Steel Purlins / Girts

based on 2001 Edition of the AISI Specification for the Design

of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members with 2004 Supplement
property of One Page Calculations

Mark: Purlin
USE: 8"x2.5"x14 ga. C-Purlin (SteelCo or Equal)
Continuous over more than One Span(Y/N): N
span = 20.00 ft spacing = 5.00 ft Fy = 55 ksi
DL = 2.00 psf w(DL) = 13.5 plf Fb = 33 ksi
LL = 21.00 psf w(DL + LL) = 118.5 plf Sx = 2.263 in^3
wind uplift = 14.50 psf w(DL + wind) = -59.0 plf Area = 1.043 in^2
I = 9.823 in^2
Load Stress Check Deflection
Case M (kip-ft) fb (ksi) DL(inches) TL(inches)
DL + LL 5.93 31.43 < Fb - OK 0.17 1.50
DL + wind -2.95 15.63 < Fb - OK 0.17 -0.75

Mark: Girt
USE: 8"x2.5"x16 ga. C-Purlin (SteelCo or Equal)
Continuous over more than One Span(Y/N): Y
span = 25.00 ft spacing = 5.00 ft Fy = 55 ksi
DL = 0.00 psf w(DL) = 2.9 plf Fb = 33 ksi
LL = 1.00 psf w(DL + LL) = 7.9 plf Sx = 1.756 in^3
wind uplift = 15.90 psf w(DL + wind) = -76.6 plf Area = 0.839 in^2
I = 7.943 in^2
Load Stress Check Deflection
Case M (kip-ft) fb (ksi) DL(inches) TL(inches)
DL + LL 0.47 3.21 < Fb - OK 0.08 0.21
DL + wind -4.58 31.33 < Fb - OK 0.08 -2.07

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