Design Calculation

Project
Client
Cotractor
Location MUSCAT By VS

GLASS BALUSTRADE DESIGN

DEAD LOADS:

Service load on handrail , Qk = 0.74KN/M Table 2 BS 6180 : 2011

Design for imposed Loads:

Design horizontal imposed load on glass, FL = 1.11KN/M Safety factor = 1.5

Total Height of Handrail above FFL = 1100MM
Location of load acting on Glass , h = 950MM
Height of Bracket , H = 150MM
Thickness of Bracket, t = 6MM
Glass extended inside the bottom bracket, h1 = 144MM
Distance from centre of glass in bracket to top 872MM
of Handrail pipe, h2 =
Self weight of 1Mx1.15M Glass = 0.50KN/M For 1m length
Self Weight of 50x2.0mm handrail pipe = 0.03KN/M For 1m length
Total horizontal imposed load on glass, FLt = 1.64KN/M
Eccentricity, e = 70MM

Moment on Glass due to imposed Load, Mg1 = 1.43KNM

Moment on Glass due to eccentricity, Mge = 0.11KNM
Total moment on Glass , Mg = 1.54KNM

Moment underside of Bracket due to imposed 1.55KNM

load, Mb1 =
Moment underside of Bracket due to 0.11KNM
eccentricity, Mbe =
Total Moment underside of Bracket, Mb = 1.67KNM

Properties of Glass:
30 Second duration factor, Kmod = 0.89
Glass Surface profile factor, Ksp = 1.00
Characteristic strength of nasic glass,fgk = 45N/MM2
Manufacturing process strengthening factor, Kv 1.00
Characteristic bending strength of glass, fbk = 120N/MM2
Material Partial factor, ÝMA = 1.60
Materilal partial factor ÝMV = 1.20

Ultimate Design Stress, fgd = Kmod X Ksp X kgk Kv(fbk-fgk)

ÝMA
+ ÝMV
fgd = 87.53N/MM2

Glass Panel Design: Design As per Structural use of glass in

building (second edition) February 2014

Effective thickness of glass in terms of Bending

Stress, hefw = 3√(∑hk^3+12W(∑hk x hmk)^2)

Coefficient of shear transfer of interlayer, W = 0.30

Thickness of Plies, hk = 8MM
Thickness of PVB interlayer, hk1 = 1.52MM
Distance from mid plane of glass plies to the 4.76MM
center of PVB interlayer, hmk =

hefw = 3√(8^3+8^3+12x0.3x(8x4.76^2))
hefw = 11.88MM

1st Moment of area of Glass based upon

effective thickness of 11.88mm and nominal (1000 x 11.88^)/6
length of 1000mm
23521MM3

Moment capacity of Glass, Mu = 2.06KNM

1.55KNM<2.06KNM, Glass is safe

Effective thickness of Glass used to calculate

Deflection, hefw = 3√(t^3+t^3+12W(txh^2+ x txh^2)

Thickness of Plies, t = 8MM

Distance from each ply to centre of PVB , h = 4.76MM

hefw = 13.26MM

Cantilever height of Glass to center of channel 872MM

support,L =

2nd Moment of area of Glass 1000mm wide (1000 x 13.26^3)/12

x13.26mm effective thickness, Ixx =
Ixx = 194090MM4
Young's Modulus of Glass, E = 70000N/MM2
Deflection due to imposed Load, ∆ = Wl^4/(8EIxx)
∆= 8.70MM
 Allowable Deflection, ∆max = 25.00MM
8.7MM<25MM, Glass is safe in deflection

Bracket Design:Type 1

Depth of bracket, Hb = 150.00MM

Width of Bracket, Wb = 32.00MM
Thickness of bracket, tb = 6.00MM
Depth of Opening in Bracket Db = 144.00MM
Width of Opening in Bracket,Wb1 = 20.00MM
Section Modulus of Bracket, Zb = 62496MM3

Yield Strength of Stainless Steel , Py = 170N/MM2

Moment Capacityof Bracket, Mc = 10.62KNM

1.67KNM<10.63KNM, Provided Bracket is safe

Weld Thickness, tw = 3.00MM

Weld Length, Lw = 1000.00MM
Weld Stress, Fuw = 250N/MM2
Width of Bracket = 32.00MM
Tension underside of Bracket , Tu = Mb/Ed = 52.12KN
Thickness of Weld required, tr =Tu/(0.707x Lw 0.29MM
x Fuw)=
0.3MM<3MM, Provided 3mm continuous fillet weld

Bracket Design:Type 2

Depth of bracket, Hb = 150.00MM

Width of Bracket, Wb = 60.00MM
Thickness of bracket, tb = 6.00MM
Depth of Opening in Bracket Db = 144.00MM
Width of Opening in Bracket,Wb1 = 20.00MM
Section Modulus of Bracket, Zb = 62748MM3

Yield Strength of Stainless Steel , Py = 170N/MM2

Moment Capacityof Bracket, Mc = 10.67KNM

1.67KNM<10.67KNM, Provided Bracket is safe

Bolt Design:

Dia of Bolt, Db = 10.00MM Fischer M10x175

Anchorage Depth = 175.00MM

Distance from Center of Bolt to edge of 45.00MM

Bracket, Ed =

Ultimate Bolt Tension , Tu = Mb/Ed = 37.06KN

Bolt Spacing, S = 500.00MM

Tension On each Bolt = 18.53KN Fischer Anchor Bolt caluclations Att

Hence provide Fischer M10 X 175 mm length bolts @ 500 mm C/C

Handrail Pipe Design: 50mm X 1.5mm Pipe Grade SS 316

Dia of Pipe , Dp = 50.00MM

Thickness of Pipe , tp = 2.00MM
Unsupported length of Handrail Pipe , L = 900.00MM

Section Modulus of Pipe , Sp = 3479MM3

Moment of Inertia of Pipe, Ixx = 173931MM4
Service load on Pipe 0.74KN/M
Self Weight of Pipe 0.03KN/M

Total load on Pipe, P = 0.77KN/M

Yield Strength of Stainless Steel , Py = 170N/MM2

Modulus of Elasticity, E = 200000N/MM2
Bending moment of Pipe, Mp = WL^2/8
Mp = 0.08KNM

Moment Capacity of pipe , Mc = 0.59KNM

Hence provided pipe is safe in Bending

Maximum Deflection in Pipe, ∆ = W*L^4/(185*E*Ixx)
∆= 0.08MM

Allowable Deflection, L/150 = 6.00MM

Hence provided pipe is safe in Deflection

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