Steel Purlins / Girts

based on 2001 Edition of the AISI Specification for the Design

of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members with 2004 Supplement
property of One Page Calculations

Mark: Purlin
USE: 8"x2.5"x12 ga. Z-Purlin (ASC Pacific or Equal)
Continuous over more than One Span(Y/N): N
span = 20.00 f spacing = 5.00 f Fy = 55 ksi
DL = 2.00 psf w(DL) = 15.0 plf Fb = 33 ksi
LL = 21.00 psf w(DL + LL) = 120.0 plf Sx = 3.429 in^3
wind uplif = 14.50 psf w(DL + wind) = -57.5 plf Area = 1.459 in^2
I = 13.942 in^2
Load Stress Check Deflection
Case M (kip-f) fb (ksi) DL(inches) TL(inches)
DL + LL 6.00 20.99 < Fb - OK 0.13 1.07
DL + wind -2.88 10.07 < Fb - OK 0.13 -0.51

Mark: Girt
USE: 8"x2.5"x14 ga. C-Purlin (SteelCo or Equal)
Continuous over more than One Span(Y/N): Y
span = 26.00 f spacing = 4.00 f Fy = 55 ksi
DL = 2.00 psf w(DL) = 11.5 plf Fb = 33 ksi
LL = 20.00 psf w(DL + LL) = 91.5 plf Sx = 2.263 in^3
wind uplif = 26.00 psf w(DL + wind) = -92.5 plf Area = 1.043 in^2
I = 9.823 in^2
Load Stress Check Deflection
Case M (kip-f) fb (ksi) DL(inches) TL(inches)
DL + LL 5.92 31.41 < Fb - OK 0.29 2.33
DL + wind -5.98 31.72 < Fb - OK 0.29 -2.36

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