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MONORAIL BEAM ANALYSIS

For S-shaped Underhung Monorails Analyzed as Simple-Spans with / without Overhang
Per AISC 9th Edition ASD Manual and CMAA Specification No. 74 (2004)
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Input:
RL(min)=-0,73 RR(max)=9,13
Monorail Size: L=17 Lo=3
Select: S12x50 x=8,313
Design Parameters: S=0,75
Beam Fy = 50 ksi
Beam Simple-Span, L = 17.0000 ft. S12x50
Unbraced Length, Lb = 17.0000 ft.
Bending Coef., Cb = 1.00 Pv=7,4
Overhang Length, Lo = 3.0000 ft. Nomenclature
Unbraced Length, Lbo = 11.5000 ft.
Bending Coef., Cbo = 1.00 S12x50 Member Properties:
Lifted Load, P = 6.000 kips A= 14.60 in.^2 d/Af = 3.32
Trolley Weight, Wt = 0.400 kips d= 12.000 in. Ix = 303.00 in.^4
Hoist Weight, Wh = 0.100 kips tw = 0.687 in. Sx = 50.60 in.^3
Vert. Impact Factor, Vi = 15 % bf = 5.480 in. Iy = 15.60 in.^4
Horz. Load Factor, HLF = 10 % tf = 0.659 in. Sy = 5.69 in.^3
Total No. Wheels, Nw = 4 k= 1.438 in. J= 2.770 in.^4
Wheel Spacing, S = 0.7500 ft. rt = 1.250 in. Cw = 502.0 in.^6
Distance on Flange, a = 0.3750 in.
Support Reactions: (with overhang)
Results: RR(max) = 9.13 = Pv*(L+(Lo-S/2))/L+w/1000/(2*L)*(L+Lo)^2
RL(min) = -0.73 = -Pv*(Lo-S/2)/L+w/1000/(2*L)*(L^2-Lo^2)
Parameters and Coefficients:
Pv = 7.400 kips Pv = P*(1+Vi/100)+Wt+Wh (vertical load)
Pw = 1.850 kips/wheel Pw = Pv/Nw (load per trolley wheel)
Ph = 0.600 kips Ph = HLF*P (horizontal load)
ta = 0.493 in. ta = tf-bf/24+a/6 (for S-shape)
l= 0.156 l = 2*a/(bf-tw)
Cxo = -0.850 Cxo = -1.096+1.095*l+0.192*e^(-6.0*l)
Cx1 = 0.600 Cx1 = 3.965-4.835*l-3.965*e^(-2.675*l)
Czo = 0.165 Czo = -0.981-1.479*l+1.120*e^(1.322*l)
Cz1 = 1.948 Cz1 = 1.810-1.150*l+1.060*e^(-7.70*l)

Bending Moments for Simple-Span:

x= 8.313 ft. x = 1/2*(L-S/2) (location of max. moments from left end of simple-span)
Mx = 31.88 ft-kips Mx = (Pv/2)/(2*L)*(L-S/2)^2+w/1000*x/2*(L-x)
My = 2.44 ft-kips My = (Ph/2)/(2*L)*(L-S/2)^2

Lateral Flange Bending Moment from Torsion for Simple-Span: (per USS Steel Design Manual, 1981)
e= 6.000 in. e = d/2 (assume horiz. load taken at bot. flange)
at = 21.662 at = SQRT(E*Cw/(J*G)) , E=29000 ksi and G=11200 ksi
Mt = 0.29 ft-kips Mt = Ph*e*at/(2*(d-tf))*TANH(L*12/(2*at))/12

X-axis Stresses for Simple-Span:

fbx = 7.56 ksi fbx = Mx/Sx
Lb/rt = 163.20 Lb/rt = Lb*12/rt
Fbx = 17.72 ksi Fbx = 12000*Cb/(Lb*12*(d/Af)) <= 0.60*Fy fbx <= Fbx, O.K.
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