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PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM SECTION

Depth, d 102.50 mm
Width, b 35.00 mm
Thickness, t 2.50 mm
2
Area, A 668.96 mm
4
Moment of Inertia, Ixx 3340969.25 mm
4
Moment of Inertia, Iyy 240007.13 mm
3
Elastic Section Modulus about X axis, Zxx 52374.50 mm
3
Elastic Section Modulus about X axis, Zyy 16518.04 mm
3
Plastic Section Modulus about x-axis, Sxx 62849.40 mm
3
Plastic Section Modulus about y-axis, Syy 19821.65 mm
Neutral axis at y-axis 63.79 mm
Neutral axis at x-axis 14.53 mm
Radius of gyration at major axis, R x 70.67 mm
Radius of gyration at minor axis, R y 18.94 mm

LOADING ANALYSIS

Tributary width, w 1.055 m

From glass

Effective thickness of glass, Tg 6.00 mm

3
Density of glass, ρg 25.00 kN/m
2
Dead load from glass, Wg 0.15 kN/m
Dead load transfer, wWg 0.16 kN/m

From self-weight of aluminium

2
Area of aluminium 668.96 mm
3
Density of aluminium, ρg 27.00 kN/m
Dead load of aluminium 0.02 kN/m

From wind pressure

2
Wind pressure, WL 1.50 kN/m
Wind pressure, wWL 1.58 kN/m

Total Loading

Total dead load, 1.2DL 0.21 kN/m

Total wind load, 1.2WL 1.90 kN/m
Total loading, 1.2DL + 1.2WL 2.11 kN/m

Factored Moment and Shear

Mmax 1.78 kNm Maxspan 2.60 m

Vmax 2.74 kN
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SECTION CLASSIFICATION

Table 4.2 Alloy Type 6063-T6

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Table 4.2 po 160.00 N/mm
2
Table 4.2 pv 95.00 N/mm
2
Table 4.2 pa 175.00 N/mm
Table 2.5 E 7E+10 Pa
Table 3.3 gm 1.20

Element 1 : (About x-x axis)

Element Condition: Internal Element under stress gradient

b 37.50 mm t 2.50 mm
yo 1.79 mm yc 35.71 mm

refer clause 4.3.2.2 (b) g=0.7+0.3*(yo/yc) 0.72

B = g x d/t 10.73

0.5
Table 4.3 e = (250/r o) 1.25

Table 4.3 b o = 22e 27.50

Table 4.3 b 1 = 18e 22.50

B<B1 Fully Compact!

Element 2 : (About x-x axis)

Element Condition: Outstand Element

b 31.30 mm t 2.50 mm
yo 0.00 mm yc 0.00 mm

g=0.7+0.3*(yo/yc) 0.00
refer clause 4.3.2.2 (a) B = b/t 12.52

0.5
Table 4.3 e = (250/r o) 1.25

Table 4.3 b o = 7e 8.75

Table 4.3 b 1 = 6e 7.50

B>Bo Slender!
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Element 3: (About x-x axis)

Element Condition: Internal Element under stress gradient

b 24.50 mm t 2.50 mm
yo 12.29 mm yc 12.21 mm

g=0.7+0.3*(yo/yc) 1.00
refer clause 4.3.2.2 (b) B = g x d/t 9.82

0.5
Table 4.3 e = (250/r o) 1.25

Table 4.3 b o = 22e 27.50

Table 4.3 b 1 = 18e 22.50

B<B1 Fully Compact!

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MOMENT RESISTANCE

Mmax 1.78 kNm

CLAUSE 4.5.2.2 MRS = roZx/gm 6.98 kNm
MRSX1 = MRS > Mmax PASSED!

SHEAR RESISTANCE

Section Classification for Shear Resistance

1/2
e = (150/pv) 1.26
Depth,d 102.50 mm
Thickness, t 2.50 mm
d/t 41
49e 61.57

CLAUSE 4.5.3.1 (b)(1) If d/t ≤ 49e Fully Compact

If d/t > 49e Slender

Classification Fully Compact!

CLAUSE 4.5.3.2 VRS = pvAv/gm for fully compact

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CLAUSE 4.5.3.3 (b) VRS = 340Nt /dgm for slender

Av 205 mm

VRS 16.23 kN
VRS/2 8.11 kN
Vmax 2.74 kN

CLAUSE 4.5.4.2 Vrs/2 > Vmax. Therefore no moment capacity reduction

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LATERAL TORSIONAL BUCKLING

Rx 18.94 mm Minor axis of gyration

L 2600.00 mm Lateral Restraint Spacing

Slenderness Parameter:

K 0.7
leff = K*L 1820 mm
CLAUSE 4.5.6.6 (a) l=leff/Ry 96.09
CLAUSE 4.5.6.5 (b) P1=gmMRS/Sx 133.33 MPa

Buckling Curve - Beams:

Refer to Table K.1 Equations to design curve
l1 0.60 C 0.10
l 1.33

2
F = 0.5[1+(c/l)+(1-cl1)/l ] 0.77
2 2 0.5
N = F[1-(1-1/l F ) ] 0.60

CLAUSE 4.5.6.5 ps = Np1 79.41 N/mm

CLAUSE 4.5.6.3 MRSX2 = psSx/gm 4.16 kNm

MRSX=Min(MRSX1,MRSX2 4.16 kNm

Check Mmax<MRSX

Mmax 1.78

Mmax<MRSX. THEN, OKAY!

DEFLECTION

Actual deflection, dact 3.82 mm

Allowable deflection, dlim 14.86 mm

Check dlim > dact PASSED!

SUMMARY

Bending Moment Resistance PASSED!

Shear Resistance Vrs/2 > Vmax. Therefore no moment capacity reduction
Lateral Torsional Buckling Mmax<MRSX. THEN, OKAY!
Deflection PASSED!