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CRANE GANTRY GIRDER DESIGN

In accordance with EN1993-6 and the UK national annex

Design summary
Critical load groups
Description Unit Resistance Applied Utilisation Result
Shear force (y-axis) kN 675.5 69.2 0.102 PASS
Shear force (z-axis) kN 613.5 10.3 0.017 PASS
Bending (y-axis) kNm 314.0 87.3 0.278 PASS
Bending (z-axis) kNm 166.0 18.6 0.112 PASS
Warping kNm 24.4 2.7 0.113 PASS
Bending and torsion 0.463 PASS
Resistance of web kN 347.6 41.1 0.118 PASS
Combined stress 0.204 PASS
Deflection (Horizontal) mm 10.0 8.9 0.895 PASS
Deflection (Vertical) mm 10.0 2.7 0.270 PASS
Crane dimensions
Crane type; Top mounted
Self weight of the crane (incl. crab); Qcrane = 15 kN
Self weight of the crab; Qcrab = 5 kN
Hoist load; Qh = 55 kN
Span of crane bridge; l = 11000 mm
Minimum hook approach; emin = 1300.0 mm
Number of wheels per end carriage; Nw = 2
Bogie wheel centres; aw1 = 2000 mm

Crane details
Number of single wheel drives; mw = 1
Coefficient of friction wheels/beam ; = 0.2
Guidance means; Wheel flanges
Lateral slip; xslip = 5.0 mm
Wheel fixing layout; CFF
Number of pairs of coupled wheels; mwheel,pair = 0
Distance between guidance means ; aext = 2000 mm
Rail properties
Rail name; A45
Depth of rail; hrail = 55 mm
Width of rail head ; brail = 45 mm
Width at foot of rail ; bf,rail = 125 mm
Moment of inertia of rail; Iyy,rail = 90 cm4
Rail fixity; Crane rail rigidly fixed to flange
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Dynamic factors
Excitation of crane due to lifting of load factor ; 1 = 1.00
Steady hoisting speed; vh = 0.067 m/s
Hoisting class; HC1
Minimum load transfer factor - table 2.5 ; 2,min = 1.05
2 factor - table 2.5; 2 = 0.17
Transferring of load from ground to crane factor ; 2 = 2,min + 2  vh/1m/s = 1.06
Total hoisting load; mhoist = 75.0 kN
Released part of hoisting mass ; mhoist = 10.0 kN
Release type; Slow
3 factor - table 2.4; 3 = 0.5
Sudden release of payload factor; 3 = 1 - mhoist / mhoist  (1 + 3) = 0.80
Effect of crane travelling factor; 4 = 1.00
Effect due to drive forces factor; 5 = 1.50

Beam section properties

Span of gantry beam; L = Ls1 = 6000 mm
Section type; UB 457x152x67
Area; Amain = 85.6 cm2
Second moment of area about major axis ; Iymain = 28927 cm4
Second moment of area about minor axis ; Izmain = 913 cm4
Torsion constant; Itmain = 47.7 cm4
Channel section properties
Section type; PFC 260x90x35
Area; Atop = 44.4 cm2
Second moment of area about channel major axis ; Iytop = 4728 cm4
Second moment of area about channel minor axis ; Iztop = 353 cm4
Torsion constant; Ittop = 20.4 cm4

Compound section elastic properties

Position of neutral axis above bottom flange ; zna = ((Amain  hmain / 2) + Atop  (hmain + twtop - ystop)) / (Amain + Atop) = 300.6
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Second moment of area about major axis ;
Second moment of area about minor axis ;
Elastic modulus about major axis (top) ;
Elastic modulus about major axis (bottom) ;
Elastic modulus about minor axis ;
Radius of gyration about major axis;
Radius of gyration about minor axis;
Compound section plastic properties
Area of one flange of beam;
Area of beam excluding roots;
Area of channel excluding roots;
Position of equal area axis below top of channel ;
Channel web component above equal area axis ;
Channel web component below equal area axis;
Channel flange component above equal area axis ; W utopfl = 2  tftop  (zea - twtop)2 / 2 = 48.1 cm3;
Channel flange component below equal area axis ; W ltopfl = 2  tftop  (btop - zea)2 / 2 = 7.7 cm3;
Beam top flange component above eq area axis ;
Beam top flange component below eq area axis ;
Beam web component above equal area axis;
Beam web component below equal area axis;
Beam bottom flange component ;
Plastic modulus about major axis ;
Plastic modulus about minor axis ;
Compound section torsional properties
Second moment of area of beam bottom flange ;
Second moment of area of beam top flange ;
Second moment of area of channel web ;
Composite top flange shear centre (from top) ;
Distance between flange shear centres ;
Shear centre (above bottom flange centroid) ;
Bottom flange moment of inertia ;
Warping constant (SCI method) ;
Torsion constant;
Material details
Steel grade;
Nominal thickness of element ;
Nominal yield strength;
Nominal ultimate tensile strength ;
Modulus of elasticity;
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Iy = Iymain + Amain  (zna - hmain / 2)2 + Iztop + Atop  (hmain + twtop - ystop - zna)2 =
42119 cm4
Iz = Izmain + Iytop = 5641 cm4
W el.y_top = Iy / (hmain + twtop - zna) = 2546 cm3
W el.y_btm = Iy / zna = 1401 cm3
W el.z = Iz / (htop / 2) = 434 cm3
iy = (Iy / (Amain + Atop))1/2 = 18.00 cm
iz = (Iz / (Amain + Atop))1/2 = 6.59 cm
Afl = tfmain  bmain = 2307 mm2
Amain,nr = 2  bmain  tfmain + twmain  (hmain - 2  tfmain) = 8466 mm2
Atop,nr = 2  btop  tftop + twtop  (htop - 2  tftop) = 4376 mm2
zea = twtop + tfmain + [(Amain,nr + Atop,nr) / 2 - (twtop  htop) - (bmain + 2  tftop)  tfmain]
/ (2  tftop + twmain) = 66.6 mm
W utopw = htop  twtop  (zea - twtop / 2) = 130.3 cm3;
W ltopw = 0.0 cm3;
W umaintfl = Afl  (zea - twtop - tfmain / 2) = 117.9 cm3;
W lmaintfl = 0.0 cm3
W umainw = twmain  (zea - (twtop + tfmain))2 / 2 = 8.6 cm3;
W lmainw = twmain  (twtop + hmain - tfmain - zea)2 / 2 = 664.9 cm3;
W mainbfl = Afl  (twtop + hmain - tfmain / 2 - zea) = 904.1 cm3
W pl.y = W utopw + W ltopw + W utopfl + W ltopfl + W umaintfl + W lmaintfl + W umainw +
W lmainw + W mainbfl =1881 cm3
W pl.z = twtop  htop2 / 4 + (btop - twtop)  tftop  (htop - tftop) + tfmain  bmain2 / 2 +
(hmain - 2  tfmain)  twmain2 / 4 =604 cm3
Iz,bf = tfmain  bmain3 / 12 = 454.8 cm4
Iz,tf = Iz,bf = 454.8 cm4
Iz,chw = twtop  htop3 / 12 = 1171.7 cm4
sct = twtop / 2 + (Iz,tf  (twtop + tfmain) / 2) / (Iz,tf + Iz,chw) = 7.2 mm
hs = hmain + twtop - tfmain / 2 - sct = 451.3 mm
es,bf = (Iz,tf + Iz,chw)  hs / (Iz,bf + Iz,tf + Iz,chw) = 352.7 mm
Iz_bf = tfmain  bmain3 / 12 = 454.8 cm4
Iw = 0.72378 dm6
It = Itmain + Ittop = 68.1 cm4
S275
tnom = max(tfmain, twmain, tftop, twtop) = 15 mm
fy = 275 N/mm2
fu = 410 N/mm2
E = 210000 N/mm2
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Maximum loads per wheel

Max. load per wheel due to hoist; Qr,h,max = Qh  (l - emin) / (l  Nw) = 24.3 kN
Max. load per wheel due to crab; Qr,crab,max = Qcrab  (l - emin) / (l  Nw) = 2.2 kN
Load per wheel due to crane; Qr,crane = (Qcrane - Qcrab) / (2  Nw) = 2.5 kN
Max. load per wheel of the loaded crane; Qr,max = Qr,h,max + Qr,crab,max + Qr,crane = 29.0 kN
Sum of the max. loads per runway of loaded crane ; Qr,max = Qr,max  Nw = 57.9 kN

Maximum accompanying loads per wheel

Max. accompanying load per wheel due to hoist; Qr,h,max,acc = Qh  emin / (l  Nw) = 3.3 kN
Max. accompanying load per wheel due to crab; Qr,crab,max,acc = Qcrab  emin / (l  Nw) = 0.3 kN
Max. accompanying load per wheel; Qr,max,acc = Qr,h,max,acc + Qr,crab,max,acc + Qr,crane = 6.0 kN
Sum of the max. accompanying loads per runway ; Qr,max,acc = Qr,max,acc  Nw = 12.1 kN

Minimum loads per wheel

Min. load per wheel of the unloaded crane; Qr,min = Qr,crab,max,acc + Qr,crane = 2.8 kN
Sum of the min. loads per runway unloaded ; Qr,min = Qr,min  Nw = 5.6 kN

Minimum accompanying loads per wheel

Min acc. load per wheel of the unloaded crane ; Qr,min,acc = Qr,crab,max + Qr,crane = 4.7 kN
Sum of the min. acc. loads per runway unloaded ; Qr,min,acc = Qr,min,acc  Nw = 9.4 kN

Longitudinal and transverse forces due to acceleration and deceleration (cl.2.7.2)

Total wheel load; Qr = Qr,max + Qr,max,acc = 70.0 kN
Skew factor 1; 1 = Qr,max / Qr = 0.83
Skew factor 2; 2 = 1 - 1 = 0.17
Skew lever arm; ls = l  (1 - 0.5) = 3600 mm
Number of runway beams; nr = 2
Number of single wheel drives; mw = 1
Minimum load of unloaded crane; Qr,min = mw  Qr,min = 2.8 kN
Drive force on a driven wheel; K =   Qr,min = 0.6 kN
Moment due to drive force; M = K  ls = 2.0 kNm
Transverse force on rail 1; HT,1 = 2  M / aext = 0.2 kN
Transverse force on rail 2; HT,2 = 1  M / aext = 0.8 kN
Longitudinal force; HL,1 = HL,2 = K  1 / nr = 0.3 kN

Longitudinal and transverse forces due to skewing (cl.2.7.4)

Actual wear of rail / guidance means ; yact = 5 mm
Wear of rail / guidance means ; y = max(yact, 0.10  brail) = 5 mm
Skewing angle due to track slip - table.2.7 ; F = max(0.75  xslip, 10 mm) / a ext = 0.00500
Skewing angle due to wear - table.2.7; V = y / aext = 0.00250
Tolerance on wheel directions - table.2.7 ; 0 = 0.00100
Total skewing angle - eq,2.12; skew = min(F + V + 0, 0.015) = 0.00850
Non-positive factor - eq.2.11; fnp = min(0.3  (1 - exp(-250  skew)) ,0.3) = 0.26
Distance from guidance means to wheel pair 1 ; e1 = 0 mm
Distance from guidance means to wheel pair 2 ; e2 = e1 + aw1 = 2000 mm
Sum of wheel pair distances; e = e1 + e2 = 2000 mm
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Sum of the square wheel pair distances ;
Number of pairs of coupled wheels;
Instant. centre of rotation to guidance means dist ;
Force factor;
Guide force;
esq = e12 + e22 = 4000000 mm2
mwheel,pair = 0
hskew = (mwheel,pair  1  2  l2 + esq)/ e = 2000 mm
S = (1 - e / (Nw  hskew)) = 0.500
S = fnp  S  Qr = 9.2 kN

Wheel pair 1
Longitudinal force factor, rail 1 wheel pair 1 ;
Longitudinal force factor, rail 2 wheel pair 1 ;
Transverse force factor, rail 1 wheel pair 1 ;
Transverse force factor, rail 2 wheel pair 1 ;
Longitudinal force, rail 1 wheel pair 1 ;
Longitudinal force, rail 2 wheel pair 1 ;
Transverse force, rail 1 wheel pair 1;
Transverse force, rail 2 wheel pair 1;
Total transverse force, rail 1 wheel pair 1;
Wheel pair 2
Longitudinal force factor, rail 1 wheel pair 2 ;
Longitudinal force factor, rail 2 wheel pair 2 ;
Transverse force factor, rail 1 wheel pair 2 ;
Transverse force factor, rail 2 wheel pair 2 ;
Longitudinal force, rail 1 wheel pair 2 ;
Longitudinal force, rail 2 wheel pair 2 ;
Transverse force, rail 1 wheel pair 2;
Transverse force, rail 2 wheel pair 2;
S,1,1,L = 1  2  l / (Nw  hskew) = 0.393
S,2,1,L = 1  2  l / (Nw  hskew) = 0.393
S,1,1,T = 2 / Nw  (1 - e1 / hskew) = 0.086
S,2,1,T = 1 / Nw  (1 - e1 / hskew) = 0.414
HS,1,1,L = fnp  S,1,1,L  Qr = 7.3 kN
HS,2,1,L = fnp  S,2,1,L  Qr = 7.3 kN
HS,1,1,T = -fnp  S,1,1,T  Qr = -1.6 kN
HS,2,1,T = -fnp  S,2,1,T  Qr = -7.6 kN
HS,1,1,T,max = S + HS,1,1,T = 7.6 kN
S,1,2,L = 1  2  l / (Nw  hskew) = 0.393
S,2,2,L = 1  2  l / (Nw  hskew) = 0.393
S,1,2,T = 2 / Nw  (1 - e2 / hskew) = 0.000
S,2,2,T = 1 / Nw  (1 - e2 / hskew) = 0.000
HS,1,2,L = fnp  S,1,2,L  Qr = 7.3 kN
HS,2,2,L = fnp  S,2,2,L  Qr = 7.3 kN
HS,1,2,T = fnp  S,1,2,T  Qr = 0.0 kN
HS,2,2,T = fnp  S,2,2,T  Qr = 0.0 kN

Horizontal force due to crab acceleration and deceleration - cl.2.7.5

Horizontal force due to crab acceln and deceln ; HT,3 = 0.1  (Qr,crab,max + Qr,h,max) = 2.6 kN

Groups of load factors - ULS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Self weight Qc 1  Q_sup 1  Q_sup 1  Q_sup 4  Q_sup 4  Q_sup 4  Q_sup 1  Q_sup
1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35
Hoist load Qh 2  Q_sup 3  Q_sup - 4  Q_sup 4  Q_sup 4  Q_sup   Q_sup
1.43 1.08 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35
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Accln decln HT, HL 5  Q_sup 5  Q_sup 5  Q_sup 5  Q_sup

2.03 2.03 2.03 2.03
Skewing HS,T, HSL 1  Q_sup
1.35
Acc. crab HT3 1  Q_sup
1.35

Consider load group 5 (critical ULS)

Design values (from analysis)
Design bending moment - major axis ; My,Ed = 87.34 kNm
Design bending moment - minor axis ; Mz,Ed = 15.49 kNm
Design shear force - major axis; Vy,Ed = 69.19 kN
Design shear force - minor axis; Vz,Ed = 10.32 kN
Design compressive force; NEd = 19.62 kN
Torque due to horizontal force acting at rail level acting as a force considered as a couple applied to the flanges
Wheel 1 torque; Td,1 = HS,1,1,T,max  1  Q_sup  (hmain + twtop - (es,bf + tfmain / 2) + hrail) = 1.7 kNm
Wheel 2 torque; Td,2 = HS,1,2,T  1  Q_sup  (hmain + twtop - (es,bf + tfmain / 2) + hrail) = 0.0 kNm
Wheel 1 force due to torque ; Fw,d,1 = Td,1 / hs = 3.7 kN
Wheel 2 force due to torque ; Fw,d,2 = Td,2 / hs = 0.0 kN
Rotation - consider each wheel load in turn and apply the principle of superposition
Rotation  (SCI P385 Appendix C Case 3)
if x <=   L then  = Td  a / (GSEC3  It)  ((1 - )  x /a + ((sinh(  L / a) / tanh(L / a) - cosh(  L / a))  sinh(x / a)))
if x >   L then  = Td  a / (GSEC3  It)  ((L - x)   / a + sinh(  L / a) / tanh(L / a)  sinh(x / a) - sinh(  L / a)  cosh(x / a))
Additional minor moment due to rotation, M z,add,Ed = My,Ed  Torsional bending constant; a = (ESEC3  Iw / (GSEC3  It))0.5 =
1663 mm

Additional max. minor moment due to rotation Mz,add,Ed,max,total = 1.81 kNm

Additional min. minor moment due to rotation Mz,add,Ed,min,total = 0.00 kNm
Additional minor design moment due to rotation Mz,add,Ed = max(abs(Mz,add,Ed,max,total), abs(Mz,add,Ed,min,total)) = 1.81 kNm
St Venant torsion - consider each wheel load in turn and apply the principle of superposition
First derivative of rotation ' (SCI P385 Appendix C Case 3)
if x <=   L then ' = Td / (GSEC3  It)  ((1 - ) + ((sinh(  L / a) / tanh(L / a) - cosh(  L / a))  cosh(x / a)))
if x >   L then ' = Td / (GSEC3  It)  (- + sinh(  L / a) / tanh(L / a)  cosh(x / a) - sinh(  L / a)  sinh(x / a))
Design value of the internal St Venant torsion moment ; Tt,Ed = GSEC3  It  '
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Max. St Venant torsion design moment; Tt,Ed,max,total_r1 = 0.50 kNm

Min. St Venant torsion design moment ; Tt,Ed,min,total_r1 = -0.60 kNm
St Venant torsion design moment ; Tt,Ed,total = max(abs(Tt,Ed,max,total_r1), abs(Tt,Ed,min,total_r1)) = 0.60 kNm
Warping - consider each wheel load in turn and apply the principle of superposition
Second derivative of rotation '' (SCI P385 Appendix C Case 3)
if x <=   L then '' = Td / (GSEC3  It  a)  (sinh(  L / a) / tanh(L / a) - cosh(  L / a))  sinh(x / a)
if x >   L then '' = Td / (GSEC3  It  a)  (sinh(  L / a)  sinh(x / a) / tanh(L / a) - sinh(  L / a)  cosh(x / a))
Warping design moment, M w,Ed = ESEC3  Iw  '' / hs

Max. warping design moment; Mw,Ed,max,total_r1 = 0.00 kNm

Min. warping design moment; Mw,Ed,min,total_r1 = -2.75 kNm
Warping design moment ; Mw,Ed = max(abs(Mw,Ed,max,total_r1), abs(Mw,Ed,min,total_r1)) = 2.75 kNm
Internal compression parts subject to compression - Table 5.2 (sheet 1 of 3)
Channel web; Ratio = bmain / twtop = 19.225
Channel web; Ratio = (htop / 2 - bmain / 2 - tftop) / twtop = 4.887
Ratiocrit = 19.2 = 21   <= 33  ;Class 1

Internal compression parts subject to bending and compression - Table 5.2 (sheet 1 of 3)
Beam web (cons. assume NA is at middepth) ; Ratio = dmain / twmain = 45.289
cl = min((hmain / 2 + NEd / (2  twmain  fy) - (tfmain + rmain)) / dmain, 1) = 0.510
Ratiocrit = 45.3 = 49   <= 396   / (13  cl - 1); Class 1

Outstand flanges - Table 5.2 (sheet 2 of 3)

Channel flange; Ratio = (btop - twtop - r1top) / tftop = 5.000
Beam flange; Ratio = (htop / 2 - tftop - r1top) / tfmain = 6.933
Ratiocrit = 6.9 = 8   <= 9  ; Class 1
Section is class 1
Check shear - Section 6.2.6
Height of web; hwmain = hmain - 2  tfmain = 428 mm;  = 1.000
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hwmain / twmain = 47.6 = 51.4   /  < 72   / 

Design shear force;
Shear area - cl 6.2.6(3);
Design shear resistance - cl 6.2.6(2) ;
Shear stress due to St Venant torsion ;
Reduced shear resistance due to torsion - eq 6.26 ; Vc,y,Rd = Vpl,T,y,Rd = (1 - t,Ed / (1.25  (fy / (3)) / M0))  Vpl,y,Rd = 675.5 kN
Design shear force;
Shear area - cl 6.2.6(3);
Design shear resistance - cl 6.2.6(2) ;
Shear stress due to St Venant torsion ;
Reduced shear resistance due to torsion - eq 6.26 ; Vc,z,Rd = Vpl,T,z,Rd = (1 - t,Ed / (1.25  (fy / (3)) / M0))  Vpl,z,Rd = 613.5 kN
Check bending moment - Section 6.2.5
Design bending moment;
Design bending resistance moment - eq 6.13 ;
My,Ed / Mpl,y,Rd = 0.169
PASS - Design bending resistance moment exceeds design bending moment
Slenderness ratio for lateral torsional buckling
Factor;
Symmetry centre;
Loading factor;
Loading factor (NCCI for parabolic curve) ;
Loading factor (NCCI for parabolic curve) ;
Correction factor (approx.) (Table 6.6);
Poissons ratio;
Shear modulus;
Unrestrained effective length;
Distance from shear centre to level of load ;
Elastic critical buckling moment ;
Slenderness ratio for lateral torsional buckling ;
Limiting slenderness ratio ;
Check buckling resistance - Section 6.3.2.1
Buckling curve - Table 6.3;
Imperfection factor - Table 6.4;
LTB reduction determination factor;
Shear buckling resistance can be ignored
Vy,Ed = 69.19 kN
Av = max(Amain - 2  bmain  tfmain + (twmain + 2  rmain)  tfmain,   hwmain 
twmain) = 4382 mm2
Vpl,y,Rd = Av  (fy / (3)) / M0 = 695.8 kN
t,Ed = Tt,Ed,total  twmain / Itmain = 11.42 N/mm2
Vy,Ed / Vpl,T,y,Rd = 0.102
PASS - Design shear resistance exceeds design shear force
Vz,Ed = 10.32 kN
Av = bmain  tfmain - (twmain + 2  rmain)  tfmain + Atop - 2  btop  tftop + (twtop +
r1top)  tftop = 4064 mm2
Vpl,z,Rd = Av  (fy / (3)) / M0 = 645.2 kN
t,Ed = Tt,Ed,total  tfmain / Itmain = 19.03 N/mm2
Vz,Ed / Vpl,T,z,Rd = 0.017
PASS - Design shear resistance exceeds design shear force
My,Ed = 87.3 kNm
Mc,y,Rd = Mpl,y,Rd = W pl.y  fy / M0 = 517.4 kNm
f = (Iytop + bmain3  tfmain / 12) / (Iytop + 2  (bmain3  tfmain / 12)) = 0.919
zj = 0.4  hs  (2  f - 1) = 151 mm
C1 = min(1 / k c2, C1,limit) = 1.132
C2 = 0.454
C3 = 0.52
kc = 0.94
 = 0.3
G = E / [2  (1 + )] = 80769 N/mm2
L = Ls1 = 6000 mm
zg = hmain + twtop + hrail - (tfmain / 2 + es,bf) = 161 mm
Mcr = C1  2  E  Iz / L2  ((Iw / Iz + L2  G  It / (2  E  Iz) + (C2  zg - C3
 zj)2) - (C2  zg - C3  zj)) = 655.4 kNm
LT = (W pl.y  fy / Mcr) = 0.889
LT,0 = 0.4
Lateral torsional buckling cannot be ignored
c
LT = 0.49
LT = 0.5  (1 + LT  (LT - 0.2) + LT2) = 1.063
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LTB reduction factor - eq 6.56; LT = min(1 / (LT + (LT2 - LT2)), 1) = 0.607
Design buckling resistance moment - eq 6.55 ; Mb,Rd = LT  W pl.y  fy / M1 = 314 kNm
My,Ed / Mb,y,Rd = 0.278
PASS - Design buckling resistance exceeds design buckling moment
Check bending moment - Section 6.2.5
Design bending moment; Mz,Ed,total = Mz,Ed + Mz,add,Ed = 17.3 kNm
Design bending resistance moment - eq 6.13 ; Mc,z,Rd = Mpl,z,Rd = W pl.z  fy / M0 = 166 kNm
Mz,Ed,total / Mpl,z,Rd = 0.104
PASS - Design bending resistance moment exceeds design bending moment
Check warping moment
Warping moment in flange ; Mw,Ed = 2.75 kNm
Plastic modulus of flange; W pl.f = tfmain  bmain2 / 4 = 88.70 cm3
Design warping resistance of flange ; Mw,Rd = W pl.f  fy / M0 = 24.39 kNm
Mw,Ed / Mw,Rd = 0.113
PASS - Bending resistance in one flange exceeds the design warping moment
Combined bending and torsion (EN1993-6 Annex A)
Equiv. uniform moment factor (parabolic curve) ; Cmz = 0.95
Characteristic moment resistance - y axis ; My,Rk = W pl.y  fy = 517.4 kNm
Characteristic moment resistance - z axis ; Mz,Rk = W pl.z  fy = 166 kNm
Characteristic warping resistance ; Mw,Rk = W pl.f  fy = 24.4 kNm
Interaction factors; kw = 0.7 - 0.2  Mw,Ed / (Mw,Rk / M1) = 0.68
kzw = 1 - Mz,Ed,total / (Mz,Rk / M1) = 0.90
k = 1 / (1 - My,Ed / Mcr) = 1.15
Interaction formula eqn A.1; My,Ed / (LT  My,Rk / M1) + Cmz  Mz,Ed,total / (Mz,Rk / M1) + kw  kzw  k  Mw,Ed
/ (Mw,Rk / M1) = 0.456
PASS - Combined bending and torsion check satisfied
Biaxial bending
N = 1
N = 1
For bi-axial bending - eq.6.41; [My,Ed / Mpl,y,Rd]N + [Mz,Ed,total / Mpl,z,Rd]N = 0.273
PASS - Biaxial bending utilisation is acceptable
Resistance of web to wheel loads EN1993-1-5 Section 6
Design wheel loading; Fz,Ed = Qr,h,max  2  Q_sup + (Qr,crab,max + Qr,crane)  1  Q_sup = 41.1 kN
Rail fixity; Crane rail rigidly fixed to flange
Effective width of flange; beff = min(bf,rail + 0.75  hrail + tfmain + twtop, bmain) = 154 mm
Effective second moment of area of flange ; If,eff = beff  (tfmain + twtop)3 / 12 = 16 cm4
Second moment of area of rail, inc. wear (approx.) ; Irail = 0.753  Iyy,rail = 38 cm4
Second mnt of area of rail & flange (conservative) ; Irf = Irail + If,eff = 54 cm4
Effective loaded length - EN1993-6 Table 5.1 ; leff_T5.1 = 3.25  (Irf / twmain)1/3 = 126.9 mm
Length of stiff bearing - EN1993-6 eq 6.1 ; ss = leff_T5.1 - 2  (tfmain + twtop) = 81 mm
Effective loaded length factor, m 1 - eq 6.8; m1 = bmain / twmain = 17.09
Effective loaded length factor, m 2 - eq 6.9; m2 = 0.02  (hwmain / (tfmain + twtop))2 = 6.93
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Effectivelength - eq 6.13; le = min(kF  ESEC3  twmain2 / (2  fy  hwmain), ss) = 81 mm

Effective loaded length - eq 6.10;
Stiffener reduction factor - figure 6.1(c) ;
Critical buckling resistance - eqn 6.5 ;
Limiting reduction factor - eq 6.4 ;
Reduction factor for effective length - eq 6.3 ;
Effective length for resist to trans. forces eq 6.2 ;
Resistance to local buckling - eq 6.1 ;
Consider load group 5 (critical SLS)
Reversible behaviour 7.5
SLS moment (from analysis);
SLS shear (from analysis);
Direct stress in the longitudinal direction ;
Direct stress in the transverse direction ;
Coexisting shear stress;
Direct stress limiting value;
Shear stress limiting value;
Combined stress check - eq.7.2a ;
Combined stress check - eq.7.2b ;
Combined stress check - eq.7.2c ;
Combined stress check - eq.7.2e ;
Check horizontal deflection - Section 7.3
Horizontal deflection due to torsional rotation ;
Maximum deflection taken by one flange;
Allowable deflection (Table 7.1);
Check vertical deflection - Section 7.3
Maximum deflection from analysis;
Allowable deflection (Table 7.2);
Vertical end reactions
LG1
Maximum 72.5
Minimum 0.0
ly = min(ss + 2  (tfmain + twtop)  (1 + (m1 + m2)), le + (tfmain + twtop)  (m1 / 2
+ (le / (tfmain + twtop))2 + m2), le + (tfmain + twtop)  (m1 + m2)) = 194 mm
kF = min(2 + 6  ss / hwmain, 6) = 3.13
Fcr = 0.9  kF  ESEC3  twmain3 / hwmain = 1008.9 kN
F = (ly  twmain  fy / Fcr) = 0.689
F = min(0.5 / F, 1.0) = 0.726
Leff = F  ly = 140 mm
FRd = fy  Leff  twmain / M1 = 347.6 kN
Fz,Ed / FRd = 0.118
PASS - Design resistance of web exceeds applied wheel load
Msls = 64.7 kNm
Vsls = 51.2 kN
x,Ed,ser = Msls / W el.y_btm = 46.2 N/mm2
z,Ed,ser = Qr,max / (leff_T5.1  twmain) = 25.4 N/mm2
Ed,ser = Vsls / Av = 12.6 N/mm2
lim = fy / M,ser = 250.0 N/mm2
lim = fy / ((3)  M,ser) = 144.3 N/mm2
x,Ed,ser = 46.2 N/mm2
Ed,ser = 12.6 N/mm2
(x,Ed,ser2 + 3  Ed,ser2) = 51.1 N/mm2
(x,Ed,ser2 + z,Ed,ser2 - x,Ed,ser z,Ed,ser + 3  Ed,ser2) = 45.6 N/mm2
PASS - Combined stress checks are less than permissible
,Ed = Mz,add,Ed / My,Ed  (hmain - tfmain / 2 - es,bf + twtop + hrail) = 5.8 mm
z,fl,Ed = z,Ed  Iy / (Iytop + Izmain / 2) + ,Ed = 8.9 mm
z,lim = L / 600 = 10.0 mm
z,fl,Ed / z,lim = 0.895
PASS - Allowable deflection exceeds design deflection
y,Ed = 2.7 mm
y,lim = min(L / 600, 25mm) = 10.0 mm
y,Ed / y,lim = 0.27
PASS - Allowable deflection exceeds design deflection
Factored vertical end reactions (kN)
LG2 LG3 LG4 LG5 LG6
58.3 14.6 69.2 69.2 69.2
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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Unfactored vertical end reactions (kN)

LG1 LG2 LG3 LG4 LG5 LG6
Maximum 51.2 51.2 10.8 51.2 51.2 51.2
Minimum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Horizontal end reactions

Factored horizontal end reactions (kN)
LG1 LG2 LG3 LG4 LG5 LG6
Maximum 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 10.3 6.0
Minimum -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -10.3 0.0

Unfactored horizontal end reactions (kN)

LG1 LG2 LG3 LG4 LG5 LG6
Maximum 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 7.6 4.4
Minimum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -7.6 0.0