Design of Cold Formed Z - Purlins

Project No Project Name

Part Warehouse - internal bays

Purlin Span, L 5850 mm

Spacing, S 0.800 m C/C
Roof Angle, q 3 Degrees

No of Sagrods required 1

Select Purlin No 5
Purlin Name Z-17220
Overall Depth, D 172 mm
Top Flange Width, F1 66 mm
Bot Flange Width, F2 60 mm
Weight 50.2 N/m
Thickness, t 2 mm
Area 6.52 cm2
Section Modulus, Zxx 32.90 cm3
Moment of Inertia, Ixx 298.05 cm4

Material Strength, py 345 MPa

Dead Loads
Sheeting @ 150 N / m2 x 0.80 = 120.0 N / m
Insulation @ 250 N / m2 x 0.80 = 200.0 N / m
Others @ 0 N / m2 x 0.80 = 0.0 N / m
Self wt of purlin = 50.2 N / m
Total DL = 370.2 N / m
Live Loads
Live Loads @ 600 N / m2 x 0.80 = 480.0 N / m
Total LL = 480.0 N / m
Wind Loads
Design Wind Pressure, q = 956.92 N / m2
External Pressure Coeff, Cp= 0.97
Internal Pressure Coeff, Cpi= 0.2

Net Pressure= q(Cpe+Cpi)= 1119.6 N / m2

Wind Loads @ 1119.6 N / m2 x 0.80 = 895.7 N / m

Total WL = 895.7 N / m
Load Combinations
Total downward load along the major axis
wDL+LR = [(DL Cosq + LL Cos2q )] = = 848.41 N / m

Bending Moments Mmid = wDL+LR L2 / 8 = 3.63 kNm

(Gravity Loads) Conservative value at mid span

Msupport = - wDL+LR L2 / 12 = 2.42 kNm

Conservative value at supports

Shear Force VDL+LR = 2 wDL+LR L / 3 = 3.31 kN

(Gravity Loads) Conservative value at supports
w0.9DL+WIND = [(0.9 DL Cosq - WIND)] = = -562.93 N / m

Bending Moments Mmid = w0.9DL+WIND L2 / 8 = -2.41 kNm

(Wind Loads) Conservative value at mid span

Msupport = w0.9DL+WIND L2 / 12 = -0.01 kNm

Conservative value at supports

Shear Force V0.9DL+WIND = 2 w0.9DL+LR L / 3 = -2.20

(Wind Loads) Conservative value at supports

Max UDL on Purlin = 848.4 N/m

W = UDL*L /1e6 = 4963.17 N = 4.963 kN

Purlin Design as per BS 5950 - 5:1998

Since the Roof angle is < 22.5 Deg, Following design rules are applicable
Check 1 100 t ≥ Overall Depth ≥ L / 45
200 ≥ 172 ≥ 130.0 OK
Check 2
Compr Flange / Thk B / t ≤ 35
33.00 ≤ 35 OK
Check 3
Section Modulus Zxx ≥ WL / 1800 cm3
32.9 ≥ 16.13 cm3 Satisfactory

Check for Live load deflection

Total Live loads along major axis wLR = LL cos q /1000
2
= 0.48 N / mm
Total collateral loads along major axis = 0.00 N / mm
TOTAL wLD = 0.48 N / mm

Actual Deflection = wLR L4 = 0.479 x 5850 ^4

384 E Ixx 384 x 2.05e5 298050

= 23.89 mm

Permissible Deflection= L / 200 = 29.25 mm Purlin is Safe

Provide Z-17220 with 1 No. Sagrod

 Top Bottom
Section Depth D Thicknes
Sl.No Flange f1 Flange f2 A mm B mm L mm Wt/m kg
Ref mm s t mm
mm mm
1 Z-14215 142 56 50 1.5 56 193 520 3.27
2 Z-14220 142 56 50 2.0 56 193 520 4.33
3 Z-14225 142 56 50 2.5 56 193 520 5.38
4 Z-17215 172 66 60 1.5 86 218 570 3.86
5 Z-17220 172 66 60 2.0 86 218 570 5.12
6 Z-17225 172 66 60 2.5 86 218 570 6.36
7 Z-20215 202 66 60 1.5 116 248 630 4.22
8 Z-20220 202 66 60 2.0 116 248 630 5.59
9 Z-20225 202 66 60 2.5 116 248 630 6.95
10 Z-23215 232 76 70 1.5 146 293 720 4.8
11 Z-23220 232 76 70 2.0 146 293 720 6.37
12 Z-23225 232 76 70 2.5 146 293 720 7.93
13 Z-25225 252 75 70 2.5 146 293 720 8.3995
Area cm2 Ixx cm4 Iyy cm4 Zxx cm3 Ryy cm y mm x mm

4.17 130.63 27.49 17.54 2.57 50.73 72.52

5.52 171.51 35.53 23.03 2.54 50.48 72.52
6.85 211.11 43.04 28.35 2.51 50.22 72.52
4.92 226.47 42.96 25.00 2.96 60.69 87.56
6.52 298.05 55.75 32.90 2.92 60.44 87.56
8.10 367.72 67.82 40.60 2.89 60.18 87.56
5.37 329.63 42.97 31.34 2.83 60.57 102.68
7.12 434.31 55.77 41.30 2.80 60.31 102.69
8.85 536.45 67.84 51.02 2.77 60.06 102.69
6.12 496.82 63.16 40.98 3.21 70.56 117.69
8.12 655.53 82.23 54.08 3.18 70.30 117.70
10.10 810.86 100.34 66.91 3.15 70.05 117.70
10.7 1001.14 79.46