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1.0 Inputs
1.1 Padeye characteristics
R_eye
R_main
R_cheek
th_main
th_cheek
a_weld
H_stiff1
H_stiff2
th_stiff1
th_stff2
H_eye
V
V_s1
Lenth
Width1
Width2

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

27.5
95
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
0
0
200
0
0

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

eye radius
main plate radius
cheek plates radius
main plate thickness
cheek plate thickness
welding dimension between main & cheek plates
stiffner 1 height
stiffner 2 height
stiffner 1 thickness
stiffner 2 thickness
height of eye
distance between center of stiffners
distance eye-center to stiffner 1
total length of padeye (stiffners included)
width of stiffner 1 at feet
width of stiffner 2 at feet

118 kN

Nominal applied load

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=
=

60 deg.
31 deg.
2.00

angle between applied load & Y-Z plane

additional sling deviation
safety coefficient applied to get design load

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=
=
=

50
146
17
60.5

pin diameter
Inside length
Safe working load
Shackle inside width

1.2 Applied loads

b
S
1.3a Shackle characteristics
d_pin
in_length
shackle_safe_load
Ash
1
3b Need
N d ffor centralizer
t li
l t during
d i
lifti
1.3b
plates
lifting
:
Tt
Ash - Tt

mm
mm
MT
mm

THIS CHECK IS NOT PART OF STRENGTH CHECK CALCULATIONS

=
=

50.00 mm
10.50 mm

Total padeye thickness (both main & cheek plates)

No Centralizer plates reqd

1.4 Material characteristics

Fy
E

=
=

345.00 Mpa yield strength

20000.00 Kn/sqc Young elastic modulus

2.0 Design load

The lifting eye is checked for a maximum static sling load of 118 kN
together with an inclination angle of 60 deg. to Y-Z plane, and 31 deg. additional sling deviation
x
F
a

236.00 kN
H_eye

Hole

Design load applied in the plane of padeye

This results in the following padeye loading

FDy = FD*cosa*cosb
FDx = FD*sina

Main

Applying a safely factor of 2 gives a design load of:

FD = F*S

Cheek

Stiffner 1
=
=

101.15 kN
204.38 kN

Stiffner 2

Design load applied perpendicular to padeye plane

H
FDz = FD*cosa*sinb+0.05*FD

72.57 kN

as per API-RP-2A recommendations

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3.0 Check stresses at eye location

th_cheek

3.1 Check shear stress: fy = FD/As

th main
As = 2*(th_main*(R_main R_eye)+(2*th_cheek)*(R_cheek - R_eye))
fv = FD*10^3/As
fallowable_v = 0.4*Fy

=
=
=

6750.00 mm^2
34.96 Mpa
138.00 Mpa

Stress ratio:
Rv = fv / fallowable_v

0.25 < 1 ok

z
3.2 Check bearing shear stress or radial pressure: fp = FD/Ax
r_axe = d_pin/2
Ax = 2*r_axe*(th_main + 2*th_cheek)
fx = FD*10^3/Ax
fallowabe_x = 0.9*Fy

=
=
=

Stress ratio:
Rx = fx / fallowable_x

25.00
2500.00
94.40
310.50

mm
mm^2
MPa
MPa

0.30 < 1 ok

3.3 Check Hertz pressure: fm

Checking in line with the Hertz Formula (Roark -Table 33-2c)
Kb=2*R_eye*d_pin/(2*R_eye-d_pin)
=
fm=0.591*sqrt(F*E/(2*th_cheek+th_main))
=
fallowable_m = 2.5*Fy
=
Stress ratio:
Rm = fm / fallowable_m

3 4 Check welding between cheek plates & main plate:

3.4

550.00 mm
774.27 Mpa
862.50 Mpa

0.90 < 1 ok

fvs = FJ/Avs

Welding characteristics
d_weld = a_weld/sqrt(2)

0.00 mm

Avs = 2*pi*r_cheek*d_weld

0.00 mm^2

Load applied per cheek plate

Fj = FD*th_cheek/(2*th_cheek+th_main)
fvs = Fj*10^3/Avs
fallowable_vs = 0.4*Fy

=
=
=

0.00 kN
#DIV/0! Mpa
138.00 MPa

Stress ratio:
Rm = fm/fallowable_m

#DIV/0!

tw = Fj/sqrt(2)
Nw = Fj/sqrt(2)

0.00 kN
0.00 kN

Stresses:
fwa = Nw/Avs
fwv = Tw/(Avs*2/3)
fwVM = sqrt(fwa^2+3fwv^2)
Stress ratio:
Rwa = fwa/(0.6*Fy)
Rwv = fwv/(0.4*Fy)
RwVM = fwVM/(0.66*Fy)

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=

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

MPa
MPa
MPa

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

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4.0 Check Shear between Main Plate and Flanges:

F1 = Mz/H - Fx/2
F2 = Mz/H + Fx/2

=
=

fva=Max(F1,F2)/(h*th_main)<=0.4*FY
fvb=Max(F1,F2)/(h*th_main)<=0.4*FY

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

N/mm2Shear stress in Main plate

N/mm2

=
=

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

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Stress ratio:
Rva = fva/(0.4*Fy)
Rvb = fvb/(0.4*Fy)

77.91602 kN
126.46598 kN

Shear force b/w stiffner 1 and Main plate

Shear force b/w stiffner 2 and Main plate

5.0 Check Shear in the Chord at Chord / Main Plate Connection

T = Fdy
t (Chord thickness)

=
=

Tv = T/(2*H*t)<=0.4*FY

Stress ratio:
RTV = Tv/(0.4*FY)

101.15 kN
31.75 mm
7.9642316

0.06 < 1 ok

6.0 Checking of I-shaped section based on AISC formulae

6.1. Applied load parameters toward the checked section:
I
=

6.2. Checked section geometrical parameters :

H
ew
B
ef
dg

=
=
=
=
=

48.00 mm

Length between the applied load

section and the section checked
along x-axis

0.00 mm

Length between the applied load

point and the section checked
COG along y-axis

200.00
50 00
50.00
50.00
0.00
0.00

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

length of the section along y-axis

axis
thickness of the section parallel to yy-axis
length of the section along z-axis
thickness of the section parallel to z-axis
distance between z-axis and gusset plate axis

6.3. Miscellaneous points definition :

Vy (cm)
Vz (cm)
2.50 10.00
2.50 0.00
2.50 0.00
2.50 0.00
0.00 0.00

point1
point2
point3
point4
CoA
6.4. Checked section geometrical parameters :
Areas

Ay

=
=
=

10000.00 mm^2
0.00 mm^2
10000.00 mm^2

Iy
Iz

=
=

208.33 cm^4
3333.33 cm^4

Ny1 = Iy/Vy1
Ny2= Iy/Vy2
Ny3= Iy/Vy3
Ny4= Iy/Vy4
Nz1 = Iz/Vz1
Nz2= Iz/Vz2
Nz3= Iz/Vz3
Nz4= Iz/Vz4

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Az
Ax
Inertias

Inertia modulus

83.33
83.33
83.33
83.33
333.33
0.00
0.00
0.00

cm^3
cm^3
cm^3
cm^3
cm^3
cm^3
cm^3
cm^3

Static moment

MsyCoA
Msy3
Msy4
Msz3
Msz4

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=
=
=
=
=

250.00
250.00
250.00
0.00
0.00

=
=
=
=
=

236.00
3483.58
4855.00
101.15
72.57

cm^3
cm^3
cm^3
cm^3
cm^3

6.5. Loading :
N = FD
My = -FDz*I
Mz = -FDy*I - FDx*d
Ty = FDy
Tz = FDz

kN
kN.mm
kN.mm
kN
kN

6.6. Resulting stresses :

Normal stress
Bending stresses

Shear stresses

fa:
fby1=
fby2=
fby3=
fby4=
fbz1=
fbz2=
fbz3=
fbz4=

fvyCoA=

23.60 N/mm^

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

41.80
41.80
41.80
41.80
14.56
0.00
0.00
0.00

N/mm^2
N/mm^2
N/mm^2
N/mm^
N/mm^2
N/mm^2
N/mm^2
N/mm^

15.17

fvy3= Ty*msy3/Iz*t

15.17 N/mm^2

fvy4= Ty*msy4/Iz*t

15.17 N/mm^2

fvz3=Tz*msz3/Iy*t

0.00 N/mm^2

fvz4= Tz*msz4/Iy*t
fv3=
fv4=

=
=
=

0.00 N/mm^2
15.17 N/mm^2
15.17 N/mm^

Ra =

0.11 < 1 O.K.

Rby =

0.18 < 1 O.K.

Rbz =

0.06 < 1 O.K.

Rv =

0.11 < 1 O.K.

7. AISC streess interaction ratio & Von-Mises stress ratio :

R = fai/0.6 x Fy + (fbyi + fbzi)/0.66 x Fy
(AISC stress interaction ratio)

dVM

= [(fai + fbyi + fbzi)^2 + 3 x fvi^2]^1/2

Rvm = dVM/0.66 x Fy (Von - Mises stress ratio)

Point 1 Axial stress + bending y + bending z

R
=

0.36

R=

0.36 < 1 O.K.

0.30

R=

0.30 < 1 O.K.

Point 2 Axial stress + bending y + bending z

R

Point 3 Axial stress + bending y + bending z

R

dVM

=
=

0.30
70.48 N/mm^

R=

0.30 < 1 O.K.

Rvm =

0.31 < 1 O.K.

Point 4 Axial stress + bending y + bending z

R

dVM

R=

0.30 < 1 O.K.

70.48 N/mm^

0.30

Rvm =

0.31 < 1 O.K.

=
=

0.11
35.32 N/mm^

R=
Rvm =

0.11 < 1 O.K.

0.16 < 1 O.K.

CoA Axial stress + bending y + bending z

R

dVM