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OSSAIMI APPARTMENTS AND BEACH RESORT

JUMEIRAH, DUBAI, UAE
GRC COLUMN FIXING CALCULATION - rev 11
27-07-2015
GRC COLUMN - ELEVATION - SECTION

SS 10 mm threaded rod
Tributary area

Tributary area

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Design for the bolt fixing support for the grc crown
detail

SS 10 mm rod

steel bracket 50x50x6mm

Compute for the Weight of GRC

Given :
GRC Unit Wt. =
For Steel :
E=
Steel Unit Wt. =

2000 Kg/M

200000 MPa
7850 Kg/M

Compute for the section area of the crown:

As =
Vol =

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73880 mm
diam =
0.07388 M
As ( )
0.07388(3.141592654 x 2.4)
0.557 M

2400 mm

For threaded rod:

Wt .2 = 1/2 Wt.1
Vol =
wt.2 =
2732.5 N
Check for Shear on bolt
Compute for GRC Wt.
fv =
Wt.2
As
Wt.1 = Unit Wt. x Vol
2732.5
Wt.1 = 2000 ( 0.557 )
78.54
1114.084 Kg x 9.81
fv =
34.79 N/mm
10929.17 N ( divided by 2) as per tributary area
Wt.1 = 5464.583
say Wt.1 =
5465 N
Allow. Fv = 0.4Fy = 0.4(250)
Allow. Fv =
100 N/mm
OK
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5465 N
Check for the strength of the
Steel Bracket
724 mm
630 mm

section of
50 x 50 x 6mm angle

Section Area (50 x 50 x 6)

Atot =
564
mm
A1 =
300
mm
A2 =
264
mm
A1

178
555

84

y1 = 3
y2 = 28

y2
Compute for the Moment
M = GRC Wt. ( 84 )
M = 5465 (84)
M=
459060 N-mm

A2
by area moment method, s =
Atot (s) = A1 y1 + A2 y2
564 s = 300( 3 ) + 264( 28 )
s=
8292
564
s=
14.70

Check for the Bending

fb = M c
I
fb =
fb =

but c = 50 - s
c = 35.30

I = bh + A a
12
but a1 =

459060 x 35.3
137624
117.74 N/mm

s - y1
11.70
a2 = y2 - s
13.30
I1 = (50)(6) + 300(11.7)
12
4
41981.94 mm
I2 = (6)(44) + 264(13.3)
12

Allow. Fb = 0.66 Fy since Fy < 65 Ksi

allow. Fb = 0.66(250) =

165 N/mm

Check for Deflection

95642.02 mm
def =

Pa(3 L - a)

a = 84

6EI
a = 7056
def =
(5465)(7056)(3(178)-84)
6(200000) 137624

def =

1.74E+10
1.65E+11
0.105 mm

Allow. Def = L/240 = 178(240) =

I = I1 + I2=

4
137624 mm

OK
0.742 mm
trib. Area = 563884 mm

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5465 N

X
at joint b

5465 N
fba
b

fdb
Sum of forces along Y-axis = 0 = fdb(250/555) - 5465
fdb = 5465(555)
250
12132.3 N (compression)
Sum of forces along X axis = 0 = 12132.3(546/555) - fba
fba = 11935.56 N ( tension)
For compression, check for the slenderness of member fdb
KL/r =
Compute for r:
r=
r=
r=
KL/r =
Check for Cc
Cc =

where K = 1
L=
I
A
137624
564
15.62
35.53

2(E)
Fy
Cc = 2(200000)
250
Cc =
125.66

Note :
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see Mungo Fixing Design Calc

for the anchor bolts
5

555

mm

since KL/r < Cc use the allow. Fa

1 - 0.5(KL/r) x Fy
Fa =
Cc
5 + 3(KL/r) - 1(KL/r)
3 8(Cc)
8(Cc)
Fa =

Fa =
fa =
fa =

240.01
1.770

(KL/r)/Cc= 0.282732

(KL/r)/Cc= 0.079938
135.61 N/mm (allowable)
(KL/r)/Cc= 0.022601
P
A
5465
fa =
9.69 N/mm
564
OK, less than allow.

At the Crown

SS threaded rod 10mm diam.

Check for the Wind Load

Wp =

1.3 Kpa

Fw = Wp ( Ta )
Ta =

563884 mm
0.563884 M

Fw = 1.3(0.563884)
0.73305 KN
Fw =
733.05 N
Say Fw =

735 N

For Shear
fv =

A area of sect. =
78.54 mm
P
sum of forces along x-axis
A
Fx = 0 = Fw - 3r
245
r=
Fw
78.54
3
fv =
3.12 N/mm
735
OK, less than allowable
3
r=
245 N
the reaction is
small
Allow. Fv = 0.4 Fy = 0.4(250) = 100 N/mm
At the column
Wp =

2.09 Kpa

Fw = Wp ( Ta )
Ta =

1124680 mm
1.12468 M

Fw = 2.09(1.12468)
2.35058 KN
Fw = 2350.58 N
Say Fw =
2350 N
1100
Solve for r:
Sum of forces along y = 2r - Fw = 0
2r =
2350 N
r=
1175 N
less than 10KN, it is safe
1.175 KN
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For the GRC Column

Tributary Area

2995

1515

Tributary height =
Diameter =
Average thickness=
Area =

2995 mm
1100 mm
30 mm

Arch length x height

851 x 2995
2548745 mm

Compute for the Volume

Vol = Area x ave thick
Vol = (2548745 x 30 )
Vol = 76462350 mm
0.076462 M
Compute for the Wt.
Wt. = Unit wt x Volume
Wt. = 2000 x 0.076462
152.92 Kg x 9.81
1500.191 N
say Wt. =
1500 N
r = Wt./2
r = 1500 /2 =
750 N
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Check for Shear on the bolt SS 10mm :

fv = r/A =
750
78.54
fv =
9.55 N/mm OK, less than allow.
Allow. Fv = 0.4Fy = 0.4(250) = 100 N/mm

Tributary height =
Diameter =
Average thickness=
Area =

2950
1100
30

Arch length x height

743 x 2950
2191850 mm

Compute for the Volume

Vol = Area x ave thick
Vol = (2191850 x 30 )
Vol = 65755500 mm
0.065756 M
Compute for the Wt.
Wt. = Unit wt x Volume
Wt. = 2000 x 0.065756
131.51 Kg x 9.81
1290.123 N
say Wt. =
r = Wt./2
r = 1290 /2 =

1290 N

645 N

The design of 10 mm rod is OK

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Check for Shear on the bolt SS 10mm :

fv = r/A =
645
78.54
fv =
8.21 N/mm OK, less than allow.
Allow. Fv = 0.4Fy = 0.4(250) = 100 N/mm

30 mm
average thickness

compute for the centroid of the section

A1 =
A2 =
A3 =
A4 =
A5 =
A6 =
A7 =

839(30)
100(30)
350(30)
70(30)
396(30)
432(30)
545(30)

25170
3000
10500
2100
11880
12960
16350
81960

x1 =
x2 =
x3 =
x4 =
x5 =
x6 =
x7 =

419.5
824
1014
1174
1031
678
272.5

Solve for the centroid of the section or dist x

by Area moment method:
81960 x =

25170(419.5) + 3000(824) + 10500(1014) + 2100(1174) + 11880(1031)+

12960(678) + 16350(272.5)
x=
629.99

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