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To Check the Strength of Aluminium Mullion (6063-T5)

REFER DETAIL 3014 AND SIMILAR
a. Design Wind Pressure = 1.50 kPa
b. Dead Load (max) 0.26 kPa
c. Tributary Width (max) 0.75 m
d. Uniformly Distributed Load, wWL 1.13 kN/m
e. Uniformly Distributed Load, wDL 0.19 kN/m
f. Mullion Height Bet. Support (max), Le 0.75 m

Properties of Alum. Section Mullion : Refer to Analysis

IMM = 24629.89 mm4
ZMM = 1924.21 mm3
AMM = 240.52 mm2

Result from Analysis : Refer Analysis

A. Maximum Moment: :
Non Factored Moment :
MMAX = wL2/8
= 0.08 kNm
B. Maximum Shear Force :
Non Factored Shear Force :
VMAX = wL/2
= 0.42 kNm
C. Maximum Deflection
dmax = 5wL4/384EI
= 2.69 mm
Allowable Deflection
dallow = Le/175 or 19mm whichever is less
= 4.29 mm
by comparison :
dmax < dallow PASS!

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CHECKING OF MULLION STRENGTH : (MULLION)
ALLOWABLE STRESSES FOR 6063-T5
(BS 8118 : Part 1: 1991 STRUCTURAL USE OF ALUMINIUM - Code of Practice for Design)
Aluminium Frame:
Ix = 24629.89 mm4 Zx = 1924.21 mm3 Ax = 240.52 mm
2

Iy = 20739.09 mm4 Zy = 1411.09 mm3 rx = 10.12 mm

3
Sy = 1693.31 mm Sx = 2309.05 mm3 ry = 9.29 mm
d = 27.50 mm cx = 14.70 mm cy = 12.80 mm
APPLIED LOADS - MIDSPAN:
Due to Horizontal loads : ( Wind Load )
Mhmax = 0.08 kNm Vhmax = 0.42 N
gf = 1.20 ( Load Factor ) Table 3.1
Factored Loads:
Mh = Mhmax · gf Vh = Vhmax · gf
= 0.09 kNm = 0.51 N
ALLOY 6063-T5:
Po = 110.00 MPa Table 4.1
Pv = 65.00 MPa Table 4.1
Pa = 130.00 MPa Table 4.1
E = 70000.00 MPa Table 2.5
gm = 1.20 ( Material Factor ) Table 3.3
Check for Aluminium Frame :
Element 1 : ( About x-x axis )
Element under uniform compression:
b= 22.90 mm t= 2.00 mm
b= b/t b= 11.45 Clause 4.3.3.2 (a)
0.5
e= (250 Mpa/Po) e= 1.51
Outstand Element :
bo = 7*e bo = 10.55 Table 4.3
b1 = 6*e b1 = 9.05
b > bo Slender! Clause 4.3.3.2 (a)
Element 2 : ( About x-x axis)
Element under Stress gradient:
b= 30.40 mm t= 1.40 mm
yo = 15.45 mm yc = 14.95 mm
yo/yc =
g= 0.7 + 0.3*(Yo/Yc) g= 1.01
b = g x d/t b= 21.93 Clause 4.3.3.2 (a)
0.5
e= (250 Mpa/Po) e= 1.51

Internal Element :
bo = 22*e bo = 33.17
b1 = 18*e b1 = 27.14

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Local Buckling :
Maximum b for outstand element:
b= 11.45
x= b/e x= 7.60 ( for outstand element )
For Curve A: ( Outstand Element ) Table 4.5
2 2
kL = if ( x≤,1,if(x≤12.1,11/x - 28/x , 105/x )
kL = 0.96 Table K. 1

Bending:
MRS(S) = PokLZx/gm Slenderness Moment Resistance 4.5.2.2(e)
= 0.17 kNm
Therefore :
MRSX1 = MRS(S)
= 0.20 kNm
Shear:
d= 27.50 mm d/t = 13.75
tw = 2.00 mm 49*e = 74.44
d/t < 49*e Therefore Compact Clause 4.5.3.1(1)
2
VRS = PvAmv/gm ; Amv = 0.8*d*t = 44 mm
VRS = 2.38 N VRS/2 = 1.19 N
VRS/2 > Vx Therefore is a Moment Capacity Reduction Clause 4.5.4.2
Lateral Torsional Buckling:
ry = 9.29 mm Minor axis of gyration
Lmin = 40*e*ry Lmin = 559.96 mm Clause 4.5.6.2
L= 750.00 mm Lateral Restraint Spacing
Slenderness Parameter:
K= 0.7 Table H.1
l eff = K*L l eff = 525 mm
l= l eff /ry l= 56.54
P 1 = gmMRS1/Sx P1= 88.27 MPa Clause 4.5.6.5(b)
Buckling Curve - Beams: Table K. 1
l1 = 0.60 c= 0.10
l = (l/p)(P 1/E)0.5 l= 0.64
f= 0.5{1+[c/l]+(1-c l1)/l2 f= 1.73
N = f{1-[1-(1/l2f2]0.5} N = 0.99
p s = N.p 1 ps= 87.69 MPa
MRSX2 = p s .s x /gm MRSX2 = 0.17 kNm
Therefore :
MRSX = Min ( MRSX1,MRSX2)
= 0.17 kNm
Mx < MRSX OK!
Summary:
MX/MRSX = 0.56 VX/VRS = 0.42 Both < 1 O.K.

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Tension :
PMMAX = 0.87 kN
gf = 1.20 ( Load Factor ) Table 3.1
Factored Tensile Force:
PY = PMMAX.gf
= 1.04 kN
Tensile Resistance :
PRS = p o A/ g m Clause 4.6.2.2(a)
= 26.46 kN
Summary:
PY/PRS = 0.04 k = PY/PRS + MX/MRSX = k<1 O.K.

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