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PROBLEM STATEMENT 206‐1 : TO FIND OUT FORCES IN THE PEDESTRAIN RAILING AND POST AS PER
CLAUSE 206.5 OF IRC‐6. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE RAILING AS SHOWN IN THE SKETCH BELOW.
1800
HAND POST
GAP FREE END 250 F IX E D E N D
R A IL
F IX E D E N D
75
170
182
1100
170
182
170
150
225
E L E V A T IO N O F H A N D R A IL KERB
275
Y 2.7 KN
175 1100
250
170
SALIENT DATA:
C/c of Vertical Post = 1.8 m
Height of vertical Posts = 1.1 m
Horizontal load on horizontal railing = 1.5 kN/m
Vertical load on Horizontal railing = 1.5 kN/m
Horizontal load at top of vertical post = 1.5 x 1.8
= 2.7 kN
SOLUTION :
a) Design forces on the Horizontal Rails :
BENDING MOMENT AT CENTRE SHEAR FORCE AT SUPPORT
Long. Direction
Trans. Direction (About x‐axis) Long. Direction Trans. Direction
(About y‐axis)
BENDING MOMENT AT BASE SHEAR FORCE AT BASE
2.7 x 1.1
VERTICAL POST 2.7 KN
2.97 KNm