1.

INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this design is to check the adequacy of 40x10 deck grating (conforming to DOTL Standard
drawings) against a live loading of 5kN/m2. and a trolley load according to Doc STDS-ST-SPE-1-0001-01-
00-00 Section 8.1.The design also checks the adequacy of 30x5 deck grating for stairway and intermediate
landings against a live loading of 5 kN/m^2.

2. DESIGN ASSUMPTIONS
2.1 The deck gratings are checked using MATHCAD spreadsheet for the local stress caused by in-service
loading.

2.2 Design checks are performed according to AISC - Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, Allowable
Stress Design
3. MEMBER PROPERTIES
Yield stress Fy := 275MPa

Young's Modulus 5
E := 2.10  10  MPa

Specification: 40x10 steel grating with load bar spacing 30mm (for deck grating)
Load bar size 40x10

Load bar spacing sp := 30mm

Span lp := 1000mm

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 4. DESIGN CHECKS
4.1. CHECK FOR LIVE LOADING OF 5 kPa FOR 40X10 GRATING
kN
uact := 5
Live loading on the grating 2
m
Total load on one load bar P := uact  sp  lp = 150 N

lp
Bending moment on one bar Mbar := P  = 0.019  kN  m
8
2
10mm  ( 40mm ) 3
Section modulus of one bar Sbar := = 2666.667  mm
6
Mbar
Actual bending stress on one bar act := = 7.031  MPa
Sbar

Allowable bending stress on one bar all := 0.6  Fy = 165  MPa

act
Unity check UCmoment := = 0.043
all

Check moment := "NOT OK"

"OK" if UCmoment < 1

Unity check result Check moment = "OK"

3
10mm  ( 40mm ) 4 4
Moment of inertia of one bar Ibar := = 5.333  10  mm
12
3
5 P  lp
Actual deflection d :=  = 0.174  mm
384 E  Ibar
lp
Allowable deflection all := = 5  mm
200

Check defl := "OK" if d < all

Deflection check
"NOT OK" otherwise

Deflection check result Check defl = "OK"

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 4.2. CHECK FOR TROLLEY LOAD
Ref. Doc. No. STDS-ST-SPE-1-0001-01-00-00 Section 8.1

Trolley size 1500mm x 1000mm

Trolley wheel footprint 170mm x 50mm (assume 4 wheels only)

Trolley load Qtrolley := 21kN

The design will be done taking the most unfavourable condition with one of the wheels coming on the
mid span of the grating.
Qtrolley
Then the loading on the span is given by Qspan := = 5.25  kN
4
170mm
Number of bars in the trolley load footprint n := = 5.667
sp
Conservatively assuming the load acts as a point load and the load is shared by 4 load bearing bars of
the grating
Qspan
Load on one bar Pbar := = 1.313  kN
4
lp
Bending moment on one bar Mbar := P bar  = 0.328  kN  m
4
2
10mm  ( 40mm ) 3
Section modulus of one bar Sbar := = 2666.667  mm
6

Bending stress developed Mbar

bend := = 123.047  MPa
Sbar

Allowable bending stress on one bar all = 165  MPa

bend
Unity check UCbend := = 0.746
all
Check bend := "NOT OK"
"OK" if UCbend < 1

Unity check result Check bend = "OK"

3
P  lp
Actual deflection d := = 0.279  mm
48E  Ibar
lp
Allowable deflection all := = 5  mm
200

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 Check defl := "OK" if d < all
Deflection check
"NOT OK" otherwise

Deflection check result Check defl = "OK"

6. CONCLUSION
The 40x10 steel grating was checked for loading and deflection under a live loading of 5kN/m2 and
checked for the trolley load as required by Doc. No. STDS-ST-SPE-1-0001-01-00-00 Section 8.1 and
was found to be adequate.

Doc C00A-ST-RPT-01-00137-110-00 Appendix A5-4 of A5-4 Rev :A