Gantry Girder Design

- Table 209 gives the crane load data for design.

Wheel load without impact

= 10.5 t

Crab weight (Q)

= 4t

Wheel base (a)

= 3m

Maximum wheel load with impact (W)

= 10.5 X 1.25 =13.125 t

(See 3.4.3 of IS: 875-1964)

Maximum vertical bending moment

2w

= 2

L a

2 4
L

13 . 125

6 3

2 4

22.16t-m

Check: Maximum vertical B.M due to single wheel load

= 13.125 X 6/4
= 19.69 tm < 22.16 tm
Transverse wheel load per wheel
=1/2

10( P+Q)
100

=1/2

10(10+ 4)
100

= 0.35 t

Max horizontal bending moment

= 0.35/13.125 X 22.16 = 0.59 tm

Max shear due to wheel load

= 13.125 X 1.5 = 19.7 t

Assuming self weight of girder

= 0.25 tm

=0.75 t and self weight BM= WL2/8 =1.13 tm

Max shear due to self weight

Therefore the design forces for Gantry girder are:

Vertical bending moment

= 22.16 + 1.13 = 23.29 tm

Horizontal bending moment

= 0.59 tm

Vertical shear

= 19.7 + 0.75 = 20.45 t

Horizontal shear

= 0.35 X 1.5 = 0.53 t

Table 211 also gives the same design forces.

Try section ISMB 500/86.9 and top channel ISMC 250/30.4.
The individual section properties can be obtained from SP: 6(l)-1964.
Combined section properties are:
Yt
Yb
cm

= 50 + 0.71 - 31.06 = 19.65 cm;

= {110.74 X 25 + 38.67 (50 + 0.71 - 2.3)}/ (110.74 + 38.67) =31.06

Ix
=45218.3 + 110.74 (31.06 - 25)2+219.1 + 38.67(19.65 - 2.3)2 =
61144.7 cm4;
Iy

= 3816.8 + 1369.8 = 5186.6 cm4

Iy of compression flange
=3816.8 + 1369.8/2 = 4501.7 cm4
ry
cm

=5186.6/(110.74+38.67) = 5.89

(l/ry )

= 600/5.89=101.9

Cs

=4359 kg/cm2

Fb

= 1547 kg/cm2

Zx (top)

= Ix/Yt =3111.7 cm3

Zy (bottom) =Ix/Yb=1968.6 cm3

Zy(top)

= 360 cm3
=23.29x105/1968.6=1183 kg/cm2 < 1650

Actual tensile bending stress

kg/cm2
Actual compressive bending stress
kg/cm2

= 23.29x105/3111.7 = 748 kg/cm2 < 1547

Bending stress due to lateral load

= 0.59x105/360.1 = 164 kg/cm2

=748+164 =912 kg/cm2 < 1.1 x 1547

Therefore combined bending stress

kg/cm2
Therefore section is O.K. for stresses.

Bearing stress at the junction of gantry web and flange

=

b+2 3 h2
20450/t w

Where,
tw = thickness of web,
b = width of load contact or bearing plate
h2 = distance between edge of flange and root of flange as given in SP :
6(l)-1964

20450
= 1.02(7.5+ 2 3 3.0)

970 kg/cm2 < 1890 kg/cm2, Therefore O.K.

Check for Web Buckling

Compression at N.A. over support =
where
R
tw

= vertical shear at support,

= web thickness, and

R
B t w

B
= the length of stiff portion of bearing + half depth of beam + thickness of
flange plate (if any)
=

20450
2
( 7.5+ 25.0 ) 1.02 = 616.9 kg/cm ,
d

Effective slenderness ratio of web

= tw

Where

d= clear depth between the top roots = 50 - 2 X 3.8 = 42.4 cm

tw = web thickness

= 1.02 cm

Therefore slenderness ratio

Allowable compression

42.4 3
2

= 72

= 1061 kg/cm2 > 616.9 kg/cm2.

Therefore no bearing stiffener is required.

However nominal 6 mm plate is provided as stiffener at each support.

Bear in web

20450
1.02 50

= 401 kg/cm2 < 945 kg/cm2.

Therefore,O.K.

Check for deflection :

Keeping two wheels equidistant from centre of span

max

3C
4L
= P L3

6 EI

C
L

Where,
P = value of one load without impact = 10.5 t,

63
= 1.5 m,
2

C = distance of one load from adjacent reaction,=

E = modulas of elasticity, and
I = moment of inertia.
In this example
3

10.5 600 10
max =
6
6 2.047 10 61114.7 x
Total Gantry weight
kg/m)

( )]

3 150 150

4 600 600

= 0.52 cm

= 118 + 50 = 168 kg/m (Assuming crane rail weight = 50

Deflection due to self weight

= 5/584x 1.68 x 6004/ (2.047 x 106 x 61144.7)

= 0.0023 cm.
Total deflection
Limiting deflection

=0.52 + 0.0023= 0.522 cm

=L/750

=600/750 = 0.8 cm, Therefore O.K.