The Politehnica University of Timisoara

Civil Engineering Faculty

English Teaching Branch

Metal 2

PROJECT

Student name: Balc Robert

Year of study: III-ICE

 Steel Structures II
Project

Objective is to design the steel structure of an industrial platform composed of:

 Secondary beams simply supported on the main girder, realized using "I" or IPE hot-rolled
sections.
 Main girder simply supported on the columns. The main girder is to be designed using the
following two alternatives:
- a truss built of angle sections connected by welding using gusset plates
- plate girder built up of welded steel plates.
 Columns (restrained at base and hinged at the top). Columns are to be designed using:
- realized using "I" or HBE hot-rolled sections

L
T

Structure main characteristic:

 span L= 16 [m]
 bay T= 6 [m]
 column height H= 4.8 [m]
 truss girder type: A
 truss girder height h= 1.6 [m]
 = 1.6 [m] (≤3m)
 dead load: 0.35 [kN/m2]
 steel grade: 355
 Truss girder types:
 A

L
z

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EVALUATION OF LOADS
B

TRUSS h

Snow: L

S=gi,s x mi x Ce x Ct x Sk = 1x0.8x0.8x1x2= 1.28 KN/m2

 Bucharest - Sk=C2 KN/m²
Location:
Building importance: Class 3 - gi,s=1
Exposure of the building: Complete exposure – Ce=0.8h
Thermal coefficient: No thermal transmittance – Ct=1
Angle of the roof: 0° - miL=0.8

Snow load in joints:

1. Interior joints of the truss Fsnow=(SxTxL)/10=(1.28x16x6)/10=12.29 KN
2. Exterior joints of the truss Fsnow=12.29/2=6.15 KN

Dead load:

D= 0.35 KN/m2

Dead load in joints:

1. Interior joints of the truss Fdead=(DxTxL)/10=(0.35x16x6)/10=3.36 KN
2. Exterior joints of the truss Fdead=3.36/2=1.18 KN

SECONDARY BEAM

Snow:

S=1.28 KN/m2

qsnow= S x λ= 1.28 x 1.6= 2.05 KN/m

Dead load:

D= 0.35 KN/m2

qdead = D x λ = 0.35 x 1.6 = 0.56 KN/m

IPE 120 Self weight

G= 10.4 Kg/m= 9.81 x 10.4= 102.02 N/m= 0.1 KN/m

qdead, t= qdead + G= 0.56+0.1= 0.66 KN/m

ULS: 1.35D+1.5S= 1.35 x 0.66 + 1.5 x 2.05= 3.97 KN/m

COLUMN

Wind

w(z)=qb x Ce(z) x Cp

Ce(z)= 2.4 (open field)

qb, Bucharest = 0.5 KPa = 0.5 KN/ m2

Cp=0.8 For zone A

Cp= 0.3 For zone B

A: w(z)=qb x Ce(z) x Cp= 0.5 x 2.4 x 0.8= 0.96 KN/m2

B: w(z)=qb x Ce(z) x Cp= 0.5 x 2.4 x 0.3= 0.36 KN/m2

Force on column

A: Fwind= w(z) x T=0.96 KN/ m2 x 6 = 5.76 KN/m

B: Fwind= w(z) x T=0.36 KN/ m2 x 6 = 2.16 KN/m

CONNECTIONS

All connections are realized using 3 bolts M20 gr. 10.9

CROSS SECTION PROPERTIES

TRUSS (Double angle cross section)

 Top flange (2L 80x80x12/12)

h=b= 80 mm
tf=tw= 12 mm
s= 20 mm
A= 2352 mm2
I= 941376 mm4
 Bottom flange (2L 60x60x10/10)
h=b= 60 mm
tf=tw= 10 mm
s= 20 mm
A= 1400 mm2
I= 406667 mm4
 Brace (2L 80x80x10/10)
h=b= 80 mm
tf=tw= 10 mm
s= 20 mm
A= 2000 mm2
I= 746667 mm4
 Post (2L 50x50x10/10)
h=b= 50 mm
tf=tw= 10 mm
s= 20 mm
A= 1100 mm2
I= 284167 mm4

SECONDARY BEAM (IPE 120)

Av= 631 mm2

wpl= 60700 mm3

COLUMN (HEA 220)

A= 6430 mm2
Iz= 284600 mm4
It= 893000 mm4
tf= 11 mm
zg= 105 mm
h= 210 mm
INTERNAL STRESSES

SECONDARY BEAM

A distributed load of q=3.97 KN/m on a simply supported beam:

Vmax= q x T/2= 3.97x 6/2= 11.91 KN

Mmax= q x T2/8= 3.97 x 62/8= 17.87 KNm

MAIN BEAM (TRUSS)

 Top flange
Ned= -301.89 KN
 Bottom flange
Ned= 289.54 KN
 Brace
Ned= -119.21 KN
 Post
Ned= 120 KN

COLUMN

TABLE: Element Forces - Frames

OutputCase P M3
Text KN KN-m
ULS Wind -96.141 66.4097
ULS Wind -95.559 65.7907
ULS Wind -95.821 55.9696
ULS Wind -95.821 55.9696
-
ULS Snow 123.709 51.3703

ULS WIND
Mmax=Med= 66.4 KNm; Ned= 96.14 KN

ULS Snow
Nmax=Ned= -123.71 KN ; Med= 51.37 KNm
Lateral torsional buckling should be verified for both cases.