Design of gantry girder

DESIGN OF GANTRY GIRDER

CRANE CAPACITY =200 KN

WEIGHT OF CRANE EXCLUDING CRAB = 250 KN
c/c distance between columns = 24 m
spacing of columns = 8m
weight of crab = 45 KN
wheel spacing = 4m
Distance between centre of column to centre of gantry girder = 0.4 m
Crane hook approach distane = 1 m
SOLUTION
Centre to centre distance between gantry girder =24-(2x0.4)=23.2m
CALCULATION OF LOADS

Design of gantry girder

Weight of crane= 250 KN
Weight of crab= 45 KN
Crane capacity=200 KN
Maximum static wheel load due to due to self weight of crane=(250/4) =62.5 KN
Due to crane load = (200+45)(23.2-1)/(2x23.2)

= 117.22 KN

Total static wheel load = 62.50+117.22 = 179.72 KN

Including impact load 25% = 1.25x179.72 = 224.65 KN
Factored wheel load on each wheel = 1.5x224.65 = 336.975 KN
LATERAL LOAD
Lateral load/wheel= 10% ((crane capacity+crab)/4))
=10%(

=0.1x(245/4)= 6.125 KN
Horizontal load = 5% of wheel load
=0.05x 336.975
=16.848 KN
BENDING MOMENT CALCULATION
Wheel spacing =b=4m
Span of gantry = l = 8m
b< 0.586 L
POSITION OF WHEELS FOR MAXIMUM BENDING MOMENT

Maximum BM will occur under wheel D

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Taking moment about B
8 RA = 336.975 x 5 +336.975 x1
RA = 252.73 KN
Moment at D = 252.73 x 3 = 758.19 KNm
NOTE
If b > 0. 586 L
Keep one of the wheel loads at centre and MMax =

Assume self weight of the girder = 2KN/m

Self weight of rail = 0.3 KN/m
Total dead load = 2.3 KN/m
Factored dead load = 3.45 KN/m
BM due to dead load =WL2/8 = 27.6 KNm
Moment due to lateral force
For this also the wheels are to be placed as earlier

Design of gantry girder

8 HA=9.1875(5+1)
HA=6.89 KN
BM at D = 6.89 x 3 =20.67 KNm
Factored moment = 1.5 x 20.67 = 31 KN
Shear force
Maximum shear force occur when one of the wheel loads is at support
Shear force due to wheel load = 336.975 +(336.975/2) = 505.4625 KN

SHEAR FORCE due to self weight = 3.45 x(8/2) = 13.8 KN

Total SF = 519 .26 KN
Shear force due to the lateral load

SF = 9.1875 +(9.1875 /2) = 13.78 KN

DESIGN
Economic design of girder = (1/12) of span
Compression flange width = (1/30) of span
L/12 = 8000/12 = 666.667 mm
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Design of gantry girder

L/ 30 = 8000/ 30 = 266.67 mm
Try IS WB 600 @ 145.1 kg/m
And ISMC 400 @ 49.4 kg /m

Properties
ISWB600 @ 145.1 kg/m

ISMC 400@ 49.4 kg/m

A=62.93 x102

A=184.86 x 102 mm2

Tt=23.6 mm

T t=15.3 mm

Tw = 11.8 mm

Tw = 8.6 mm

B=250mm

B=100 mm

Izz=1.15x109 mm

Izz=1.5x108 mm4

IYY=5.29 X 107 mm4

IYY=5.0 X 106 mm4

Zzz=3.85 x 106 mm3

Zzz=7.54 x 105 mm3

ZYY= 4.23 x 105 mm3

ZYY= 6.7 x 104 mm3

Cy = 24.2 mm

Section classification
t=

=1

(b/t) of I beam = (250 11.8)/(2x23.6))

b/t of channel = (100 -8.6 )/15.3 = 5.97 <9.46
d/t of I section = (600-2(23.6))/11.8
=46.84 < 84 t
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Hence the section is plastic (from table 2 , P-18,

IS 800)

Elastic properties of combined section

Total area = 184.86 x 102 + 62.93 x 102 =247.79x102
Distance of NA from tension fibre

372.23 mm

Y1= (372.23 300) = 72.23 mm

Y2 = 600+8.6 -372.23 -24.2 =212.17
IZZ = IZZ(1) +A1Y1^2+ I YYC + A2Y2^2
=(1.15x109)+(184.86x102x72.232)+(5x106 +62.93 x102x212.172)
= 1.534 x109 mm4
Zzz = (Izz/ y) =

= 4.12 x106 mm3

IYY = Iyy(1) +IZZ(C)

=(5.29x107 + 1.5 x108)mm4 = 2.03 x108 mm4
= 2.03x108 mm4
IYY of compression flange
=(Izz)channel +((Iyy/2)) I Section
=(1.5x 108)+(

= 1.76 x 108 mm4

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ZY for top flange alone

= 8.82 x105 mm3

Calculation of plastic section modulus

Total area = 247.79 x 102 mm2

Let dp be the distance between the centre of I Section to equal area axis
dp =Ach /(2 twi)

=266.65 mm

YPT = distance between tension fibre to equal area axis

=(300+266.65) =566.65 mm
YPC = (600+8.6-566.65) =41.95mm
Ignoring the fillets the plastic section modulus below the equal area axis is
Ay = (23.6X250)(566.5-(23.6/2)) + ((566.5-23.6)x11.8x((566.5-23.6)/2)
=5.01x106
Above equal area axis
Ay = (6293(41.95-24.2) + (250x23.6) (41.95-8.6 (23.6/2))
+( (41.95 -8.6 -23.6 )x 11.8) x ((41.95 8.6 -23.6)/2)
=2.39x105 mm3
Zpz = 5.01x106 + 2.39x105
= 5.25 x 106 mm3

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For the top flange only

Zpy = 2(

x23.6)(

) + (2(

)x8.6 x(

) +(2(100x 15.3 x(

))

=1.25 x 106 mm4

Check
b/t of the flange of beam = (

)/23.6 = 5.04 < 9.4t

b/t of the flange of channel = (

d/t of the web of I section =

) = 5.97 < 9.4t

=46.84 < 84

hence the section is plastic

Local moment capacity
M dz =

Bp = 1 for plastic section (clauses 2.1.2 of IS 800)

) = 1.193 x 10 9 Nmm

=(

= 1.123 x 10 9 Nmm

Moment due to vertical load = 758.19 KNm

Factored moment due to self weight = 1.5 x 27.6 = 41.4 KNm
Moment due to horizontal force parallel to rail = (1.5x16.848x10 3x236.37) = 6KNm
Total moment = 805.59 KN
Hence take M dz = 1123 KNm
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Mdy =

= 284 KNm
= 2.4 *108 Nmm = 240 KNm

=
ie Mdy = 240 KNm

combined load capacity check

+

<= 1.0
= 0.846 < 1.0

Hence safe
Shear capacity
For vertical load Vz =519.26 KN
Shear capacity
Vp =

(clause 8.4.1 page 59)

Av = 600x11.8 = 7080 mm2

Yp =

= 9.29 x 105 N = 929 KN > 519.26 KN

Hence safe
Buckling resistance (clause 8.2.2 )
Md = Bb x Zp xfbd
Bb = 1.0 (plastic section)
H = 600+8.6 =608.6mm
L=8000mm
E=2x105 N/mm2
Tt = 23.6 + 8.6 = 32.2mm
Iyy = (Izz)channel + (Iyy) I
=(1.5x10

yy =

+ 5.29 x 107) = 2.03 x107 mm4

=

= 90.5

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From table 14 of IS 800

for L/r = 90.5

fcr=402N/mm2

ht/tt = 18.03

From table 13 (a) Is 800

ht = (608.6 (23.6/2) ((23.6+8.6)/2))

lt = 0.21

= 580.7mm

fbd = 184.1 N/mm2

tt = 23.6 + 8.6 =32.2 mm

Mdz = BxZpxf bd

h f/tt =580.7/ 32.2 = 18.03

=1.0 x 5.25 x106 x 184.1

=966KNm >805.59 KNm

hence safe

Check for biaxial bending

(Mz/Mdz) + (My/Mdy) <=1.0
(805.54/966) + (31/240) =0.96
Hence safe

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