CRANERUNWAYBEAMDESIGNAISCLRFD2010andASD2010

Cranerunwaydesignbasedon

CodeAbbreviation

AISC36010SpecificationforStructuralSteelBuildings

AISC36010

AISCDesignGuide7:IndustrialBuildingsRoofstoAnchorRods2ndEdition

AISCDesignGuide7

Cranerunwaybeamsection
SectionProperties
WShapeSection

W14X30

A=8.850

[in 2]

d=13.800

[in]

bf=6.730

[in]

[in]

tf=0.385

[in]

[in]

h 0=13.415

[in]

[in]

[in 4]

[in 3]

tw=0.270

h=12.230

topyc =6.900

Ix=291.0

[in 4]

topSxc =42.00

[in 3]

bott.yt=6.900

[in]

Iy=19.6
bott.Sxt=42.00

Sy=5.82

[in 3]

Zx=47.30

[in 3]

Zy=8.99

[in 3]

rx=5.730

[in]

ry=1.490

[in]

J=0.38

[in 4]

[in 6]

[in 1]

[in]

[in 3]

TopFlange

Af=2.591

[in 2]

rT=1.755

[in]

It=9.78

[in 4]

St=2.91

[in 3]

Wsectionyieldstrength
Runwaybeamunbracedlength
DesignForces

Bendingmomentxxaxis
Bendingmomentyyaxistop
flange
Shearalongyyaxis

Fwy=60.0
Lb=360.00

Myt=38.86
Vy=115.45

C w=887

dall/Af=5.326
ryt=1.943

Zt=4.36

[ksi]

[in]

ASD10

LRFD10

Mx=702.75

Mx=462.83

[kipft]

Myt=24.29

[kipft]

Vy=76.00

[kips]

[kipft]
[kipft]
[kips]

Conclusion

LRFD10

ASD10

Overall

ratio=17.33

Localbuckling

ratio=17.06

NG

NG

OK

ratio=15.32

NG

ratio=15.17

NG

ratio=2.01

NG

ratio=1.89

NG

Biaxialbendinginthetopflange

ratio=17.33

NG

ratio=17.06

NG

ShearalongYYAxis

ratio=0.86

OK

ratio=0.85

OK

Websideswaybuckling

ratio=14.44

NG

ratio=14.19

NG

BendingabouttheXXaxis
BendingabouttheYYaxisinthe
topflangetoprunningcrane

Runwaybeamverticaldeflection

ratio=11.59

NG

Runwaybeamlateraldeflection

ratio=15.26

NG

DesignBasis&Assumption

CodeReference

1.Thecranerunwaybeamisdesignedassimplespanbeam.

AISCDesignGuide7

2.TheWsectiontopflangeandcapchannelresistthehor.loadandthecombinedsectionresiststhever.
load.Thisassumptioneliminatestheneedforananalysisoftorsionaleffectsonthecombinedsection

Section18.1onPage56

andsimplifiestheanalysis.
3.IfA36channelcapisusedonA992Wsectionthenlateraltorsionalbucklingandweakaxisflexure

Section18.1.4onPage57

strengthmustbecalculatedbasedonA36yieldstress.

4.ForbendingmomentabouttheXaxis,themomentcausedbyrunwaybeamandrailselfweightis
calculatedatbeammidspanasmaximumandaddedtothemaximummomentcausedbycrane
movingload.Eventhoughthemaximummomentcausedbycranemovingloadmaynotbeatthe

beammidspan,thisconservativeapproachrarelymakesasignificantchangeinthefinalcombined
Mxvalueusedintherunwaybeamdesign.

CALCULATION

CheckLocalBuckling

WShapeClassification

AISC36010

FlangeofWshape
Compactlimit

p=0.38sqrt(E/Fwy)

=8.35

TableB4.1bCase10

Noncompactlimit

r=1.0sqrt(E/Fwy)

=21.98

WebofWshape

bf/2tf=8.74

Noncompact

Compactlimit

p=3.76sqrt(E/Fwy)

=82.66

TableB4.1bCase15

Noncompactlimit

r=5.7sqrt(E/Fwy)

=125.31

h/tw=45.30

Compact

Wshapesectionclassification

Noncompact

CheckBendingaboutXXAxis

OK

MnCompressionFlangeYielding

=236.5

[kipft] EqF21

AISC36010

Mn1=Mp=FyZx

MnLateralTorsionalBuckling

Momentgradient

AISC36010

Mmax=365.8

[kipft]

MatL/4MA=228.6

[kipft]

Mat2L/4MB=342.9

[kipft]

Mat3L/4MC=285.8

[kipft]

C b=

Runwaybeamunbracedlength

Lb=

=1.194

F11

=360.00

[in]

AISC36010

Lp=

=57.65

[in]

EqF25

rts =

=1.772

[in]

EqF27

Lr=

ForLb>Lr

J=0.38

EqF26

[in 4]

=160.03

[in]

AISC36010

=14.56

[ksi]

EqF24

=51.0

[kipft] EqF23

Fcr=

Mn2=FcrSxc <=Mp

MnLTB

Mn2=

=51.0

[kipft]

AISC36010

=234.0

[kipft] EqF31

=51.0

[kipft]

MnCompressionFlangeLocalBuckling

=8.74

pf=8.35

Forpf<<=rf

rf=21.98

Mn3=

MnBendingaboutXXAxis

LRFD2010

Mnx=min(Mn1,Mn2,Mn3)
Mx=702.75

=0.9


ASD2010

ratio=Mx/(Mnx)

Mx=462.83

=1.67

ratio=Mx/(Mnx/)

NG

=15.32

=15.17

NG

CheckBendingaboutYYAxis

AISC36010

Fortoprunningcrane,topflangeischeckedforbendingaboutYYaxis

Checktopflangecompactness,forWcheckWflangeonly,forW+CapChannelcheckbothWand
Channelflange

Topflangecompactness

=Noncompact

Fornoncompacttopflange

[in 3]

Mp=21.8

=8.74

pf=8.35

Sy=2.91

[kipft]

rf=21.98

Mny=

LRFD2010

Myt=38.86

ratio=Myt/(Mny)

ASD2010

Myt=24.29

ratio=Myt/(Mny/)

=21.5

=0.9

CheckBiaxialBendingonTopFlangecompressionintopflange

=2.01

=1.67

[kipft] EqF62

NG

=1.89

NG

LRFD2010

Mx/(Mnx)+Myt/(Mny)

=17.33

NG

EqH11b

ASD2010

Mx/(Mnx/)+Myt/(Mny/)

=17.06

NG

AISC36010

=360.00

[in]

a/h=29.44

G2.1(b)

CheckShearalongYYAxis
Cleardistbetweentrans.stiffeners

a=Lb

Wsectcleardistbetweenflange

h=12.23

[in]

h/tw=45.30

kv=5ifh/tw<260

=5.00

5ifa/h>3.0ora/h>[260/(h/tw)]2

5+5/(a/h)2

T=sqrt(kvE/Fy)

=49.16

Forh/tw<=1.10T

=1.00

EqG23

C v=

Vn=1.0x0.6Fy(dtw)C v

Vy=115.45

LRFD2010

=1.0

ratio=Vy/(Vn)

Vy=76.00

ASD2010

CheckWebSideswayBuckling

EqG21

=0.86

=1.5

ratio=Vy/(Vn/)

=134.14

OK

=0.85

AISC36010

OK

(h/tw)/(Lb/bf)=0.85<=1.7websideswaybucklingapplicable
My=210.0

Yieldmoment
LRFD2010

Mu=702.8

WhenMu>=My

C r=4.8E+5

Rn=

[kipft]

[ksi]

=5.91

[kips]

EqJ107

=72.50

[kips]

ratio=Pvimpt/(Rn)

ASD2010

Ma =462.8

When1.5xMa >=My

C r=4.8E+5

Rn=

=14.44

[kipft]

[ksi]

=5.91

[kips]

EqJ107

=47.63

[kips]

ratio=Pvimpt/(Rn/)

CheckRunwayBeamDeflection

=1.76

NG

Pvimpt=(Pbr+Plt)ximpactfactor

J10.4(b)(i)

=0.85

[kipft]

Pvimpt=(1.2xPbr+1.6xPlt)ximpactfactor

=14.19

NG

CodeReference

Craneserviceabilitycriteriabasedon

CISCGuidefortheDesignofCraneSupportingSteelStructures2ndEdition

Table4.1item14,15

AISCDesignGuide7:IndustrialBuildingsRoofstoAnchorRods2ndEdition

Section18onPage56

CMAA7004SpecificationsforTopRunningBridgeandGantryTypeMultipleGirderElectricOverhead
TravelingCranes

CMAAcraneserviceclass

ClassC

moderateservice

Verdeflectionlimit(noimpact,maxwheelload)

Clause1.4.3

Bv=L/600

Hordeflectionlimit(noimpact,10%maxwheelload)
Runwaybeamspan
VerticalDeflection
Unfactoredmaxver.wheelload

Maxverdeflection
Allowabledeflection

[in]

Pmax=38.10

[kips/perwheel]

impactfactorNOTincluded

[in 4]

=6.951

[in]

=0.600

[in]

max=2022.8/I
a=L/Bv

ratio=max/a

HorizontalDeflection
Unfactoredmaxhor.wheelload

L=360.00

Ix=291.0

Bh=L/400

=11.59

NG

Ph=2.53

[kips/perwheel]

Fortoprunningcrane,onlytopflangemomentofinertiaisconsideredfordeflectioncheck
Topflange
Maxhordeflection
Allowabledeflection

It=9.8

[in 4]

max=2022.8/ItxPh/Pmax
a=L/Bh

ratio=max/a

=13.734

[in]

=0.900

[in]

=15.26

NG