DESIGN OF PURLINS

Reference : BS 5950 - 1; 1990

Design Criteria
fy = 355.00 N/mm2 yield strength; quality steel rolled shapes
fy = 355.00 N/mm2 yield strength; hollow structural sections
fy = 355.00 N/mm2 yield strength; angles and plates
fy = 280.00 N/mm2 yield strength; 38mm and 76mm metal decking
L = 9.60 m length of purlins
s = 1.00 m spacing of purlins
θ = 1o roof slope

Design Loading
24.00 kN/m3 plain concrete
25.00 kN/m3 reinforced concrete
20.00 kN/m3 plaster
10.00 kN/m 3
light weight sloping screed (max.)
2.40 kN/m 2
finishes
4.10 kN/m2 partition load
0.77 kN/m 2
services load

DL = - kN/m2 dead load; self weight of steel

SDL = - kN/m 2
superimposed dead load
LL = - kN/m2 live load; horizontal projection
WL = - kN/m 2
wind load; vertical projection; auto generated on E

Sections Properties
Section : RSC 152 x 89 x 24
M = 23.87 kg/m weight of steel; mass per meter
A = 30.40 cm2
area of section
h = 152.40 mm depth of section
b = 88.90 mm width of section
tw = 7.10 mm web thickness
tf = 11.60 mm flange thickness
r1 = 13.70 mm radius of root
 r2 = 3.20 mm radius of toe
α = 5 o
flange taper in degrees
d = 96.90 mm depth between fillet
eo = 3.65 cm shear center position from web
cs = 6.17 cm shear center position from center of gravity (cg)
Ix = 1,168.00 cm4 second moment area axis x-x
Iy = 216.00 cm4 second moment area axis y-y
rx = 6.20 cm radius of gyration axis x-x
ry = 2.66 cm radius of gyration axis y-y
Sx = 178.00 cm 3
plastic modulus axis x-x
Zx = 153.00 cm3 elastic modulus axis x-x
Sy = 68.60 cm3 plastic modulus axis y-y
Zy = 35.80 cm 3
elastic modulus axis y-y
Cy = 2.87 cm elastic neutral axis
Ceq = 1.99 cm plastic neutral axis
u = 0.909 buckling parameter
x = 11.20 torsional index
H = 0.00882 dm6 warping constant
J = 12.70 cm 4
torsional constant inertia
E = 200,000 N/mm2 modulus of elasticity

Loading calculation
* Applied loads
wDL = 0.23 kN/m weight of beam
wSDL = 0.42 kN/m weight superimposed dead load
wLL = 0.42 kN/m weight live load
wWL = - kN/m wind load; auto generated on ETABS

Components of Gravity Load

Normal component Tangential component
DLn = 0.13 kN/m DLt =
SDLn = 0.23 kN/m SDLt =
LLn = 0.23 kN/m LLt =
 Total normal component
SDLn = 0.35 kN/m
LLn = 0.23 kN/m

Total tangential component

SDLn = 0.42 kN/m
LLn = 0.23 kN/m

Components of Wind Load

Note: Component of wind load: auto generated on ETABS

Load Combinations
* SLS Combinations
Normal component
W1 = DL + LL
W2 = DL + 80% (WL + LL)
Wn1 = DLn + LLn = 0.58 kN/m
Wn2 = DLn + 80% (LLn + WLn) = 0.53 kN/m
Wn3 = DLn + WLn = 0.35 kN/m

therefore
Wn = 0.58 kN/m
Wt = 0.65 kN/m

* ULS Combinations
Normal component
Wn1 = 1.4 DLn = 0.49 kN/m
Wn2 = 1.2 DLn + 1.6 LLn = 0.79 kN/m
Wn3 = 1.2 DLn + 1.4 WLn = 0.42 kN/m
Wn4 = 1.2 DLn + 1.2 (LLn + WLn) = 0.70 kN/m

therefore
Wn = 0.79 kN/m
Wt = 0.87 kN/m

Beam Forces (ULS only)

* About Major Axis x-x * About Minor Axis y-y
Bending Moment Bending Moment
Mx = w L2 My =
8
Mx = 9.07 kN-m My =

Shear Shear
 Fvx = wL Fvy =
2
Fvx = 3.78 kN Fvy =

Rvy =

Rvy =

Check for Shear Strength

* About Major Axis x-x
Pvx = 0.6 fy Avx
Avx = t D
Avx = 1,082.04 mm2

Pvx = 230.47 kN > Fvx =

* About Minor Axis x-x

Pvy = 0.6 fy Avy
Avy = 0.90 Ao
Ao = 2TB mm2
Ao = 2,062.48 mm2
Avy = 1,856.23 mm2

Pvy = 395.38 kN > Fvy =

Check for Bending Strength (laterally supported)

* Classification of Cross-Section
275
ε =
fy
ε = 0.88

h / tw = 21.46 < 40 ε =

* For flange
b / tf = 7.66 < 26 ε =
γ = 72 ε - h/tw
γ = 41.91

therefore, Section is plastic

 * Moment Capacities
At Major Axis
Fvx = 3.78 kN < fvx =
fvx = 0.6 Pvx
fvx = 138.28 kN

for Class 1 Section with low Shear

Mcx = fy Sx ≤ 1.2 fy Zx
Mcx = 63,190.00 kN-m < 65,178.00 kN-m

therefore, use Mcx = 63,190.00 kN-m

At Minor Axis
Fvy = 1.67 kN < 0.6 Pvy
fvy = 0.6 Pvy
fvy = 237.23 kN
Fvy = 1.67 kN < fvy =

for Class 1 Section with low Shear

Mcy = fy Sy ≤ 1.2 fy Zy
Mcy = 24,353.00 kN-m > 15,250.80 kN-m

therefore, use Mcy = 15,250.80 kN-m

the Local Capacity check is,

Mx Mx
+ < 1.0
Mcx Mcx

0.000202 < 1.0

Check for Deflection

δallow = L
200
δallow = 48.00 mm

5 wn L4
δactual =
384 E Ix
δactual = 27.48 mm < δallow = 48.00

Design of Sag Rods

Pt = 0.8 pt At > Ry
Pt =
PURLINS

ty steel rolled shapes

w structural sections
es and plates
m and 76mm metal decking

screed (max.)

projection; auto generated on ETABS

s per meter
n from center of gravity (cg)

ed dead load

nerated on ETABS

al component
0.20 kN/m
0.23 kN/m
0.23 kN/m
 Tangential component

Wt1 = DLt + LLt = 0.65 kN/m

Wt2 = DLt + 80% (LLt - WLt) = 0.61 kN/m
Wt3 = DLt + WLt = 0.42 kN/m

Tangential component
Wt1 = 1.4 DLt = 0.59 kN/m
Wt2 = 1.2 DLt + 1.6 LLt = 0.87 kN/m
Wt3 = 1.2 DLt - 1.4 WLt = 0.51 kN/m
Wt4 = 1.2 DLt + 1.2 (LLt + WLt) = 0.78 kN/m

bout Minor Axis y-y

Bending Moment
0.1 w L2
9
0.89 kN-m
0.6 w L
3
1.67 kN

0.1 w L
3
0.28 kN

3.78 kN ok!

0.28 kN ok!

35.21 class 1, plastic

22.88 < γ = 41.91 class 1, plastic

 138.28 kN low shear

kN-m

237.23 kN low shear

kN-m

1.0

ok!

48.00 mm ok!