number
(SEAOC 80)
Equivalent Z factor
(UBC 88)
isoacceleration lines Z factor Zones Zone No Z factor Zone No Z factor
max min 1993/94 1993/94 (SEAOC 80) (UBC 88) (SEAOC 80) (UBC 88)
Anguilla       300 250 0.500 2.5 2.5 0.20 3 0.30
Antigua & Barbuda 0.750 3 0.30 850 450 1.000 4 4 0.40 4 0.40
Bahamas - southern       115 70         1 0.15
Barbados 0.375 2 0.15 225 175 0.375 2 2 0.15 3 0.25
Belize - north 0.500 2.5 0.20 200 120         2 0.20
Belize - south 0.750 3 0.30 240 200         3 0.25
British Virgin Islands       550 450 1.000 4 4 0.40 4 0.40
Cayman Islands       160 80 0.375 2 2 0.15 2 0.20
Cuba       250 80         3 0.25
Dominica 0.750 3 0.30 300 250 0.500 2.5 2.5 0.20 3 0.30
Dominican Republic       425 225         4 0.40
Grenada 0.500 2.5 0.20 175 125 0.375 2 2 0.15 2 0.20
Guyana - Essequibo 0.250 1.5 0.10 130 90         1 0.15
Guyana - remainder 0.000 0 0.00 90 80         1 0.10
Haiti       250 125         3 0.25
Jamaica 0.750 3 0.30 260 150         3 0.30
Montserrat 0.750 3 0.30 600 400 1.000 4 4 0.40 4 0.40
Puerto Rico       350 240     4 0.40 4 0.35
St Kitts & Nevis 0.750 3 0.30 450 300 0.750 3 3 0.30 4 0.40
St Lucia 0.750 3 0.30 175 150 0.375 2 2 0.15 2 0.20
St Vincent & the Grenadines 0.500 2.5 0.20 175 100 0.375 2 2 0.15 2 0.20
Trinidad - NW 0.750 3 0.30 370 300 0.750 3 3 0.30 4 0.40
Trinidad - remainder 0.500 2.5 0.20 370 300 0.750 3 3 0.30 4 0.40
Tobago 0.500 2.5 0.20 300 270 0.500 2.5 2.5 0.20 3 0.30
Turks & Caicos Islands       160 80         2 0.20

Notes:

Figure 5 Rainfall-Duration-Frequency Curves for Seawell Airport, Barbados, Based on recording rain-gauge data for the period 1942-70. Station elevation – 183 feet above MSL
(from Lirios)

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Figure 6 Tsunami Heights for Realistic Kick ’em Jenny Eruption
(from Martin Smith & John Shepherd)

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