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Worked example

Plate girder design example

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Sheet 3 of 10

I Rev

Cross-section classtfication
lnitial sizing proposed a plate girder with 750 x 5 0 m m janges and 2000 x l 5 m m web. Check cross-section classification. Flange: For tt = 50mm, J,+ = 255 N / m m 2

BS EN 10025-2

Ignoring weld size in determination o,f plate width.


Cf

= -

750-15 =367.5 mm 2

9= 367.5 = 7.35
tf

50 BS EN I 99.3- I - I Table 5.2

Limiting slenderness for Class 1 jange is 9~ = 8.64 > 7.35

: . Flange is Class I
Web: For t , = 15mm, L,,+=275 N / m m 2

BS EN 10025-2

6
235

= 0.92

Ignoring weld size in determination o,f plate width.

c , = 2000mm

= 114.63 < 133 Limiting slenderness ,for Class 3 web in bending is 1 2 4 ~

BS EN 1993-1-1 Table 5.2

: .

Web is Class 4.

Since

h- > 7
~

2 ~ =7 2= ~66.56, the web must be checked for shear buckling.

w t

rl

BS EN 1993-1-1 C16.2.6(6)

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