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DESIGN CALCULATIONS

REFERENCES /
REMARKS

Walkway - Main Beam

Grade of Structural steel

Design strength of steel, py

Length of Beam
Spacing of beams, s

=
=
=

Bending Moment co-efficient for Vertical bending

(8 for Simply Supported)

UDL Deflection co-efficient

(5 for Simply Supported)

Deflection Factor(span / deflection ratio)

300

Loads
UDL
Dead loads on floor, ws
Imposed loads on floor, wi
Construction loads (temporary), wc
Deck profile self wt per metre, wp
Beam self wt per metre, wb

=
=
=
=
=

1.00
10.00
0
0
1.01

POINT LOADS

Pi

Tb.6, BS:5950, part-1

Table:5,BS 5950,p-1

kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m

Sec.4.1 & 4.2 of

this document.
Cl.2.2.3,BS 5950,p-4

(i = 1,2,3,4)

a
Unfactored
Reactions

43A
2
275.0 N/mm
4.000 m
1.00 m

Moment value here

x

R1 = 20.00 kN (Live)
4.03 kN (Dead)

R2 = 20.00 kN (Live)
4.03 kN (Dead)

Dead Load (kN)

Live Load (kN)
Distance a from support 1 (m)
Ult. Moment beneath load due to P1(kNm)
Ult. Moment beneath load due to P2(kNm)
Ult. Moment beneath load due to P3 (kNm)
Ult. Moment beneath load due to P4 (kNm)
Ult. Moment beneath load due to P5 (kNm)
Ult. Moment beneath load due to P6 (kNm)
Ult. Moment beneath load due to P7 (kNm)
Ult. Moment at Mid-Span due to load (kNm)
Deflection at Mid-Span due to Total Point Load(mm)
Deflection at Mid-Span due to Dead Point Load (mm)
Deflection at Mid-Span due to Live Point Load (mm)

P1
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

P2
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

P3
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

P4
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

P5
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

P6
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

P7
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Shear Due to Point (Dead) Load

x < a (on the left of point load)
x > a (on the right of point load)
x < a (on the left of point load)
x > a (on the right of point load)

Unfactored Shear (kN)

Unfactored Shear (kN)
Ult. Shear (kN)
Ult. Shear (kN)

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Shear Due to Point (Live) Load

x < a (on the left of point load)
x > a (on the right of point load)
x < a (on the left of point load)
x > a (on the right of point load)

Unfactored Shear (kN)

Unfactored Shear (kN)
Ult. Shear (kN)
Ult. Shear (kN)

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

DESIGN
Assume the section as

UB 533 x 210 x 101

Depth of the section, D

Width of the section, B
Thickness of web, t
Thickness of flange, T
Effective depth of web, d
Second moment of inertia, Ixx
Second moment of inertia, Iyy
rmin
Section modulus, Zxx
Section modulus, Zyy
Plastic modulus, Sxx
Plastic modulus, Syy
Buckling parameter, u
Torsional index, x

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

536.7
210.1
10.9
17.4
476.5
6.17E+08
26900000
45.60
2300000
257000
2620000
400000
0.874
33.1

Torsional constant, J
Sectional Area, A
Out stand width of panel, b
Constant, e, = sqrt(275/py)

=
=
=
=

a) Sectional properties
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm4
4
mm
mm
3
mm
3
mm
mm3
3
mm

1020000 mm4
12900 mm2
105.1 mm
1

Outstand element of compression flange, b/T

Web slenderness, d/t

=
=

6.04 Plastic
43.72 Plastic

Cl.3.5.2 and Table:7

of BS 5950:part1

b) Design
Loading factor gd, for dead load
Loading factor gl, for live load

=
=

1.4
1.6

Table:2,BS 5950, p-1

Dead load per meter, wd = ws*s + wb (from UDL only)

Live load per meter, wl = wi*s (from UDL only)

=
=

2.014 kN/m
10.000 kN/m

Total working load, (wd+wl) (from UDL only)

Ultimate load, (gd*wd + gl* wl) (from UDL only)

=
=

12.014 kN/m
18.820 kN/m

Moment fr. UDL plus Moment fr. Point Loads

Position
Ultimate Moment Due To UDL only (kNm)
Total Ult. Moment (UDL+all Point Load)

Point Load Position

1
2
3
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

4
0.00
0.00

5
0.00
0.00

6
0.00
0.00

7
0.00
0.00

Mid
37.64
37.64

Moment
Ultimate major axis moment, Mux

37.64 kN.m

Shear
Ultimate shear force, Fv

37.64 kN

Shear area parallel to the web, Avx=t*D

5850.03 mm2

Cl.4.2.3,BS 5950,p-1

Shear Capacity, Pvx=0.6*py*Avx

965.255 kN
>37.64 kN

Satisfactory

Web slenderness, d/t

43.72
<63*1.0

Cl.4.2.3,BS 5950,p-1
Satisfactory

579.153 kN
>37.64 kN = Fv

Cl.4.2.5,BS 5950,p-1

b.1) Shear capacity

b.2) Moment capacity, Mc

b.2.a) 0.6Pvx is equal to

b.2.b)

Since the section is -

b.2.c)

However Mcx' shall be limited to

fox

Plastic

=
=
=

Shape factor

:Mcx' = py*Sxx
= 720.50 kN.m
' fox*py*Zxx '

Cl.4.2.5,BS 5950,p-1

Elastic limitation factors

1.2 (if shape factor is less than or
equal to 1.2)
factored load/unfactored load (if shape
factor is more than 1.2)

Sxx / Zxx

Hence,
fox =
Mcx'' =
b.2.d)

Cl.4.2.5,BS 5950,p-1

Moment Capacity Mcx

1.139

Cl.4.2.5,BS 5950,p-1

<1.2

1.200

759.00 kN.m

= Lesser of Mcx' and Mcx''

=
720.5 kN.m
>37.64 kN.m

Satisfactory

b.3) Check for Deflection

Service Live UDL on major axis,x-x
Service Dead UDL on major axis,x-x

=
=

Vertical Deflection due to Total Dead Load

Vertical Deflection due to Total Live Load
Vertical Deflection due to Total Dead Load +
0.8(Live Load)

=
=

Allowable deflection

wl
wd

=
=

10.000
2.014

kN/m
kN/m

0.1 mm
0.3 mm
0.3 mm

= L /300

13.3

mm

>0.3

mm

Satisfactory

c) Torsional Buckling Check

c.1) Moment capacity, Mb
c.1.a) Lateral-torsional buckling moment, Mb:
( as per clause 4.3.7.3 of BS 5950, part-1)
Number of lateral supports
=
0
Effective length factor
=
1.00
(As per table:9,BS 5950,part-1: Beam flanges free to rotate on plan)
Effective length, LE
Slenderness, l = LE/rmin
Equivalent slenderness, lLT

=
=
=

Slenderness correction factor, n

Uniform moment factor, m
Buckling parameter, u
l/x
N
Slenderness factor, v

=
=
=
=
=
=

lLT
pb

=
=

Buckling resistance, Mb

=
=

4.00 m
87.72
nunl
1.0
1.0
0.874
2.650
0.50
0.77

59.03
154.00 N/mm2
pb*Sxx
403.48 kN.m
>37.64
kN.m
> m*Mux

assumed Unbraced
Table 9,BS 5950, p-1

Cl.4.3.7.5, BS 5950

Tb.14, BS:5950

Tb.11, BS:5950

Satisfactory
Cl.4.3.7.2, BS 5950

d) Design of Lateral Restraint

Restraints may be deemed to provide adequate strength if they are capable of resisting a lateral force
of not less than 1% of the maximum factored force in the compression flange or chord.
Ultimate Moment, Mu
Lever Arm (D-t)
Maximum factored force in flange, F = Mu/(D-t)
No. of members sharing the restraint
No. of restraint ponts
Percentage of maximum factored force
Factored lateral force in restraint member
Assume the restraint member section as

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

37.64
519.3
72.5
2
1
1
1.4

Clause 4.3.2, BS5950

kNm
mm
kN

%
kN

UC 305 x 305 x 118

Depth of the section, d

Width of the section, b
Thickness, t
Second moment of inertia, Ixx
Second moment of inertia, Iyy
rmin
rvv

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

314.5
306.8
11.9
2.76E+08
90100000
77.50
0.00

Section modulus, Zxx

Section modulus, Zyy
Sectional Area, A
Constant, e, = sqrt(275/py)

=
=
=
=

a) Sectional properties

Outstand element of compression flange, b/T

Web slenderness, d/t

mm
mm
mm
mm4
4
mm
mm
mm

1760000 mm3
587000 mm3
15000 mm2
1
=
=

25.78 Slender
26.43 Plastic

Cl.3.5.2 and Table:7

of BS 5950:part1

b) Design
Length of member, L
Effective Length Factor
Effective Length, Le
Slenderness, l = LE/rmin
No. of fasterners at each end (IN LINE ALONG ANGLE)

=
=
=
=
=

2 m
1
2 m
25.8 OK 25.8 < 180
1

Cl. 4.7.3.2, BS5950

Clause 4.7.10.2 Single angle struts

For struts connected to a gusset or directly to another member at each end (IN LINE ALONG ANGLE) by:
a) two or more fasterners - slenderness l should not be less than 0.85 L/rvv or 0.7L/raa + 30
b) one fasterners - slenderness l should not be less than L/rvv or 0.7L/raa + 30 & compression resistance not
greater than 80% of the compression resistance treated as an axially loaded strut.
Use part (b) of Clause 4.7.10.2
L/rvv
=
#DIV/0!
0.7L/raa + 30
=
18.1
Take slenderness l as

Compressive strength pc for struts

Compression resistance, Pc = Ag pc

=
=

#DIV/0!
132 N/mm2
1980 kN

OK: 1,980.0 kN > 1.4 kN

Table 27(c), BS5950

Satisfactory

Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39

UC 356 x 406 x 634

UC 356 x 406 x 551
UC 356 x 406 x 467
UC 356 x 406 x 393
UC 356 x 406 x 340
UC 356 x 406 x 287
UC 356 x 406 x 235
UC 356 x 368 x 202
UC 356 x 368 x 177
UC 356 x 368 x 153
UC 356 x 368 x 129
UC 305 x 305 x 283
UC 305 x 305 x 240
UC 305 x 305 x 198
UC 305 x 305 x 158
UC 305 x 305 x 137
UC 305 x 305 x 118
UC 305 x 305 x 97
UC 254 x 254 x 167
UC 254 x 254 x 132
UC 254 x 254 x 107
UC 254 x 254 x 89
UC 254 x 254 x 73
UC 203 x 203 x 86
UC 203 x 203 x 71
UC 203 x 203 x 60
UC 203 x 203 x 52
UC 203 x 203 x 46
UC 152 x 152 x 37
UC 152 x 152 x 30
UC 152 x 152 x 23
UB 305 x 102 x 28
UB 305 x 102 x 33
UB 305 x 127 x 42
UB 305 x 127 x 48
UB 305 x 165 x 40
UB 305 x 165 x 54
UB 350 x 169 x 45
UB 354x169x51

wt/m
kN/m
6.340
5.510
4.670
3.930
3.400
2.870
2.350
2.020
1.770
1.530
1.290
2.830
2.400
1.980
1.580
1.370
1.180
0.970
1.670
1.320
1.070
0.890
0.730
0.860
0.710
0.600
0.520
0.460
0.370
0.300
0.230
0.280
0.330
0.420
0.480
0.400
0.540
0.450
0.510

D
mm
474.7
455.7
436.6
419.1
406.4
393.7
381.0
374.7
368.3
362.0
355.6
365.3
352.6
339.9
327.2
320.5
314.5
307.8
289.1
276.4
266.7
260.4
254.0
222.3
215.9
209.6
206.2
203.2
161.8
157.5
152.4
308.9
312.7
306.6
310.4
303.8
310.9
350.0
353.6

B
mm
424.1
418.5
412.4
407.0
403.0
399.0
395.0
374.4
372.1
370.2
368.3
321.8
317.9
314.1
310.6
308.7
306.8
304.8
264.5
261.0
258.3
255.9
254.0
208.8
206.2
205.2
203.9
203.2
154.4
152.9
152.4
101.9
102.4
124.3
125.2
165.1
166.8
169.0
169.5

t
mm
47.6
42.0
35.9
30.6
26.5
22.6
18.5
16.8
14.5
12.6
10.7
26.9
23.0
19.2
15.7
13.8
11.9
9.9
19.2
15.6
13.0
10.5
8.6
13.0
10.3
9.3
8.0
7.3
8.1
6.6
6.1
6.1
6.6
8.0
8.9
6.1
7.7
4.9
5.3

T
mm
77.0
67.5
58.0
49.2
42.9
36.5
30.2
27.0
23.8
20.7
17.5
44.1
37.7
31.4
25.0
21.7
18.7
15.4
31.7
25.3
20.5
17.3
14.2
20.5
17.3
14.2
12.5
11.0
11.5
9.4
6.8
8.9
10.8
12.1
14.0
10.2
13.7
7.7
9.5

d
Ixx
Iyy
rxx
mm4
mm4
mm
mm
290.2 2750000000 982000000
185.0
290.2 2270000000 827000000
180.0
290.2 1830000000 679000000
175.0
290.2 1470000000 554000000
171.0
290.2 1220000000 468000000
168.0
290.2 1000000000 387000000
165.0
290.2
791000000 310000000
162.0
290.2
663000000 236000000
160.0
290.2
572000000 205000000
159.0
290.2
485000000 175000000
158.0
290.2
402000000 146000000
156.0
246.6
788000000 245000000
148.0
246.6
642000000 202000000
145.0
246.6
508000000 162000000
142.0
246.6
387000000 125000000
139.0
246.6
328000000 107000000
137.0
246.6
276000000
90100000
136.0
246.6
222000000
72700000
134.0
12.7
299000000
98000000
119.0
12.7
226000000
75200000
116.0
12.7
175000000
59000000
113.0
12.7
143000000
48500000
112.0
12.7
114000000
38700000
111.0
10.2
94600000
31200000
92.7
10.2
76500000
25400000
91.6
10.2
60900000
20400000
89.6
10.2
52600000
17700000
89.0
10.2
45600000
15400000
88.1
7.6
22200000
7090000
68.4
7.6
17400000
5580000
67.5
7.6
12600000
4030000
65.1
275.9
54200000
1570000
122.0
275.9
64900000
1930000
125.0
264.6
81400000
3880000
124.0
264.6
95000000
460000
125.0
265.7
85200000
7630000
129.0
265.7
117000000
10600000
131.0
312.3
91545600
6197690
145.4
312.3 UB 305 x 127 xUB
42 305 x 127 x#VALUE!
48

ryy
Zxx
Zyy
Sxx
Syy
mm3
mm3
mm3
mm3
mm
110.0 11600000 4630000 14200000 7110000
109.0 9960000 3950000 12100000 6060000
107.0 8390000 3290000 10000000 5040000
##### 7000000 2720000 8230000 4160000
##### 6030000 2320000 6990000 3540000
103.0 5080000 1940000 5820000 2950000
102.0 4150000 1570000 4690000 2380000
95.7 3540000 1260000 3980000 1920000
95.2 3100000 1100000 3460000 1670000
94.6 2680000 944000 2960000 1430000
93.9 2260000 790000 2480000 1200000
82.50 4310000 1530000 5100000 2340000
81.40 3640000 1270000 4250000 1950000
80.20 2990000 1030000 3440000 1580000
78.90 2370000 806000 2680000 1230000
78.20 2050000 691000 2300000 1050000
77.50 1760000 587000 1950000 892000
76.80 1440000 477000 1590000 723000
67.90 2070000 741000 2420000 1130000
66.70 1630000 576000 1870000 879000
65.70 1310000 457000 1490000 695000
65.20 1100000 379000 1230000 575000
64.60
894000 305000
989000 462000
53.20
851000 299000
979000 456000
52.80
708000 246000
802000 374000
51.90
581000 199000
652000 303000
51.60
510000 174000
568000 264000
51.10
449000 151000
497000 230000
38.70
274000
91800
310000 140000
38.20
221000
73100
247000 111000
36.80
166000
52900
184000
80900
20.80
351000
30800
407000
48900
21.50
415000
37800
480000
59800
27.00
531000
62500
610000
98200
27.50
612000
73500
706000 116000
38.50
561000 924000
624000 141000
39.40
753000 127000
845000 195000
33.00
523118
73345
589364 113492
##### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!

u
0.843
0.841
0.839
0.837
0.836
0.835
0.834
0.844
0.844
0.844
0.843
0.855
0.854
0.854
0.852
0.851
0.851
0.850
0.852
0.850
0.848
0.849
0.849
0.850
0.852
0.847
0.848
0.846
0.848
0.848
0.837
0.858
0.866
0.872
0.874
0.888
0.890
0.900
0.900

x
5.46
6.05
6.86
7.86
8.85
10.20
12.10
13.30
15.00
17.00
19.90
7.65
8.73
10.20
12.50
14.10
16.20
19.30
8.49
10.30
12.40
14.40
17.30
10.20
11.90
14.10
15.80
17.70
13.30
16.00
20.40
37.00
31.70
26.50
23.30
31.10
23.70
45.45
37.22

H
dm6
38.800
31.100
24.300
19.000
15.500
12.300
9.540
7.140
6.070
5.090
4.160
6.330
5.010
3.860
2.860
2.380
1.970
1.550
1.620
1.180
0.894
0.716
0.557
0.317
0.250
0.195
0.166
0.142
0.040
0.031
0.021
0.035
0.044
0.084
0.101
0.164
0.234

40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

UB 356 x 171 x 45
UB 356 x 171 x 57
UB 356 x 171 x 67
UB 356 x 368 x 129
UB 406 x 140 x 39
UB 406 x 140 x 46
UB 459 x 191 x 67
UB 533 x 210 x 82
UB 533 x 210 x 101
UB 533 x 210 x 82
UB 533 x 210 x 101

1
A

5083
111900000
7714630
124693
1874
3221
0

0.450
0.570
0.670
1.290
0.390
0.460
0.670
0.820
1.014
0.820
1.014

352.0
358.6
364.0
355.6
397.3
402.3
453.6
528.3
536.7
528.3
536.7

171.0 6.9
172.1 8.0
173.2 9.1
368.3 10.7
141.8 6.3
142.4 6.9
189.9 8.5
208.7 9.6
210.1 10.9
208.7 9.6
210.1 10.9

9.7
13.0
15.7
17.5
8.6
11.2
12.7
13.2
17.4
13.2
17.4

312.3
312.3
312.3
290.2
359.7
359.7
407.9
476.5
476.5
476.5
476.5

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161000000
195000000
402000000
125000000
156000000
294000000
475000000
617000000
475000000
617000000

8120000
11100000
13600000
146000000
4110000
5390000
14500000
20100000
26900000
20100000
26900000

146.0
149.0
151.0
156.0
159.0
163.0
185.0
213.0
218.0
213.0
218.0

37.80
39.20
39.90
93.90
28.90
30.20
41.20
43.80
45.60
43.80
45.60

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896000
1070000
2260000
627000
778000
1300000
1800000
2300000
1800000
2300000

95000
129000
157000
790000
58000
75700
153000
192000
257000
192000
257000

10

11

12

13

1.215

1.534

774000 147000
1010000 199000
1210000 243000
2480000 1200000
721000
91100
888000 118000
1470000 237000
2060000 300000
2620000 400000
2060000 300000
2620000 400000

14

15

0.875
0.884
0.887
0.843
0.859
0.870
0.873
0.865
0.874
0.865
0.874

36.90
28.90
24.40
19.90
38.80
47.40
37.90
41.60
33.10
41.60
33.10

0.238
0.331
0.413
4.160
0.155
0.206
0.706
1.330
1.820
1.330
1.820

16

17

18

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mm4
mm2
######### 80800
######### 70200
######### 59500
######### 50100
######### 43300
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8120000.0 30000
5600000.0 25800
5830000.0 22600
2510000.0 19500
1530000.0 16500
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3790000.0 20100
2500000.0 17500
1600000.0 15000
911000.0 12300
6250000.0 21200
3220000.0 16900
1730000.0 13700
1040000.0 11400
573000.0 9290
1380000.0 11000
815000.0 9110
466000.0 7580
320000.0 6640
222000.0 5880
195000.0 4740
105000.0 3820
48700.0 2980
76300.0 3630
121000.0 4180
210000.0 5320
314000.0 6080
147000.0 5200
345000.0 6840
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b
mm
211.8
209.3
206.5
203.7
201.6
199.7
197.5
187.1
186.1
185.1
183.8
161.0
159.1
157.0
155.3
154.3
153.3
152.5
132.2
130.5
129.2
128.0
126.9
104.3
103.1
102.7
102.0
101.6
77.2
76.4
76.2
50.9
51.2
62.2
62.6
82.5
83.4
84.5
84.8

rvv
mm

157000.0
331000.0
555000.0
1530000.0
106000.0
192000.0
371000.0
513000.0
1020000.0
513000.0
1020000.0

5700
7220
8540
16500
4940
5900
8500
10400
12900
10400
12900

85.5
86.1
86.7
183.8
70.9
71.2
95.0
104.4
105.1
104.4
105.1

19

20

21

22