Project

Client
Location

Made by
LHC
Checked
LHC
Load Factor
ULS
Dead Load =
1.4
Live Load =
1.6
Shear and Moment (Horizontal Handrail)
Horizontal Force, Fh =
0.74
kN/m
Mx =
0.003
kN-m
My =
0.09472
kN-m
Fvx =
0.013
kN
Fvy =
0.4736
kN
Lx =
0.8
m
Ly =
0.8
m

Section Properties 38x19x3 RHS

Thickness, t =
3
Depth, D =
19
Depth of Web, d =
10
Width, B =
38
Outstand, b =
29
Second Moment Area, Ix =
1.59
Second Moment Area, Iy =
5.14
Self Weight, wsw =
0.024
Yield Strength, py =
275
Section Clasification
=
d/t =
b/t =
Section Clasification

Date
28/2/15
Revision
-

Page
1
Job No.
-
Reference
BS 5950

SLS
Dead Load =
Live Load =

1
1

wswLx/8
wLy/8
wswLx/2
wLy/2

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

Plastic Modulus, Sx =
Plastic Modulus, Sy =
Elastic Modulus, Zx =
Elastic Modulus, Zy =
Radius of Gyration, rx =
Radius of Gyration, ry =
Area of Section, Ag =
Modulus of Elasticity, E =
Steel Density, =

cm4
cm
kN/m
N/mm

2.08
3.53
1.67
2.70
0.72
1.30
3.06
205000
0.00785

cm
cm
cm
cm
cm
cm
cm
N/mm
kN/m
Table 11

1.00
3.33
9.67

< 64
< 28
Class 1

Shear and Moment Resistance Check

Pv =
16.83
kN
Av =
102
mm
Mcx =
0.57
kN-m
Sv =
0.18
cm
=
1.00
Mcy =
0.97
kN-m
Shear and Moment (Vertical Post)
Horizontal Force, Fh =
0.95
M =
0.947
Fv =
0.947
L =
1
Rail Base Plate Design
Length, Lp =
100
Width, Bp =
100
Plate Thickness, t =
5
Req. Plate Area, Ar =
3
Area Pro, Ap =
10000
Determine Plate Thickness
tp =
4.52
Sx =
340.91
Edge Bolt distance, e =
12.5
w =
12
Mu =
93750
py =
275

kN/m
kN-m
kN
m

275/Py
Plastic
Plastic

0.6Avxpy
AD/D+B
Sxpy

OK

4.2.3

OK

4.2.5.2

[2(Fvx/Pvx)-1]
Sypy

OK

4.2.5.2

2Fvy
FhL
Fh

OK
OK

Low Shear

BS 5950
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

mm
mm
mm
N/mm
N-mm
N/mm

P/0.6fcu
BD

6Sx/b
Max(Mu1,Mu2)/py
0.4fcu
wBpe/2

4.13.2.1
OK

OK

4.13.2.2

Project
Client
Location

Made by
LHC
Checked
LHC
Holding Down Bolt M8 Grade 4.6
Bolt Diameter, db =
8
Shear Force, Fs =
0.95
n =
4
Shear Per Bar, Fs =
7.88
Shear Area of Bolt, Av =
34.64
Shear Strength, ps =
160
Ps =
5.54

Bolt Spacing, sb =
Tension Force, FT =
Tension Force per Bar, Ft =
No. of Bar, n =
Area of Bar, At =
Tensile Strength, ft=
Pnom =

75
12.63
6.31
2
38.48
240
7.39

mm
kN

Date
28/2/15
Revision
-

Page
2
Job No.
-

Fv

kN
mm
N/mm
kN

Fv/n
0.9[/4 db]
Avps

OK

4.2.3

OK

6.3.4.2

mm
kN
kN

M/sb
FT/n

mm
N/mm
kN

[/4 db]

Combine Shear and Tension

Fs/Ps + Ft/Pnom 1.4

6.3.4.4
0.86

Anchorage Length Design (Cast-In Bar)

l =
163.83
mm
Fs =
6.31
kN
fb =
1.53
N/mm
=
0.28
fcu =
30
N/mm
e =
8
mm
Weld Design of Vertical Post to Base Plate
Weld Strenght, pw =
0.22
kN
Weld Thickness, wt =
6
mm
Weld Length, wl =
72
mm
a =
4.2
Longitudinal Capacity, Pl =
66.528
kN
Force on welding, Fw =
49.85
kN

0.8Atfy

OK
BS8110
3.12.8.3

Fs/fbpie
Ft
fcu

3.12.8.4
Table 3.26

Min.
db

Table 37

0.7wt
awswl
M/D

OK

6.8.7.3