CABLE BRACKET LOADING CALCULATION

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This calculation provides the detail of type of load on cable brackets, plates & bolts,
and their withstand capacity with the installed weight. The analysis is done using STAAD
Pro software.

2.0 TOOLS

i) STAAD Pro

3.0 SUMMARY

The calculations are done using STAAD Pro software to analyse the bracket size, load
on bracket, load on insert plates & bolts.
Typical calculations are done using lowest angle size of 40X40X5 with longer length of 600mm
having weight of the maximum size cable in the substation to analyse the impact & withstand
capacity of angle, insert plate & bolts. Results are done considering the point load of 41kg
which includes weight of cable & cable tray on angle support with 6 tiers in a single trench.
Based on the following results bracket support of higher side is considered in cable trench
design which will be sufficient to withstand the loads.

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 TRENCH BOLT AND PLATE DESIGN

Design of Connection- Type- Base plate-Angle Member connection

Staad Output Data

1 Maximum moment at connection = 11 kN-m

Maximum shear force = total load of cable 6 layers in section 7-7

2 assumed as 0.4 kn per layer = 2.4 kN
Design strength of steel used = 250 N/mm2

Angle Section dimension:

D = Total depth = 40 mm
W = Total width = 40 mm
T = Member thickness = 5 mm

Check for shear force:

Dia of bolt = 10 mm
Anb = 61.23 mm2
Shera capacity of bolt = (fu/3^0.5)x(Anb/Ɣmb) kN

Shera capacity of 1 bolt = 11595.17949 N

11.60 KN
No. of bolts provided = 6

Hence, shear force in 1-bolt = 0.40 kN HENCE. O.K.

Bearing capacity of plate in tension

Length of base plate = 1815 mm

Breadth of base plate = 75 mm
Thickness of base plate = 10 mm
Capacity of plate in tension Tnd=0.72fuAn
191.88 KN HENCE. O.K.
Please note that out of all the sections , most no of cable trays were in
scetion 7-7 so this design is applicable for other trays also, maximum load
on any tray is 0.35 kn/m approx, which is taken as 0.4 kn point load in
staad files of all sectios for all type of trays