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1: CURTAIN WALL ANALYSIS (CW‐1)
Reference: Manual Analysis
CURTAIN WALL DIAGRAM CURTAIN WALL PARAMETERS
Diagram is not to scale Considering the maximum dimension
L = 4.00 m Mullion length
B1 = 1.00 m Panel width
B2 = 1.00 m Panel width
Ltr = 0.95 m Transom length
h1 = 0.50 m Panel height
h2 = 2.00 m Panel height
CURTAIN WALL SUPPORTS
top = PINNED
bottom = VERTICAL SLOTTED/FREE
ALUMINUM PROFILE PROPERTIES
mullion = BR‐M5 Aluminum profile
transom = BR‐M1 Aluminum profile
APPLIED LOADS
Glass Weight
tgl = 12 mm Total glass thicknes: 6+6
DGU
Wind Load (See Section 2)
WL = 1.50 kPa Wind pressure (‐VE)
LOAD COMBINATIONS
1.2DL + 1.6WL LRFD based design
DL+WL ASD based design
FORCES CALCULATION
Analysis is based from Simple Beam with Uniform Load
Axial Load on Mullion
TW = (B1+B2)/2
= 1.00 m Tributary width
γgl = 25.6 kN/m³ Density of glass
DLgl = L TW tgl γgl
= 1.23 kN Total dead load due to glass weight
P = 1.1(DLgl+DLsw+DLtr)
= 1.63 kN Total dead load due with 10% increase for accessories and components
Pu = 1.2P
= 1.96 kN Total factored axial (Mullion in Tension )
Shear Load on Mullion
V = ωL/2
= 3.00 kN Shear due to wind load
Vu = 1.6Vwl
= 4.80 kN Total factored shear
Flexural Load on Mullion
ω = WL TW
= 1.50 kN/m Uniform load due to wind load
M = ωL²/8
= 3.00 kNm Moment due to wind load
Mu = 1.6Mwl
= 4.80 kNm Total factored moment
See Section 2.2 for the verification of Mullion profile and Section 2.3 for the verification of Transom profile.
DEFLECTION CHECK OF MULLION DUE TO WIND LOAD
Deflection limit criteria
parameter value
L/175 22.86 mm For span up to 4.1m
L/240 + 6.35 mm 23.02 mm For span greater than 4.1m
19 mm ‐ mm Glass edge deflection limit
δlimit 22.86 mm Allowable deflection
Approximate deflection
ω = 0.90 kN/m Uniform load due to 0.6 times wind load
E = 70,000 MPa Modulus of elasticity
Ix = 98.16 cm⁴ Moment of inertia about X‐axis
Δ = 5/384 Deflection factor (Simple beam, uniformly distributed)
δ = ΔωL⁴/(EIx)
= 43.66 mm Approx. deflection δlimit < δ EXCEED!
Since the mullion profile is not enough to carry the deflection due to design wind pressure; provide steel stiffener.
SUPPORT REACTIONS
Reaction Load Table
Force‐X Force‐Y Force‐Z Moment‐X Moment‐Y Moment‐Z
Loc L/C
kN kN kN kNm kNm kNm
DL+WL 0.00 1.63 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
TOP
1.2DL+1.6WL 0.00 1.96 4.80 0.00 0.00 0.00
Note: The mullion is slotted at bottom support. All dead load will be carried by top support.