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SH 400x200x8x13 SH 400x200x8x13

Beam : SH 400 x 200 x 8 x 13 Beam : SH 400 x 200 x 8 x 13

- h1 = 400 mm - h2 = 400 mm
- bf1 = 200 mm - bf2 = 200 mm
- tw1 = 8 mm - tw2 = 8 mm
- tf1 = 13 mm - tf2 = 13 mm
- A1 = 84.12 cm 2 - Fy2 = 245 Mpa
- S1 = 1190 cm 3 - Fu2 = 510 Mpa
- Fy1 = 245 Mpa
- Fu1 = 510 Mpa Weld E70XX Electrode :
- wf = 7 mm
- ww = 7 mm

Material Properties:
- Fu = 480 Mpa
- Fv = 144 Mpa

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 Tension Capacity (T)
a. Allowable Tension of Beam Member (T1)
T1 = A x 0.6 Fy

Where:
A = Cross section area of the member

A = 84.12 cm 2
Fy = 245.00 Mpa
T1 = 1236.56 kN

b. Allowable Tension of Weld (T2)

te1 = 0.707 ww = 4.95 mm

te2 = 0.707 wf = 4.95 mm
Le = (h1 - 2 x tf1) = 374.0 mm
Le = bf1 x 2 = 400.0 mm
Total Le = 774.0 mm
T2 = Le x te1 x Fv = 551.6 kN

c. Allowable Tension of Connection Plate (T3)

T3 = A x 0.6 Fy

Where:
A = Cross section area of the net web
= (h1 - 2 x tf) x tw
= 2992.00 mm 2
Fy = 245.00 Mpa
T3 = 439.82 kN

Shear Capacity (V)

a. Allowable Shear of Beam Member (V1)
V1 = Aw x Fv

Where:
Aw = Area of web, tw x h

Aw = 3200.00 mm 2
Fv = 144.00 Mpa
V1 = 460.80 kN

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 b. Allowable Shear of Weld (V2)

te1 = 0.707 ww = 4.95 mm

te2 = 0.707 wf = 4.95 mm
Le = (h1 - 2 x tf1) = 374.0 mm
Le = bf1 x 2 = 400.0 mm
Total Le = 774.0 mm
V2 = Le x te1 x Fv = 551.6 kN

c. Allowable Shear of Connection Plate (V3)

V3 = Awp x Fv

Where:
Awp = Area of web plate, tw x (h - 2 x tf)

Aw = 2992.00 mm 2
Fv = 144.00 Mpa
V3 = 430.85 kN

Moment Capacity (M)

a. Allowable Moment of Beam Member (M1)
M1 = Fb x Sx

Where:
Fb = 0.6 Fy
Sx = Section modulus of steel beam
= 1190000 mm 3
Fb = 147.00 Mpa
M1 = 174.93 kNm

b. Allowable Moment of Weld (M2)

Ff = M / z
z =h1 = 400 mm
Le = (h1 - (2 x tf1))+(bf1 x 2) = 774 mm
Ff = 552 kN
where Ff = Le x te2 x Fv
M2 = Ff x z / 1000 = 221 kNm

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 Overall Capacity :
Capacity Allowable Capacity
Tension
T1 = 1236.6 kN Tall = 551.6 kN
T2 = 551.6 kN
Shear
V1 = 460.8 kN Vall = 460.8 kN
V2 = 551.6 kN
Moment
M1 = 174.9 kNm Mall = 174.9 kNm
M2 = 220.6 kNm

Maximum beam end forces at connection:

Tension force T = 50.54 kN < Tall = 552 kN OK
Shear force V = 138.97 kN < Vall = 460.8 kN OK
Moment force M = 105.58 kNm < Mall = 174.9 kNm OK

Combined ratio of moment and tension compared to allowable stress:

T + M < 1
Tall Mall

50.54 + 105.6 < 1

551.6 174.9

0.092 + 0.604 < 1

0.70 < 1 OK

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