Portal Frame Design
Portal Frame Design
Portal Frame Design
1 kN
33.45 kN
66.9
kN
108.1 kN
Maximum moment at eave:
Mz = 214.54 kNm.
Fy = 90.9 kN.
Mz = 217.24 kNm.
Fx= 66.9 kN.
1) Column Design
Try 457 x 152 UB 60 , Grade 275, uniform throughout:
A= 75.9 cm2 u= 0.869
rx = 18.3 cm x= 37.5
ry = 3.23 cm 1120 cm3
Sx = 1280 cm3
Actual length of rafter, LR = 10.77 m
Actual length of column, LC = 6.00 m
Second moment of area of column, IC = 25500 cm4 = 0.000255 m4
Second moment of area of column, IR = 25500 cm5 = 0.000255 m4
Compressive resistance - Applied load, F = 90.9 kN
In-plane slenderness
Fraser's formula
kc = LE / LC = 2 + 0.45GR where GR = LR x IC / LC
GR = 3.59 3.59 28600
kc = LE / LC = 3.62
Using Figure E2, BS 5950-1: 2000;
k1 = IC/LC / ((IC / LC) + (IR / LR))
Column base:
k2 = 1.0 for pinned base
k2 = 0.5 for fixed base
k1 = 0.782
k2 = 1.0
Slenderness LE / rx = 118.54
Bending strength:
pb = 175.6 N/mm2 _Table 16 of BS 5950-1:2000
Buckling resistance moment:
Mb = 224.768 kNm.
Interaction expression
Cross-section capacity
0.661 Section is satisfactory
1) Rafter Design
Compression resistance, Fx = 66.9 kN
In-plane slenderness
LE / LR/2 = Kc * 2 * LC/LR * Sqrt(PC*IR/PR*IC) = 2.84
LEx/rx = 167.0557
Out-plane slenderness:
LEy = 3000 mm
LEy/ry = 92.88
Look-up for the compressive strength in Table 24 of BS 5950-
1: 2000.
Bending strength:
pb = 175.6 N/mm2 _Table 16 of BS 5950-1:2000
Buckling resistance moment:
Mb = 224.768 kNm.
Interaction expression
Cross-section capacity
0.65 Section is satisfactory