SPREADER BEAM - ASME BTH - 1

Profile
W
Nd

lb
-

HE300M
177,031
2

KG

80,300
2

Weight of Load
Design Factor

Material
Material
Fy
E

Psi
Psi

SA-36
36,000
29,000,000

MPa
248
Yield Strength
MPa 199,948 Modulus of Elasticity

Dimensions
L
Ixx
c
d
b
t
Af
ry

in
in4
in
in
in
in
in2
in

216.5
6,767.9
13.1
26.3
6.0
1.6
19.0
18.9

mm 5,500 Length of Beam

cm4 281,700 Moment of Inertia
mm
334
Distance to neutral axis
mm
668
Depth of Section
mm
153
Width of compression flange
mm
40
Thickness of compression flange
2
mm 12,240 Area of compression flange
Minor axis radius of gyration

Compact Section
Check that this is a compact section per Table 3-1. Must be a compact section to use this sheet
Check b/t < 0.38*Sqrt(E/Fy)
3.75
<
10.79
Acceptable

Bending Stress
Fb
M
S
Check S < Fb
18,546.63
Wmax

Psi = 1.1 * Fy / Nd
lb-in = W * L / 4
Psi = M * c / I
<
lb

19,799.89
=4*Fb*I/(c*L)

=1.1 * 35999.8 / 2
=177031.2*216.5/4
= 9581813.7 * 13.1 / 6767.9
Acceptable
=4*19799.89*6767.9/(13.1*216.5)

19,800 Allowable Bending Stress (eq 3-6)

9,581,814 Bending Moment
18,547 Actual Bending Stress

188,994

Gusset Spacing
Lp1
in =0.67*E/(Fy*d/Af)
0.67*28999999.8/(35999.8*26.3/19)
Lp2
in =1.76*ry*sqrt(E/Fy) =1.76*18.9*sqrt(28999999.8/35999.8)
Lp
in =Min(Lp1,Lp2)
=Min(389.9,944.1)
Lp
in
390
mm
Check if Lp is greater than Beam Length then it's OK, else change profile
Lp (mm)
>
L (mm)
9,903
>
5,500
Acceptable

390
944
390
9,903

Max. spacing b/w gussets