The loss of the Derbyshire

Project NA 240A

Appendix

Section modulus calculations for stiffeners and girders

Requirements are based on the class rules from Det Norske Veritas
b

Original design

Toppflange

Longitudinal stiffeners
Toppflange eff breadth be

Neutral axis
Web

Input
63 cm

Toppflange thickness t

1.05 cm

Web height h

63.5 cm

Web thickness t

1.05 cm

Bottom flange bredth b

28 cm

Bottom flange thickness t

2.5 cm

Flange

xiAi

6772 cm3

Ai

202.8 cm2

Neutral axis z

33.4 cm

t
b

Moment of inertia

161875 cm4

Section Modulus Z

4809 cm3

Design rules

Effective flange of the girder: be = 0.84 b

(DnV Part 3, Ch 7 Sec 3 C400)
Effective flange of the stiffners: be = 60 * t (web)

Span l

3.68 m

Spacing b

0.994 m

Design pressure

17.17 kN/m2

Required Z

Original design
Side girder

204 cm3

Original design
Input

Center girder

Input

Toppflange breadth b

368 cm

Toppflange breadth b

368 cm

Toppflange thickness t

1.05 cm

Toppflange thickness t

1.05 cm

Web height h
Web thickness t

56 cm
1.05 cm

Web height h
Web thickness t

91 cm
1.05 cm

Bottom flange bredth b

10 cm

Bottom flange bredth b

7.5 cm

Bottom flange thickness t

2.5 cm

Bottom flange thickness t

2.5 cm

xiAi

20983 cm3

xiAi

35128 cm3

Ai

408.4 cm

Ai

438.9 cm2

Neutral axis z
Moment of inertia
Section Modulus Z

51.4 cm
119703 cm4
2330 cm

Design rules
Span l
Spacing b

Neutral axis z
Moment of inertia
Section Modulus Z

80.0 cm
340239 cm4
4251 cm3

Design rules
11 m
3.68 m

Span l
Spacing b

11 m
3.68 m

Design pressure

17.17 kN/m2

Design pressure

17.17 kN/m2

Required Z

8133 cm3

Required Z

8133 cm3

The loss of the Derbyshire

Project NA 240A

Appendix

Original design, 14.72 m span

Longitudinal stiffener
Toppflange eff breadth be

Faulkner's design
Input
63 cm

Transverse stiffener
Toppflange eff breadth be

Input
63 cm

Toppflange thickness t

1.05 cm

Toppflange thickness t

1.05 cm

Web height h

63.5 cm

Web height h

63.5 cm

Web thickness t

1.05 cm

Web thickness t

1.05 cm

Bottom flange bredth b

28 cm

Bottom flange bredth b

28 cm

Bottom flange thickness t

2.5 cm

Bottom flange thickness t

2.5 cm

xiAi

6772 cm3

xiAi

6772 cm3

Ai

202.8 cm

Ai

202.8 cm2

Neutral axis z
Moment of inertia
Section Modulus Z

33.4 cm
161875 cm4
4809 cm

Design rules

Neutral axis z
Moment of inertia

33.4 cm
161875 cm4

Section Modulus Z

4809 cm3

Design rules

Span l

14.72 m

Span l

Spacing b

0.994 m

Spacing b

0.981 m

Design pressure

17.17 kN/m2

Design pressure

17.17 kN/m2

Required Z

3265 cm

Required Z

2168 cm3

Our suggestion
All girders

Our suggestion
Input

Longitudinal stiffeners

Toppflange breadth b

368 cm

Toppflange eff breadth be

Toppflange thickness t

1.05 cm

Toppflange thickness t

Web height h
Web thickness t

11 m

90 cm
1.05 cm

Web height h
Web thickness t

Input
63 cm
1.05 cm
20 cm
1.05 cm

Bottom flange bredth b

30 cm

Bottom flange bredth b

7.5 cm

Bottom flange thickness t

2.5 cm

Bottom flange thickness t

1.5 cm

xiAi

34776 cm3

xiAi

1707 cm3

Ai

494.1 cm

Ai

98.4 cm2

Neutral axis z

17.3 cm

Moment of inertia

5691 cm4

Section Modulus Z

328 cm3

Neutral axis z
Moment of inertia
Section Modulus Z

70.4 cm
625275 cm4
8883 cm

Design rules
Span l
Spacing b

Design rules
11 m
3.68 m

Span l

3.68 m

Spacing b

0.994 m
17.17 kN/m2

Design pressure

17.17 kN/m2

Design pressure

Required Z

8133 cm3

Required Z

204 cm3