DESIGN OF STEEL PLATE GIRDER

P P
w

A C
15 m B 15 m

PDL = 200 kN wDL = 25 kN/m Fy = 36 ksi =

PLL = 90 kN wLL = 12 kN/m
PT = 290 kN wT = 37 kN/m

MB = 1856.25 kN-m
VAB = 298.75 kN = RA
VBA = 546.25 kN * 2 = RB = 1092.5 kN

1.0 Design of Girder Section

1.1 Web
L/d = 20 ===> h = 750 mm
Use h = 1200 mm
Web thickness for webs with stiffeners,
h/tw = 5250 / Fyf0.5 = 333.38
Req'd tw = 3.60 mm
Use tw = 6.4 mm
Actual h/tw = 187.5

1.2 Flange (Assume full lateral support)

Assume Fb = 0.6 Fy = 148.8 MPa
Req'd Sx = 12.475 x 106 mm3
Afl = 9115.7 mm2 = (S/h) - (twh/6)
b/t = 170 / Fy0.5 = 10.79501 = bf / 2tf
bf = 443.63 mm
Use bf = 450 mm
Req'd tf = 20.257 mm
Use tf = 22 mm

1.3 Check for Bending

2547 / SFy = 161.73 > h/t

 Re = 1 (For non-hybrid)
RPG = 0.9907
F'b = Fb RPG RE = 147.42 MPa
Actual Ix = 8.3142 x 109 mm4
Actual Sx = 13.367 x 106 mm3
fb = 138.87 MPa
D/C Ratio = 0.9420 (Ok!)

1.4 Check for Deflection

d= 5.38 mm
Allow. LL d = 41.67 mm
D/C Ratio = 0.1291 (Ok!)

1.5 Design of Fillet Weld

Weld Metal = E60 Fv = 124.2 MPa
Q = 5831100 mm3
qv = VQ/I = 383.1103 kN/m or N/mm
Req'd a = 2.181 mm
Min a = 8 mm
Use a = 8 mm

2.0 Bearing Stiffener

2.1 Local web yielding (Art. 511.2.3)
Joint A: R= 298.75 kN
N= 200 mm
k= 30 mm
fp = 169.74 MPa
0.66Fy = 163.68 MPa
D/C Ratio = 1.0370 (Fail!!! Bearing stiffener REQUIRED.)

Joint B: R= 1092.5 kN
N= 300 mm
k= 30 mm
fp = 455.21 MPa
0.66Fy = 163.68 MPa
D/C Ratio = 2.7811 (Fail!!! Bearing stiffener REQUIRED.)

2.2 Web Crippling (Art. 511.2.4)

Joint A: R= 298.75 kN
N= 200 mm
d= 1244 mm
Allow. R = 114.88 kN
 D/C Ratio = 2.6006 (Fail!!! Bearing stiffener REQUIRED.)

Joint B: R= 1092.5 kN
N= 300 mm
d= 1244 mm
Allow. R = 235.98 kN
D/C Ratio = 4.630 (Fail!!! Bearing stiffener REQUIRED.)

2.3 Design of bearing stiffener

12tw = 76.8 mm
25tw = 160 mm
0.5
b/t = 250 / F y
= 15.87502
Joint A: Joint B
b= 221.8 mm 221.8
Req'd t = 13.972 mm 13.972
Use t = 16 mm 16
P= 298.75 kN 1092.5
kL = 900 mm 900
A= 8080.64 mm2 8121.6
6 4
I= 121.5 x 10 mm 121.5
r = 122.6211 mm 122.3115
kL/r = 7.339682 7.358261
Cc = 126.1694 126.1694
R = 0.058173 0.05832
Fa = 146.63 MPa 146.63
fa = 36.971 MPa 134.52
D/C Ratio = 0.252137 0.917427
Remarks (Ok!) (Ok!)

3.0 Transverse Stiffener

From A to midspan
ao = 900 mm
Aspect ratio, a/h = 0.75
h/tw = 187.5
kv = 13.49333
Cv1 = 0.480172
Cv2 = 0.622017
Cv = 0.480172
Fv = 41.20503 MPa
V= 298.75
fv = 38.89974 MPa
D/C Ratio = 0.944053
 Remarks = (Safe!)

a= 3000
Aspect ratio, a/h = 2.5
h/tw = 187.5
kv = 5.98
Cv1 = 0.212803
Cv2 = 0.414089
Cv = 0.212803
Fv = 40.07708
V= 187.75
fv = 24.44661
D/C Ratio = 0.60999
Remarks = (Safe!)
Req'd A = 540.51
From B to midspan
a= 900 900 900 1200 1200 1200 1200
sum = 900 1800 2700 3900 5100 6300 7500
Aspect ratio, a/h = 0.75 0.75 0.75 1 1 1 1
h/tw = 187.5 187.5 187.5 187.5 187.5 187.5 187.5
kv = 13.49333 13.493333 13.49333 9.34 9.34 9.34 9.34
Cv1 = 0.480172 0.4801715 0.480172 0.332372 0.332372 0.332372 0.332372
Cv2 = 0.622017 0.6220174 0.622017 0.517507 0.517507 0.517507 0.517507
Cv = 0.480172 0.4801715 0.480172 0.332372 0.332372 0.332372 0.332372
Fv = 72.23677 72.236765 72.23677 63.74887 63.74887 63.74887 63.74887
V= 546.25 512.95 479.65 446.35 401.95 357.55 313.15
fv = 71.1263 66.790365 62.45443 58.11849 52.33724 46.55599 40.77474
D/C Ratio = 0.984627 0.9246035 0.86458 0.911679 0.820991 0.730303 0.639615
Remarks = (Safe!) (Safe!) (Safe!) (Safe!) (Safe!) (Safe!) (Safe!)
Req'd A = 598.84 598.84 598.84 750.89 750.89 750.89 750.89

Stiffener Size
Pair of stiffeners:
b= 130 D/C Ratio = 0.931414
0.5
b/t = 250 / Fy = 15.875016
Req'd t = 8.188968
Use t = 9.5 mm
Actual I = 13914333
Req'd I = 12960000
D/C Ratio = 0.931414
Actual A = 2470 mm2
Req'd A = 750.89 mm2
D/C Ratio = 0.304003
248 MPa
 COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PLATE SIZES

Widths:
1.2 m
1.5 m
1.8 m

Thicknesses:
0.125 inch = 3.2 mm
0.1875 inch = 4.8 mm
0.25 inch = 6.4 mm
0.3125 inch = 7.9 mm
0.375 inch = 9.5 mm
0.4375 inch = 11.1 mm
0.5 inch = 12.7 mm
0.625 inch = 15.9 mm
0.75 inch = 19.1 mm
0.875 inch = 22.2 mm
1 inch = 25.4 mm
1.125 inch = 28.6 mm
1.25 inch = 31.8 mm
1.375 inch = 34.9 mm
1.5 inch = 38.1 mm
1.75 inch = 44.5 mm
2 inch = 50.8 mm