CE3166 Structural Steel Design and System
Semester 1, AY2016/2017
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CE3166 Structural Steel Design and System
Semester 1, AY2016/2017
Tutorial 1 – LOAD COMBINATIONS
Question 1
Figure Q1 shows a simple crane on top of a high rise building. The crane is used to lift a
gondola so that workers can clean the windows. The boom of the crane is 9 m long and
simply-supported at two points with an overhang over the edge of the building. The self-
weight of the boom 25 kN/m and is designed for a distributed imposed load of 40 kN/m. The
lifting machinery and counter mass have a combined self-weight of 100 kN. The gondola is
attached to the crane only during cleaning season and together with the worker have a
combined occupancy load of 300 kN. (Horizontal internal forces in the boom due to the
lifting cable may be ignored.)
3m 3m 3m
A Boom B C
Lifting machinery
and counter mass
Gondola
Figure Q1
(a) Calculate the design load for support A.
(b) Calculate the design load for support B.
(c) What is the maximum bending moment that the boom must be designed for?
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CE3166 Structural Steel Design and System
Semester 1, AY2016/2017
Question 1: Partial solutions
(a) Should support A be designed for compression or tension?
(i) Find maximum compression on support A.
DL IL
UDL, UIL
A B C
3m 3m 3m
RA RB
Unfavorable – maximizes load effect.
Favorable – minimizes load effect.
Use equilibrium of moments about B to calculate RA:
RA×6 + 1.0×(25×3)×1.5 + 0×(40×3)×1.5 + 0×300×3
= 1.35×(25×6)×3 + 1.5×(40×6)×3 + 1.35×100×3
RA = 330 kN.
(ii) Find maximum uplift on support A.
DL IL
UDL, UIL
A B C
3m 3m 3m
RA RB
RA×6 + 1.35×(25×3)×1.5 + 1.5×(40×3)×1.5 + 1.5×300×3
= 1.0×(25×6)×3 + 0×(40×6)×3 + 1.0×100×3
RA = -170 kN.
