Refresher – DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION Quiz 4

PROBLEM 4-6:
A W shape is to be used as a bridge crane runway girder. The girder is on a simple span of 6 m.
Assume that the crane wheel imparts a vertical load of 80 kN and a lateral load of 8 kN at the midspan
applied at the top flange of the girder. A standard rail weighing 67 kg/m will be used. Assume that the
top flange is not laterally braced between end supports.
80 kN
Properties of W section
Sx = 1280 x 10 mm3
3 Fbx = 207 MPa 8 kN
Sy = 361 x 10 mm
3 3 Fby = 238 MPa

À Determine the bending stress along the x-axis.

Á Determine the bending stress along the y-axis.
 Determine the ratio of the actual bending stresses to
allowable bending stress.
Solution:
À Bending stress along the x-axis.
w L2 PL
Mx = +
8 4
w = 67(9.81) Mx
fb x =
w = 657.27 N/m Sx 80 kN

w = 0.657 kN/m 122.96 x 10 6

fb x =
1280 x 10 3 w kN/m
0.657(6)2 80(6)
Mx = + fb x = 96.06 MPa
8 4
M x = 122.96 kN.m 8 kN R

Á Bending stress along the y-axis.

PL 8(6)
My = = = 12 kN.m
4 4 R
Due to lateral load acting on the flange of the beam:
M 2(12) x 10 6
fb y = y = = 66.48 MPa
Sy 361 x 10 3
2
 Ratio of the actual bending stresses to allowable bending stress.
fb x fb y
+ ≤ 1.0
Fb x Fb y
96.06 66.48
+ = 0.743
207 238