Design of steel staircase

Design of step
Design of Flat

INPUT
Density of steel = 78 kN/m3
Try Flat of size Width b = 30 mm
Thickness t = 4 mm
Tread of step T = 220 mm
Number of Flats provided per tread = 8
Grade of steel fy = 250 N/mm2
Allowable bending stress bt = 0.66fy = 165 N/mm2
Allowable shear stress vm = 0.4fy = 100 N/mm2

ISMC 200

Loads
1) Live Load = = 5 kN/m2
Live load on each flat = 0.157143 kN/m
2) Dead load of each flat (Trying a flat of crossection 30x4 mm 2) = 0.00936 kN/m

Combination
(Dead load + Live load) on each flat = 0.166503 kN/m

Maximum Bending Moment on each w

flatl2/ 8 M = 0.020813 kNm

Z = I /y = bd2/6
Section Modulus Z = I /y = bd2/6 Z = 600 mm3

y
d
x x

Flat section

Actual max. Bending Stress in each flat M/Z = 34.6881 N/mm2

O.K
Net Effective Ares of crossection A = 120 mm2
Actual shear stress v = 0.693762 N/mm2
O.K

Actual Bending stress and shear stress is Less than Allowable Bending stress and shear stress
respectively hence the tried section is ok

Design of Double Angle section

Trying a section (2 ISA 40x40x4)

Length of Equal angle section = 0.22 m

Load
Live Load = 5 kN/m2
Dead load of Double angle section = 0.047 kN/m
Total Dead + Live load of Flats = 1.332023 KN
Dead load + Live load transfer to each double angle = 3.027325 kN/m

Load Combination

( Total Dead Load + Live Load) = 3.027325 KN/m

Maximum Bending Moment w l2/ 8 M = 0.018315 kNm

Section Modulus Z = 2 * Ixx / y Z = 3125 mm3

Ixx = 4.5 cm4
y = 2.88 cm
From Steel Table
y 2 ISA 40x40x4

x x

Actual Bending Stress M/Z = 5.861 N/mm2

 O.K
Net Effective Area of cross-section as per IS: 800claus 4.2.1
For untacked double angle section
NEA available = 2* ( NEA of single angle )
= 2* (A1 + K A2)
A1 = (l1 - t/2 - nd')xt A1 = 98 mm2
A2 = (l2 -t/2)xt A2 = 152 mm2
K = 3A1/(3A1+A2) K = 0.659193
NEA = 396.3946 mm2

Actual shear stress v = 0.84 N/mm2

O.K

Actual Bending stress and shear stress is Less than Allowable Bending stress and shear stress
respectively hence the tried section is ok

Design of Bolted connection

input

Thickness of web of ISMC 200 as per Steel Table tw = 6.1 mm

Thickness of Angle section ( ISA 40x40x4 ) t = 4 mm
Assuming Nominal Dia. of Bolt d = 12 mm
Bolt in clearance holes
Permissible Shear stress in Bolts as per IS: 800 vf = 80 N/mm2
Permissible Bearing stress in Bolts as per IS: 800 pf = 250 N/mm2

2 ISA 40x40x4
Back to Back

tw
ISMC 200 t

e= 20 mm
20 mm
ISMC 200 2 ISA 40x40x4

In calculating the shear and bearing stress of bolt the effective diameter of a bolt is used that is its
nominal diameter as per IS : 800 clause 8.9.1
Gross dia of Bolt d' = 13.5 mm
Strength of Bolt in Bearing d tmin pf = 12000 N
= 12 kN

Strength of Bolt in single shear d 2* vf / 4 = 9047.787 N

= 9.048 kN

Bolt value = 9.048 kN

Total Load which is to be transfered P = 0.666011 kN

No. of Bolt required P = 0.07361

Bolt value ~ 1 Bolt

Min Edge distance as per IS: 800 Table 8.2 emin r = 17 mm

Provide Edge distance eprovide = 20 mm

Provide M12 Bolt of Length

Design of side plate:

Try a plate of cross-section (200 x 4) b = 4 mm

Length of plate = 0.22 m
Dead Load of Plate = 62.4 N/m

Load Combination

(Total Dead Load(Plate+Double angle section+Flats) + Live Load) = 3.136725 KN/m

Maximum Bending Moment w l2/ 8 M = 0.018977 kNm

Section Modulus Z = 26666.67 mm3

Z = Ixx /y = bd2/6
b

y
d = 200 mm
x x

Actual Bending Stress M/Z = 0.711644 N/mm2

O.K
Net Effective Ares of crossection A = 800 mm2
Actual shear stress v = 0.862599 N/mm2
O.K
Actual Bending stress and shear stress is Less than Allowable Bending stress and shear stress
respectively hence the tried section is ok