Comparison of Steel Options for 18 m

Option No. Description Clear D B tf

Height
m mm mm mm

1 Custom Castellated, 3 m c/c 3.01 900 350 30

2 Custom Castellated, 3 m c/c, shallow 3.20 710 500 50
3 Custom Castellated, 2.3 m c/c, shallow 3.20 710 400 50

5 Truss 3 m c/c 3.00 900 All UC 305 x 118 (depth 314) (Brace U
8 Multiple Standard Castellations (UB) 2.95 UB 914 x 419 x 343
of Steel Options for 18 m span

tw Section Weight No. of beams Remarks

per span
mm kg/m

Stiffeners applied, small openings don’t

20 900 x 350 x 30 x 20 297 3 make much difference (UR 0.87)
35 710 x 500 x 50 x 35 560 3 Needs to be stiff for vibration control
25 710 x 400 x 50 x 25 434 4 Needs to be stiff for vibration control
Total length (18*2)+(2.1*10)+(0.6*10)
C 305 x 118 (depth 314) (Brace UC 203) 343 3 With SHS 300 x 12 - 104 kg/m
419 x 343 343 3 Depth too much. UR (0.85)
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 Quantity

kg/floor kg/m2 kg/m2

Lower Floor Upper Floor

237876 70 70
389576 115 114
394847 117 115

264240 78 77
264528 78 77
 Comparison of Steel Options for 1

Option No. Description Clear D B tf

Height
m mm mm mm

1 Custom Castellated, 3 m c/c 3.36 550 200 15

6 Multiple Standard Castellations (Built Up) 3.31 598 178 12
son of Steel Options for 12 m span

tw Section Weight No. of beams Remarks

per span
mm kg/m

Stiffeners applied, small openings don’t

12 550 x 200 x 15 x 12 96 3 make much difference (UR 0.96)
10 598 x 178 x 12 x 10 79 3 UB 610 x 178 x 82
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 Rear Tower Front Tower
Floor Area

Upper
Lower
Rear Tower Front Tower Total / floor
Area (m2) Area (m2) Area (m2)

1911 1509 3420

1733 1649 3382