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5.6 Joints to Control Deformation and

Cracking

67 w, only transverse stiffeners are

required; and When d/tw > 200 w,
transverse as well as longitudinal stiffeners
are required. In plate girder, the web is
always slender, as d/tw > 126 w, and
therefore it needs stiffening. Check 3:
Moment capacity as per the clause 8.2.1 or
8.2.2 depending on whether the plate girder
is laterally supported or unsupported.zp=
bf.tf.(D-tf). Md> Mmax hence allowed. Check:
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web
capacity
clause
8.4
and
8.4.1.Connection design b/w flange plate and
web plate: (welded connection): Resultant
shear tauR=sqrt(tauv2+tauh2)

Assume the self-weight of the girder. (The

self-weight w may be assumed as equal to
W/200 where w is in kN/m and W is the total
factored load applied to the girder in kN).
Estimate the live loads. Calculate the
maximum bending moment and shear force
in the plate girder.2. Approximate depth of
plate girder: 1/12-1/20=D. Assuming flange
only resisting B.M and web resists S.F. The
flange plate area is obtained by assuming
that the flanges resist only B.M., so that, BM
= (Af fyd)/ mo , Therefore, Af = (BM
mo)/ fy.d. The width of the flange plate b, is
generally 0.3 times the depth of the web.
Thickness of the plate: A/width. The ratio
b/2tf must be less than 8.4.Assume depth
thickness tw: 12-16mm.Checks: page 18
flange=b/tf < 8.4E flange is plastic. Web=
d/tw > 67e and also 126e so web is slender
and required strengthening and it required
check for shear buckling.

5.7.3 TauH= VAy/bIzz N/mm, TauV= N/mm.

Shear strength of weld per mm=07*S*fud
(fud=189.37).Assume both side weld is to be
provided so tauR=2(07*S*fud).Page 79 for
minimum weld side. Provide intermittent
weld of 100 mm. Shear*p*tw=2(07*S*fud)
*100. Compression flange=12t,200,160 (min)
Tension flange= 16t,200,160.
Check for validity of spacing & stiffeners
provided of 16 mm for panel ABCD as shown
in fig:

5.7 Chases, Recesses and Holes

cl. 8.4.2.1 (p.59) In case of plate girder with

stiffener, resistance to shear buckling is to
be verified when d/tw > [67 sqrt(Kv/5.35)].
Actual shear V is the max s.f @the support.
Vd= Vn or Vcr/ gammam0 page 59. Similarly
for other one.

Check for serviceability: page: 63 assuming

the spacing of stiffeners 1600. Check 1:
Serviceability requirement (cl. 8.6.1.1, p.63)
When only transverse stiffeners are provided
along the depth of the web, d/tw 200 w.
5.7.1
Compression
flange
buckling
requirement (cl. 8.6.1.2, p.64). In order to
avoid the buckling of the compression flange
into web and when only transverse stiffeners
are provided, for c < 1.5d, where c =
spacing of the transverse stiffeners and d =
depth of web, d/tw 345f , f =
sqrt(250/fyf) for flange This situation occurs
when the flange is semi-compact, being
vulnerable to buckle before the yield takes
place.

5.7.4 Curtailment of flange plate: Assuming

the thickness of the plate to be reduced to
half of the original thickness. Resistance
capacity of the section Mr for the P.G @
support.
Mp= Bb*zp*fy/gamm. Shape
factor= 1.14 zp=1.14*ze. Ze=Izz/y. Make the
reaction of moment and equate it with mp
and find x. Assuming min weld size required
to be used = 10 mm. Strength of weld (Ws)
= .7*10*189. Assuming effective length of
weld
50mm.
c/c
spacing
of
weld=((Ws*n)/Vh)*effective length. Calculate
shear force, Vh= VAy/bI (N/mm). V is at shear
force
at
distance
x.
Min
of
12t,16t,200,value).

5.7.2 Since d/tw is restricted to 200 for the

serviceability requirement of flange, the
buckling into web is automatically controlled
for identical yield strength of the flange and
the web. In general, When d/tw 67 w, no
stiffeners are required; When 200 w d/tw
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5.7.5
Design of load bearing stiffeners:
checking the req of load carrying stiffeners.
Buckling strength of web to be compared
with point load. Buckiling strength of web:
(b1+n1)tw*fcd . B1=0 (as no. of plate is
one). Assuming load has been dispersing on
both side at 45* n1=(2*D)/2 for support it
would be one. Fcd = Design compression
strength based on slenderness ratio Kl/r.
considering area of cross-section of web
here, (b1+n1)tw. Fcd is found from
lamda=Le/gammay. Le = .7d where d =
depth of strut b/w flanges, gammay=
tw/sqrt(12). Table 9(c)-is 800 . the buckling
strength will be less than point load.

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A=
(14tq*2
+
20tq)*12.
Lamda=Le/gammay. G=sqrt(Ieff/Aeff). Check
Clause 8.7.4 Fw> given point load. Check:
clause 8.7.5.2 Fpsd > Fx. Design of load
bearing stiffners under the point load:
similarly as above. Assume the pair 160*8
mm Check for bearing strength. Design of
connection: Design of weld for load bearing
stiffeners at the support. Assuming size of
weld as 6mm for connecting web plate to lbs
at support. Assuming length of weld=40mm.
strength of weld = .7*6*187.37= Ws. c/c
spacing of weld=((Ws*n)/Vh)*eff length. N
assuming stiffeners on both side for both
stiffeners. Vh=S.F/D.Clear spacing= c/c
spacing-eff length.
The fillet weld will be in the plan of load as
well as moment as shown in figure and
therefore it will be subjected to shear
because of tension as well as vertical shear.
Calculation of bending moment to be
resisted by splice plate: B.M of web plate
*(Iweb plate/ Igross plate). Each plate will be
subjected to B.M.S.P/2 and Shear force also
S.F/2. For calculating size of weld to be
provided for connecting splice plate with the
web plate equate the strength of weld with
the resultant shear. Strength of weld= .
7*S*189.4. Assuming length of weld along
the span for each of the web splice as
400mm. Considering the weld as line weld i.e
thickness is to be considered as unity and
therefore total length of weld= Centroid of
weld x bar=. Taking moment of all areas
about plane AD and calculating Ixx, Iyy, Ip.
Shear due to tension at point shear B= T*r/Ip
where r = distance for point load
hypotaneous T is bending moment. Vertical
shear= S.F/ total area. Resultane shear. From
that equate it with strength of weld and find
thickness(s).

6. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Design of load bearing stiffeners at spport
along with the design of connection: Cl.
8.7.1.8 pg 65. Try pair of stiffeners 200 * 12
mm. care section is to be taken with
outstand limited to 14tq as shown in fig as
per clause 8.7.1.2. Calculate buckling
resistance of the lbs and equate with its
support reaction. Buckling resistance of
stiffeners = eff area * fcd clause 8.7.1.5 pg

using fillet weld. Find moment at 10 m from

support and also S.F. Assume two num of
splicing plate one on each
fillet weld will be in the plan of load as well
as moment as shown in figure and therefore
it will be subjected to shear because of
tension as well as vertical shear. Calculation
of bending moment to be resisted by splice
plate: B.M of web plate *(Iweb plate/ Igross
plate). Each plate will be subjected to
B.M.S.P/2 and Shear force also S.F/2. For

6.1.2
side here provided dimension as
shown in figure as D-100*800. Assuming
bending stress is same for web and splice
plate; F(1/6*tw*dw^2) = F`(2*1/6*ts*ds^2) F
will be cut from both side. Splice connected
to web plate by continuous fillet weld. The

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calculating size of weld to be provided for

connecting splice plate with the web plate
equate the strength of weld with the
resultant shear. Strength of weld= .
7*S*189.4. Assuming length of weld along
the span for each of the web splice as
400mm. Considering the weld as line weld i.e
thickness is to be considered as unity and
therefore total length of weld= Centroid of
weld x bar=. Taking moment of all areas
about plane AD and calculating Ixx, Iyy, Ip.
Shear due to tension at point shear B= T*r/Ip
where r = distance for point load
hypotaneous T is bending moment. Vertical
shear= S.F/ total area. Resultane shear. From
that equate it with strength of weld and find
thickness(s).

connection to be designed for shear per mm

length. stiffeners can be calculated by clause
8.7.2.4 for that using clause 8.6.1 pg 63 and
checking the required min web thickness a)
6.1.4 Designing the splicing of plate girder
at 10 m from support using fillet weld. Find
moment at 10 m from support and also S.F.
Assume two num of splicing plate one on
each side here provided dimension as shown
in figure as D-100*800. Assuming bending
stress is same for web and splice plate;
F(1/6*tw*dw^2) = F`(2*1/6*ts*ds^2) F will
be cut from both side. Splice connected to
web plate by continuous fillet weld.
6.1.5 Design of ITS: Intermediate stiffeners
are provided at intermittent location in order
to improve the buckling strength of web.
Using codal provision of clause 8.7.2.4. the
amount of inertia transvers

6.1.3 thickness of its tw and calculate I.

Assuming its of thickness less than found out
and depth calculated by Is =1/12*8(2ds)^3.
Using clause 8.7.2.5 carry out the buckling
check.Connection
ITS:
clause
8.7.2.6

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