Curtin University of Technology Department of Civil Engineering

STRUCTURAL DESIGN 266 Steel Design ASSIGNMENT TWO

Date due:
Submission to:

COVER SHEET
4:00 pm

Thursday, 22nd October 2009,

Assignments office building 204, level 2

This assignment is worth five (5)% of the assessment for Structural Design 266.
This assignment can be done singly or in groups of no more than four (only one assignment to be handed in per group). If it is to be done in a group, I encourage all members to fully participate in calculation of all parts of the assignment as any portion may be similar to questions in the end of semester exam. Six different versions of Question 1 of this assignment have been set. Details for each version are indicated in Table A. Each student (or group) is only required to do one versionn. Each group needs to advise me (Kerri) by e-mail [k.bland@curtin.edu.au]) of the group members and I will then assign an assignment version to your group.

Clearly indicate the Question 1 version that has been carried out here: Show the names of all group members on this cover sheet. Attach this cover sheet to the front of your assignment, but behind your assignment office submission sheet. Fill out the summary sheets and attach directly behind this cover sheet. All working should follow the summary sheet. Summary sheets filled out in pencil will be penalised.

Marks will be deducted for failure to comply with all instructions given. Each group member will receive the same mark. Late submission will attract a penalty of 10% per day.

Student Number / Name:

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Marking Key: Question 1 (20) Question 2 (10) Question 3 (20) Total Marks (50)
Reduction of mark for failure to comply with instructions

Final Recorded Mark (50)

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STRUCTURAL DESIGN 266 Steel Design ASSIGNMENT TWO

Date due:
Submission to:

Thursday, 22nd October 2009,

Assignments office building 204, level 2

4:00 pm

SUMMARY SHEETS Summary Pages

(to be located directly after cover sheet)

Insert question answers on these pages. All working to support the answers given here must also be attached.

Question 1
a) Draw diagrams (Figure S1): PB PC PD

B A ab bc

C cd

D de E

SFD
(kN)

BMD
(kNm)

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STRUCTURAL DESIGN 266 Steel Design ASSIGNMENT TWO

Date due:
Submission to:

Thursday, 22nd October 2009,

Assignments office building 204, level 2

4:00 pm

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b) Selected section: _______________________ For each beam segment considered, provide the following data: Beam Segment Max M* (kNm) Le (m) m s
(critical segment only)

Mb (kNm)
(critical segment only)

c) Shear capacity (Vv) of selected section:

Show that shear capacity is sufficient:

Show shear/bending interaction checks:

Kerri Bland

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STRUCTURAL DESIGN 266 Steel Design ASSIGNMENT TWO

Date due:
Submission to:

Thursday, 22nd October 2009,

Assignments office building 204, level 2

4:00 pm

SUMMARY SHEETS
Question 2
Part I.
Vv of the existing unstiffened steel section = _______________ kN

Part II.
a. Bearing capacity (Rb) of selected section at critical location/s: Location R* (kN) bbf (mm) bb (mm) Rby (kN) Rbb (kN) Rb (kN)

Are stiffeners required anywhere? __________ b. Including shear/bending interaction consideration, what shear capacity (Vv) is the web required to provide at the maximum moment area? _______________ kN What value of vd is required to ensure shear capacity is achieved? __________ Stiffener spacing required? _______________ mm c. Show extent of stiffeners on the beam below:
1200 kN

900 kN

SFD
300 kN (kN)

BMD
(kNm) 3600 kNm
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STRUCTURAL DESIGN 266 Steel Design ASSIGNMENT TWO

Date due:
Submission to:

Thursday, 22nd October 2009,

Assignments office building 204, level 2

4:00 pm

SUMMARY SHEETS
Question 3
a) e,web = _____________, e,flange = _____________ C NC S

Compactness of section (circle correct answer): I= Z= S= Ze = Ms =

b) ry = Is the beam Fully Laterally Restrained? (circle correct answer): Mb = c) Maximum ultimate action (in kN/m) = _____________ kN d) Maximum imposed action (in kPa) = _____________ kN Can general office areas be adequately supported? (circle correct answer): Y N Y N

Kerri Bland

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STRUCTURAL DESIGN 266 Steel Design ASSIGNMENT TWO

Date due:
Submission to:

Thursday, 22nd October 2009,

Assignments office building 204, level 2

4:00 pm

Question 1
A simply supported beam is required to support a series of three factored point loads (gravity loads) applied to the top flange (as given in Table A). The arrangement of the point loads is shown in Figure 1 and Table A. Lateral restraints to the top flange are only provided at points B and D as shown. The beams are connected to adjacent support structures by connections which can be considered to provide full torsional and lateral restraint at each end of the member, but no restraint against rotation in plan. a) Draw the BMD and SFD. b) Determine the member size required to support bending moments induced by the point loads (use a grade 300 UB or WB member only need to use a WB if no UB beam is large enough to satisfy the member requirements). Indicate the critical segment. c) Check that the member has sufficient shear capacity to resist the shear forces, and check for shear/bending interaction if necessary.
Lateral restraint (denoted by X) available at points B and D only.

PB

PC C bc

PD D cd

Figure 1:
A ab

E de

Table A
Assignment Version Point load PB (kN) Point load PC (kN) Point load PD (kN) Dimension ab (m) Dimension bc (m) Dimension cd (m) Dimension de (m) A 70 30 40 2.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 B 20 70 80 2.5 0.7 0.7 4.5 C 20 10 120 4.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 D 10 60 20 6.8 1.2 3.6 0.5 E 25 40 75 3.5 0.6 1.8 4.0 F 40 40 40 5.5 1.5 1.5 5.5

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STRUCTURAL DESIGN 266 Steel Design ASSIGNMENT TWO

Date due:
Submission to:

Thursday, 22nd October 2009,

Assignments office building 204, level 2

4:00 pm

Question 2
A steel girder has been designed to span 12 metres. The dimensions of the cross section are shown in Figure 2A. The steel used to fabricate the girder is Grade 300 plate (AS/NZS 3678). The girder can be assumed to be fully laterally restrained. The design capacities of the girder are as follows: Ms = Mb = 3930 kNm Vw = 1339 kN
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Part I.
Find the shear capacity (Vv) of the proposed unstiffened girder (disregarding any shear/bending interaction effects for now).

Figure 2A
Not to scale

Part II.

(Disregard the self weight of the girders for all of the Part II questions.)

The girder is subjected to a design point load of 1200kN, applied at 3.0metres from one support. The BMD and SFD for the beam is shown below:
1200 kN

900 kN

SFD
300 kN (kN)

BMD
(kNm) 3600 kNm

a) Check the bearing capacity of the web at the supports and the load application point (assume the stiff bearing width at the supports is 100mm (from the cut end of the beam) and the stiff bearing width at the applied load is 50mm). State whether stiffeners are required for bearing. It is not necessary to design the stiffeners.

Kerri Bland

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STRUCTURAL DESIGN 266 Steel Design ASSIGNMENT TWO

Date due:
Submission to:

Thursday, 22nd October 2009,

Assignments office building 204, level 2

4:00 pm

It should be apparent that the proposed unstiffened girder is currently unsuitable to support the design actions due to insufficient shear capacity. b) Determine the stiffener spacing required to increase the shear capacity of the proposed girder so that it will be able to support the design actions. This should incorporate shear/bending interaction consideration. c) Determine the required extent of stiffeners (ie: should the stiffeners be equally spaced along the whole length of the beam, or can they be discontinued or spaced further apart at any point?). It is not necessary to design the stiffeners.

Question 3
Some proposed welded plate girders (assume heavily welded), as shown in Figure 3, are to support a reinforced concrete suspended slab.
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The girders are to be fabricated from Grade 300 steel plate (AS/NZS 3678) (determine fy from <T2.1> of code). Assume there are no web stiffeners. The girders will be placed at 7 metre centres (ie: each girder will be located parallel to and 7m away from its adjacent girder). The girders are to be simply supported and are to span 15m. The end connections will be able to provide full torsional and lateral restraint at each end of the girder, but no restraint against rotation in plan. The series of parallel girders will be supporting a concrete deck. The girders will have shear studs welded to the top flange at 900mm centres, providing lateral restraint to the top flange of the girders at the shear stud locations.

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Figure 3
Not to scale

a. b. c. d.

Find the section moment capacity (Ms) of the girders. Determine whether the shear stud spacing is sufficient to provide full lateral restraint to the girder. From this, calculate the member moment capacity (Mb). What is the maximum ultimate action (in kN/m) that the girder can support? If the slab being supported is 200mm thick, determine the maximum imposed action (in kPa) that can be supported, based only upon the member moment capacity of the girders. Dont forget to consider the weight of beam in your calculations. Will it be suitable to support an office area (general use)?
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