MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC.

GIRDER STIFFENER REQUIREMENTS

AT TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

BP CLAIR, PROJ. NO. 2200

SEPTEMBER, 2001

JOINT LOCATION: Main Deck: Row A 6500 mm east of Row 5

H

Brace Size: 80 X 22

br =

800

mm =

brace outside diameter

tbr =

22

mm =

brace wall thickness

ID,br =

756

mm =

brace inside diameter

53,771

mm2 =

brace area

mm =

brace moment of inertia

Abr =

Ibr = 4,071,631,741

Sbr =

10,179,079

mm3 =

brace section modulus

rbr =

275

mm =

brace radius of gyration

Fy,br =

345

N/mm = brace yield stress

Fu,br =

460

N/mm2 = brace min. tensile strength

E=
H=
V=

199955
6500
13225

Lbr =

14736

mm =

brace length (w.p. to w.p.)

kbr =

0.8
63.8

deg. =

= brace effective length factor

brace angle

c = (KLbr/rbr ) (Fy,br/E) =

0.5664

N/mm2 = modulus of elasticity

mm
mm

LRFD Eq. (E2-4)

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC.

GIRDER STIFFENER REQUIREMENTS

AT TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

Max brace load at yield = Py =

18,551

kN

Vert. Component = Pv =

16,649

kN

BP CLAIR, PROJ. NO. 2200

SEPTEMBER, 2001

STIFFENER REQUIREMENTS FOR LRFD - LOCAL FLANGE BENDING

Girder Size: 184M80O

Brace Size: 80 X 22

br =

800

mm =

brace diameter

tbr =

22

mm =

brace wall thickness

Abr =

53771.5

mm =

brace area

Fy,br =

345

N/mm2 = brace yield stress

Fu,br =

460

N/mm2 = brace min. tensile strength

t,y =

0.90

= tension member resistance factor (yielding)

t,u =

0.75

= tension member resistance factor (fracture)

Brace Design Tension Strength: (Lower of the following two values)

t,yPn = t,yAbrFy,br

t,uPn = t,uAbrFu,br

(AISC LRFD Eq. D1-1)

(AISC LRFD Eq. D1-2)

t,yPn,T =

t,uPn,T =

16,696 kN

tf =

60

mm =

flange th.

bf =

800

mm =

flange width

Fyf =

415
0.90

N/mm2 = flange yield stress

= local flange bending resistance factor

Rn = 6.25tf2Fyf
Rn =

18,551 kN

8,403.8 kN

(AISC LRFD Eq. K1-1)

(Strength of unstiffened girder flange)

Minimum flange thickness required related to Eq. K1-1; (Ref. Salmon & Johnson p. 836)

t fc0 . 4

Pbf
F yf

t fc0 . 4
tfc >

Pbf
F yf
59.8 mm

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC

BP CLAIR
JOB NO. 2200
AUGUST, 2001

GIRDER/TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

STIFFENER REQUIREMENTS FOR LRFD - LOCAL WEB OR BRACE YIELDING

Girder Size: 184M80O

tw

2.5tf

2.5k

2.5tf

tstf + 5tf

2.5k

Brace Size:

tbr
80 X 22
WEB YIELDING

br =

800

mm =

brace diameter

tbr =

22

mm =

brace wall thickness

mm2 =

brace area

Abr = 53771.4999
Fy,br =

345

N/mm2 = brace yield stress

Fu,br =

460

N/mm2 = brace min. tensile strength

c =
=

0.85

N=

63.8
24.5

c =

0.1752

Fcr =

340.6

BRACE YIELDING
(@ GIRDER WEB)

= compression member resistance factor

deg. =
mm =

diagonal brace angle

bearing length
LRFD Eq. (E2-4)

N/mm = critical compressive stress (LRFD Eq. E2-2 & E2-3)

2

Brace Design Compressive Strength:

cPn = cAbrFcr

cPn,C =

15,567 kN

tw =

50

Fyw =

415

tf =

60

mm =

flange th.

bf =

800

mm =

flange width

Fyf =

415
8

w=
=
k=

1.0
68

mm =

web th.

N/mm2 = web yield stress

N/mm = flange yield stress

mm = assumed fillet weld of girder flange to web
2

mm =

= local web yielding resistance factor

dist. outer flange to web toe of fillet

Py =

18,551

kN

Max brace load at yield

Pv =

20,751

kN

Vert. Component

tstf =

20

mm =

stiffener thickness

Rn,web = (5k + N)Fywtw

Rn,web =

7,564 kN

web yielding (AISC LRFD Spec. Eq. K1-2)

Rn,br = (5tf + tw + 2w)Fy,brN

Rn,br =

3,095 kN
Rn,br-stf = (5tf + tstf)Fy,brtbr

brace yielding at girder web

Rn,br-stf =

2,429 kN
brace yielding at stiffener
Number of hard points required to develop brace compressive strength:

cPn,C/Rn =

5.0

pairs of stiffeners + 2 web hard points

BRACE YIELDING
(@ STIFFENER)

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC

GIRDER/TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

Number of hard points required to develop brace tensile strength:

cPn,T/Rn =

5.4

pairs of stiffeners + 2 web hard points

STIFFENER REQUIREMENTS FOR LRFD - WEB CRIPPLING

Web crippling strength:

Rn =135 t
d=

1840

crip =

0.75

cripRn =

2
w

tw

1. 5

( )( t )

N
1+ 3
d

mm =

F yw t f
tw

girder depth
= web crippling resistance factor

5,820 kN

web crippling (AISC LRFD Spec. Eq. K1-4)

Number of hard points required to develop brace compressive strength:

cPn,C/cripRn =

2.67

pairs of stiffeners + 2 web hard points

BP CLAIR
JOB NO. 2200
AUGUST, 2001

BP CLAIR
JOB NO. 2200
AUGUST, 2001

GIRDER/TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

tw
w

2.5tf

2.5k

2.5k
f

2.5tf

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC

tbr

WEB YIELDING

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC

GIRDER/TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

BP CLAIR
JOB NO. 2200
AUGUST, 2001

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC

BP CLAIR
JOB NO. 2200
AUGUST, 2001

GIRDER/TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

JOINT LOCATION: Main Deck: Row A & Row B 6500 mm east of Row 5
Type III
35 stf. pl. (B)

183M80O

El. 56000

Typ. @ bot. flange

Check if
75 clear

800 X 22

Detail 3 - Dwg. 1070

950

60 Bot. flange insert (A)

200
(typ.)

300 300

PLAN AT BOTTOM FLANGE

MainDeck(1)

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC

BP CLAIR
JOB NO. 2200
AUGUST, 2001

GIRDER/TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

STIFFENER REQUIREMENTS FOR LRFD - LOCAL WEB OR BRACE YIELDING
JOINT LOCATION: Main Deck: Row 2, 10,000 mm north of Row A

Girder Size:

138D32E

tw
2.5k

2.5tf

2.5k

tstf + 5tf

2.5tf

tbr

Brace Size: 610 X 15.9 (Row 2)

BRACE YIELDING
(@ GIRDER WEB)

WEB YIELDING
(@ GIRDER WEB)

br =

610

mm =

brace diameter

tbr =

19.1

mm =

brace wall thickness

Abr =

35,457

mm2 =

brace area

Fy,br =

345
10000
12833
52.1
24.2

H=
V=
=
N=

N/mm2 =
mm
mm
deg. =
mm =

tf

18

mm =
N/mm2 =

web yield stress

web thk.

tf =

40

mm =

flange insert thk.

bf =

320

mm =

flange width

Fyf =

430
8

N/mm2 =
mm =

1.0
48

mm =

STIFFENER YIELDING
(@ BRACE WALL)

20

mm = Girder flange thickness

Flange insert width =

12,233

kN

Max brace load at yield

9,649

kN

Brace load vertical component

tstf =

25

mm =

stiffener thickness

N/mm2 =

3671
Stiffener width =

stiffener yield stress

2,045 kN

(bstf/tstf) =

web yielding (AISC LRFD Spec. Eq. K1-2)

Rn,br = (5tf + tw + 2w)Fy,brN

1,955 kN

brace yielding at girder web

Max. allowable vertical joint load on unstiffened web due to local yielding:
Rallow =

3,910 kN

< Pv, NG - Stiffeners required

Rn,br-stf = (5tf + tstf)Fy,brtbr

Rn,br-stf =
1,483 kN
brace wall yielding at stiffener
Rn,stf-br = (2.5tf + tbr + 2.5tf)Fy,stftstf (if 2.5 tf > 63 use 63 for outboard edge)
Rn,stf-br =
1,958 kN
stiffener yielding at brace wall
Number of stiffener hard points required to develop brace yield strength:
(Pv - Rallow)/Rn,br-stf =

3.87

pairs of stiffeners

Stiffener weld:
FEXX =

550

N/mm2 =

weld electrode analogous to E80XX

FW =

330

N/mm2 =

weld nominal strength (AISC LRFD Table J2.5)

weld =

0.75

Lweld =

2,600

mm =

weld resistance factor in shear (AISC LRFD Table J2.5)

weld length assuming top & bot flange of equal thk.

Aweld = .707*weldstf*Lweld
weldstf =

3.3

mm =

min fillet weld size to develop unbalanced brace force

STIFFENER REQUIREMENTS FOR LRFD - WEB CRIPPLING

Web crippling strength:

Rn =135 t
d=

1380

crip =

0.75

cripRn =
cripRn =

2
w

1+ 3

tw

1. 5

( )( t )

mm =

N
d

F yw t f
tw

girder depth
= web crippling resistance factor

608 kips
2,705 kN

mm

359

mm

= local web yielding resistance factor

dist. outer flange to web toe of fillet

Pv =

Rn,br =

760

flange yield stress

assumed fillet weld of girder flange to web

Py =

Rn,web =

12

diagonal brace angle

brace bearing width @ web contact point

430

430
Rn,web = (5k + N)Fywtw

2.5tf

75

tw =

Fy,stff =

tbr

2.5tf
(63 MAX @ one
outboard stiffener)

brace yield stress

Fyw =

w=
=
k=

BRACE YIELDING
(@ STIFFENER)

< Pv, NG - Stiffeners required for web crippling

MainDeck(2)

kN

14.4

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC

BP CLAIR
JOB NO. 2200
AUGUST, 2001

GIRDER/TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

JOINT LOCATION: Main Deck: Row 1, 10,000 mm north of Row A

750 X 22

55 top flange insert pl. (A)

Type IV -35 stf. pl. (B)
El. 55545

138D38G

Typ. @ bot. flange

Check if
75 clear

800 X 20

Detail 4 - Dwg. 1070

290 290 290

55 Bot. flange insert (A)

350 350

520

950

520

PLAN AT BOTTOM FLANGE

MainDeck (3)

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC

BP CLAIR
JOB NO. 2200
AUGUST, 2001

GIRDER/TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

JOINT LOCATION: Production Deck: Row 2; 10,000 mm north of Row A

75 Cl

138D46I

Typ. @ web &

top flange

Segment of 1060
(typ. 4)
25 Web insert
El. 42550

15
Typ. @ bot. flange

850 X 25

30 Bot. flange insert

950

400

25 web insert

413

2
50 Cl
Segment of 1060
x 25 wall (typ. 4)
PLAN AT BOTTOM FLANGE

Production(8)

MUSTANG ENGINEERING, INC

BP CLAIR
JOB NO. 2200
AUGUST, 2001

GIRDER/TUBULAR BRACE JOINTS

JOINT LOCATION: Production Deck: Row 2; 10,000 mm north of Row A

Trim stiffeners to clear
horizontal plan bracing

Type III - 35 stf. pl. (B)

138D46I

El. 42550

75 Cl
Typ. @ bot. flange

850 X 25

Detail 4 - Dwg. 1071

55 Bot. flange insert (A)

35 stf. pl. (B)

1000

200 (min.)

2
350

350

PLAN AT BOTTOM FLANGE

Production(8-Alt)

British Petroleum
CLAIR
Girder

Yield

Girder

Girder

Section

Strength

Depth

Area

Name

(N/mm2)

(mm)

(mm2)

1060
1060
1060
1060
1060
1060
1380
1380
1380
1380
1380
1380
1380
1380
1380
1380
1380
1380
1540
1540
1540
1540
1540
1540
1540
1540
1540
1540
1835
1840
1840
920
900
880
900
920
920
900

26,500
28,100
33,150
34,150
38,580
47,050
36,920
39,008
42,940
47,352
51,360
68,200
69,800
80,820
93,040
82,100
94,000
98,400
47,800
53,200
64,400
65,800
67,200
74,000
75,600
88,400
90,200
100,800
181,750
139,950
182,000
39,072
30,368
30,008
27,800
27,220
29,050
28,750

106C28E
106C32E
106C36G
106C38G
106C42H
106C46J
138D32E
138D34F
138D38G
138D42H
138D46I
138D56K
138D58K
138D64L
138D70M
138G62K
138G62M
138K58K
154E36G
154E42H
154E50J
154E52J
154E54J
154E56K
154E58K
154E66L
154E68L
154E72M
183M80O
184L68L
184M80O
92D42H
90D34F
88D34F
90C34F
92C32F
92C32G
90C32G

430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430

Unit
Weight

Compact
Flange

(KG/meter) (Yes/No)

Compact

Flange

Flange

Web

Width

Thick.

(Yes/No)

(mm)

(mm)

(N/mm2)

208.1
220.7
260.3
268.2
303.0
369.5
289.9
306.3
337.2
371.8
403.3
535.5
548.1
634.6
730.6
644.7

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

772.7
375.4
417.8
505.7
516.7
527.7
581.1
593.7
694.2
708.3
791.5
1,427.2
1,099.0
1,429.2
306.8
238.5
235.6
218.3
213.7
228.1
225.8

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

280
320
360
380
420
460
320
340
380
420
460
560
580
640
700
620
620
580
360
420
500
520
540
560
580
660
680
720
800
680
800
420
340
340
340
320
320
320

20
20
25
25
28
35
20
22
25
28
30
40
40
45
50
40
50
40
25
28
35
35
35
40
40
45
45
50
60
45
60
28
22
22
22
22
25
25

Ixx

Web
Fyf

430
430
430
430
415
415
430
430
430
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
430
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
415
430
430
430
430
430
430

Thick.

Fyw

(mm)

(N/mm2)

15
15
15
15
15
15
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
25
25
40
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
50
45
50
18
18
18
15
15
15
15

450
450
450
450
450
450
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
415
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
415
415
415
430
430
430
450
450
450
450

Sxx

rx

Zxx

(mm)

(cm3)

(Zxx/Sxx)

405
413
429
432
442
453
508
518
534
548
559
586
588
598
606
572
582
535
576
596
625
628
630
641
643
658
660
668
729
704
731
380
355
348
363
368
372
365

9,726
10,558
13,140
13,658
15,916
20,178
16,784
18,190
20,833
23,788
26,471
37,621
38,693
45,936
53,923
43,795
51,470
47,988
24,736
28,792
37,142
38,196
39,249
44,258
45,458
54,914
56,260
64,008
121,965
89,380
122,420
13,849
9,865
9,563
9,315
9,200
9,998
9,709

1.18
1.17
1.14
1.14
1.12
1.11
1.22
1.20
1.17
1.15
1.14
1.11
1.11
1.10
1.09
1.13
1.12
1.18
1.20
1.17
1.14
1.14
1.13
1.12
1.12
1.10
1.10
1.10
1.16
1.18
1.16
1.13
1.16
1.16
1.14
1.15
1.14
1.14

Sect. Mod.
(cm4)
435,536
478,806
610,933
637,718
752,894
967,369
952,830
1,047,471
1,225,106
1,423,102
1,602,727
2,341,219
2,413,065
2,889,379
3,411,606
2,684,914
3,179,993
2,815,848
1,584,270
1,889,098
2,511,675
2,590,965
2,670,255
3,039,287
3,129,308
3,828,119
3,928,725
4,495,344
9,666,130
6,940,497
9,727,227
564,750
382,454
363,027
366,774
367,939
402,806
383,099

(cm3)
8,218
9,034
11,527
12,032
14,206
18,252
13,809
15,181
17,755
20,625
23,228
33,931
34,972
41,875
49,444
38,912
46,087
40,809
20,575
24,534
32,619
33,649
34,679
39,471
40,640
49,716
51,022
58,381
105,353
75,440
105,731
12,277
8,499
8,251
8,151
7,999
8,757
8,513

Mustang Engineering, Inc.

Project No: 2200
DRR
Date Printed:
06/27/2016
Iyy
Syy
Shape
Factor

Sect. Mod.
(cm4)

(cm3)

7,346
10,951
19,468
22,892
34,603
56,807
10,988
14,476
22,928
34,639
48,732
117,141
130,138
196,671
285,896
159,055
198,773
130,768
19,539
34,673
73,015
82,119
91,952
117,175
130,172
215,719
235,921
311,136
513,786
237,153
513,792
34,616
14,453
14,452
14,436
12,040
13,678
13,677

525
684
1082
1205
1648
2470
687
852
1207
1649
2119
4184
4488
6146
8168
5131
6412
4509
1086
1651
2921
3158
3406
4185
4489
6537
6939
8643
12845
6975
12845
1648
850
850
849
752
855
855

British Petroleum
CLAIR
Girder

ry

Section
Name

(mm)

106C28E
106C32E
106C36G
106C38G
106C42H
106C46J
138D32E
138D34F
138D38G
138D42H
138D46I
138D56K
138D58K
138D64L
138D70M
138G62K
138G62M
138K58K
154E36G
154E42H
154E50J
154E52J
154E54J
154E56K
154E58K
154E66L
154E68L
154E72M
183M80O
184L68L
184M80O
92D42H
90D34F
88D34F
90C34F
92C32F
92C32G
90C32G

52.7
62.4
76.6
81.9
94.7
110
54.6
60.9
73.1
85.5
97.4
131
137
156
175
139
145
115
63.9
80.7
106
112
117
126
131
156
162
176
168
130
168
94
69
69
72
67
69
69

Mustang Engineering, Inc.

Project No: 2200
DRR
Date Printed: 06/27/2016

British Petroleum
CLAIR
Girder
Section

(bending)
b

Name
106C28E
106C32E
106C36G
106C38G
106C42H
106C46J
138D32E
138D34F
138D38G
138D42H
138D46I
138D56K
138D58K
138D64L
138D70M
138G62K
138G62M
138K58K
154E36G
154E42H
154E50J
154E52J
154E54J
154E56K
154E58K
154E66L
154E68L
154E72M
183M80O
184L68L
184M80O
92D42H
90D34F
88D34F
90C34F
92C32F
92C32G
90C32G

0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

Mn

Flexural
(shear) Shear Area
Strength bMn
v
dtw

(kN-m)

(kN-m)

4,182
4,540
5,650
5,873
6,605
8,374
7,217
7,822
8,958
9,872
10,985
15,613
16,058
19,064
22,378
18,175
21,360
19,915
10,636
11,949
15,414
15,851
16,288
18,367
18,865
22,789
23,348
26,563
50,616
37,093
50,804
5,747
4,242
4,112
4,006
3,956
4,299
4,175

3,764
4,086
5,085
5,286
5,945
7,536
6,495
7,039
8,062
8,885
9,887
14,051
14,452
17,157
20,140
16,357
19,224
17,924
9,573
10,754
13,873
14,266
14,660
16,530
16,979
20,510
21,013
23,907
45,554
33,383
45,724
5,173
3,818
3,701
3,605
3,560
3,869
3,758

h/tw

(mm2)
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

15,900
15,900
15,900
15,900
15,900
15,900
24,840
24,840
24,840
24,840
24,840
24,840
24,840
24,840
24,840
34,500
34,500
55,200
30,800
30,800
30,800
30,800
30,800
30,800
30,800
30,800
30,800
30,800
91,750
82,800
92,000
16,560
16,200
15,840
13,500
13,800
13,800
13,500

68.00
68.00
67.33
67.33
66.93
66.00
74.44
74.22
73.89
73.56
73.33
72.22
72.22
71.67
71.11
52.00
51.20
32.50
74.50
74.20
73.50
73.50
73.50
73.00
73.00
72.50
72.50
72.00
34.30
38.89
34.40
48.00
47.56
46.44
57.07
58.40
58.00
56.67

Shear
StrengthvVn

Lp

rT

At

Vn
(kN)

(kN)

(m)

(mm)

(mm2)

3,129
3,129
3,192
3,192
3,230
3,322
4,079
4,104
4,141
4,178
4,204
4,334
4,334
4,402
4,471
8,901
8,901
13,745
5,050
5,091
5,189
5,189
5,189
5,260
5,260
5,333
5,333
5,407
22,846
20,617
22,908
4,272
4,180
4,087
3,305
3,301
3,324
3,328

2,817
2,817
2,873
2,873
2,907
2,990
3,671
3,693
3,727
3,761
3,783
3,901
3,901
3,961
4,024
8,011
8,011
12,370
4,545
4,582
4,670
4,670
4,670
4,734
4,734
4,800
4,800
4,867
20,561
18,555
20,617
3,845
3,762
3,678
2,974
2,971
2,991
2,995

2.00
2.37
2.91
3.11
3.66
4.25
2.07
2.31
2.78
3.31
3.77
5.07
5.28
6.03
6.78
5.38
5.62
4.46
2.43
3.12
4.12
4.32
4.52
4.87
5.07
6.04
6.25
6.79
6.50
5.03
6.50
3.64
2.62
2.64
2.74
2.53
2.61
2.62

67.0
78.1
91.9
97.5
110.1
123.6
72.5
79.3
92.1
104.9
117.1
149.2
154.9
173.5
191.8
162.2
165.3
143.0
83.5
101.8
127.6
133.3
138.9
146.5
152.2
176.7
182.4
195.2
202.8
164.4
202.8
109.8
84.7
85.0
86.6
80.7
81.9
82.1

8150
8950
11525
12025
14270
18575
10420
11488
13490
15732
17760
26300
27100
32670
38840
30217
36333
31867
13967
16707
22400
23100
23800
27267
28067
34533
35433
40800
62292
43725
62333
14352
10048
9988
9620
9230
10175
10125

Mustang Engineering, Inc.

Project No: 2200
DRR
Date Printed: 06/27/2016