DESIGN OF PURLINS

References: Steel Design 5th Edition by William Segui (Chapter 5) Structural Steel Design 5 th
Edition by Jack McCormac and Stephen Csernak (Chapter 10)

National Structural Code of the Philippines 2015 7th Edition Volume I ASEP Handbook of
Structural Steel Shapes and Sections

Specifications

a. Length of purlins
L = 37.4 m
b. Slope of roof
θ = tan-1 (2.5/7.5) = 18.4°
c. Inclined Length of Roof
Inclined length = √2.52 + 7.52 = 7.91 m
d. Purlin Spacing
Assuming 22 purlins will be used
S = 7.91/22 = 0.36 m
e. No of Lines of Sag Rod = 12
f. Roof Slope = (2.5/7.5)(100) = 33.33%
g. Tributary Area of Purlin = 0.34(5) = 1.7 m2

Try C8x18.75

Properties: A = 3555 mm2 ry = 15.22 mm rts = 20.32 mm

bf = 64.2 mm ho = 193.29 mm Sx = 180.3x103 mm3

J = 180644 mm4 tf = 9.9 mm Lb = 4.6 m

Fy = 345 MPa E = 200 GPa Zx = 227780 mm3

Zy = 35559.93 mm3 Sy = 16550.93 mm3 W = 28.0 kg/m

Loads Acting on the Roof Purlins:

Wind Pressure = 1.98 kPa x 0.36 m = 0.7128 kN/m

Roof Live Load = 1.0 kPa x 0.36m = 0.36 kN/m

 Roof Dead Load = 0.05 kPa x 0.36m = 0.02 kN/m

Purlin Dead Load = 28.0 kg/m x 9.81 m/s2 = 0.275 knN/m

Total Vertical Load:

Total Vertical Load = 1.2D +1.6Lr + 0.5W

Total Vertical Live load = 1.2(0.02+0.275) + 1.6(0.36) + 0.5(0.7128)

Total Vertical Load =1.2864 kN/m

Loads that the purlin will carry:

Wx = Wind Load + Total Vertical Load cosθ

Wx= = 1.2(0.02+0.275)sin(18.4) + 1.6(0.36)sin(18.4) + 0.5(0.7128)

Wx = 0.65 kN/m

Wy = 1.2(0.02+0.275)sin(18.4) + 1.6(0.36)sin(18.4)

Wy = 0.29 kN/m

Moments to be carried

WxL2 (0.65)(4.6)2
Mux = 8
= 8
= 1.72 kN-m

WyL2 (0.29)(4.6)2
Muy = = 8
= 8
= 0.77 kN-m

Moment for the Trial Section

Lb = 4.6 m
bf 64.2
2tf
= 2(9.9) = 3.24

3
200x10
0.38√ 345 = 9.14 > 3.24

The flange is compact

Mn = Mp = FyZx = 345(227780) = 78.58 kN-m

𝐸 200x103
Lp = 1.76ry√Fy = 1.76(15.22) √ 345
= 644.96mm or 0.64m

From AISC Equation F2-6,

 𝐸 𝐽𝑐 𝐽𝑐 2
0.7𝐹𝑦 2
Lr = 1.95rts0.7Fy √Sxho + √(Sxho) + 6.76 ( E )

200000 180644 180644 2

0.7(345) 2
Lr = 1.95(20.32)0.7(345) √180.3x10^3 X 193.29 + √(180.3x10^3 X 193.29) + 6.76 ( 20000 )

Lr = 3479.54 mm or 3.48 m

Lb = 4.6m/2 = 2.3 m

Lp<Lb<Lr
𝐿𝑏−𝐿𝑝
Mn = Cb [Mp – (Mp – 0.7FySx)( )] (inelastic LTB)
Lr - Lp

2.3−0.64
Mn = 1.14 [78.58 – (78.58 – 0.7(345)(1.803x10^-4)( )] = 37.25 KN-m
3.48 - 0.64

Mp = FyZx = 345(227780) = 78.58 KN-m

Mn < Mp

fbMnx = 0.90(37.25) = 33.525 KN-m

For the y-axis, since the shape is compact, there is no flange local buckling and

Mny = Mpy = FyZy = 345(35559.93) 12.27 KN-m

fbMpy = 0.9(12.27) = 11.043 kN-m

0.5fbMpy = 0.5 (11.043) = 5.52 kN-m

Check the Upper Limit:

𝑍𝑦 35559.93
= = 2.15 >1.6
Sy 16550.93

CHECKING
𝑀𝑟𝑥 𝑀𝑟𝑦
Mcx
+ Mcy
≤ 1.0

1.72 0.77
33.525
+ 5.52
= 0.19 ≤ 1.0

Therefore, use C8 X 18.75 for the roof purlins