DESIGN OF R.C.C.

GANTRY BEAM

1. Design data :
Gantry beam is designed as simply supported beam resting on corbels.

Load carrying capacity of crane : 25.00 Ton

Span of gantry beam 'l ' : 6.00 m
Wheel base of crane : 4.00 m
Weight (approximately) : 19.00 Ton
Weight on a wheel / wheel load : 18.00 Ton
Weight of crab : 13.00 Ton
Grade of concrete : M 25
Reinforcement : Fe 415
Size of gantry beam Width : 400 mm
Depth : 600 mm
Clear cover to reinforcement : 30 mm
Self weight of Beam + rail load : 8.00 kN/m
Wheel load considering impact of : 25 %
18.00 + 18.00 x 25 /100 = 22.50 Ton : 225 kN

2. Analysis of the beam :

For maximum Bending Moment :
Case I : one of the load and the C.G. of the moving load are equidistance from the centre
of beam span.
C.G. of loads
8.0 kN/m 225.0 kN 225.0 kN

A C 1.00 1.00 D B
4.00
3.00 3.00
RA = 174.0 kN centre of beam RB = 324.0 kN

Support reaction
RA = {(225.0 x 4.00) + (225.0 x 0.00) + (8.0 x 6.00 x 6.00 /2)}/6.00
= 174.00 kN
RB = {(225.0 x 6.00) + (225.0 x 2.00) + (8.0 x 6.00 x 6.00 /2)}/6.00
= 324.00 kN
MC = {(174.0 x 2.00) - (8.0 x 2.00 x 2.00 /2)}
= 332.00 kN m
MD = {(324.0 x 0.00) - (8.0 x 0.00 x 0.00 /2)}
= 0.00 kN m

Case II : one of the wheel load is at centre of the span.

8.0 kN/m 225.0 kN

A C B
3.00 3.00
RA = 136.5 kN RB = 136.5 kN

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 Support reaction
RA = {(225.0 x 3.00) + (8.0 x 6.00 x 6.00 /2)}/6.00
= 136.50 kN
RB = {(225.0 x 3.00) + (8.0 x 6.00 x 6.00 /2)}/6.00
= 136.50 kN
MC = {(136.5 x 3.00) - (8.0 x 3.00 x 3.00 /2)}
= 373.50 kN m

For maximum Shear Force:

8.0 kN/m 225.0 kN 225.0 kN

A C B
4.00
6.00
RA = 174.0 kN RB = 324.0 kN

Support reaction
RA = {(225.0 x 4.00) + (8.0 x 6.00 x 6.00 /2)}/6.00
= 174.00 kN
RB = {(225.0 x 6.00) + (225.0 x 2.00) + (8.0 x 6.00 x 6.00 /2)}/6.00
= 324.00 kN

\ Design / Factored Span Moment

Mmax = 373.50 x 1.5 = 560.25 kN m
& Factored Shear Force
Vmax = 324.00 x 1.5 = 486.00 kN

For Transverse Breaking Force :

Transverse breaking force per wheel = 10% of (weight to be lifted + weight of crab)

T.B.F. = 10 % (25.0 + 13.0)

= 3.80 Ton
= 38.0 kN
Hence total transverse breaking force on gantry beam
= 38.0 x 2 = 76.0 kN

Considering the rail height = 150 mm

Eccentricity of T.B.F.
Moment due to eccentricity
Factored Torsional moment
Tu
: 600 / 2 + 150
= 450.0 mm
: 2 x 38.0 x 0.45
= 34.2 kN m
: 1.5 x 34.20
= 51.3 kN m

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 Equivalent Bending Moment

Me = Mu + Mt
where, M u = bending moment at the cross-section,

51.3 [{1+(600/ 400)}/1.7] = 75.44 kN m

\ M e = 560.25 + 75.44 = 635.69 kN m

Equivalent Shear
V e = V u + 1.6 T u / b = 691.20 kN

3. Balance Design Parameters :

ku = 700 / (1100 + 0.87 f y)

= 0.48
Ru = 0.36 f ck ku (1 - 0.42 ku)
2
= 3.44 N/mm
p t = (0.36 f ck / 0.87 f y) x ku x 100
= 1.19 %

4. Design for Flexure :

Moment of resistance of the section

M cr = Ru b d2 = 428.97 kN m < Me = 635.69 kN m
Design Beam as Doubly Reinforced Section.

Area of tension reinforcement required

Mu1 = Mucr = Ru bd2 = 428.97 kN m

& Mu2 = Mu - Mu1 = 635.69 - 428.97 = 206.72 kN m

\ Ast1 = 2658.23 mm2

& Ast2 = 1121.07 mm2
\ Ast = Ast1 + Ast2 = 3779.29 mm2

Use 25 mm f bars.
Nos of bar required = 8
Provide nos of bar = 8
Ast provided = 3927.0 mm2

Area of compression reinforcment required

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 esc = 0.0035 {1 - d'c/(ku d)}
= 0.0035 {1- 52.5/(0.48 x 547.5)}
= 0.0028

From IS 456 : 2000, cl. 38.1 and fig. 23A

f sc = 0.976 f y /1.15 = 352.2 N/mm2
f cc = 0.446 f ck = 11.2 N/mm2

\ Asc = 1186.84 mm2

Use 25 mm f bars.
Nos of bar required = 3
Provide nos of bar = 3
Ast provided = 1472.6 mm2

5. Check for Shear :

Equivalent shear force V e = 691.20 kN

Shear stress tve = 691.20 x 1000 / (400 x 600)
= 2.88 N/mm2
< 3.10 N/mm2 (Max. permissible shear stress)

Percentage of steel provided pt = 1.76 %

Design shear strength of concrete with amount of reinforcement provided
(Ref. IS 456 : 2000, table19)
tc = 0.78 N/mm2
Transverse Reinforcement required

where,
Tu = torsional moment = 51.3 kN m
Vu = shear force = 486.00 kN
sv = spacing of the stirrup reinforcement = 135 mm
b1 = c/c distance between corner bars in the
direction of the width = 315 mm
d 1 = c/c distance between corner bars = 521.5 mm
b = breadth of the member = 400 mm

\ A sv = 256.15 mm2
Minimum transverse reinforcement required

where,
t ve = equivalent shear strength = 2.88 N/mm2
t c = shear strenght of the concrete = 0.78 N/mm2
\ A svmin = 313.47 mm2

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 Use, 4 legged, 10 mm dia. stirrups
A sv = 314.16 mm2

Provide 4 legged, # 10 stirrups @ 135 mm c/c

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