Crane Bracket Support Desi gn

Loads at connection Vertical

Shear
axial tension Major axis
Moment
F
v
1500kN := F
a
400kN := M
z
2000kN m :=
Note:
All bolts are 1 1/8" ASTM A490 Bolts
All welds are 8mm CFW
All members are of grade W350 and plates are W250
Section Properties
Column W1000x412
D
c
1008mm := W
c
402mm := T
c
40mm := t
c
21.1mm := A
c
52500mm
2
:=
k
c
72mm :=
Bracket W1000x296
D
b
982mm := W
b
400mm := T
b
27.1mm := t
b
16.5mm := A
b
37800mm
2
:=
k
b
59mm :=
Material Properties:
F
y350
50ksi 344.74 MPa = := modulus of elasticity E 200GPa :=
F
u350
450MPa :=
F
uPL
58ksi 399.9 MPa = :=
F
yPL
36ksi 248.21 MPa = :=
COLUMN SIDE CHECKS:
1. Check for col umn panel shear capaci ty:

y
0.9 :=
lever arm distance L
a
D
b
T
b
954.9 mm = :=
0.75 :=
expected yield factor R
y
1.1 :=
100% tension capacity of flange T
f
R
y
W
b
T
b
L
a
F
y350
3925.26 kNm = :=
F
tot
T
f
L
a
4110.65 kN = := F
actual
M
z
L
a
F
a
2
+ 2294.46 kN = :=

percentage of moment capacity ratio
M
z

y
T
f

0.57 = :=
panel shear capacity of column V
cap

y
0.6 F
y350
D
c
t
c
3959.37 kN = :=
F
tot
V
cap
1.04 =
chek1 "OK" F
actual
V
cap
< if
"Not Good" otherwise
"OK" = :=
F
actual
V
cap
0.58 =
2. Check for col umn fl ange bedndi ng capaci ty:
flange bending capacity F
cap

y
6.25 T
c
2
F
y350
3102.64 kN = :=
beam flange axial force
F
f
M
z
L
a
F
a
2
+ 2294.46 kN = :=
F
tot
F
cap
1.32 =
chek2 "OK" F
f
F
cap
< if
"Not Good" otherwise
"OK" = :=
F
actual
F
cap
0.74 =
3. Check for col umn web yi el di ng capaci ty:
web yielding capacity w
cap
5 k
c
T
b
+ ( ) t
c
F
y350
2815.75 kN = :=
F
tot
w
cap
1.46 =
chek3 "OK" F
f
w
cap
< if
"Not Good" otherwise
"OK" = :=
F
actual
w
cap
0.81 =
4. Check for col umn web cri ppl i ng capaci ty:
N
d
T
b
D
c
0.03 = :=
web crippling capacity of column w
cr

y
0.8 t
c
2
1 3
T
c
D
c

t
c
T
c

1.5
+

E F
y350
T
c

t
c
3831.91 kN = :=
chek4 "OK" F
f
w
cr
< if
"Not Good" otherwise
"OK" = :=
5. Check for thi ckness of sti ffner:
thickness of stiffner provided T
s
19mm :=
total compression force to be resisted F
tot
4110.65 kN =
net force available F
av
min F
cap
w
cap
, w
cr
, ( ) 2815.75 kN = :=

net force to be resisted by pair of stiffners
F
net
F
tot
F
av
1294.9 kN = :=
F
actual
F
av
521.29 kN =
thickness of stiffner req'd
T
sreq
F
net

y
F
yPL
W
c
t
c
2 50 mm ( )
20.64 mm = :=
chek5 "OK" T
s
T
sreq
> if
"Not Good" otherwise
"Not Good" = :=
6. Check for wel d b/w sti ffner and web:
d
c
D
c
k
c
936 mm = :=
F
E49XX
71ksi 489.53 MPa = :=
shear per mm on weld
F
s
F
net
4 d
c

0.35
kN
mm
= :=
size of weld req'd
S
w
F
s
0.75 0.60 F
E49XX
0.707
2.22 mm = :=
7. Check for sti ffner pl ate combi ned tensi on and shear:
eccentricity in connection
e
1
110mm :=
effective width of stiffner plate
w
s
W
c
t
c

2
190.45 mm = :=
induced moment
M
i
e
1
F
net
142.44 kNm = :=
combined tension and shear
R
1
F
net
2
w
s
T
s

2
3
M
i
D
c
T
c
( ) w
s
T
s

2
+ 216.56 MPa = :=
chek7 "OK" F
yPL
R
1
> if
"Not Good" otherwise
"OK" = :=
8. check for compressi on capaci ty of sti ffner pl ate:
resistance factor for compression

c
0.9 :=

max effective length for buckling
L D
c
2 T
c
0.93m = :=
thickness of plate
t
g
19mm :=
max available dispersed length
w
d1
W
c
t
c

2
0.19m = :=
gross area subjected to compressive
force
A
gfi
w
d1
t
g
3618.55 mm
2
= :=
r
yy
t
g
2
12
5.48 mm = :=
min radius of gyration
effective length factor
K 1 :=
modulus of elasticity of steel
E 200GPa :=
elastic critical buckling stress
F
e

2
E
K L
r
yy

2
68.95 MPa = :=

K L
r
yy
169.19 = :=
flexural buckling stress
F
cr
0.658
F
yPL
F
e
F
yPL
4.71
E
F
yPL
if
0.877 F
e
otherwise
60.47 MPa = :=
design compressive strength
R
nc

c
F
yPL
A
gfi
25 if
F
cr
A
gfi
otherwise
196.94 kN = :=
BEAM SIDE CHECKS:
9. Check for Beam fl ange bedndi ng capaci ty:
the maximum dynamci wheel load
V
max
299kN :=
Maximum support reaction
R
max
912kN :=
factored concentrated load on beam
R
umax
1.6 R
max
1459.2 kN = :=
considering as live load
conservative
flange bending capacity
F
Bcap

y
6.25 T
b
2
F
y350
1424.13 kN = :=

10 T
b
271 mm = <350mm (provided)
chek9 "OK" R
umax
F
Bcap
< if
"Not Good" otherwise
"Not Good" = :=
Provide stiffner
10. Check for Beam web yi el di ng capaci ty:
l
b1
16.5mm 2 31 mm + 78.5 mm = :=
web yielding capacity w
Bcap
2.5 k
b
l
b1
+ ( ) t
b
F
y350
1285.53 kN = :=
chek10 "OK" R
umax
w
Bcap
< if
"Not Good" otherwise
"Not Good" = :=
Provide stiffner
11. Check for col umn web cri ppl i ng capaci ty:
N
db
l
b1
D
b
0.08 = :=
web crippling capacity of column w
Bcr

y
0.4 t
b
2
1 3
l
b1
D
b

t
b
T
b

1.5
+

E F
y350
T
b

t
b
1161.8 kN = :=
chek11 "OK" R
umax
w
Bcr
< if
"Not Good" otherwise
"Not Good" = :=
Provide stiffner
12. Check for thi ckness of sti ffner:
thickness of stiffner provided T
bs
19mm :=
net force available F
Bav
min F
Bcap
w
Bcap
, w
Bcr
, ( ) 1161.8 kN = :=
net force to be resisted by pair of stiffners F
Bnet
R
umax
F
Bav
297.4 kN = :=
thickness of stiffner req'd T
bsreq
F
Bnet

y
F
yPL
W
b
t
b
2 50 mm ( )
4.7 mm = :=
chek12 "OK" T
bs
T
bsreq
> if
"Not Good" otherwise
"OK" = :=
13. Check for wel d b/w sti ffner and web:
d
b
D
b
k
b
923 mm = :=

F
E49XX
71ksi 489.53 MPa = :=
shear per mm on weld
F
bs
F
Bnet
4 d
b

0.08
kN
mm
= :=
size of weld req'd
S
bw
F
bs
0.75 0.60 F
E49XX
0.707
0.52 mm = :=
14. Check for sti ffner pl ate combi ned tensi on and shear:
eccentricity in connection
e
1
110mm :=
effective width of stiffner plate
w
bs
W
b
t
b

2
191.75 mm = :=
induced moment
M
bi
e
1
F
Bnet
32.71 kNm = :=
combined tension and shear
R
b1
F
Bnet
2
w
bs
T
bs

2
3
M
bi
D
b
T
b
( ) w
bs
T
bs

2
+ 49.62 MPa = :=
chek14 "OK" F
yPL
R
b1
> if
"Not Good" otherwise
"OK" = :=
15. check for compressi on capaci ty of sti ffner pl ate:
resistance factor for compression

c
0.9 :=
max effective length for buckling
L D
b
2 T
b
0.93m = :=
thickness of plate
t
g
19mm :=
max available dispersed length
w
d1
W
b
t
b

2
0.19m = :=
gross area subjected to compressive
force
A
gfi
w
d1
t
g
3643.25 mm
2
= :=
r
yy
t
g
2
12
5.48 mm = :=
min radius of gyration
effective length factor
K 1 :=

modulus of elasticity of steel
E 200GPa :=
elastic critical buckling stress
F
e

2
E
K L
r
yy

2
68.98 MPa = :=

K L
r
yy
169.16 = :=
flexural buckling stress
F
cr
0.658
F
yPL
F
e
F
yPL
4.71
E
F
yPL
if
0.877 F
e
otherwise
60.5 MPa = :=
design compressive strength
R
nc

c
F
yPL
A
gfi
25 if
F
cr
A
gfi
otherwise
198.37 kN = :=
chek8 "OK" R
nc
F
Bnet
2
> if
"Not Good" otherwise
"OK" = :=
Check for wel d b/w col umn fl ange and bracket web:
d
b
923 mm =
shear per mm on weld
F
bw
F
v
2 d
b

0.81
kN
mm
= :=
size of weld req'd
S
bw1
F
bw
0.75 0.60 F
E49XX
0.707
5.22 mm = :=