Design Of Gantry Girder

1) This spreadsheet is developed using Steel Designer's Manual & IS 800.It contains three
sheets namely Instructions,Section Properties & Girder Design.

2) To commence with design of gantry girder, user is required to input details of gantry like
Capacity, c/c span of crane, Span of gantry girder,Maximum Wheel load, Wheel base
Self wt. of crane, wt. of crab and self wt. of rail.

3) After basic calculations of loads and moments based on above values user has to select
size of gantry girder.User can choose Beam+Channel or Beam+Channel+Plate.If bottom
plate is not provided same can be deleted from sketch.

4) Then user is required to input values of K1 & K2 from IS 800.

Legend :
Indicates Input required from user.
 LOADING DATA ON GANTRY

Lifting Capacity of Crane : 15.000 T Data for EOT crane taken

c/c Span of crane : 12.500 m from Flemming's Handbook
Span of Gantry Girder : 7.500 m Ref. Page No. 569
Wheel base : 4.000 m
Maximum wheel load : 16.000 T (without impact)
Impact Factor (Vertical load) : 25 %
Maximum wheel load : 20.000 T (with 25% Impact for vertical load)
Total Weight of crane : 15.000 T
Wt. Of trolly : 4.000 T
Weight of rail : 100.000 Kg/m
Self wt. Of girder : 159.000 Kg/m

Note : The maximum moment under a moving load will occur

when its axis and C.G. of loads are at equal distances
from the centre of span.

20.000 20.000
2.750 4.000

1.000 1.000 2.000

7.500
= =

Maximum moment in gantry girder

= 2 x W/L x (L/2 -C/4)2 ------------ As per Steel Designer's Manual
= 2 x 20.000 7.500 - 4.000 2 Page No 508
7.500 2 4
= 40.33 T-m (Mx1)
For case where wheel
or = WL/4 = 37.50 T-m (Mx2) base distance is more

Max.of Mx1 & Mx2 = 40.33 T-m

Moment due to self weight of rail & gantry girder

= ### x 7.5 x 2.8 -- 259 x 3 2
1000 x 2 1000 x 2
= 1.69 T-m (Mx3)
or = WL2/8
= 1.82 T-m (Mx4)
Max.of Mx3 & Mx4 = 1.69 T-m
For case where wheel
base distance is more
Total Moment, Mx=
= 40.33 + 1.69
= 42.02 T-m
Lateral loads shall be considered as 10 % of the lifted load and wt. of
trolly acting on each wheel
= 10 19.00
x
### 4
= 0.48 T
Lateral moment by proportion
= 0.48
x 40.33
20.000

My = 0.96 T-m

SELECTED CHANNEL SIZE IS OK FROM

Try ISMB 600 & ISMC 300
CONNECTION POINT

Properties of section
Bottom Plate
Properties ISMB 600 ISMC 300
Details
Wt per m 123 Kg 36.3 Kg 0.00 Kg
Area 156 cm2 46.3 cm2 0 cm2
Depth 60 cm 30 cm 0 cm
Width of flange 21 cm 9 cm 0 cm
Thk of flange 2.03 cm 1.36 cm
Thk of web 1.2 cm 0.78 cm
Cyy - 2.35 cm
Ixx 91800 cm4 6420 cm4
Iyy 2650 cm4 313 cm4

24.27 = yt ( in cm)

36.51 = yb ( in cm )

To calculate NA taking moments @ base plate

y= 36.51 cm

Moment of inertia of compound section

Ixx = 120970.81 cm4
Iyy = 9070.00 cm4
Iyc = 7745.00 cm4 ------For compression flange only
 Total Depth of section 'D' = 607.80 mm
Depth of web 'd1' = 559.40 mm
Avg. thk. of flange 'T' = 32.60 mm
T / tw = 2.72 mm --------- Since T/tw >2 ,as per cl. no. 6.2.4.1
d1 / tw = 46.62 mm --------- of IS 800 increase in fcb is not
allowed.

To calculate K 1

Total area of both flanges at minimum section

j=
Total area of both flanges at maximum section
= 1.00 ---------Since no curtailment
K 1= 1.00 ---------From IS 800 Table 6.3

To calculaate K 2
Iy of compressor flange
w=
Iy of whole flange
= 0.85
K2= 0.35 ---------From IS 800 Table 6.4

ryy = 66.96 mm

Elastic Critical stress, fcb=k 1( X + k 2Y )c 2/c 1

where c1,c2 = lesser and greater distances from the

section neutral axis to the extreme fibres
c2/c1 = 1.504

fcb = 643.18

X = Y x [ 1 + 1/20 x (l x T / ry D) ]
2 1/2

= 353.73 Mpa

26.5 x 105
Y=
(l / ryy )2

Y = 211.22 Mpa

sbc = 139.39 Mpa --------- As per clause no. 6.2.3 of IS 800 (Ref. Table 6.2)
Check for Bending stresses
Actual tensile bending stress,
Mx X yb
fbtx=
Ixx
= 126.82 Mpa WHICH IS LESS THAN
ALLOWABLE 165 Mpa
HENCE OK

Actual compressive bending stress

Mx X yt
fbcx=
Ixx

= 84.32 Mpa WHICH IS LESS THAN

ALLOWABLE 139.39 Mpa
HENCE OK

Bending stress due to lateral loads

My X (bchannel / 2 )
fbcy=
Iyycomp flange

= 18.55 Mpa

Only top flange is effective in resisting lateral loads. The top flange is assumed
to consists of channel of upper half section of I section.
When lateral longitudinal loads are combined allowable stresses can be
increased by 10%

Combined bending stresses = 18.55 + 84.32

WHICH IS LESS THAN
= 102.88 Mpa ALLOWABLE 153.33 Mpa
HENCE OK
 CHECK FOR DEFLECTION
The maximum deflection occurs at the centre of span when the two wheels are
equidistant on either side of centreline
For checking deflection wheel l ------Refer cl. No. 3.13.1.1

dmax = P x L3 3xa a 3

6 x E x Ixx 4xL L or = P x L3 For case where

base distance is
where 48E I more
= 6 mm
P= 16.000 T
a= Distance of one load from adjacent
a= (L - c)/2= 1.750 m
L= Span = 7.500 m
c= Distance between wheels = 4.000 m

dmax = 7.55 mm

Deflection due to self weight of girder and rail

= 0.44 mm

Total Deflection = 7.99 mm WHICH IS LESS THAN

ALLOWABLE 10 mm
HENCE OK
L
Allowable Deflection =
750

= 10.00 mm
 Sectional Overall Flange Web Flange
Sr. No. NAME Mass 'M' Area 'a' Depth 'D' Width 'B' Thickness Thickness Ixx Iyy rxx ryy Zxx Zyy Cyy
Kg/m cm2 cm cm 't' cm 'T' cm cm4 cm4 cm cm cm3 cm3 cm
ISMB
1 ISMB 100 8.9 11.4 10 5 0.47 0.7 183 12.9 4 1.05 36.6 5.16 0
2 ISMB 125 13.3 17 12.5 7 0.5 0.8 445 38.5 5.16 1.51 71.2 11 -
3 ISMB 150 15 19.1 15 7.5 0.5 0.8 718 46.8 6.13 1.57 95.7 12.5 -
4 ISMB 175 19.6 25 17.5 8.5 0.58 0.9 1260 76.7 7.13 1.76 144 18 -
5 ISMB 200 24.2 30.8 20 10 0.57 1 2120 137 8.29 2.11 212 27.4 -
6 ISMB 225 31.1 39.7 22.5 11 0.65 1.18 3440 218 9.31 2.34 306 39.7 -
6 ISMB 250 37.3 47.5 25 12.5 0.69 1.25 5130 335 10.4 2.65 410 53.5 -
7 ISMB 300 46 58.6 30 14 0.77 1.31 8990 486 12.4 2.86 599 69.5 -
8 ISMB 350 52.4 66.7 35 14 0.81 1.42 13600 538 14.3 2.84 779 76.8 -
9 ISMB 400 61.5 78.4 40 14 0.89 1.6 20500 622 16.2 2.82 1020 88.9 -
10 ISMB 450 72.4 92.2 45 15 0.94 1.74 30400 834 18.2 3.01 1350 111 -
11 ISMB 500 86.9 111 50 18 1.02 1.72 45200 1370 20.2 3.52 1810 152 -
12 ISMB 550 104 132 55 19 1.12 1.93 64900 1830 22.2 3.73 2360 193 -
13 ISMB 600 123 156 60 21 1.2 2.03 91800 2650 24.2 4.12 3060 252 -
ISMC
1 ISMC 100 9.56 12.2 10 5 0.5 0.77 192 26.7 3.97 1.48 33.5 77.1 1.54
2 ISMC 125 13.1 16.7 12.5 6.5 0.53 0.82 425 61.1 5.05 1.91 68.1 13.4 1.95
3 ISMC 150 16.8 21.3 15 7.5 0.57 0.9 788 103 6.08 2.2 105 19.5 2.2
4 ISMC 200 22.3 28.5 20 7.5 0.62 1.14 1830 141 7.85 2.21 191 27.5 2.12
5 ISMC 225 26.1 33.3 22.5 8 0.65 1.24 2710 188 9.02 2.37 241 33 2.31
6 ISMC 250 30.6 39 25 8 0.72 1.41 3880 211 9.92 2.37 307 38.5 2.3
7 ISMC 300 36.3 46.3 30 9 0.78 1.36 6420 313 11.8 2.6 428 47.1 2.35
8 ISMC 350 42.7 54.4 35 10 0.83 1.35 10000 434 13.6 2.82 576 57.3 2.44
9 ISMC 400 50.1 63.8 40 10 0.88 1.53 15200 508 15.4 2.82 760 67 2.42