Section Properties of a Built-up Composite Plate Girder

WBFL Geometry Module - Washington State Department of Transportation

Slab Width (mm)
Slab Depth (mm)
Slab Offset (mm)

2,700.0
250.0
50.0

Top Flange Width (mm)

Top Flange Thickness (mm)

440.0
45.0

Bottom Flange Width (mm)

Bottom Flange Thickness (mm)

440.0
45.0

Web Width (mm)

Web Height (mm)

12.0
1,210.0

N1 (Es/Ec)
N2 (Es/Ec)
N3 (Es/Ec)

Girder Properties
Moment of Inertia
Y top
Y bottom
S top
S bottom
Q - Top Flange
Q - Bottom Flange
Area
Composite Properties
Moment of Inertia
Y top of Girder
Y bottom
S top of girder
S bottom
Q - Slab
Q - Top Flange + Slab
Q - Bottom Flange
Area
EA
EI

8
16
24

(106mm4) 17,370.991
(mm)
650.000
(mm)
650.000
(106mm)
26.725
(106mm)
26.725
(106mm)
12.425
6
(10 mm)
12.425
(103mm)
54.120

(106mm4)
(mm)
(mm)
(106mm)
(106mm)
(106mm)
(106mm)
(106mm)
(103mm)
(kN)
(kN-m)

E=
200,000 MPa, fy =
EA = 1.0824E+07 kN
EI = 3.4742E+06 kN-m
6
Iy =
639 10 mm
6
Iyc =
319 10 mm
' =
4.166 kN/m
X-frame =
1.250 kN/m
=
5.416 kN/m

0.0769771
N1
N2
N3
40,332.312 33,860.090 30,254.063
144.0
284.2
363.5
1,156.0
1,015.8
936.5
280.0257
119.1441
83.2190
34.8905
33.3332
32.3071
27.3831
19.7974
15.5028
29.7894
24.9790
22.2556
22.4427
19.6675
18.0963
141.2450
97.6825
83.1617
2.8249E+07 1.9537E+07 1.6632E+07
8.0665E+06 6.7720E+06 6.0508E+06

hw/tw 19,230/Fy(psi) = 86.0 - classified as Compact Sections

hw/tw =
bft/tft 2,055/Fy(psi) = 9.2 - classified as Compact Sections
bft/tft =
hw/tw+9.35(bft/tft) 33,650/Fy(psi) = 150.5
=
- classified as Compact Sections with hw/tw and btf/ttf exceed 75% of each limit
Dc/tw 15,400/Fy(psi) = 68.9 - Limit for Noncompact Sections
Dc/tw =
bft/tft 2,200/Fy(psi) = 9.9 - Limit for Noncompact Sections
bft/tft =
0.1 Iyc/Iy 0.9
Iyc/Iy =
Strength I
Allowable flange stress = 0.85Fy
Max. Moment
Min. Moment
Strength III
Allowable flange stress = 0.95Fy
Max. Moment
Min. Moment

345 MPa

100.8
(10.48.1.1(b))
9.8
(10.48.1.1(a))
192.3
Compact ? ===> N
50.4
(10.48.2.1(b))
9.8
(10.48.2.1(a))
0.5
(10.48.4.1)
OK !

=
=
=

293.25 MPa
3,946.50 kN-m
-1,223.44 kN-m

=
=

147.67 MPa
45.78 MPa

OK !
OK !

=
=
=

327.75 MPa
9,019.55 kN-m
-6,010.87 kN-m

=
=

279.18 MPa
224.92 MPa

OK !
OK !

445.5 <==== Max. Recommended

8.8 <==== Min.

Test_0 83161.67
Test_1
2700
Test_2
250
Test_3
50
Test_4
24
30.00%

Lbs/ft
kN/m
1 0.014594
Lbs
kN
1 0.004448
ft
m
1
0.3048
inch
mm
1
25.4

Lbs-ft
kN-m
1 0.001356
psi
MPa
1 0.006895
m
mm
1
1000

19230
2055
33650

1597 85.97959
171 9.206331
2795 150.4777

15400
2200
0.1

1279 68.85905
183 9.852389
0.9

0.85

0.95

9.35