Project: A&F Chengdu

Location: Chengdu, China

Subject: Channel Framing Structural Qualification

Steel Channel Stud Qualification

The following calculation qualifies the vertical steel channels used to support the aluminum cladding for the facade
system. The studs are primarily bending members and take minimal axial loading due to the light weight of the
cladding. The critical case at the entry is modeled using enveloped loads and all other studs at column locations are
qualified by comparison.

The following components required to transfer externally applied forces are qualified in this calculation:

1. Steel Channel

Structural Analytical Model

The cladding support channel studs are designed and analayzed as beam columns. The loads for the vertical beam
column studs supporting the cladding panels and the beams supporting the cladding panels at the entry overhang are
enveloped for design purposes. Bracing members exist at quarter points. The bracing points provide both out-of-plane
restraints and lateral restraints.

   

Channel Member Framing at Entry (typ) Cross-section of Channel Member

Internal Member Forces

The internal member forces listed below are the critical forces resulting in the largest member internal stresses.
Refer to the Appendix for an output of the enveloped internal member forces.

Member Number:

Load Case:

A x ia l  Y ‐A x is   Z ‐A x is   X ‐A x is   Y ‐A x is   Z ‐A x is  
F o rc e S h ea r S h ea r To rs io n M o m en t M o m en t

Fx  1.8KN Vy  1.521KN Vz  0.26KN M x  0KN mm M y  75KN mm M z  564KN mm

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1. Aluminum Mullion Qualification

Aluminum Grade AL6063-T5 : Refer to JGJ102-2003, Table 5.2.2

fy  235  MPa
Yield Strength: Max Unbraced
L  2800 mm
Length of Mullion:

Section Properties of Mullion :

2
Section Area : A  593  mm

Moments of Inertia: 4
Iz  1626794  mm

4
Iy  114988 mm

Dist from centroid to exterior: cz  29 mm

 

Dist from centroid to bottom: cy  69 mm

Section of Modulus:

Iz 3
Wnz  Wnz  23576.725  mm
cy

Iy 3
Wny  Wny  3965.103 mm
cz

Section Properties of Section:

h w  168mm tw  2.5mm

b f  40mm tf  2.5mm

Polar Moment of Inertia :

 4  h  t   b  t  2 
J  
 w w f f 
 2 bf tf  2 hwtw  4
J  948707.859 mm
 
 tw

Refer to GB50017-2003 :
Plasticity adaptation factors: γz  1.00 γy  1.00
Page41: Table 5.2.1 : section 2

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Determine Member Slenderness Parameters: Refer to GB50017-2003 :
Page 50 : Table 5.3.8

Effective Length Factor, Z-axis: Kz  1

Effective Length Factor, Y-axis: Ky  1

Unbraced Length -Z axis : Lz  2800 mm

Unbraced Length -Y axis : Ly  500  mm

Effective Length of factor : lz  Kz Lz

ly  Ky  Ly

Radius of Gyration: Iz
i0z  i0z  52.377 mm
A

Iy
i0y  i0y  13.925 mm
A

Slenderness Ratio about Z-axis lz

λz  λz  53.459
i0z

ly
λy  λy  35.906
Slenderness ratio about Y-axis i0y

Critical slenderness ratio for first mode of buckling, λ 

λ  max λz λy 

λ  53.459
Determine Bending Capacity:
Refer to GB50017-2003: Page
Check for Flange Local Buckling, FLB, and Web Local Buckling, WLB
28:Eq.4.3.8--1

Compression Flange: b 0  95 mm

tf  2.5 mm
Thickness of Flange:

b0
Width-to-thickness Ratio:  38
tf

Compression Web: h 0  145  mm

Thickness of Web: tw  2.5 mm

h0
Depth-to-thickness Ratio:  58
tw

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b/t Limit Value for box sections: Flange limit  40 Flange limit  40
fy

MPa

Refer to GB50017-2003:
h/t Limit Value for box sections:
Section 5.4.3

 
Mz Fx
σmax   σmax  26.957 MPa
Wnz A

M z Fx
σmin   σmin  20.886 MPa
Wnz A

σmax  σmin
a0  a0  1.775
σmax

 16 a  0.5 λ  25  235MPa  0.80 if 0  a  1.6

Web limit   0  f  0
 y 
 235MPa
 48 a0  0.5 λ  26.2    0.80 if 1.6  a0  2
 fy

"a0 is greater than 2.0, revise section" otherwise

Web limit  68.576

Does Section require reduction for local buckling effects?

b0  h0 
Answer  Reduce if  Flange limit     Weblimit
tf
 tw 
No_Reduction otherwise

Answer  "No reduction in Strength for FLB or WLB is required, use full section properties with plasticity factors"

Refer to GB50017-2003:
Check for Overall Stability of closed box section (Lateral Torsional Buckling)
Section 4.2.4

Lateral Torsional Buckling need not be considered in Rectangular box sections, provided that:

Maximum Unbraced Length of Compression Flange, Lb lb  2800mm

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  h0  lb
 95 
140.5MPa 
Answer 1  No_Reduction1 if b   6  
 0 b0
 fy

Reduce1 otherwise

Answer 1  "No reduction for Overall Stability/LTB is required......Use Full Section Properties with plasticity factors"

Check Bending Stress due to Critical Load:

Allowable Bending Stress:

Fb  fy if Answer = No_Reduction  Answer 1 = No_Reduction1

ReduceStress otherwise

Fb  235  MPa

Mz
Bending Stress Z-axis: fb_z  fb_z  23.922 MPa
γz Wnz

Bending Stress Y-axis: My

fb_y  fb_y  18.915 MPa
γy  Wny

Combined Stress Ratio:

My Mz
fb_comb  
γy  Wny γz Wnz

fb_comb  42.837 MPa

Interaction Ratio: fb_comb

IR 
Fb

IR  0.182

Check Shear Stress :

Refer to JGJ102-2003 : Page20
Design Value of Shear Stress: Fv  81.2 MPa
: Table 5.2.2

A 2
Section Area : Av  Av  296.5  mm
2

Moments of Inertia:
6 4
Iz  1.627  10  mm

4
Iy  114988 mm

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Dist from Y-Neutral Axis to centroid of A' Yy  51 mm
(area trying to shear off):

Dist from Z-Neutral Axis to centroid of A' Yz  51 mm

(area trying to shear off):

n  1
Number of shear planes, n:

Vy  1521 N Vz  260 N

3
Qy  Yy  Av Qy  15121.5  mm

3
Qz  Yz Av Qz  15121.5  mm

τy 
Vy Qy τy  5.655  MPa
Iz n  tw

τz 
Vz Qz τz  13.677 MPa
Iy  n  tf

2 2
 hw   bf 
Torsional Shear Stress : Mx    
Tv 
 2  2 Tv  0  MPa
J

Actual Shear Stress: 2 2

τr1  τy  τz τr1  14.8 MPa

τr  τr1  Tv

τr  14.8 MPa

Interaction Ratio:
τr
IRv 
Fv

IRv  0.182 IRv  1.0  1  ( OK)

Check for Combined axial load and bending Member Stability:

Refer to GB50017-2003: Eq. 5.2.2-1 : Page 41

Refer to JGJ 102-2003: Eq. 6.3.8 : Page 35

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Stability in the direction of Bending Moment Action  f
γ W  1  0.8 
(Z Axis): ϕ A N
NE 
 

Actual axial compressive force: Nx  Fx Nx  1.8 KN

2
π  Ealum A
Critical axial compressive force: NE  NE  130.323  KN
2
1.1 λ

Refer to JGJ 102-2003 : Appendix C - Stability factor of λ  53.459 N  NE  1  ( OK)

Axially loaded Compression Members

0.5
 fy 
λ
λn     λn  0.986

π Ealum


a1, a2 & a3 for rolled rectangular hollow cross-section

a1  0.65 a2  0.965 a3  0.300
per Table C-5; use "Class B"

2
ϕy1  1  a1 λn For λn <= 0.215

 0.5
2  2
2 For λn >= 0.215
 1    2  
ϕy2     a2  a3 λn  λn    a2  a3 λn  λn   4 λn  
 2  λn 
2
 

ϕy  ϕy1 if λn  0.215

ϕy2 if λn  0.215
ϕy  0.61

Plasticity adaptation factor of cross γz  1 γy  1

section:
Design Value of Max Bending Moment of Member: M z  564  KN mm M y  75 KN mm

Therefore, In plane stability: Fx  1800 N (Note Nx = Fx (Axial

Load)

Fx  Mz   My 
fc   
ϕy  A 
γz Wnz  1  0.8
N  
   1  0.8 N   (Compressive Force and BM)
NE    y ny  NE  
γ W

     

fc  47.816 MPa

Design Value of Strength: Fc  235  MPa

Refer to JGJ102-2003 Table 5.2.2

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Interaction Ratio:
fc
IR 
Fc

IR  0.203 IR  1.0  1  ( OK)

Serviceability Requirements
Per Section 6.2.7 of Professional Standard JGJ 102-2003; deflection under characteristic wind
and gravity load shall be limited to the following:

Member deflection length: L  2800 mm

(for Aluminum Profiles)

L
Allow Deflection Δallow 
180

Deflection from wind + gravity, ∆D_W: ΔD_W  2mm

Δallow  15.556 mm

ΔD_W
Interaction Ratio: IRDeflection 
Δallow

..  "OK, IR < 1.0" if IRDeflection  1.0

"No Good, Revise Section" otherwise

IRDeflection  0.129 ..  "OK, IR < 1.0"

Summary:
The Steel 138mm x 40 mm x 2.55 mm thickness steel channel shown in the construction drawings are
adequate to resist code required factored load combinations. Use of the steel channels are acceptable per
Professional Standard JGJ102-2003

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