SECTION 3.

02
CONTINUOUS MULLION AT TYPICAL ZONE
BS 8118-1:1991 Structural Use of Aluminum

2nd. lvl.
+8.10 m

360.0

1st. lvl.
+4.50 m

114.2
Note: Units in diagram is in centimeters unless otherwise specified

· Design Parameters

Lm := 3600.00mm Unsupported length of mullion

tl := 1142.00mm Panel width at left of mullion

tr := 1142.00mm Panel width at right of mullion

tw := 0.5 tl + 0.5 tr = 1142.00 mm Tributary width of mullion

Alloy  "6063" Aluminum alloy

Temper  "T6" Aluminum temper

Ea := 70000.00MPa Modulus of elasticity of aluminum

Referenc e: Table 2.5 of BS8118-1:1991

po = 160.00 MPa Limiting stress for bending and overall yielding

Referenc e: Table 4.1 of BS8118-1:1991

pa = 175.00 MPa Limiting stress for local capacity

Referenc e: Table 4.1 of BS8118-1:1991

pv = 95.00  MPa Limiting stress for shear

Referenc e: Table 4.1 of BS8118-1:1991
· Section Properties
2
Am := 1287.26mm Cross section area

4
Ixx := 402.71cm Moment of intertia about the strong axis

4
Iyy := 45.46cm Moment of inertia about the weak axis

cy := 98.68mm Distance of extreme fiber from strong axis

Ixx
3
Zx := = 40809.69 mm Elastic section modulus about the strong axis
cy

r y := 18.79mm Radius of gyration about the weak axis

Area: 1287.2598
Perimeter: 906.7527
Bounding box: X: -25.0000 -- 25.0000
Y: -71.3196 -- 98.6804
Centroid: X: 0.0000
Y: 0.0000
Moments of inertia: X: 4027118.0970
Y: 454646.6963
Product of inertia: XY: 0.0000
Radii of gyration: X: 55.9325
Y: 18.7933
FW1/50-P-3005
(3.488 Kg./M.) Principal moments and X-Y directions about centroid:
I: 4027118.0970 along [1.0000 0.0000]
J: 454646.6963 along [0.0000 1.0000]

· Applied Load

γwl := 1.20 Load factor for wind load

γdl := 1.20 Load factor for dead laod

Wind Load

q := 2.34kPa Design wind pressure

Referenc e: Section 1.01
N
wwl := q tw = 2.67 Uniformly distributed load due to wind load
mm
 Dead Load

kg kN
γal := 2710  g = 26.58 Unit weight of aluminum
3 3
m m

kg kN
γg := 2500  g = 24.52  Unit weight of glass
3 3
m m

2
At := 1205.41mm Cross section area of transom
Referenc e: Section 3.01 - Transom properties
nt := 4.00 Number of transom per span of mullion

tg := 6.00mm + 6.00mm = 12.00  mm Glass thickness

Referenc e: Section 2.01

At tw γal nt N

wdl := + tg tw γg = 0.38 Uniformly distributed load due to dead load
Lm mm

See Section 3.03: STAAD Analysis of Continuous Mullion at Typical Zone

Mmax := 4.63kN m Maximum factored moment

Vmax := 6.09kN Maximum factored shear force

Pmax := 1.70kN Maximum factored axial force

Axial Shear Torsion Bending

Beam L/C d Fx (kN) Fy (kN) Fz (N) Mx (kN*m) My (kN*m) Mz (kN*m)
Max Fx 2 4:1.2(DL+WL) 0 0.1 5.77 0 0 0 1.09
Min Fx 5 4:1.2(DL+WL) 3.4 -1.7 -5.79 0 0 0 1.153
Max Fy 6 4:1.2(DL+WL) 0 0.1 6.09 0 0 0 1.153
Min Fy 5 4:1.2(DL+WL) 3.4 -1.7 -5.79 0 0 0 1.153
Max Fz 1 4:1.2(DL+WL) 0 0 5.13 0 0 0 0
Min Fz 1 4:1.2(DL+WL) 0 0 5.13 0 0 0 0
Max Mx 1 4:1.2(DL+WL) 0 0 5.13 0 0 0 0
Min Mx 1 4:1.2(DL+WL) 0 0 5.13 0 0 0 0
Max My 1 4:1.2(DL+WL) 0 0 5.13 0 0 0 0
Min My 1 4:1.2(DL+WL) 0 0 5.13 0 0 0 0
Max Mz 5 4:1.2(DL+WL) 3.4 -1.7 -5.79 0 0 0 1.153
Min Mz 7 4:1.2(DL+WL) 1.7 -0.85 0 0 0 0 -4.63

· Section Classification for Moment Resistance

Reference: Table 4.3 of BS8118-1:1991

250MPa
εm := = 1.25 Slenderness limit constant for moment resistance
po

β1 := 18ε m = 22.50 Limit for fully compact section

βo := 22ε m = 27.50 Limit for semi-compact section

 Element Classification for Web Element

dwe := 120.40mm Width of web element

twe := 2.50mm Thickness of web element

gwe := 0.43 Stress gradient coefficient

Referenc e: Figure 4.2 of BS8118-1:1991
gwe dwe
βwe := = 20.71 Slenderness ratio of web element
twe

Web element classification

Referenc e: Section 4.3.3.4 of BS8118-1:1991

Classwe := "Fully compact" if βwe < β1 = "Fully compact"

"Semi-compact" if β1 < βwe < βo

"Slender" otherwise

Element Classification for Flange Element

bfe := 44.40mm Width of flange element

tfe := 6.50mm Thickness of flenge element

bfe
βfe := = 6.83 Slenderness ratio of flange element
tfe

Flange element classification

Referenc e: Section 4.3.3.4 of BS8118-1:1991

Classfe := "Fully compact" if βfe < β1 = "Fully compact"

"Semi-compact" if β1 < βfe < βo

"Slender" otherwise

· Check for Moment Resistance

γm := 1.20 Material factor for aluminum

Referenc e: Table 3.3 of BS8118-1:1991
po Z x
MRS := = 5.44 kN m Factored moment resistance
γm

Mmax = 4.63 kN m Maximum factored moment

Comparing:
4.63 < 5.44
Since the ultimate maximum moment is less than the factored moment resistance,
The mullion is adequate in moment resistnace
· Section Classification for Shear Resistance
Reference: Section 4.5.3.1 of BS8118-1:1991

150MPa
εv := = 1.26 Slenderness limit constant for shear resistance
pv

dwe = 120.40 mm Width of web element

twe = 2.50 mm Thickness of web element

dwe
βv := = 48.16 Slenderness ratio for shear resistance
twe

Shear section classification

Classv := "Compact" if βv  49ε v = "Compact"

"Slender" otherwise

· Check for Shear Force Resistance

Nv := 2 Number of webs

2
Av := 0.80  Nv dwe  twe = 481.60 mm Effective shear area

pv Av
VRS := = 38.13  kN Factored shear force resistance
γm

Vmax = 6.09 kN Maximum factored shear force

Comparing:
6.09 < 38.13
Since the ultimate maximum shear force is less than the factored shear force resistance,
The mullion is adequate in shear force resistnace

· Check for Axial Tension

po Am
PRt := = 171.63 kN Axial tension resistance
γm

Pmax = 1.70 kN Maximum factored axial force

Comparing:
1.70 < 171.63
Since the ultimate maximum axial tensile force is less than the axial tension resistance,
The mullion is adequate in tension
· Combined Bending with Axial Force

Mmax = 4.63 kN m Maximum factored moment

MRS = 5.44  kN m Factored moment resistance

Pmax = 1.70 kN Maximum factored axial tensile force

PRt = 171.63 kN Factored axial tension resistance

Mmax Pmax
RR := + = 0.86 Combined resistance ratio
MRS PRt

Comparing:
0.86 < 1.00
Since the combined resistance ratio is less than one,
The mullion is adequate in combined resistance ratio

· Check for Deflection

Beam L/C d X (mm) Y (mm) Z (mm) Resultant
Max X 7 3:DL+WL 1.7 15.545 0 0 15.545
Min X 2 3:DL+WL 0.2 -2.365 0 0 2.365
Max Y 7 3:DL+WL 2.72 9.354 0.001 0 9.354
Min Y 1 3:DL+WL 0 0 -0.027 0 0.027
Max Z 1 3:DL+WL 0 0 -0.027 0 0.027
Min Z 1 3:DL+WL 0 0 -0.027 0 0.027
Max Rst 7 3:DL+WL 1.7 15.545 0 0 15.545

δmax := 15.55mm Maximum deflection

Referenc e: Section 3.03

Lm = 3600.00 mm Length of mullion

 Lm 
δallow := min , 19.00mm = 19.00 mm Allowable deflection of mullion
 175 
Comparing:
15.55 < 19.00
Since the maximum deflection is less than the allowable deflection,
The mullion is adequate in deflection