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JERVOIS ROAD PROJECT

PRELIMINARY CALCULATIONS  
SLIDING GLASS DOOR

SG FAÇADE SYSTEMS PTE LTD
Table of Contents Page

A) Design Information 1

B) Design Wind Load Calculation 2 - 4

C) Sliding Glass Door 5 – 9

Design Information

Design Codes:
a) EN 1999-1-1:2007 Design of Aluminium Structures
b) EN 1993-1-1:2005 Design of Steel Structures
c) EN 1991-1-4:2005 General Actions: Wind Load
d) BS 6180:2011 Barriers In and About Buildings
e) AS 1288:2006 Glass in Buildings – Selection and
Installation

Material Specifications:
a) Aluminium extrusions to be used shall be of alloy 6063-
T5
b) Structural steel to be used shall be of Grade S275
c) Anchor bolts to be used shall of HILTI type or
equivalent
d) Glass panels below 1000mm from finished floor level
shall be of laminated glass, to comply with fourth
schedule of the building control regulations

Design Loadings:
a) Density of Steel = 7900kg/m3
b) Density of Aluminium = 2710kg/m3
c) Density of Glass = 2500kg/m3
d) Wind Load = 1.0kN/m2
e) Live Load (case A) = 0.74kN/m
f) Live Load (case B) = 1.0kN/m2
g) Live Load (case C) = 0.50kN/m

Allowable Deflections:
a) Aluminum Frame : L/175
b) Steel Frame : L/175
c) Glass Panels : Span/60

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DESIGN WIND LOAD

CALCULATION

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Wind Velocity and Velocity Pressure(SS EN1991-1-4: Section 4)
Formulas/References:
Vb = cdircseasoncprobVb,0 (4.1)

1 𝐾ln ln 1 𝑝
cprob = (4.2)
1 𝐾ln ln 0.98
vm(ze) = cr(ze)c0(ze)Vb (4.3)
z
cr(ze) = krln e (4.4)
z0
z .
kr = 0.19 0 (4.5)
z0, II
kl
Iv(ze) = (4.7)
c0 ze ln ze⁄z0
qp(ze) = 1 7Iv ze  1 ρv z 2 (4.8)
m e
2
Table 4.1:

Site and Building Data

Terrain Category II table 4.1
Type of structure Vertical wall clause 7.2.2
Reference height of structure 'z e' (m) 25.00 clause 4.3.1

Calculations:
Mean wind velocity 'Vb,0' (m/s) 20.00 from local specs
Directional factor 'cdir' 1.00 clause 4.2 note 2
Season factor 'cseason' 1.00 clause 4.2 note 3
Probability of exceedence 'p' 0.02 clause 3.2
Shape parameter 'K' 0.20 clause 4.2 note 5
Exponent 'n' 0.50 clause 4.2 note 5
Probability factor 'cprob' 1.00 clause 4.2 (4.2)
Basic wind velocity 'Vb' (m/s) 20.00 clause 4.2 (4.1)
Maximum height 'zmax' (m) 200.00 clause 4.3.2
Maximum height 'zmin' (m) 2.00 table 4.1
Roughness length 'z0' (m) 0.05 table 4.1
From terrain category 'z 0,II' (m) 0.05 clause 4.3.2
Terrain factor 'k r' 0.19 clause 4.3.2 (4.5)
Roughness factor 'cr(ze)' 1.18 clause 4.3.2 (4.4)
Orography factor 'c0(ze)' 1.00 clause 4.3.1
Mean wind velocity 'vm(ze)' (m/s) 23.62 clause 4.3.1 (4.3)
Turbulence factor 'k l' 1.00 clause 4.4
Turbulence intensity 'Iv(ze)' 0.16 clause 4.4 (4.7)
3
Density of air 'ρ' (kg/m ) 1.19 from local specs
Peak velocity pressure 'q p(ze)' (kPa) 0.708 clause 4.5 (4.8)

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Design Wind Pressure on Façade (SS EN1991-1-4: Section 7)
Formulas/References:
we = qp(ze)cpe clause 5.2 (5.1)
wi = qp(ze)cpi clause 5.2 (5.2)
cp,net = cpe-cpi clause 7.2.10

Building/Structure Data
Peak velocity pressure 'q p(ze)' (kPa) 0.708 clause 4.5 (4.8)
Building width 'b' (m) 40.95 clause 7.2.2
Building depth 'd' (m) 22.20 clause 7.2.2
Building height 'h' (m) 25.00 clause 7.2.2
Height of wall above ground 'z' (m) 19.40 clause 7.2.2
Reference height 'ze' (m) 25.00 figure 7.4
Ratio 'h/d' 1.13 clause 7.2.2
Distance 'e' (m) 40.95 figure 7.5

External Wind Pressures for Vertical Walls

Zone A B C D E
cpe -1.200 -0.800 - 0.800 -0.506 table 7.1
we -0.850 -0.566 - 0.566 -0.358 clause 5.2 (5.1)
Net Wind Pressures for Vertical Walls Int. Press. Coeff
w1 -0.991 -0.708 - 0.425 -0.500 case 1 cpi1 0.200
w2 -0.637 -0.354 - 0.779 -0.146 case 2 cpi2 -0.300
Diagram: Zones of Vertical Walls
40.95m 40.95m 8.19m 14.01m

Zone D Zone E wind Zone A Zone B

0.779 -0.500 -0.991 -0.708

.
Windward Leeward Side
Summary of Results
Zone A B C D E
w -0.991 -0.708 - 0.779 -0.500
Note: wind pressure 'w' in kN/m2

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DESIGN CALCULATIONS

FOR

SLIDING GLASS DOOR

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 Job No Sheet No Rev
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Part
Software licensed to
Job Title GLASS DOOR Ref

By Date23-NOV-19 Chd

Client File GLASS DOOR_rev0.std Date/Time 25-Nov-2019 08:50

Sliding Glass Door w/ Frame

Type L/C Name

Primary 1 DL
Primary 2 WL
Combination 3 1.35DL+1.50WL

Section Properties
Prop Section Area Iyy Izz J Material
(cm2) (cm4) (cm4) (cm4)
2 LW1237 3.311 6.111 13.702 1.768 ALUMINUM

Plate Thickness
Prop Node A Node B Node C Node D Material
(cm) (cm) (cm) (cm)
1 1.200 1.200 1.200 1.200 GLASS

Materials
Mat Name E  Density 
(kN/mm2) (kg/m3) (/°C)
1 STEEL 205.000 0.300 7.83E+3 12E -6
2 GLASS 70.000 0.220 2.55E+3 8.8E -6
3 STAINLESSSTEEL 197.930 0.300 7.83E+3 18E -6
4 ALUMINUM 68.948 0.330 2.71E+3 23E -6
5 CONCRETE 21.718 0.170 2.4E+3 10E -6

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Client File GLASS DOOR_rev0.std Date/Time 25-Nov-2019 08:50

Primary Load Cases

Number Name Type

1 DL Dead
2 WL Wind

Combination Load Cases

Comb. Combination L/C Name Primary Primary L/C Name Factor

3 1.35DL+1.50WL 1 DL 1.35
2 WL 1.50

Y
X
Z Load 1

Dead Load, DL (selfweight of glass door with frame)

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Wind Load, WL = 1.0kN/m2

Stress max = 32.7N/mm2 < 40.40N/mm2 (OK; 13.14mmt laminated HS glass)

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Max: -84.374 N/mm2

Max: 84.464 N/mm2

Max: -84.374 N/mm2

Max: 84.464 N/mm2

Y
X Load 3 : Beam Stress
Z Stress - N/mm2

Stress max = 84.46N/mm2 < 110N/mm2/1.1 (OK; aluminum frame)

Z:-37.973 mm

Z:-37.973 mm

Y
X Load 2 : Displacement
Z Displacement - mm

Deflection max = 37.97mm < span/60 = 44.27mm (OK)

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