CASTELLATED COLUMN AND BEAM

CONCEPT : C BEAMS
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Beams which are provided with opening in the web portion are nothing but
castellated beams
. Generally the opening provided for castellated beams are circular shaped or
hexagonal shaped ADVANTAGES OF CASTELLATED SECTIONS:
openings, which are dispersed at regular intervals on the web portion of
castellated beam . • Castellated beams still have their own
advantages that make many architects and engineers prefer
• these are made from hot rolled i-section which is being cut along certain
pattern and then both them.
halves are shifted and re welded such that its depth increases .
• For instance, even after all these years, castellated beams offer a desirable
weight to strength ratio
• The beam section obtained is 50% deeper than the parent i-section that is 1.5
times the depth of at a very affordable cost. They have also been
the standard for so long that they are easy for any
original section .
installers and electricians to work with.
• long span structures as well as vibration characteristics are served best
using castellated beam. • C-beams have also become a major part of the
architectural aesthetic in America and throughout the

world. Using them in construction virtually guarantees that your final building
will look classy and

elegant to everyone who sees it!

PROCESS OF MAKING A
CASTELLATED BEAM:
LIMITATIONS OF CASTELLATED SECTIONS:
• Castellated beams are
classified according to their • Castellated section has some limitations also:
shape of openings
provided in the web portion. • They are less fire resistance compared to
the plate girders and the need of reinforcement when a
• Most common shapes
for the openings are beam is subjected to the heavy loads
hexagonal, circular
also called as cellular opening, • . Presence of web openings in castellated
sections, leads to different types of failures such as
octagonal, diamond,
etc. collapse mechanism, buckling of a web post,
flexural failure, lateral torsional buckling and rupture
• However due to
simplicity in fabrication mostly at welded joints.
hexagonal and
circular openings of beams are used • Stress concentration occurs near the
perforations. Hence to reduce the stress concentration and
in industries.
to increase the strength steel encased in concrete method can be used.
• Also, most of the
research on optimization of • Steel encased in concrete method is used to
avoid steel from buckling and that can be used for
hexagonal and
circular shape is done. beams and columns.
• Following figures
gives idea about openings
provided for
castellated beam. DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION:

MID SECTION

SYMMETRY
CONCEPT : CASTELLATED COLUMNS
CONCRETE SLAB

• Castellated column is defined as the column in

which increasing width of column without PLPLANE OF

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increasing the self-weight of the column. SYMMETRY
• A castellated column is fabricated from a standard
steel i-section by cutting the web on a half
hexagonal line down the center of the column

SSIMPLY

TYPES OF CASTELLATED COLUMNS:

SUPPORTED

• Hexagonal castellated column- in hexagonal castellated columns

the opening is provided 45 or 60 degree angle. hexagonal
castellated column has greater resistence to buckling.
• Cellular column-the use of cellular column, with regularly spaced
circular openings are increased in steel constructions. these
columns are made from hot rolled profiles.
• Diamond shape castellated column- the diamond shape castellated
column is a new version of castellated column, in which the failure
chances of this type of column is less as compared to others.
• Square shaped castellated column- in square type of castellated

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column due to the member of corner the failure chances are more
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as compared to other types of castellated column.

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