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Steel runway beam design

Beam is designed in

accordance with

BS 2853 : 1957

<L>
Runway beam is suspended
Beam span
Effective length of beam
Loading

Trolley capacity
Number of wheels on trolley
Self-weight of trolley

L=3 m
Le=3.6 m

Wcap=2 Tonnes
Nowheels=4
Tsw'= 200 kg
Tsw=Tsw'*9.81*1E-3
=200*9.81*1E-3
=1.962 kN
W=2 Tonnes
Wk=W*9.81+Tsw=2*9.81+1.962=21.58 kN

Load to be carried by trolley

Applied load in kilo Newtons
Hoist is hand operated.
Dynamic multiplier for hoist type Dyn=1.10
Section properties

Section size
Depth of steel section
Width of steel section
Thickness of web
Thickness of flange
Root radius
Inertia about major axis
Inertia about minor axis
Elastic modulus
Radius of gyration
Area of section
Depth to Flange thickness
Self-weight

254 x 146 x 37 Universal Beam

D=256 mm
B=146.4 mm
t=6.3 mm
T=10.9 mm
r=7.6 mm
Ix=5537 cm4
Iy=571 cm4
Zx=432578 mm3
ryy=34.78 mm
A=47.2 cm2
D'T=D/T=256/10.9=23.49
SW=A*7.701*1E-3
=47.2*7.701*1E-3
=0.3635 kN/m

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Strength of steel BS 449 Clause 3.a.(1)

Steel design grade (43, or 50)

Grade=43
Permissible stresses from BS 2853
Maxm long'l bending stress
F1max=162 N/mm2
Maxm trans
bending stress
F2max=223 N/mm2
Maxm shear stress
Fvmax=100 N/mm2
Young's Modulus
E=205 kN/mm2
Design shear force

At the support shear force

Fve=SW*L/2+Wk*Dyn
=0.3635*3/2+21.58*1.1
=24.29 kN
Allowable Shear stress
Pv=100 N/mm2
Actual Shear stress
Fv=Fve*1000/(D*t)
=24.29*1000/(256*6.3)
=15.06 N/mm2
Actual shear stress does not exceed the maximum permissible
( 15.06 <= 100 )
Design moment

Max moment occurs at centre

M=SW*L^2/8+Wk*Dyn*L/4
=0.3635*3^2/8+21.58*1.1*3/4
=18.21 kNm
Slenderness ratio
Leff=Le*1E3/ryy=3.6*1E3/34.78=103.5
From table 1 for l/r=103.5 and D/T=23.49
Allowable long'l bending stress
Pbc=9.593 Tonf/in2
Convert
Pbc=Pbc*15.44
=9.593*15.44
=148.1 N/mm2
Actual long'l bending stress
Fbc=M*1E6/Zx
=18.21*1E6/432578
=42.11 N/mm2
Actual long'l bending stress does not exceed permissible.
( 42.11 <= 148.1 )
Cross flange bending

Cross flange bending due to wheels on trolley

Wheel spacing along beam
WS=157 mm
Convert to inches
W1=WS/25.4
=157/25.4
=6.181 inches
Flange width in inches
B1=B/25.4=146.4/25.4=5.764 inches
From table 3
Factor C
C=0.5414
Wheel spacing in from
edge of flange
Wsi=30 mm
Wheel set in
B'=(B-2*Wsi)/B
=(146.4-2*30)/146.4
=0.5902
From table 4
Factor
K1=1.428
From table 5

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Factor
Transverse bending stresses
when trolley remote from end

K2=0.7051
Ftr1=1.4*C*Wk*1E3*Dyn/(K1*T*T)
=1.4*0.5414*21.58*1E3*1.1/(1.428
*10.9*10.9)
=106.1 N/mm2

Transverse bending stresses

when trolley at end of beam

Ftr2=1.4*C*Wk*1E3*Dyn/(K2*T*T)
=1.4*0.5414*21.58*1E3*1.1
/(0.7051*10.9*10.9)
=214.8 N/mm2
The actual trans. bending stress does not exceed the max. permissible
when load is remote from the end of the beam ( 106.1 <= 223 )
The actual trans. bending stress does not exceed the max. permissible
when load is near end of beam ( 214.8 <= 223 )
Combined stress check

Actual long'l bending stress

Change back to Tonf/in2

Fbc=42.11 N/mm2
F1=Fbc/15.44
=42.11/15.44
=2.727 Tonf/in2
From BS 2853 figure 5 for F1=2.727 Tonf/in2
Allowable cross flange bending
PK2=14.46 Tonf/in2
Convert to N/mm2
PK2=PK2*15.44
=14.46*15.44
=223.3 N/mm2
The interaction of the longitudinal and transverse stresses at the
centre of the span is satisfactory. ( 106.1 <= 223.3 )
Check for deflection

Beam self-wt deflection

D1=(5*SW*L^4/384)*10^5/(E*Ix)
=(5*0.3635*3^4/384)*10^5/(205*5537)
=0.03377
Defln due to central point load
D2=Wk*Dyn*10^5*(L^3)/(48*E*Ix)
=21.58*1.1*10^5*(3^3)/(48*205*5537)
=1.176
Total deflection
DEL=D1+D2=0.03377+1.176=1.21 mm
Limiting deflection
DELlim=L*1E3/500
=3*1E3/500
=6 mm
Since DEL <= DELlim ( 1.21 <= 6 ) deflection within
limiting value.

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DESIGN SUMMARY
Beam is suspended.
Beam span is
3 m
Beam effective length
3.6 m
Trolley capacity
2 Te
Beam S.W.L.
2 Te
Hoist is hand operated
Dynamic factor
1.1
Section size
254 x 146 x 37 Universal Beam
Section OK for long'l and transverse bending, shear and deflection.
Runway beam to be clearly marked for S.W.L. of 2 Tonnes.
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