Design of 3 Storey Building

Purlin

Design of Timber Purlin

Trial Section
Bay length
Wind load
Spacing,s
Roof weight
Roof Pitch, q
Timber, p

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:
:
:
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69
900
2.35
750
0.16
15
850

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mm x
mm
kN/m2
mm
kN/m2
degrees
kg/m3

44 mm

d =

724

mm

Checks
1
2
3

Bending Moment
Shear Strenght
Deflection

SAFE
SAFE
SAFE

Investigation
Loading
wind load (w)

= 2.35 kN/m2 x 0.75 m

Dead load (G)

= weight of roof + weight of purlin

= 0.16 kN/m2 x 1 m
+ 0.07 x 0.04 x 0.85 x 9.81
= 0.1412 kN/m

Gh
Gv

= G Sin q
= G Cos q

Factored Load
Wn = 0.9Gv + W =
Wt = 1.35 Gh
=

1.89
0.05

=
=

kN/m
kN/m

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1.76 kN/m

0.037 kN/m
0.136 kN/m

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Check
Bending Moment
f = 0.95
k1 = 1.0
k4 = 1.0
k6 = 1.0
f'b = 36 Mpa

M* < Md
M* = Mn + Mt

M*

Md

0.196 kNm

For K9
Ncom =
Nmem =

1
6

K9 =
k12 =

1.0
1.3

G31 =
1
G32 = 1.28

2.5878 kNm
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s = 0.75 m
l = 0.9 m

=
K9 =

0.8133

(but not <1)

1.0

For K12
d
b
Lay

s1 =

if > #
k12 =

M*
0.196

<
fMd
< 2.5878017

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69
900

3.605
3.53

Hence,

=
=
=

2E-05

3E-05

1.3234

d =
b =

0.044
0.069

SAFE

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Check
Shear Strenght
=

0.849 kN

0.0222 kN

Wn
Wt
L

0.019

=
=
=

1.89
0.05
0.9

kN/m
kN/m
m

0.002 m2

kN

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f = 0.95
k1 = 1.0
k4 = 1.0
k6 = 1.0
f's = 3.3 Mpa
Vd
Hence,

d =
b =

0.044 m
0.069 m

12.69048 kN

V* < Vd
0.019 < 12.69

SAFE

Check
Deflection
Actual deflection < Allowable deflection

=
k4 =
w =
L =
E =

Hence,

0.00274 mm

1.0
1.89 kN/m
0.9 m
1E+10 N/m2

3.00

0.044 m
0.069 m

5E-07 m4

mm

Actual deflection < Allowable deflection

0.00274
<
3.00

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d =
b =

SAFE
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