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Reference: Railing
Member: Railing Post Member Design

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Item Description Reference

Input Loading
Dead Load, DL (Horizontal) = 0 kN.m
Dead Load, LL1 (Vertical) = 0.6 kN.m
Dead Load, LL2 (Vertical @ centre) = 1 kN
Imposed Load, LL = 0.74 kN.m

Partial Safety Factor

Dead Load, PDL = 1.35
Live Load, PLL = 1.5

Member Properties
Span @ Left Side, Ll = 1200 mm
Span @ Rigth Side, Lr = 0 mm
Post Hight, h = 1100 mm
3
Unit Weight = 7950 kg/m
Post Properties
Diameter, D = 48.3 mm
Thickness, t = 3 mm
2
py = 275 N/mm

Welding Properties
 Welding Thickness, a = 3
2
Welding Strength, pw = 215 N/mm

Main Beam Properties

Overall Depth, D = 150 mm
Flange Thickness, tf = 10 mm
edge distance, e = 30 mm

Connecting Plate
Plate Thickness, tp = 10 mm
Plate overall Length, Lp = 120 mm
Plate Width, wp = 180 mm

Calc Section Properties

Radius, R = 24.15 mm
Internal Radius, Ri = 21.15 mm
2
Area, A = 426.9424416 mm
yc = 24.15 mm
xc = 24.15 mm
Second Moment of Area
4
Ixx = 109995.8496 mm
4
Iyy = 109995.8496 mm
Radius of Gyration
rxx = 16.05105137 mm
ryy = 16.05105137 mm
Elastic Modulus
3
Zxx = 4554.693566 mm
3
Zyy = 4554.693566 mm
Plastic Modulus
3
Sxx = 6163.728683 mm
3
Syy = 6163.728683 mm

Member Analysis
Axial Force
Member Selfweight, Fsw = 0.103387271 kN
FLL1 = 0.54 kN
FLL2 = 1.5 kN
F Max = 1.603387271

Ultimate Force, Fu = 0.7104 kN

Ultimate Moment, Mu = 0.78144 kN.m
Shear Force, V = 0.7104 kN
Section Classification
ε= 1
 D/t = 16.1

Class 1 40 "Plastic"
Class 2 50 "Compact"
Class 3 140 Semi-Compact

This Section is Plastic

2
py = 275 N/mm

Shear Capacity Design

2
Av = 256.165465 mm
Pv = 42.26730172 kN

Shear Capacity is Adequate, Pv > V

Compression Capacity
Fc = 117.4091714 kN

Moment Capacity Design

Class 3
Mc = 1.252540731 kN.m
Class 1
Mc = 1.695025388 kN.m
Therefore, Moment Capacity, Mc = 1.695025388 kN.m

Moment Capacity is Adequate, Mc > Mu

Combine Check
Moment + Axial Force = 0.474676049
Combine Check is Adequete, Mu/Mc+F/Fc < 1

Welding Design
Welding Design
Welding Radius, Rw = 48.3 mm
Unit Area, Aw= 303.4778503
4
Ixx (per unit mm) = 353990.2211 mm

2
Normal Stress (per unit mm)= 53.31157437 N/mm
2
Shear Stress (per unit mm) = 2.340862765 N/mm

2
Resultants Stress (per unit mm) = 53.3629422 N/mm

Throat Size, ad = 0.248199731 mm

Welding is Sufficient