Analytical Methods for Temperature Field and Temperature Stress of Column Pier under Solar Radiation

Table 3

Typical values for the solar radiation intensity in the summer of Chongqing area (w/m²).

Region	Orientation	Local time
		6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Chongqing, China	S	16	47	79	119	200	252	270	252
	W (E)	16	47	79	104	122	133	138	340
	N	124	153	131	104	122	133	138	133
	H	81	270	487	686	844	945	980	945

E, S, W, N, and H refer to the vertical planes, respectively, normal to the eastern direction, the southern direction, the west direction, and the northern direction, and the horizontal plane.