Project Name : JABEL ALI POWER STATION

EXTENSION
Consultant : MOTT MACDONALD

Bird mesh frame main beam local capacity

check

GSC-LOR-MMD-CAL-006
SL NO. SUBMISSION DETAILS Revision DATE
01 ISSUED FOR APPROVAL 00 06/01/2018

Submitted by:

Tel.: 06 – 7486133 Tel.: 04 – 2550560

Fax: 06 – 7486144 Fax: 04 – 2550561
PO Box: 18275, AJMAN – UAE PO Box: 78517, DUBAI – UAE
Email address: gsw@eim.ae Email address: gsw@eim.ae
Website: www.germansteel.me Website: www.germansteel.me

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1 INTRODUCTION

The below details is snap from approved shop drawing. As per the site condition, there is no access in many
location to weld the 8mm stiffener plate as clouded in the below snap. As there is 10mm gap
maintained between fin plate and frame for erection tolerance, 6mm thick as clouded in the below snap is
not required structurally. The connection capacity is rechecked without considering these stiffeners.

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2 LOADS

The force on cleat is taken from approved design calculation "GSC-LOR-MMD-CAL-003-R-00"

As per the attached pages from calculation "GSC-LOR-MMD-CAL-003-R-00"
Force in 1 cleat of frame
Vertical force = 0.55 kN
Horizontal force = 0.95 kN
As per lateral force is only 0.03kN, specific for this force is not required.
There are four frames connected to one cleat which welded to main beam
Forces in cleat of main beam
Vertical force = 2.2 kN (0.55*4)
Horizontal force = 3.8 kN (0.95*4)

3 TORSINAL CAPACITY OF MAIN BEAM

8mm thick stiffener as highlighted in the above detail is provided to increase the torsional capacity
of main steel. Torsion is created in the beam due to eccentricity of frame connection. Torsion
capacity of beam is checked below without considering stiffener.

The common eccentricity is many location is around 250mm. However there is also around 450mm
eccentricity. Wherever eccentricity exceeds more than 250mm, cleats are welded to heavy beams.
So The check is carried considering the below two type of cases. This is most critical case and this
will confirm that other type of beams/eccentricity will also be safe.
a. HEA 120 torsion capacity for 250mm eccentricity
b. IPE 270 torsion capacity for 450mm eccentricity
a. Torsion capacity of HEA 120

Maximum eccentricity = 250 mm

Torsion created by vertical force due to eccentricity = 2.2*250*10^-3
= 0.55 kNm

Torsional section modulus Wt = It/tw

St Venant torsional constant It = (2b*tf3+(h-2tf)tw3)/3

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 HEA 120 properties b = 120 mm
tf = 8 mm
tw = 5 mm
h = 114 mm
It = (2*120*8^3+(114-2*8)*5^3)/3
4
= 45043.33 mm
Torsional section modulus Wt = 45043.33/5
3
= 9008.67 mm

Torsional resistance TRD = Wt*Fy/Sqrt(3)*gMo

gMo = 1.35
2
Fy = 265 N/mm
TRD 9008.67*265/(SQRT(3)*1.35*10^6)
= 1.02 kNm
> 0.55 kNm
Ratio = 0.54 ===> SAFE

a. Torsion capacity of IPE270

Maximum eccentricity = 450 mm

Torsion created by vertical force due to eccentricity = 2.2*250*10^-3
= 0.99 kNm

Torsional section modulus Wt = It/tw

St Venant torsional constant It = (2b*tf3+(h-2tf)tw3)/3

IPE 270 properties b = 136 mm

tf = 12.2 mm
tw = 7.5 mm
h = 274 mm
It = (2*136*12.2^3+(274-2*12.2)*7.5^3)/3
4
= 199736.9 mm

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 Torsional section modulus Wt = 199736.89/7.5
3
= 26631.59 mm

Torsional resistance TRD = Wt*Fy/Sqrt(3)*gMo

gMo = 1.35
2
Fy = 265 N/mm
TRD 26631.59*265/(SQRT(3)*1.35*10^6)
= 3.02 kNm
> 0.99 kNm
Ratio = 0.33 ===> SAFE

4 CONCLUSION

Based on the above calculation, it is concluded that the local capacity of main beam is safe to receive
the bird mesh frame load without any stiffeners.

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 PAGES FROM CALCULATION GSC-LOR-MMD-CAL-003
Job No Sheet No Rev
Diagonal GA 1
Part
Software licensed to Hewlett-Packard
Job Title Ref

By Date30-Jul-17 Chd

Client File Structure1.std Date/Time 22-Aug-2017 11:29

Y
X Load 102
Z

Node 1 2 3 4

Reaction Summary
Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Moment
Node L/C FX FY FZ MX MY MZ
(kN) (kN) (kN) (kNm) (kNm) (kNm)
Max FX 1 201:1.35DL 0.03 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Min FX 3 104:1.0DL+1.0S -0.03 0.21 -0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Max FY 1 202:1.35DL+1.5 -0.02 0.55 -0.95 0.00 0.00 0.00
Min FY 2 202:1.35DL+1.5 0.02 0.02 -0.95 0.00 0.00 0.00
Max FZ 1 201:1.35DL 0.03 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Min FZ 1 202:1.35DL+1.5 -0.02 0.55 -0.95 0.00 0.00 0.00
Max MX 1 101:1.0DL 0.02 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Min MX 1 101:1.0DL 0.02 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Max MY 1 101:1.0DL 0.02 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Min MY 1 101:1.0DL 0.02 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Max MZ 1 101:1.0DL 0.02 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Min MZ 1 101:1.0DL 0.02 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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