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This example will illustrate the procedures to design a steel beam to BS 5400 Part 3. The concrete deck and live loading
are included to demonstrate the use of load factors only, they do not represent a solution for a deck design.
Problem:
Design a simply supported beam which carries a 150mm thick concrete slab together with a nominal live load of 10.0
kN/m2 . The span of the beam is 9.0m centre to centre of bearings and the beams are spaced at 3.0m intervals. The slab
will be assumed to be laid on top of the beams with no positive connection to the compression flange.
3
γconc. = 24kN/mm
Load factors for ultimate limit state from BS 5400 Part 2 (or BD 37/01) Table 1:
Dead Load γfL steel = 1.05
Total load for ultimate limit state =(1.15 x 10.8)+(1.05 x 2.0)+ (1.5 x 30)
=12.42 + 2.1 + 45.0
=60 kN/m
BS 5400 Pt. 3
1) Design for Bending
Use BS EN 10 025 steel grade S275, then nominal yield stress σy = 265 N/mm2
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L= 9000mm
λF = l e/r y(tf/D)
i = Ic/(Ic +It)
i = 0.5
le/ lw = 1.0
6 -6
Mpe = 7.167 x 10 x 265 x 10
ν= 0.81
λLT = 108
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λLT = l e k 4 ην / ry
approx le = (110x57.1) / (0.9x0.94x0.81) = 9166
Hence k e maximum = 9166 / 9000 = 1.018
tf = 25.4
β = 1.0
ν = 0.81
6 6 2
σfc = M / Zxc = 608x10 / 6.234x10 = 97.5 N/mm
2 2
σci = π ES/λLT
2 2 2
σci = π x 205000 x 1.15 / 108 = 199 N/mm
6 2 -3
Fs1 = 0.005(608x10 /(744{1-(97.5/199) }))x10
Fs1 = 5.4 kN
∆e1 = ∆e2 = D/200 = 769.6 / 200 = 3.848
β=1
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0.5
le = πk2(EIc(δe1+δe2)/L)
6 -6 0.5
le = π x 1.0(205000 x 40.7 x 10 x 2 x 51 x 10 / 9000) = 967mm
σci = π2ES/λLT 2
2 2 2
σci = π x 205000 x 1.15 / 15.1 = 10205 N/mm
-3 -3
Fs2 = 3.848 x 97.5 / ((10205 - 97.5) x 0.102 x 10 ) x 10
Fs2 = 0.4 kN
Fs3 = RdL(∆/D+ θLtanα)/ D
α=0
R = 60 x 9 / 2 = 270 kN
Allowing additional effect for wind load ( which is generally small compared
to Fs ) then
say Fs = 9 kN
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