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7.7.1.4 Trusses Specifications
A column section HB 250,@ 0.510 kN/m carries an
axial load of 600 kN. Design a slab for the column.
The allowable bearing pressure on concrete is 4
N/mm2. The allowable bending stress in the slab
base is 185 N/mm2(MPa).
Design1: Area of slab base required
Axial load of column = 600 kN
It is assumed uniformly distributed under the slab
Area of the slab base
required=600x1000/4=150000mm2
The length and width of slab base are proportioned
so that projections on either side beyond the
column are approximately equal.
Size of column section HB 250,@ 0.510 kN/mm is
250 mm x 25 mm
Area of slab base=(250+2a)(250+2b) mm2
2: Projections of base plate
Let projections a and b are equal
Area of slab (250+2a)2 = 15 x 104. Therefore,
a=68.45 mm
Provide projections a=b=70 mm
Provide slab base (250 + 2 x 70) (250 + 2 x 70) =
390 mm x 390 mm
Area of slab provided = 390 x 390 = 1,52,100 mm2
Intensity of pressure from concrete under slab
W=600x1000/152100 =3.945N/mm2
3: Thickness of slab base:
Thickness of slab 3x3.945/185(4900-
4900/4)^0.5=15.33mm
Provide 16 mm thick slab base. The fastenings are
provided to keep the column in position.
It is ensured that any settlement which may occur
shall be as nearly uniform as possible and limited to
an accepted small amount.
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The column footings are designed to sustain the
applied loads, moments and forces and the induced
reactions. The column load is spread over large
area, so that the intensity of bearing pressure
between the column footing and soil does not
exceed the safe bearing capacity of the soil. it is
ensured that any settlement which may occur shall
be as nearly uniform as possible and limited to an
accepted small amount. The column load is first
transmitted to the column footing through the
column base. It is then spread over the soil through
the column footing.
The length and width of slab base are proportioned
so that projections on either side beyond the
column are approximately equal.
The bases foe bearing upon concrete or masonry
need not be machined on the underside provided
the reduced end of the shaft terminate short of the
surface of the slab and in all cases the area of the
reduced end shall be neglected in calculating the
bearing pressure from the base.
The allowable intensity of pressure on concrete
may be assumed as 4 N/mm2. When the slab does
not distribute the load uniformly or where the slab is
not rectangular, separate calculation shall be made
to show that stresses are within the specified limits.
In addition to these, web cleats are provided to
connect the web of the column to the base plate.
A gusseted base consists of a base of reduced
thickness and two gusseted plates are attached.
To one of each flange of the column.
the surface of the slab and in all cases the area of
the reduced end shall be neglected in calculating.
These web cleats guard against the possible
dislocation of the column during erection.

7.7.15 Design Specifications
Design a simply supported beam to carry a
uniformly distributed load of 20 kN/m. the effective
span of beam is 6.0m Laterally supported
Beam.w=31.5KN/m
Effective span, leff = 6.0 m Assuming the self
weight of beam = 1.0 kN/m
Total load on beam = 20.0+1.0 = 21.0 kN/m
Factored load = 21x1.5 = 31.5 kN/m
Maximum Bending moment, M = wlxl/8 =31.5x36/8
= 141.75 kN-m
Maximum Shear force, V = wl/2 = 31.5x6/2 = 94.5
kN
Plastic Section modulus required Zp = Mym0/fy = 6
141.75x10^6 x1.10/250
= 623.70x103 mm³ Consider section ISMB 300 @
44.2 kg/m
Sectional properties:
Sectional area, A = 5626 mm2 Thickness of flange,
tf = 12.4 mm
Depth of section, D = 300 mm Thickness of web, tw
= 7.5 mm
Width of flange, bf = 140 mm Radius of gyration,
rzz = 12.37 cm
Moment of inertia, Izz = 8603.6 cm4 Radius of
gyration, ryy = 2.84 cm
Moment of inertia, Iyy = 453.9 cm4 Section
modulus, Zez = 573.6cm3
Plastic modulus, Zpz = 651.74cm3 Section
modulus, Zey =64.8 cm3
Radius at root, r1= 14.0 mm Depth of web, d =
241.5 mm d2 = 29.25 mm
e = 1.0 Outstanding flanges: b/te= 140/2x12.4 =
5.64 < 9.6e Hence flange is plastic element.
Web of an I-section: d/tw = 241.5/7.5 = 32.20 < 84e
Hence section is plastic section.
Check for shear capacity of section Factored
design shear force, V = 94.5 KN Vd =
fyhtw/root3ymo
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= 295.43KN > 94.5KN 0.6Vd = (0.6x295.23) =
177.14 kN > 94.5 kN Hence Safe.
Design bending capacity of the section Md =
BbZpFy/ym0 < 1.2ZeFy/ym0, BbZpFy/ym0 =
148.12KNm
1.2ZeFy/ym0 = 1.2x573.6x10^3x250/1.10 = 156.44
kN-m >148.12 kN-m
Hence design bending moment, Md = 148.12 kN-m
Check for web buckling Buckling strength of
unstiffened web, = Fcdw = (b1+n1)twFcd
Assuming stiff bearing length, b1=100 mm n1=
300/2 = 150 mm; d = 241.5 mm
Effective length, = 0.7d = 0.7x241.5= 169.05 mm
rmin = 2.16mm Leff/rmin = 78.26mm
Strength of the section against web buckling =
(100+150)7.5x138.78 = 260.21 kN >94.5 kN Hence
safe…
Check for web bearing (crippling or Crimpling) = Fw
= ((100+73.12) x7.5x250)/1.10 = 295.1 kN > 94.5
kN Hence safe. Check for deflection:
Actual deflection delta = 19.61mm allowable
deflection L/300 = 6000/300 = 20.0 > 19.61 Hence
safe.
The bases foe bearing upon concrete or masonry
need not be machined on the underside provided
the reduced end of the shaft terminate short of the
surface of the slab and in all cases the area of the
reduced end shall be neglected in calculating the
bearing pressure from the base. The designer has
to make preliminary plan lay out including location
of the beam, its span and spacing, estimate the
imposed and other loads from the given functional
requirement of the structure. The dead loads of the
beam are estimated assuming the dimension’s b
and d initially. The bending moment, shear force
and axial thrust are determined after estimating the
different loads. In this illustrative problem, let us
assume that the imposed and other loads are
given. Therefore, the problem is such that the
designer has to start with some initial dimensions
and subsequently revise them, if needed. The
following guidelines are helpful to assume the
design parameters initially.
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7.7.2 Design of Battens