Design of Galvanised hi-Tensile C-Purlins to BS5950 : Part 5, 1987 : Cl 5.

Job Title : Purlin Design

Date : 9/11/2014

Purlin on sloping roof (simply supported)

1) Dimensions
The span of the purlins L = 3.6 m
Spacing of purlins (on slope) s = 1.2 m
Rafter slope β = 15 ° 0.2618 rad

2) Loadings
Roofing self-weight (on slope) = 3.11 kg/m² = 0.035 kN/m
Self weight of purlins = 2.21 kg/m² = 0.02 kN/m
Insulation, tie rods, & accessories = 0.5 kN/m
Total dead loads DL = 0.56 kN/m
Imposed load, (on plan) LL = 0.25 kN/m² = 0.29 kN/m

Unfactored loads DL + LL = 0.85 kN/m

Design loads Wx = 1.4DL + 1.6LL = 1.24 kN/m
Use W = 1.24 kN/m to design

For simply supported span,

Design maximum bending Mx = WL²/8
moment = 2.01 kN/m

3) Purlin dimensions
Try Purlin Type: C7516
D = 75 mm Mass = 2.21 kg/m
B = 45 mm Ix = 0.231 x106 mm4
L = 12 mm Zx = 6.16 x103 mm3
t = 1.6 mm E = 205000 N/mm²

Y (min. yield stress) = 450 N/mm²

Py (Design strength) = 450 N/mm² (BS 5950: Part 5 Cl. 3.3.2)
(High tensile galvanised steel)

4) Bending stress calculation

Design Moment, Mx = 2.013 kNm
Bending Stress at x-x Mx/Zx = 326.75 N/mm² (MPa)

For BS5950, Part 5 Cl. 5.2.2.2

Max. allowable bending stress, P0 = [1.13-0.0019(D/t) (Ys/280)^1/2] Py
= 457.6917 N/mm² (MPa)

Factor of safety on bending stress, P0 / (Mx/Zx) = 1.401 PASS

5) Deflection Check
Ratio of Deflection limits = span / 200
Deflection limits, dl = 18 mm

For 3.6 meters, simply supported

Deflection, D = 5/384 WL4/EIx
= 57.3811 mm