LOAD COMPUTATION: Case-1 (101.

6M purlin pipe)
Note: this sheet only contains load computation and design of purlin. For desing of truss refer another attachment

Grade of steel tubular pipe used

Yst25

As per IS 1106-1963

Purlin size 101.60mm (M)

Height of Truss
Length of Top Chord
Equal spacing of purlins on chord

2.5 m
7.844 m
1.310 m

Unit wt of material
CGI sheet

2
0.142 KN/m

CGI sheet

0.199 KN/m

1. DEAD LOAD
Truss Spacing
Equal spacing of purlins on chord
Bottom Chord Length
Half of bottom chord due to symmetical
Length of Top Chord
Roof slope
Self weight of Purlin/m (Out dia 101.6x4.5 M)

5.080
1.310
14.870
7.435
9.005
0.322
0.0975

= 0.142+0.142*40/100=0.1988KN/m2 (40% additional for lapping of

CGI sheet )

m
m
m
m
m
rad
KN/m

Weight of CGI Sheet

Self wt. of purlin
Total dead load

1.324 KN
0.495 KN
2.002 KN

10% increased due to cleat plates, nuts, bolts

Total dead load on purlin (Wd)

Total dead load on truss

0.394 KN/m
2.002 KN

(Total dead load /spacing of purling)

(dead load on purlin*length of purlin pipe)

2. LIVE LOAD
2
0.75 KN/m

Live load

Minimum imposed load roof where access not provided IS 875

Live load as per IS 875 for roof slope >10

0.581 KN/m

= 0.75-0.02*(18.44-10) refer IS 875

Live load on purlin

Live load on truss structure

0.722 KN/m
2.446 KN

= 0.581*cos*spacing of purlin (1.306m)

= 2/3*0.581*cos*spacing of purlin*spacing of truss
(reference IS 875 & LS Negi book)

3. WIND LOAD
Pz =
Where,
Vb =
k1 =
k2 =
k3 =

Slope less than 3

Slope greater than 3
Where, Z
L
s
F=
Where,
Cpe =
Cpi =

0.6 Vz2

basic wind speed in m/s at 10m height.

Probability factor (or risk coefficient)
Terrain, height and structure size factor
Topography factor
= 1 for upwind slope >3
=
k3=1
k3=1+C.s
1 to 1.36 for upwind slope >
C=Z/L
Height of crest or hill
Projected length of upwind zone from avg. ground level to crest in wind direction.
factor, it is dermined from cliff and escarpment fig.
(Cpe - Cpi)*Apz
external pressure coeffient
internal pressure coefficent

Basic wind speed (Vb)

k1
k2
k3
VZ

47 m/s
1.07
1
1.054
53.006 m/s
2

1685.760 N/m

Pz

1.686 KN/m

Pz
Width of building
Length of building
Height of building
h/w

Probability factor of risk (refer table)

Terrain, height, structure size factor (refer table)

w
l
h

15.1
31.8
12.5
0.8278146

m
m
m
m

0.5 < h/w < 1.5

=18.447
Wind ward
0
0
EF
GH
-0.7621
-0.515

Wind angle
Face
Cpe

Lee ward
90
90
EG
FH
-0.8
-0.6

Assuming the building to be of medium permeability

Cpi
= Cpe+Cpi
= Cpe-Cpi

0.5

-0.5

-0.2621
-1.2621

-0.015
-1.015

-0.442
upward
-2.128
upward

Wind pressure
-0.025
-0.506
upward
upward
-1.711
-2.191
upward
upward

-0.3
-1.3

-0.1
-1.1

-0.169
upward
-1.854
upward

KN/m2
KN/m2

2.1915 KN/m
2.871 KN/m
14.584 KN

Design wind load intensity

Wind load on purlin
Wind load on truss (nodal load)

upward
upward

Design of purlin
Permissible bending stress in extreme fibres in Tension and Compression as per IS:806-1968
Grade
Fb
Yst21
Yst25
Yst32

kgf/cm2
1400
1655
2050

N/mm2
137
162
201

Selected material for design of Purlin and Truss

Case-1 (DL+WL)
Select 101.6mm dia. medium pipe
Modulus of section
Dead load

3
29100 mm
0.394 KN/m

vertical
W2= 0.393/1.33 (if wind is load considered combination of dead load
W1=2.576/1.33
and wind load is 33% less effective)

Total vertical load

Wind load

W2
W1

0.296 KN/m
-2.159 KN/m

Mx = (w1+w2*cos)*L*L/10
My= (w2*sin)*L*L/10

Mx
My

4845172.4 Nmm
241911.14 Nmm

Maximum fibre stress= Mx/Zx+My/Zy

bc or bt
bc or bt

174.814

174.814 N/mm

Case-2 (DL+LL)
Select 101.6mm dia. medium pipe
Modulus of section

N/mm

3
29100 mm

>162 N/mm2 Not OK

2

>150 N/mm Not OK

As per IS 806-1968
As per IS 806-1984

Dead load
Live load
Total vertical load

W2

0.394 KN/m
0.722 KN/m
1.116 KN/m

Wind load

W1

0 KN/m

Mx = (w1+w2*cos)*L*L/10
My= (w2*sin)*L*L/10

Mx
My

2732645.5 Nmm
911520.49 Nmm

Maximum fibre stress= Mx/Zx+My/Zy

vertical
vertical

Perpendicular to CGI sheet

2.73264545
0.91152049
2

125.22907 N/mm

<162 N/mm2 OK