Purlin Design

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REF CALCULATION OUTPUT

ROOF DESIGN

LOADING

BS 6399-3 Live Load


4.3.1
kN
Consider a load of 0.6 ――
m2

Roof angle greater than 30 °

Roof angle, α ≔ 40

∴ Reduce load by

[(60- α )/30]
((60 - 40))
―――= 0.667
30

Purlins spaced at 1.5m c/c

Line load to purlins:


kN kN
0.6 ⋅ 0.667 ⋅ 1.5 = 0.6 ―― qk ≔ 0.6 ――
m m

Dead Load

Consider roof sheeting


kN
0.07 ――
m2

Purlins spaced at 1.5m c/c

Line load to purlins:


kN kN
0.07 ⋅ 1.5 = 0.105 ―― gk ≔ 0.105 ――
m m

kN
Total load = gk + qk = 0.705 ――
m
REF CALCULATION OUTPUT

PURLIN DESIGN

l ≔ 1.4 m

Loading

Assume a 75 x 50mm member


b ≔ 0.05 m h ≔ 0.075 m

kN kN kN
w ≔ 0.705 ―― + b ⋅ h ⋅ 7 ―― = 0.731 ――
m m 3
m

Moment
Maximum moment
w ⋅ l2
Mmax ≔ ――= 0.179 kN ⋅ m
8

b ⋅ h2 ⎛
zxx ≔ ――= ⎝4.688 ⋅ 10 -5⎞⎠ m 3
6

Mmax N
σmax ≔ ――= 3.822 ――
zxx mm 2

N
Table 5 σallow ≔ 5.0 ――
mm 2

σmax < σallow ∴ okay in bending

Deflection

Modulus of elasticity, E

E ≔ 7400 MPa

Second moment of area


b ⋅ h3 ⎛
I ≔ ――= ⎝1.758 ⋅ 10 6 ⎞⎠ mm 4
12
REF CALCULATION OUTPUT

Maximum deflection
5 ⋅ w ⋅ l4
Dmax ≔ ―――= 2.812 mm
384 E ⋅ I

Allowable deflection
Dallow ≔ 0.003 ⋅ l = 4.2 mm

Dallow < Dmax Okay in


deflection

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