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INPUT
breadth (mm)
bt
tw
bb
B

Spreadsheet for the derivation of the

section properties of a plate girder
symmetrical about the y-y axis.
N.B. check code limitations, on how
thin all 3 plates can be, in order for them
to act as a section.
bt

Name of Project

Descript.

Town, Postcode

SECTION PROPERTIES

Name of Client

Project

Street Address

Address

Client

Description of the Design

Item

500.0
50.0
500.0
500.0

Made by

Checked

ABC

DEF

GHI

Date

Date

Date

01.01.02

02.02.02

03.03.02

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depth (mm)
tt
hw
tb
H

50.0
900.0
50.0
1000.0

Cross Section

tt

ybot,pl

Y
ytop
hw

X
tw

ybot

ybot,el

n.a.

tb

Y
bb

OUTPUT

X-X
top flange
web
bot flange
S

Y-Y
top flange
web
bot flange
S

X-X
Elastic
ytop(mm)
ybot(mm)
S

d
(mm)

a
(mm2)

y
(mm)

ay
(mm3)

h
(mm)

bd3/12
(mm4)

ah2
(mm4)

S
(mm4)

500.0

50.0

25000

975.0

2.44E+07

475.00

5.21E+06

5.64E+09

5.65E+09

50.0

900.0

45000

500.0

2.25E+07

0.00

3.04E+09

0.00E+00

3.04E+09

500.0

50.0

25000

25.0

6.25E+05

475.00

5.21E+06

5.64E+09

5.65E+09

1000.0

95000

3.05E+09

1.13E+10

1.43E+10

d
(mm)

a
(mm2)

x
(mm)

ax
(mm3)

w
(mm)

db3/12
(mm4)

aw2
(mm4)

S
(mm4)

500.0

50.0

25000

250.0

6.25E+06

0.00

5.21E+08

0.00E+00

5.21E+08

50.0

900.0

45000

250.0

1.13E+07

0.00

9.38E+06

0.00E+00

9.38E+06

500.0

50.0

25000

250.0

6.25E+06

0.00

5.21E+08

0.00E+00

5.21E+08

1000.0

95000

1.05E+09

0.00E+00

1.05E+09

b
(mm)

b
(mm)

500.0
500.0
1000.0

X-X
Ixx(mm4) 1.43E+10
388.4
rxx(mm)
ymax(mm) 500.0
Ze,x(mm3) 2.87E+07
Zp,x(mm3) 3.39E+07
Zp/Ze
1.18

4.75E+07

Plastic
Ztop(mm3) 2.87E+07 ytop(mm)
Zbot(mm3) 2.87E+07 ybot(mm)
S

Y-Y
Iyy(mm4) 1.05E+09
105.2
ryy(mm)
bmax(mm) 250.0
Ze,y(mm3) 4.20E+06
Zp,y(mm3) 6.81E+06
Zp/Ze
1.62

2.38E+07

500.0

Z (mm3)

3.39E+07

500.0
1000.0

Torsion
Rzz(mm4) 7.61E+07

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SectProp28.xls

Ver 01/06/2004

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Company Name
Street Address
Town, Postcode

Client

Name of Client

Project

Descript.

Name of Project
Description of the Design
Item

Made by

Checked

ABC

DEF

Approved
GHI

Date

Date

Date

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PLATE GIRDER
Assumptions and formulae
Torsion
1) Closed sections :a) closed sections use polar moments of inertia :J = Ix + Iy
b) torsional stress = t = (Torsion.ymax)/J, where for a pipe, ymax = do/2, which is the distance to the extreme fibre
c) For pipes J = p(do4-di4)/32
Therefore torsion modulus Zt = J/ymax = p(do4-di4)/32 x 2/do = p(do4-di4)/( 16do )
2) Open sections :a) open sections use torsional resistance R, this gives much more accurate predictions of torsional rotations,
than polar moment of inertia J, ( see Blodgett, Design Of Welded Structures, 1982, section 2-10, table 1 )
Rzz = S bn(bn.dn3)
b/d
1.00
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.50
3.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
b
0.141
0.196
0.214
0.229
0.249
0.263
0.281
0.299
0.307
N.B. we have assumed on this spreadsheet, that at b/d = 20, then b = 0.333.
b) torsional stress = t = (Torsion.tmax)/R, where tmax, is the thickness of the thickest plate
c) For an I section the Rzz value will be :- bt.tt3/3 + hw.tw3/3 + bb.tb3/3, if the slenderness of each plate >= 20
Therefore torsion modulus Zt = R/tmax
3) Rotational deflections :f ( rads ) = T.L/( Es.J ), where T = Torsion, L = length of shaft, Es = youngs modulus,
J = polar moment of inertia J for closed section, or torsional resistance R for an open section

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10.00
0.313

infinity
0.333

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