DESIGN OF SIMPLY SUPPORTED ROLLED STEEL I or H SECTION (Spreadsheet Calculation

Beam No. : 215-216 Gridlines : 6 / C-E Limited to Plastic Section & Major Axis Bending only)
(Developed by: RD, MPICE)
Code / 1. Loadings : (Ultimate Loads)
Clause Maximum Moment, Mx = 2 kN-m Point Load, P = 2 kN
BS5950 Maximum Shear at Support,Fv = 3 kN Distance of point load from nearer support, ae = 350 mm
Part 1 : Total Span, L = 700 mm Maximum Shear at Point Load
2000 / Load factor for Imposed Loads, fi = 1.5 or at Point of Maximum Moment, Fvc = 2 kN

2. Member Checks :
2.1 Trial Section : 152x127x37 UB Steel Grade = S 275

From Member Capacity Tables (Blue Book)

Moment Capacity, Mc = 0.00 kN-m

2.2 Section Properties :

D = 152.4 mm b = 63.5 mm r = 13.50 mm Local Buckling Ratios :
B = 127.00 mm d = 94.30 mm E = 2.05E+05 N/mm2 b/T = 4.81
t = 10.40 mm Sx = 279 cm3 Ix = 1818 cm 4
d/t = 9.07
T = 13.20 mm Zx = 239 cm3 ry = 28.2 mm
x = 9.33
2.3 Section Classification :
3.1.1 T < 16 mm 275 275
=

= = 1.00 (3.5.2-Table 11 b )
Table 9 Therefore; py = 275 N/mm2 py 275
3.5.2 For Rolled Section; Outstand Element of Compression Flange -

Table 11 For Flange : b/T ###= ###
= x 1.0 = 9.0 ; Actual b/T = 4.81 < 9.0 Flange is Class 1 Plastic
Web of an I-, H- or Box Section; Neutral Axis at Mid-depth -
For Web : d/t = 80 = 80 x 1.0 = 80.0 ; Actual d/t = 9.07 < 80.0 Web is Class 1 Plastic
Therefore : Section is Class 1 Plastic

4.2.3 2.4 Check For Shear Buckling if : d/t > 70

70 = 70 x 1.00 = 70.0 ; Actual d/t = 9.07 < 70.0
No need to check for Shear Buckling

4.2.3 2.5 Check For Shear Capacity : Fv or Fvc Pv

py = 275 N/mm2 ; Av = t D = 10.4 x 152.4 = 1584.96 mm2
Pv = 0.6 py Av ; Pv = 0.6 x 275 N/mm2 x 1585 mm2 = 261518.4 N 262 kN > 3.0 kN
; Adequate for Shear
4.2.5 2.6 Check For Moment Capacity : Mx Mcx
4.2.5.2/
4.2.5.3
Check for High/Low Shear (at point of Maximum Moment, Fvm)
Shear at point of Maximum Moment ; Fvc = 2 kN
Limiting Shear, Fve = 0.60 x Pv = 0.60 x 262 kN = 157 kN > 2 kN
Low Shear

For Low Shear (for Class 1 Plastic or Class 2 Compact cross-sections)

Mcx = py Sx = 275 N/mm x 279 cm = 76.7 kN-m > 2.0 kN-m ; Adequate for Flexure

4.2.5.1 2.7 Check Limit To Avoid Irreversible Deformation Under Serviceability Loads :
For simply supported beam : Mcx 1.2 py Zx
Mcx = 1.2 x 275 N/mm2 x 239 cm3
76.7 < 78.87 kN-m ; Adequate for Flexure
 DESIGN OF SIMPLY SUPPORTED ROLLED STEEL I or H SECTION (Spreadsheet Calculation
Beam No. : 215-216 Gridlines : 6 / C-E Limited to Plastic Section & Major Axis Bending only)
(Developed by: RD, MPICE)
Part 1 : 2.8 Web Bearing and Buckling Under the Point Load :
2000 / 2.8.1 Bearing capacity of the unstiffened web : P Pbw ; Pbw = (b1 + nk) t pyw ; pyw = 275 N/mm2
4.5.2.1 b1 = t + 1.6r + 2T = 58.4 mm ; n ###
= (not at the end of the member) ; k = T+r = 26.7 mm
Pbw = [ 58.4 + ###
( x 26.7 ) ] 10.4 x 275 = 548.83 kN > 2 kN
; Therefore Bearing Capacity of the unstiffened web under the point load is adequate

4.5.3.1 2.8.2 Buckling resistance of the unstiffened web : P Px ;

Check if ; ae 0.7d ; ae is the distance from the load to the nearer end of the member
= 350 mm
350 0.7 x 94.30 ; 350 > 66.0 mm ; Therefore
25 T 25 x 1.0 x 13.2 x 548.8
Px= Pbw ; Px=
(b1 + nk) d ( 58 ###+ x 26.7 ) x 94.30
Px = 1346.4 kN
> 2 kN
; Therefore Buckling Resistance of the unstiffened web under the point load is adequate

2.9 Web Bearing and Buckling at the Support :

4.5.2.1 2.9.1 Bearing capacity of the unstiffened web : Fv Pbw ; Pbw = (b1 + nk) t pyw ; pyw = 275 N/mm2
b1 = t + T + 0.8r - g
= 10.4 + 13.2 + 0.8 x 13.5 - 10 = 24.40 mm (properties of the supporting element )
n = 2 + 0.6be/k###
; be is the distance to the nearer end of the member from the end of the stiff bearing = 0 mm
n ###
= + 0.6 x 0 / 26.7 = 2.0 ### < ; Therefore use n = 2.0 ; k = T+r = 54.1 + 30.0 = 84.1 mm
Pbw = [ 24.4 + ( 2.0 x 26.7 ) ] 10.4 x 275 = 222.5 kN > 3.0 kN
; Therefore Bearing Capacity of the unstiffened web at the support is adequate

4.5.3.1 2.9.2 Buckling resistance of the unstiffened web : Fv Px ;

Check if ; ae 0.7d ; ae is the distance from the reaction to the nearer end of the member = 25 mm
25 0.7 x 94.30 ; 25 < 66.0 mm ; Therefore
ae + 0.7d 25 T 25 x 1.0 x 13.2 x 222.5 25 + 66.0
Px= x Pbw ; Px= x
1.4 d 1
(b + nk) d ( 24.4 ### + x 84.1 ) x 94.30 1.40 x 94.30
Px = 544.85 kN x 0.69 = 375.6 kN
> 3.0 kN
; Therefore Buckling Resistance of the unstiffened web at the support is adequate

2.5.2 2.10 Serviceabilty Limit States : Deflection Check

The serviceability Loads are taken as unfactored imposed loads. In this case, as only ultimate loads are the available data,
the unfactored imposed loads will be taken as Mc or P / f i conservatively, for simplicity; fi to be the load factor = 1.5
From Maximum Moment, Mc; wi = Unfactored Distributed Load
wi Le2 8 Mc ### x 2 kN-m
Mc = 1.5 ; wi = = = 21.8 kN/m
8 L
1.5 e 2
1.5 x 0.7 ###
m
From Point Load P; Wi = Unfactored Point Load Limits for calculated deflection (2.5.2 Table 8)
P = 1.5 Wi ; P 2.1 for : Cantilever
Wi = = = 1.4 kN
1.5 1.5
The total deflection is given by: Allowable deflection, a
w
### i Le 4
Wi Le Le 700
= + a = = = 3.89 mm
384 E I 48 EI 180 180
### x 21.8 x 0.7
### 1.4 x 0.7 3 Therefore : 152x127x37 UB
= +
384 x 2E+05 x 1818 48 x 2E+05 x 1818 is Adequate, Adopt Section
; Adequate for deflection
= 0.021 mm < 3.89 mm
 DESIGN OF SIMPLY SUPPORTED ROLLED STEEL I or H SECTION (Spreadsheet Calculation
Beam No. : 215-216 Gridlines : 6 / C-E Limited to Plastic Section & Major Axis Bending only)
(Developed by: RD, MPICE)
4.3.0 2.11 Lateral Torsional Buckling : Mx Mb/mLT ;
Maximum Major axis Moment Effective Length of the segment, LE = 700 mm
in the segment, Mx = 2 kN-m

4.3.6.7 =LE/ry = 700 / 28.2 = 24.8 ; /x = 24.8 / 9.33 = 2.7 ; = 0.5 (Equal flange) ; v = 0.92 (Table 19)

4.3.6.8 u = 0.9 (for Rolled I of Equal flange-4.3.6.8) ; W = 1.0 (for Class 1 Plastic or Class 2 Compact Sections-4.3.6.9)
Equivalent Slenderness ; LT = uvw ; Limiting equivalent slenderness ; LO = 0.4(E/py)0.5
LT = 0.9 x 0.92 x 24.8 x 1.0 = 20 LO = 0.4 x ( x 2.05E+05 / 275 )0.5 = 34.31

B.2.2 Perry factor & Robertson constant ; LT = aLT(LT-LO)/1000 ; aLT = 7.0

LT = 7.0 x ( 20 - 34.31 )/ 1000 = -0.1

B.2.1 pE = E/LT2 py+(LT+1)pE 275 + ( -0.1 ###

+ ) 4815
; LT = = = 2312
= x 2.05E+05 / 20 2
= 4815 ### ###
pE py 4815 x 275
Bending Strength, pb = = = 307 N/mm2
LT+(LT2-pE py) 0.5
2312 + ( 2312 2
- 4815 x 275 ) 0.5

4.3.6.4 Buckling Resistance Moment; Mb = pb Sx = 307 x 279000 = 85.559 kN-m

Uniform Moment Factor for Lateral Torsional Buckling (General case); mLT
Moments at quarter points Moments at mid point
M2 = 2 kN-m M3 = 2 kN-m
M4 = 2 kN-m

Table 18 0.15M2+0.5M3+0.15M4 0.15 x 2 + 0.50 x 2 + 0.15 x 2

mLT = 0.2 + = 0.2 + = 1.00
Mx 2

4.3.6.2 Mb 85.559 ; Therefore Buckling Resistance

= = 86 kN-m > 2 kN-m
mLT 1.00 Moment is Adequate