DesignofPurlins andsideGirts

Edited by Ehab B. Matar Assis. Prof., Structural Eng. Dept. Zagazig Univ.

Objectives
Identifyingthebehaviorofcoldformed sections Understandingthedesigncriteriacontrolling thedesignofcoldformedsections Carryingoutneatandselfexplained calculationsforthedesignofpurlins andside girts

RoofPurlins
Roofpurlinsarelongitudinal ybeamsusedtosupport pp secondary theroofcovering PurlinsareusuallyofcoldformedC orZsections Theyarearrangedatdistances @1.251.75mdependingonroof coveringthickness Th mayb They besimply i l supported dor continuous(onlyforZsections) Tierodisanartificialsupportused toreducethebendingmomentin theweakaxisbendingofthepurlin. Purlin weightsis510Kg/m Itisusuallyattachedtothemain supportingelementsbycleatL Usuallyparalleltolandlongitudinal direction

Twosystemsoftierodscouldbeuseddependingonpurlinsspanandloading thefirstforspans<6mandthesecondforspans>6m

Commoncrosssections
C Cold ldf formed dsections ti aremanufactured f t din i avast tnumber b of fshapes h anddimensions. Shapesofcoldformedsectionsdependingonfabricatorcapabilities and dhi hisrolling lli machine. hi Commonthicknessofcoldformedsectionsrangesbetween1.5mm to3mm MostcommonshapesareZandCsections(whetherstiffenedor unstiffened) Othersectionsas orHatsectionsareavailableonrequest q Usuallycoldformedsectionsareclassifiedasclass3crosssections i.e.slendersectionssothateffectivecrosssectionaccord.ToECP shouldbefollowed. Depthofpurlins acco.ToECPcl.9.2.1shouldnotbelessthanL/40

CALCULATIONOFROOFPURLINS

Examples

DesignofSidegirts
Sameprocedurefollowedforthedesignof purlins isfollowedaswellforthedesign g roofp ofsidegirts except 1 Theweightofcorrugatedsheetsandroof 1. purlins causesMy 2. WindloadcausesMx

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