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Figure 7. Shear Force and Bending moment diagram of Castellated Beam
III. SOFTWARE MODEL OF CASTELLATED TIMBER H20-BEAM
Autodesk Revit Structure software is the purpose-built
Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution for structural
engineering firms, providing tools for structural design and
analysis. Revit Structure integrates a multimaterial physical
model and an independently editable analytical model for more
efficient structural analysis while providing bidirectional links
to popular structural analysis software. [5]
STAAD.Pro is the structural engineering professionals
choice for steel, concrete, timber, aluminum, and cold-formed
steel design of virtually any structure including culverts,
petrochemical plants, tunnels, bridges, piles, and much more
through its flexible modeling environment, advanced features,
and fluent data collaboration. [6]
Using the above software, a virtual model of the proposed
castellated timber H20 beam is made and it is analyzed for its
structural behaviors with various load patterns.
The following figures illustrate the typical models of
castellated timber H20 beam fusing with the other beam types.
Figure 8. 3D BIM Model of Timber H-Beam (H-20) using Autodesk Revit
Structures 2012.
Figure 9. 3D BIM Model of Castellated Timber H-Beam (H-20) using
Autodesk Revit Structures 2012.
Figure 10. 3D BIM Model Upper part Castellated Timber H-Beam (H-20)
(Fixed)
Figure 11. 3D BIM Model of Lower part of Castellated Timber H-Beam (H-
30) to fuse with upper part of H20 beam
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Figure 12. 3D BIM Model of Lower part of castellated timber H-Beam
(H-24) to fuse with upper part of H20 beam
Figure 13. 3D BIM Model of Lower part of castellated timber H-Beam
(H-16) to fuse with upper part of H20 beam
Analysis using the Euro code 5 is carried out in the
STAAD.Pro V8i and the results have been compared with a
practical model ordered from the Nav Nirman Beam
Techniques, Hyderabad
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IV. FABRICATION CASTELLATED TIMBER H20 BEAM
The fabrication of this type of beam includes the following
steps:
Preparation of fabrication drawings
Making of jigs, fixtures and templates
Marking of cutting pattern in basic timber beam
Cutting of timber beam into two halves
Planning and grinding
Wood joineries aligning and fixing
Inspection and quality control
Pesticide control techniques
Rectification of defects
Painting if required
The fusing is done with the necessary joints such as dovetail
joints and thus the varying of the height of the beam results in
different variants of beam with the H20 beam fixed at the top
and the other types such as H30, H24, H16 fused at the bottom
of the beam.
IV. CONCLUSION
A. Advantages and feasibillity
The increase of strength in a beam is made by increasing
the height of the beam section and not by adding or altering
any materials or properties proves economical and also
practically feasible to a greater extent.
The efficient usage of timber materials will save a lot of
time and money and also proves to have more life time than
the conventional ones.
The resultant multi-purpose castellated timber h-beams
could be of high workability and strength.
B. Further Research
If successfully incorporated in timber, the concept of
castellation and interchanging the beam types can be adopted
to Aluminium Beam, CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced
Polymer) Beam, to achieve corrosion resistance beams in the
future.
REFERENCES
[1] J.P. Boyer, Castellated BeamsNew Developments, AISC
Engineering Journal, July 1964.
[2] J.E.Gibson, and L.W.Jenkins, An investigation of the stresses and
deflections in castellated beams, 1957.
[3] EN 1995-1-1:2004 (E) Euro code 5 Design of timber structures
[4] Open Web Beam, Junior Steel Company Bulletins Los Angeles
California 1952.
[5] P.F. Aubin, Mastering Autodesk Revit Building, 1
st
ed, Autodesk Press,
USA, 2006.
[6] S. Zibres, Revit 2010 - Family Standards and Best Practices, 1
st
ed,
Integrated Content Solutions, 2009.
[7] P.K.Das & S.L.Srimani, Handbook for the design of castellated
beams1984.
[8] P. R. KNOWLES,Castellated Beams Proc. Instn. Ciu. Engrs, Part
1,1991, W, June, 521-536.