DESIGN 

OF MULLIONS AND TRANSOM FRAMING SLIDING DOOR  
DESIGN DATA
1. Steel Grade S275 (Based on BS 5950-1:2000-Table 9)
- Modulus of Elasticity,Est = 205000 N/mm2
- Design Strength,Pyst = 275 N/mm2
- Bearing Strength,Pbsst = 460 N/mm2
2 Design Reference

- BS 5950:Part 1:2000

TRANSOM (BLUE) CHECKING (250x150x8.0mm thk. RHS)
Max Load (Window+Timber Fin+etc) = 400kg
Max Load (Sliding Door) (approx.) = 725kg
Live Load = 0.75 kN/m2
Wind Load = 0.65 kN/m2
Total load (P) = 11.45kN
Total load (UDL) = 5.346 kN/m
i. Moment
M (analysis beam) = 95.24 kNm
ii. Shear
Fv (analysis beam) = 39.63 kN
iii. Section Modulus
Sx = M/py
= 95.24x106/275x10-3
= 346.33 cm3 Sx= 501cm3 ........…... OK
iv. Check for shear capacity at the support
Fv = 39.63 kN
Shear capacity Pv = 0.6pyAD/(D+B)
= 627kN Pv > Fv ......................... OK
v. Check section for moment capacity
M = 95.24 kNm
Mcx = pySx
= 275x501x10-3
= 137.78 kNm Mcx> M ........................OK
vi. Deflection
= 8400/360
= 23.33mm
Actual deflection on loads:
i) δLL = 21.40mm …..OK
 ii) δWL = 18.57mm …..OK
iii) δDL = 11.39mm

*The allowable DL deflection is 10mm, hence the member shall be chamber 10mm
during installation
δactualDL = 11.39mm - 10mm
= 1.39mm ……OK
MULLIONS (RED) CHECKING (150x150x6.0mm thk. SHS)
Max Load (Window+Timber Fin+etc) = 400kg
Live Load = 0.75 kN/m2
Wind Load = 0.65 kN/m2
Load (P) = 2.5kN
Load (P) = 39.63kN
Total Load = 42.13 kN
Efective Length, 1.0L = 3350mm
Compression Resistance, Pc = Agpc
Ag = 35.8cm2
λ = 57.26
pc = 242 N/mm2
Pc = 3580x242x10-3
= 866.36 kN ……. OK
Axial compression load, Fc = 42.13 kN
Mx = 6.94 kNm
My =0
Mbs = PbSx
= 49.50 kNm
(Fc/Pc) + (Mx/Mbs) + (My/PyZy) ≤ 1
(42.13/866.36) + (6.94/49.5) + 0 = 0.18 ≤ 1 …… OK
APPENDIX
150x150x6.0mm thk

250x150x8.0mm thk