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LPile - Number of Cycles for Wind Loading

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SoilRocks

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I've never asked this question, although I always wrestle with it. How many strong cycles in an earthquake is pretty well documented based on a controlling magnitude event, but in designing piles for lateral loads due to wind loading, I typically use 100's of cycles, and typically look at sensitivity of different #'s. However, I'm wondering what do others assume for numbers of cycles for design wind loads?? Is there a reference (code or otherwise) that references values for design? Thanks for any input.
 
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