Deflection

The deflection of flat or horizontal lattice girders and trusses should be checked to see that
serviceability with particular reference to roof drainage is not impaired. Ponding of rainwater
could produce additional onerous load effects and accelerate deterioration of the roof covering.
Cambering of the structure may be considered to ensure roof drainage occurs. The side
sway deflection at the column heads should be checked to ensure that they are within satisfactory
limits.

7.2 Columns for single-storey buildings braced in both directions

The design procedure given below assumes that the bracing system is sufficiently stiff and well
dispersed that the structure can be considered as ‘non-sway’ in both directions, see clause 2.4.2.6
of BS 5950-1:20001.

Design procedure
a) Calculate the unfactored axial load, F, on the column from the roof, and from the side
cladding.
b) Calculate the unfactored wind loading on the side walls and on the roof.
c) Calculate the unfactored horizontal component, WR, of the wind force on the roof for use
in the design of bracing members.
d) Calculate the total unfactored side wall wind loads, WW1 and WW2, on the external
columns.
e) Calculate the maximum unfactored moments arising from wind on the columns from:

M = (greater of WW1 or WW2) x h/8

where h is the height of the column from base to eaves.

f) Calculate the unfactored nominal moments on the columns arising from the imposed and
dead load by assuming a nominal eccentricity as for multi-storey columns or by elastic
analysis and add these to the unfactored wind moments.
g) Select a section and check the design of the column as for Case II in Section 10.5 for the
combined effects using the load combinations and load factors given in Table 1 of the
Manual.

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