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PROJECT

STRUCTURE ELEMENT CraneGantryGirder REF


CODES BS5950:PART1:2000 DESIGNEDBY CHECKEDBY 26/09/2017
Reference Calculations Output

Based on the analysis critical member actions are as follows

Ultimate Moment about major axis = 165.4 kNm


Ultimate Shear through major axis = 217.7 kN
Ultimate axial force = 20.7 kN
Maximum deflection at service = 6.74 mm

Girder Section = 356x171x67

Secion properties
4 4
Flange width = B= 173.2 mm Ixx = 19460 cm J = 55.7 cm
Outside height = D = 363.4 mm Zxx = 1071 cm3 Iyy = 1362 cm4
Flange thickness = T= 15.7 mm Sxx = 1211 cm3 r = 10.2 mm
Web thickness = t= 9.1 mm A = 85.5 cm2
Depth between fillets = d= 311.6 mm ry = 3.99 cm

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Table 9 Use S355 Steel; py = 355 N/mm

Section classification

= (275/355)^0.5 = 0.88
Table 11 Outstand element of compression flange
Rolled section = b/T = 173.2/(2*15.7) = 5.51 <9 ; Plastic
Compression due to bending = b/T = 5.51 < 28; plastic
Web of an I d/t =311.6/9.1 = 34.2 < 80 plastic
Section is
Section is Plastic Plastic

Shear Capacity

Clau 4.2.3. d/t = 34.2 < 70 ; No check required for Shear buckling
Pv = 0.6*py*Av
But Av = t*D = 9.1*363.4

Hence, Pv = 0.6*355*9.1*363.4/1000 =704.4 kN


Ult Shear action = Fv = 217.7 kN < 704.4 kN; Adequate
Section is adequate wrt shear capacity wrt shear

Clau 4.2.3. Vertical Moment Capacity

Fv/Pv = 217.7*100/704.4 = 31% < 60 %; Subjected to low shear

Mc' = py *S = 355*1211*1000/1000000 = 429.8 kNm

Check for irreversible deformation


Mc'' = 1.5*py*Z = 1.5*355*1071*1000/1000000 = 570 kNm > 429.8 kNm

Section Moment capacity = Mc = 429.8 kNm


Ultimate Moment action about major axis = 165.4 kNm < 429.8 kNm Adequate
wrt flexure
Section is adequate wrt to flexure
PROJECT
STRUCTURE ELEMENT CraneGantryGirder REF
CODES BS5950:PART1:2000 DESIGNEDBY CHECKEDBY 26/09/2017
Reference Calculations Output

Clau 4.2.5.5. Bolts holes

No allowance is required as the bolts are in the compression flange at supports

Lateral Torsional Buckling

Table 13 Condition of restraint = Compression flange laterally unrestrained. Both flanges


free to rotate on plan. Partial torsional restraint against rotation about longitudinal
axis provided by connection of bottom flange to supports

Loading condition : Normal assuming that rail are not on resilient pads

Le for LTB = 1.0LLT + 2D


Clau 4.3.5.2. LLT = L = 5.2 m

Le (LTB)= 5.2 + 2*0.363 = 5.93 m

Clau 4.3.6.2. Buckling Resistance Moment

Mb = pb * Sx

Clau 4.3.6.7 Equivalent Slenderness LT = u*v**sqrt(w)

= Le/ry = 593/3.99 = 148.6

Annex B.2.3

hs = 363.4 - 15.7 = 347.7 mm = 34.77 cm


0.5
x = 0.566*34.77x(85.5/55.7) = 24.38

v = (1+0.05(148.6/24.38)2)-0.25 = 0.769

= 1- 1362/19460 = 0.93

u = (4x12112x0.93/(85.52*34.772))0.25 = 0.886

Clau 4.3.6.9 w = 1.0

Equivalent Slenderness LT = u*v**sqrt(w)


= 0.886*0.769*148.6*sqrt(1)
= 101
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Table 16 pb = 137 N/mm

Mb = pb * Sx = 137* 1211x1000/1000000 = 165.9 kNm

Clau 4.3.6.2 Mx b/mLT


Adequate w
Clau 4.11.3 mLT = 1.0 rt to lateral
torsional
Mx = 165.4 < 165.9 / 1.0; Adequate wrt to Lateral torsional buckling buckling
PROJECT
STRUCTURE ELEMENT CraneGantryGirder REF
CODES BS5950:PART1:2000 DESIGNEDBY CHECKEDBY 26/09/2017
Reference Calculations Output
Horizontal Moment Capacity of Top flange

Plastic modulus of top flange Sf = TB2/4


= 15.7*173.22/4
= 117743 mm3
2 3
Elastic modulus of top flange =Zf = TB /6 = 78495.3 mm

Mc = py*Sf = 355*117743 = 41.79 kNm


Mc irreversible def = 1.5*py*Zf = 1.5*355*78495.3 = 41.79 kNm =Mc

Based on crane specification horizontal force at top of the flange = 2.6 kN

Design horizontal force = 2.6*1.4 = Fh = 3.64 kN

Maximum horizontal moment to flange = Myf = from analysis = 3.78 kNm Top flange
is adequate
Myf < Mc Satisfied for most onerous arrangement of horizontal load for hor.loads

Combined Effect

Clau 4.8.3.2 For simplicity mx, my = 1.0

165.4/429.8 +3.78/41.79 = 0.475 < 1 ; OK

Local Compression under the wheels

Clau 4.11.4 xR = 2(Hr+T) = 2( 50 + 15.7) = 131.4 mm 50x50 railing

Factored wheel loads = 1.25*1.4*30.63 + 1.25*1.6*37.49 = 128.58 kN

local compressive stress on web = 128.58x1000/(128.58*9.1) = 107.53 N/mm2 Adequate


< py = 355 N/mm2 wrt local
compression
Adequate wrt to local compression under wheels under wheels

Web Bearing
Considering that bolt connection restraint both rotation & lateral movement
relative to the both flange and web
Clau 4.5.2.1 Pbw = (b1 + nk)tpw

b1= 250 mm ; bearing plate width


n = 2 for a end of a girder; Conservatively reduce capacity)
k = T +r = 15.7 + 10.2 = 25.9 mm
pyw = 355 N/mm2

Pbw = (250+2*25.9)9.1*355/1000 '= 975 kN

Maximum Reaction at support = R = 242 kN < 975 kN ; Web bearing is adequate


the supports
PROJECT
STRUCTURE ELEMENT CraneGantryGirder REF
CODES BS5950:PART1:2000 DESIGNEDBY CHECKEDBY 26/09/2017
Reference Calculations Output

Clau 4.5.3.1 Web Buckling

At ends of the girder,


ae = Bplate width/2 = 250/2 = 125 mm < 0.7d = 0.7*311.6 = 211 mm

So

Px = ((125+0.7*311.6)/(1.4*311.6))*((25*0.88*9.1/(sqrt(250+2*25.9)*311.6))) * 975

Px = 500.6 kN Safe against


Maximum Reaction at support = R =242 kN < 500.6 kN ;Safe against web buckling Web failures
the supports

Deflection

Maximum permissble deflection = Span / 600 = 5200/600 = 8.66 mm Deflections


are within
Service deflection 6.74 mm < 8.66 mm limits
Deflection is satisfied

Section 356x171x67 with S355 grade steel girder can withstand the given forces

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