Project

Client
Location

Made by
LHC
Checked
LHC
Load Factor
ULS
Dead Load =
Live Load =

1.4
1.6

Loading
Horizontal UDL, wh =
Horizontal Pressure, qh =

3
1.5

Materials Properties
Density of SS, s =
78.5
Density of Aluminum, a =
27
Stainless Steel Strength, pys =
240
Aluminum Strength, pya =
110
193000
SS Elastic Modulus, Es =
Aluminum Elastic Modulus, Ea =
70000

SLS

Dead Load =
Live Load =

1
Job No.
Reference

1
1
BS 6399-1
Table 4

kN/m
kN/m
N/mm
N/mm
N/mm
N/mm

R1

mm
m
m
mm
mm
mm
kN
kN-m
kN
kN
kN
kN-m

Design of Hand Railiing

1.2
Length, L =
Reaction, R =
2.88
Shear, F =
2.88
Moment, M =
0.864
Deflection, =
1.17
Allowable, a =
6

m
kN
kN
kN-m
mm
mm

LFwhL/2
R
LFwhL/8
5whL/384EI
L/200

25
75
3
19
69
564
9567
358767

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

B-2t
D-2t
DB-db
BD-bd/6D
BD-bd/12

Shear Capacity Check

Shear Resistance, Pv =
60.912
Shear Area, Av =
423

kN
mm

0.6Avpys
AD/(D+B)

kN-m

pysZ

Moment Capacity Check

Mc =
2.30

Page

kN/m
kN/m

Design of Aluminum Plate

Width, ba =
1100
2.2
Length, L =
a=
1
Thickness, ta =
8
Shear Area, As =
7920
Section modulus, Z =
11733
Shear Capacity, Fc =
522.72
Moment Capacity, Mc =
1.29
Reaction, R1 =
2.04
Reaction, R2 =
0.6
Shear, F =
2.04
Moment, M =
1.26

Section Properties
Width, B =
Depth, D =
Thickness, t =
b=
d=
Area, A =
Section modulus, Z =
Second Moment Area, I =

Date
20/10/2015
Revision
-

Weld Design of Hand Rail to Vertical Post

Weld Size, a =
2
mm
Weld Strength, ws =
0.22
kN/mm
Weld Length, Lw =
150
mm
Weld Capacity, PL =
46.2
kN

qhba
L

0.9bata
bata/6
0.6Aspya
Zpya
(LFqhbaa/2L)(2L-a)
LFqhbaa/2L
Max(R1,R2)
R1/2qhba

R2

OK
OK

wh

2D
0.7awsLw

L
OK

OK

Low Shear

OK

4.2.5.2

Table 37
>2F

OK

6.8.7.3

Project
Client
Location
Design of Vertical Post
a=
1.2
b=
0.29
P=
5.76
Reaction, R1 =
23.83
Reaction, R2 =
29.59
Shear, F =
23.83
Moment, M =
6.91
Deflection, =
13.02
Allowable, a =
13.55

Made by
LHC
Checked
LHC
m
m
kN
kN
kN
kN
kN-m
mm
mm

Page

Job No.
-

P
2F
Pa/b
P/b(a+b)
R1
Pa
Pa/3EI(b+a)
a+b/110

R2

OK

Section Properties
Width, B =
25
Depth, D =
75
Thickness, t =
4
b=
17
d=
67
Area, A =
2361
Elastic modulus, Z =
29680
Second Moment Area, I = 1024960.75

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

Plate Depth, Dp =
Plate Thickness, tp =
Elastic modulus, Zp =
Second Moment Area, Ip =
BD-bd/6D + Zp
BD-bd/12 + Ip

Shear Capacity Check

Shear Resistance, Pv =
254.988
Shear Area, Av =
1770.75

kN
mm

0.6Avpys
AD/(D+B)

kN-m

pysZ

Moment Capacity Check

Mc =
7.12

Date
20/10/2015
Revision
-

R1
65
25
17604
572135.42

mm
mm
mm
mm

tpDp/6
tpDp/12

OK

Low Shear

OK

4.2.5.2

Weld Design of Vertical Post to Base Plate

Weld Size, a =
3
mm
Weld Strength, ws =
0.22
kN/mm
Weld Length, Lw =
300
mm
Weld Capacity, PL =
138.6
kN

0.7awsLw

Base Plate Design

Width, Bp =
Depth, Dp =
Thickness, t =
Req. Plate Area, Ar =
Area Pro, Ap =

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

P/0.6fcu
BD

OK

mm
mm
mm
N/mm
mm

BDp
2Dp
Quadratic Eq. 4c+Pc+(Ag-Ar)
0.6fcu
c3w/pys

OK

4.13.2.2

OK

Tbale 34
6.3.4.2

150
150
6
1410
22500

Determine Plate Thickness

Gross Area, Ag =
3750
Perimeter, P =
300
c=
-8.84
w=
21
Required Thickness, t =
-4.53

Holding Down Bolt M10 Grade 4.6

d=
10
mm
Tension Per Bolt, Ft =
5.96
kN
n=
4
Area of Bolt, At =
58
mm
Tensile Strength, pt =
240
N/mm
Pnom =
11.14
kN
Anchorage Length Design
Length Required, l =
107.10
fb =
1.77
=
0.28
fcu =
35
e =
10

Table 37
>R2

OK

6.8.7.3

4.13.2.1

R1/n

0.8Atpt

mm
N/mm

Ft/fbe
fcu

N/mm
mm

Min.
d