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Crane runway beam with channel cap on W-beam
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Crane runway beam with channel cap on W-beam

Crane runway beam with channel cap on W-beam

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I am trying to select an appropriate W-beam and channel cap for a runway beam that is to support an under running bridge crane.  The channel cap is to be on top of the W-beam.  I am using the AISC ASD code and I am having problems with what value to use for "bf" in formula F1-2.  Would "bf" be the width of the channel flange or the width of the W-beam flange?  Am I correct in assuming that "Af" in that formula would be the sum of the area of one flange of the W-beam and the area of the web of the channel.

Also in section B.5.1, on the check for compact or non-compact section, b/t is compared to 65/sqrt(Fy).  What value of "b" & "t" should be used in this case with the composite section?

Thanks in advance for any help with this problem.

Tony Billeaud
Mechanical Engineer

RE: Crane runway beam with channel cap on W-beam

Can you switch to the 13th Edition Spec.?  Section F4 is more applicable than the old 89 ASD stuff.

As for flange compactness, the compression (top) flange is a stiffened element in this case because it's connected to the channel.  Using 65/Sqrt() is very conservative.  The bottom line is that standard W-shapes are almost always compact using 65/Sqrt(), so are waaay compact when stiffened.

RE: Crane runway beam with channel cap on W-beam

Check the AISC site for an excel spreadsheet to use as a guide for this...

Dik

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