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Proportioning of Plate Girders: L H L H L L H

The document provides guidelines for proportioning the cross-section of plate girders. It specifies that: 1) The web depth hw should be at least L/10 for railway bridges and L/12 for roadway bridges, where L is the span length. The minimum web thickness tw is calculated based on shear and buckling constraints. 2) The flange width Yct is 0.97hw for 3-plate girders and 0.98hw for 4-plate girders. The flange area is calculated based on the bending moment. 3) An example calculation is provided for a 28m single track bridge. The web is designed as 12mm thick and the flange

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Proportioning of Plate Girders: L H L H L L H

The document provides guidelines for proportioning the cross-section of plate girders. It specifies that: 1) The web depth hw should be at least L/10 for railway bridges and L/12 for roadway bridges, where L is the span length. The minimum web thickness tw is calculated based on shear and buckling constraints. 2) The flange width Yct is 0.97hw for 3-plate girders and 0.98hw for 4-plate girders. The flange area is calculated based on the bending moment. 3) An example calculation is provided for a 28m single track bridge. The web is designed as 12mm thick and the flange

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Proportioning of Plate Girders

I- Web
• For the depth of the web,
L
hw ≥ for railway bridges
10
L
hw ≥ for roadway bridges
12
L L
hw ≈ − for small spans (i.e. cross girders)
7 9

30-45 cm
20-25 mm C < 12 tf 3 plates for single track
4 plates for single track
tf < 5 cm

tw = 10 mm
tw = 10 mm 12 mm
12 mm
14 mm
14 mm

5-25 mm

• For the thickness of the web


o To satisfy the shear constraint, the thickness of the web should satisfy:

QD + L + I
tw = for steel 44
0.85 hw × 0.96
o To satisfy the stability constraint, the following should be satisfied as
well:
 For un-stiffened web:

h1
tw ≥ for mild steel h1 h1
85
h1
tw ≥ for high quality steel
75

 For stiffened web having vertical stiffeners only


smaller panel dim ension
tw ≥
180
bigger panel dim ension
tw ≥
270
d
tw ≥ for mild steel d d
200
d
tw ≥ for high quality steel
180

 For stiffened web having vertical stiffeners and horizontal


stiffener at d/5
smaller panel dim ension
tw ≥
180
bigger panel dim ension
tw ≥
270
d
tw ≥ for mild steel
250
d
tw ≥ for high quality steel
225

 For stiffened web having vertical stiffeners and horizontal


stiffeners at d/5 and d/2 (for spans greater than 30 m)
smaller panel dim ension
tw ≥
180
bigger panel dim ension
tw ≥
270
d
tw ≥ for mild steel
400
d
tw ≥ for high quality steel
360

II- Flange

C
Yct=0.97 hw for 3 pls girder (1/8) hw
Yct=0.98 hw for 4 pls girder

Yct

T
The assumptions may be considered when estimating the cross section of a plate girder
M
T = C = D+ L+ I
y ct
M
A fl .net = D + L + I
F × y ct
1
A fl .net − Aweb = A fl Ls net + A fl pls net
8
Agross ( fl .Ls + fl pls ) = 1.15(A fl Ls net + A fl pls net )
A fl Ls = ( 0.5 − 0.33 )(A fl Ls + A fl pls )
Aw
Moment carried by web = F hw
6
Example:
L= 28 m single track pony bridge, QD+L+I=134.3 ton, MD+L+I=860.28 m.t, MD=156.8 m.t
28
hw = = 2. 8 m
10
134.3
tw = = 0.588 cm (for shear)
0.85 * 280 * 0.96
175
tw ≥ = 0.97 cm
180
210
tw ≥ = 0.78 cm
270
262.5
tw ≥ = 1.05 cm
250
Then the thickness of the web can be taken as 12 mm

Number of constants stress cycles, Detail D, Fsr= 1.11 t/cm2


 F 
Fsr = Fmax − Fmin = Fmax  1 − min 
 Fmax 
Fsr Fsr 1.11
Fmax = = = = 1.3575 t / cm 2
 F   MD   156.8 
 1 − min   1 − 1 − 
 Fmax   M D + L + I  860.28 
M D+ L+ I 860.28 × 100
A fl net = = = 233.33 cm 2 ,
Fmax × y ct 1.3575 × 0.97 × 280
1 280 × 1.2
Awebt = = 42 cm 2
8 8
Net area of flange angles + flange plates = 233.33-42=191.33 cm2
Gross area (Agross fl Ls + fl pls ) = 1.15 * 191.33 = 220 cm2
Area of flange angles = (0.5 – 0.66) * (Agross fl Ls + fl pls ) = 73-100 cm2
Using 2 angles 160 * 15, (Agross fl Ls ) =2*46.1=92.2 cm2
Area of flange plates = 220 – 92.2 = 127.8 cm2
Use 3 flange plates 360 * 12, (Agross fl pls ) = 129.6 cm2
Check of stresses

Using rivets 23 mm diameter in single track bridges and 26 mm in double track


bridges,

3
(I gross ) = 1.2 (280
12
) [
+ 2 2 × 1100 + 2 × 46.1 × (135.51)
2
]
 36 × (3.6 )3 2
+ 2 + 36 × 3.6 × (141.8 ) 
 12 
(I gross ) = 10797806 cm 4 134
139.25 143.6
141.8
3
(I φ ) = 0.2 × 1.2 (280 )
[ (
+ 2 2 × 2.3 × 1.5 134 2 + 139.25 2 )]
12
[ ( )]
+ 2 2 × 2.3 × 3.6 141.8 2 = 1620374 cm 4

I net = I gross − I φ = 9177432 cm 4


M D+ L+ I
Fmax = × 143.6 = 1.346 t / cm 2 〈1.3575t / cm 2
I net
M
Fcom = D + L + I × 143.6 = 1.1 t / cm 2 〈 f ltb
Ig

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