Checking to the Steel Window Mullion

Load Condition - Horizontal Wind Only

Building Height from adjanct ground, Ze 18 m Pressure coeff., Cp 1.1

0.16
Ze
Wind pressure, Qz 3.7 kPa 2.17 kPa Size Factor, Ss 1.1
500 m

Design wind pressure, p Qz Cp Ss 2.63 kPa

Partial Safety Factor, γf 1.4 (Wind load only)

Shorter side of glass pane, a 0.7 m Longer side of glass pane, b 0.9 m

Design Strength, py 20 MPa

Modulus of elasticity, Eg 70000 MPa

Thickness, t 6 mm

Deflection Check
2 3
b b b
r0 0.553 3.83 1.11 0.0969 2.7423
a a a

2 3
b b b
r1 2.29 5.83 2.17 0.2067 2.0579
a a a

2 3
b b b
r2 1.485 1.908 0.815 0.0822 0.2044
a a a

2
p a b
x ln ln 0.8932
4
Eg t
2 a
Max. Deflection, δ exp r0 r1 r2 x t 3.56 mm < 11.67 mm
60

δ
t
0.5937 < 0.75

Section Check

Design wind pressure, w p 2.63 kPa

Load span, lw a 0.7 m

Load width, bw 0.5 b 0.45 m

2
w lw
Max. Bending Moment, MEd bw γf 0.1 kN m
8

2
b t 3
Plastic Section Modulus, Z 5400 mm
6

MEd
Bending Stress, σ 18.8 MPa < py 20 MPa OK
Z
Checking to the Steel Window Mullion
Load Condition - Horizontal Wind Only

Building Height from adjanct ground, Ze 18 m

Pressure coeff., Cp 1.1
0.16
Ze
Wind pressure, Qz 3.7 kPa 2.17 kPa Size Factor, Ss 1.1
500 m

Design wind pressure, w Qz Cp Ss 2.63 kPa Load span, lw 700 mm

300 mm
Load width, bw 0.15 m
Partial Safety Factor, γf 1.4 (Wind load only) 2

2
w lw
Max. Bending Moment, MEd bw γf 0.0338 kN m
8
w lw
Max. Shear Force, VEd bw γf 0.1933 kN
2

Steel Grade : Assumed to be Q235

N
Design Strrenth, py 235
2
mm
Modulus of elasticity, Es 205000 MPa

Thickness, t 5 mm
N
Span, D 30 mm 275
2
mm
Depth, L lw 700 mm ε 1.08
py

4
Moment of interia, Iy 49442.3450 mm
Iy 3
Elastic Section Modulus, Zy 15.5 mm
3189.83 mm

2 2 3
Plastic Section Modulus, Sy 261.10 mm 8.05 mm 168.89 mm 12.44 mm 4202.85 mm

Section Classification
28 mm
Flenge, 5.6 < 9 ε 9.74 Class 1
t
Web, 20 mm
4 < 40 ε 43.27 Class 1
t

Hence, the section is Class 1.

py D t
Shear capacity, Vc 20.35 kN
3
VEd
0.01 <0.6, Low Shear Case.
Vc
1.2 py Zy
Moment capacity, Mc min
py Sy
0.9 kN m > MEd 0.03 kN m OK

4
w bw L
δx 0.02 mm L
Max. deflection, 384 Es Iy < 11.6667 mm OK
60
Checking to the Steel Window Mullion
Load Condition - Horizontal Wind Only

Building Height from adjanct ground, Ze 18 m

Pressure coeff., Cp 1.1
0.16
Ze
Wind pressure, Qz 3.7 kPa 2.17 kPa Size Factor, Ss 1.1
500 m

Design wind pressure, w Qz Cp Ss 2.63 kPa Load span, lw 1300 mm

700 mm
Load width, bw 0.35 m
Partial Safety Factor, γf 1.4 (Wind load only) 2

2
w lw
Max. Bending Moment, MEd bw γf 0.2723 kN m
8
w lw
Max. Shear Force, VEd bw γf 0.8377 kN
2

Steel Grade : Assumed to be Q235

N
Design Strrenth, py 235
2
mm
Modulus of elasticity, Es 205000 MPa

Thickness, t 5 mm
N
Span, D 30 mm 275
2
mm
Depth, L lw 1300 mm ε 1.08
py

4
Moment of interia, Iy 35000 mm
Iy 3
Elastic Section Modulus, Zy 15.5 mm
2258.06 mm

2 2 3
Plastic Section Modulus, Sy 158 mm 11.05 mm 142 mm 8.91 mm 3011.12 mm

Section Classification
28 mm
Flenge, 5.6 < 9 ε 9.74 Class 1
t
Web, 20 mm
4 < 40 ε 43.27 Class 1
t

Hence, the section is Class 1.

py D t
Shear capacity, Vc 20.35 kN
3
VEd
0.04 <0.6, Low Shear Case.
Vc
1.2 py Zy
Moment capacity, Mc min
py Sy
0.64 kN m > MEd 0.27 kN m OK

4
w bw L
δx 0.95 mm L
Max. deflection, 384 Es Iy < 21.6667 mm OK
60
Fixing Anchor Bolt Check

Load Condition - Horizontal Wind Only

Building Height from adjanct ground, Ze 18 m

Pressure coeff., Cp 1.1
0.16
Ze
Wind pressure, Qz 3.7 kPa 2.17 kPa Size Factor, Ss 1.1
500 m

Design wind pressure, w Qz Cp Ss 2.63 kPa

Longer width, lw 1300 mm Shorter width, bw 700 mm

Try 6 Nos. of HILTI M10 HRD-C anchors.

w bw lw
Load per anchor bolt, VEd 0.4 kN
6

Shear capacity per bolt, Vrec 3.5 kN (F.O.S. = 3.0)

Vrec VEd

Hence, provide Nos. of

Hilti M10 HRd-C anchor bolt
with max. spacing 600mm is
adequate.