PROBLEM:

Determine the safe span that 100 mm x 150 mm purlins would have if it has a spacing of 800 mm
on centers to carry a roofing load of 60 Pa and wind load of 1.4 kPa of vertical surface. Allowable bending
stress is 10 MPa. Weight of purlins is 5000 N/m³. Use nominal dimensions only. The roof truss has a pitch
of ¼.

Solution:

1
Tan Ѳ =
2
Ѳ = 26.6°

Wt. of purlins = 0.10 (.15)(L)(5000)

= 75L

x = 0.80 Cos 26.6°

x = 0.72 m

Wt. of Roofing = 60(0.72) L = 43L

Wind load:

2 P sin 26.6 °
Pn =
1+ sin ² 26.6 °

Pn

2 ( 1400 ) sin 26.6 °

1+sin ² 26.6 °

Pn = 1044 Pa

Wind load = 0.80 L (1044) = 835.2 L

W2 = 835.2 L

W1 = 75 L + 43 L

W1 = 118 L

W1 = W2 + W1 Cos 26.6°
Wn = 835.2 L + 118 L Cos 26.6°

Wn = 940.7 L

Wt = 118 L Sin 26.6°

Wt = 52.8 L
W L
Mn = n
8

940.7 L( L)(1000)
Mn =
8

Mn = 117587.5L²

Wt L
Mt =
8

52.8 L ²(1000)
Mt =
8

Mt = 6600 L²

6 Mn
fn =
db ²

6 ( 117587.5 ) L²
fn =
100(150)²

fn = 0.314 L²

6 Mt
ft =
db ²

6 ( 6600 ) L ²
ft =
150(100)²

ft = 0.026 L²

ft = f n+ f t

10 = 0.314 L² + 0.026 L²

10 = 0.340 L²
 L = 5.42 m

PROBLEM:

Determine the maximum safe rather spacing whose dimension are 75 mm x 300 mm x 5m. as
shown, with allowance flexural stress of 15.9 MPa. Consider live load = 770 N/m² , roof and purlin loads =
280 N/m² and weight of rafter is 8 x 10³ N/m³.

Solution:

Triibutary area = 4.53 S

W1 = (770 + 240 + 280)(4.53 S) + 8000(0.075)(0.30)(5)

W1 = 5843.7 S + 900

W2 = W1 Cos 25°

W2 = (5843.7 S + 900) Cos 25°

W 2L
M =
8

W 2 ( 5 ) ( 1000 ) N . mm
M =
8

6M
M =
bd ²

6M
15.9 =
75(300)²

M = 17.9 x 106
 (5000)
17.9 x 106 = W2
8

W2 =28640

28640 = 5296 S + 816

27824
S =
5296

S = 5.25 m. (spacing)

TENSION WITH BENDING

Fa Fb
+ =1
fa fb

T
Fa = (actual tensile stress)
An

3
An = A (net area, to allow for notching, bolt holes)
5

6M
Fb = (actual bending stress)
bd ²

fa = allowanble axial stress

fb = allowable bending stress

T
6M
Trial area = 3 f + = bd
fd
5