SOCCER COURT ROOF TRUSS DESIGN

Given Data’s:
Width of Court=19.35m
Length of Court=37.15m
Height from Ground Level=11.06(Top of column Height)
Type of Truss=Space Frame Structure
Roof Cover=4mm thick aluminium composite roofing

Design Paramters:
Software: Staad Pro V8i
Code: ASCE7-2002
Wind Load: Obtain Seasonal Average wind load in Kuwait = 120mile per hour
Load Combinations: Program Calculated (default ACI-combinations in Software)

Procedure:
The soccer court roof is designed as space frame –truss by using Staad pro V8i software. The dead
and wind loads are calculated as per American codes and provided in the model. The results are obtained
from software and design of truss member is also using this soft ware.

Loads:
Weigth of 4mm thick aluminium Sheet(4kg/m2)
Wind load :53.9 meter per second

Member assigning:
Pipe Section are used in the truss member (Rafter & purlins)
Column are assigned are concrete columns= 400mX400mm
Beams are assigned are concrete columns= 250mX500mm (assumed)

Support condition:
Fixed at Column Bottom and pinned at bottom truss

Rafter & Purlin properties:

R1:PIPS 50
R2: PIPS 80
 Above figure shows the location of pipe sections

Above figure shows the Properties assigned pipe sections

Model in STAAD PRO V8i:

Model is created as per the structural plan layout-Section

 3D-VIEW

Loads Assign on members:

Dead load from 4mm thick aluminium composite roofing -on Purlin
Wind Load Definitions:

Wind Load in Windward-X direction:

 Windward force on X-direction

Wind Load in Windward-Z direction:

 Windward force on Z-direction

Load combinations:

Auto Load combinations from ACI Codal provision in software

Design Results

Main rafter Section is PIPS50 &PIPS60 are safe at given loads and load combinations. The design
results are attached in Appendix A (structural design of each element is obtained from staad pro v8i
software).Maximum Vertical load on column - 150kN form truss.
Base plate Design (ACI318-08):

Load from Truss=50kN

Fu = 25N/mm2

Base plate Area = Pu /06*1.7Fu

= (150x10^3)/(.6*1.7*25)

Base Plate Area (Areq) = 5882mm2

Base Plate Area Provided = 150mmx150mm=22500mm2