CMC Steel Products Composite Castellated Beam Design Program

INTRODUCTION:

CONSTRUCTION BRIDGING:

This program will assist in sizing simply supported , composite castellated beams with point and uniformly
distributed loads. All areas shaded yellow or with a drop box require input information. Contact CMC Steel
Products toll free at (877) 764-2326 for furher information or assistance.

Construction bridging is required for castellated beams only when one or both ends are either seated or bearing. OSHA
requires construction bridging to be installed to meet the following loading conditions:
1. A 300 lb. man at midspan. This condition requires bolted X-bridging to be installed before the hoisting cables are
removed.
2. One 4,000 lb. bundle of deck to be placed over three beams no further than 1'-0" from the end of the beam. This
condition requires horizontal bridging to be in place before deck bundles are placed.

HOW TO SPECIFY:
Castellated beams can be specified in one of the following methods:

1. Direct Specification:
When using direct specification the beam is specified in the same manner as a wide flange beam. For example,
CB27x40, CB stands for Castellated Beam, nominally 27 inches deep weighing 40 pounds per foot. In
composite construction, significant weight savings can be achieved by using a heavier tee section on the
bottom and a lighter section on the top. This is known as an assymetric section. An example of this
specification is CB27x35/46. As before, CB stands for Castellated Beam, nominally 27 inches deep. The
beam is manufactured from a 35 pound per foot beam on top and a 46 pound per foot on bottom. Several
common assymetric sections can be selected in the design program. In order to accommodate production
processes, CMC Steel Products may from time to time provide an equivolent symetrical size.

2. Performance Specification:
A performance specification is the best way to insure the beam is designed as efficiently as possible.
An example of a perfomance specification is: CB27(1100/560/500). CB stands for Castellated Beam,
nominally 27 inches deep, (Total Load/Live Load/Precomposite Dead Load). CMC Steel Products will
provide the most efficient shape (symetric or assymetric) to support specified loadings.

USE OF PROGRAM:
1. Enter job name and design mark (not required).
2. Enter the beam configuration: span (110'-0" max), spacing (left & right), material strength (36 or 50), and
connection type. If beams longer than 110' are needed please call CMC Steel Products for availability.
3. Enter concrete properties (strength, weight, & thickness), deck properties (height & width), and stud
properties (diameter, number/rib, & length), and percent composite.
4. Enter loading. Program allows (1) uniform live load, (1) uniform dead load, and up to (4) point loads. In order
to verify the adequacy of the pre-composite beam, the percent present before the concrete has hardened
should be entered as well. The four point loads should be entered starting with P1 and ending with P4.
5. Press Stnd. Geom. button. This enters the standard castellation pattern corresponding to the given
castellated beam.
6. Choose a trial castellated beam. If all interaction values shown on the screen are less than 1.000, the beam
is OK.

WARNINGS & ERRORS:

The following are errors and will cause the program to not report results:
1. "e < emin" - e must be at least 3" to provide connection material.
2. "dt < dtmin" - dt must be greater than dtmin for fabrication reasons.
3. "e/tw > 30", "2h/e > 8", "Phi > 62", "Phi < 43" - no research has been performed on the web post buckling outside
these limitations.
4. "h/tw > 970/(Fy^0.5)" - the web slenderness exceeds the design procedure.
5. "Point loads must start w/ P1 farthest left" - Point loads must be entered starting with P1 farthest left and ending with
P4 farthest right.
The following are warnings but will not cause errors in the program:
1. "Top or Bottom Tee Slender" - allowable stress on tee section has been reduced per Qs.
2. "ds > 2.5*tf" - stud diameter must be less than or equal to 2.5*flange thickness.
3. "Studs too long" - shear studs must allow for at least 1/2" clear between the top of the stud and the surface of the slab.
4. "Studs too short" - shear studs must be at least 1 1/2" taller than the ribs of the deck.
5. "tc < 2" - concrete must be at least 2" above the flutes of the deck.

NOMENCLATURE:

OPTIMIZATION:

d = depth of root beam

bf = flange width
tf = flange thickness
tw = web thickness
ho = height of hole
wo = width of hole
S = hole spacing

All of the failure modes and their corresponding interaction values are shown in the results section. All values
must be less than or equal to 1.000 for the beam to be OK. Press the "Find Lightest Shape" button to have
the program select the lightest shape with a standard castellation pattern. Significant strength improvements
can be achieved by modifying the castellation pattern. The following guidelines will help in the optimization.
1. To increase shear or web post strength, increase "e".
2. To increase bending strength, decrease "e".
3. If point loads are a significant portion of the load, increase "dt".
***You can return to standard geometry by pressing the "Stnd. Geom." button***

SHEAR STUD DESIGN:

The program will design the shear studs based on the composite design values selected. You can choose
either full or partial composite. The program will space studs for point loads only if the loading is symetric.
If the loading is not symetric, the program will not supply the stud spacing.
The information presented in this publication and design software has been prepared in accordance with
recognized engineering principles, in conformity with the AISC Specification for Structural Steel in Buildings
(ASD, 1989) and is for general information only. While it is believed that all data and information furnished is
accurate, no person, corporation, association, or other entity involved in the preparation represents or
warrants that this information is fit or suitable for any general or particular use or purpose, or assumes any
responsibility in the use of this information. This information must be used in conjunction with sound
engineering judgment and is intended to be used only by competent structural engineers, architects or other
licensed professionals.

e = web post width & tee length

b = width of sloped portion
dt = tee depth
dg = castellated beam depth
tc = conc. thick. above the flutes
hr = height of deck, ds = stud dia.
fc' = 28 day concrete strength
wc = unit weight of concrete

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SmartBeamTM
Composite Castellated Design Program

CASTELLATED BEAM INFORMATION

Job Name
Beam Mark #
Span
Spac. Left
Spac. Right
Mat. Strength-Fy

50
50

Round Duct Diam.

16.011

Duct W x H

9.000 in

LOADING INFORMATION
Uniform Distributed Loads

Sample Project
CB1
60.000
ft
10.000
ft
10.000
ft

plf
plf

Pre-comp %
Pre-comp %

0%
80%

50.5
10.995
18.450
2181.22
2433.52

plf
in^2
in^2
in^4
in^4

125.62

in^3

145.73

in^3

Live Load
Dead Load

500
650

Load #

Magnitude

Dist from

Percent DL

ksi

(#)

(kips)

Lft. End (ft)

(%)

in

P1

0.00

0.00

0%

0%

Sx gross

P2

0.00

0.00

0%

0%

rx min

11.48

in

P3

0.00

0.00

0%

0%

Iy

25.61

in^4

0.00

0.00

0%

0%

Sy

7.88

in^3

Concentrated Point Loads

16.185 in

Percent

Pre-Comp. Sx net

Castellated Beam

CB30X44/57

Root Beams (T/B)

d

W21X44

W21X57

20.66

21.06

bf

6.5

6.555

Concrete & Deck:

tf

0.45

0.65

conc. strength - fc' (psi)

3500

tw

0.35

0.405

conc. wt. - wc (pcf)

150

conc. above deck - tc (in)

studs per rib

rib height - hr (in)

rib width - wr (in)

3
6

100%
composite %
Stud Spacing:

CASTELLATION PARAMETERS:
e
b

8.000
5.500

in
in

dt
S
dg

5.500
27.000
30.720

in
in
in

phi

60.839

deg

ho

19.720

wo

19.000

04/25/2016

EXPAND'D. SXN. PROP'S

Avg. wt.
Anet
Agross
Ix net
Ix gross

P4

COMPOSITE INFORMATION

COMPOSITE SXN. PROP'S

Shear Studs:
3500 stud dia. (in)
150 stud ht. (in)

3/4"

8.44

0.75 beffec.

120.00

in

Actr

42.665

in^2

N.A. ht.

31.43

In Deck

N=44,Uniformly Dist.

RESULTS

WARNINGS

1 Itr
Ieffec.
Sxconc
Sxsteel

6474.27
6474.27

in^4
in^3

1224.63
205.97

in^3
in^3

CONSTRUCTION BRIDGING

Failure Mode

Interaction

Status

Bending

0.954

<=1.0 OK!!

End Connection type

in

Web Post

0.756

<=1.0 OK!!

Min. No. Of Bridging Rows

in

Shear

0.678

<=1.0 OK!!

Max. Bridging. Spacing (ft)

39

Concrete

0.398

<=1.0 OK!!

Pre-Comp.
0.791
Overall
0.954
Pre-Composite Deflec.
Live Load Deflection

<=1.0 OK!!
<=1.0 OK!!
2.643''
0.777''

=L/272
=L/927

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