Q1) Redesign the plate girder using thin web plate

Particulars Symbol Value Unit

STEP 1) : Given & Known

Maximum Bending moment Mz 4000 KN.M
Maximum Shear force FZ 700 KN.M
Ultimate strength of weld Fu 410 kn
Yield strength of steel FY 250
Assume web plate of 1200 x 12 mm size d 1200 mm
tw 12 mm
partial safety factor γmo 1.1 MPA
γm1 1.25
2
Area of flange Af 14667 mm
tf 29.55 mm
Thickness of flange provide tf 35 mm
bf 496.35 mm
Width of flange provide bf 500 mm

section classifaction
Clear depth of section D 1270
outstand of flange of section b 250
b/tf of flange of section b/tfb 7.142857143
<8.4
𝛽 1
plastic

k = d/tw k 100
𝜺 1
okk
450
1200
1270

12

35

STEP 2) : Bending Moment capacity

3
plastic section modulus ZP 21612500 mm
Design Bending Moment Md 4911.93 KN.M
Md > M Z SAFE

STEP 3) : Shear resistance of web

 k < 200𝜺 okk
k < 345𝜺 okk
Elastic crtical shear stress of web
Kv 5.35
𝜇 0.3
E 200000
𝜏𝑐𝑟 96.71 N/mm
2

non-dimensional web slenderness ratio 𝝀 1.22

>1.20
okk

Shear stress corresponding to buckling 𝝉𝑏 96.97 N/mm

2

Shear force corresponding to buckling Vcr 1396.37

SAFE

STEP 3) : Lateral torsional buckling

As the compression flange is restrained , there is no need to check lateral buckling

STEP 4) : Load Carrying stiffners

AT the position wheel load

Local capacity of web b1 0 mm
n2 175 mm
Fw 477.27 kn
Buckling Resistance n1 635 mm
fcd 24.3 N/mm2
370.33 kn
Stiffeneer is not required

AT the support Stiffener is required

Try a pair of 220 x 12 mm flats
Maximum permissible outstand 320 mm
>220
Maximum effective outstand 224 mm
<220
Core area of the stiffener is reduced to 2 x 200 x 16mm
bq 220 mm
tq 12 mm

Check Siffener for buckling

Area of stiffener A 8160 mm2
moment of inertia of stiffener Ix 92343680 mm4
radius of gyration r 106.38 mm
slenderness ratio 𝜆 7.9
FROM table 9c of the code fcd 226 N/mm2
Buckling resistance fqd 1844.16 kn
fqd> fz SAFE
Check for bearing capacity of stiffener
2
area of stiffener in contact with flange Aq 4920 mm
Fpsd 1691250 kn
Fpsd > fz SAFE

Torsional restraint provided by end stiffener

2
A 49400 mm
4
Iy 729339466.7 mm
ry 121.51 mm
𝜆 164.6
𝛼 0.001107291
Is 26991046.12
Is (provided) 85184000
Is (provided) > Is SAFE

End stiffener connection

width available for welding bs 205
Length of weld 1170
Net area of stiffener An 2460 mm2
Size of weld s 10 mm
Tension capacity of one plate Tdn 726.192 kn
Shear per unit length q1 0.620676923 kn/mm
Strength of weld per unit length Fwd 0.808290377
Fwd>q1 SAFE