The loss of the Derbyshire

Appendix
Project NA 240A

Section modulus calculations for stiffeners and girders

Requirements are based on the class rules from Det Norske Veritas

b Original design
Toppflange Longitudinal stiffeners Input
t Toppflange eff breadth be 63 cm
Toppflange thickness t 1.05 cm
Web height h 63.5 cm
Neutral axis Web thickness t 1.05 cm
Bottom flange bredth b 28 cm
Web t h Bottom flange thickness t 2.5 cm
z
S xiAi 6772 cm3
S Ai 202.8 cm2
Flange Neutral axis z 33.4 cm
t
b Moment of inertia 161875 cm4
Section Modulus Z 4809 cm3

Design rules
Effective flange of the girder: be = 0.84 b Span l 3.68 m
(DnV Part 3, Ch 7 Sec 3 C400) Spacing b 0.994 m
Effective flange of the stiffners: be = 60 * t (web) Design pressure 17.17 kN/m2
Required Z 204 cm3

Original design Original design

Side girder Input Center girder Input

Toppflange breadth b 368 cm Toppflange breadth b 368 cm
Toppflange thickness t 1.05 cm Toppflange thickness t 1.05 cm
Web height h 56 cm Web height h 91 cm
Web thickness t 1.05 cm Web thickness t 1.05 cm
Bottom flange bredth b 10 cm Bottom flange bredth b 7.5 cm
Bottom flange thickness t 2.5 cm Bottom flange thickness t 2.5 cm

S xiAi 20983 cm3 S xiAi 35128 cm3

S Ai 408.4 cm 2 S Ai 438.9 cm2
Neutral axis z 51.4 cm Neutral axis z 80.0 cm

Moment of inertia 119703 cm4 Moment of inertia 340239 cm4

Section Modulus Z 2330 cm 3
Section Modulus Z 4251 cm3

Design rules Design rules

Span l 11 m Span l 11 m
Spacing b 3.68 m Spacing b 3.68 m
Design pressure 17.17 kN/m2 Design pressure 17.17 kN/m2
Required Z 8133 cm3 Required Z 8133 cm3

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Appendix
Project NA 240A

Original design, 14.72 m span Faulkner's design

Longitudinal stiffener Input Transverse stiffener Input
Toppflange eff breadth be 63 cm Toppflange eff breadth be 63 cm
Toppflange thickness t 1.05 cm Toppflange thickness t 1.05 cm
Web height h 63.5 cm Web height h 63.5 cm
Web thickness t 1.05 cm Web thickness t 1.05 cm
Bottom flange bredth b 28 cm Bottom flange bredth b 28 cm
Bottom flange thickness t 2.5 cm Bottom flange thickness t 2.5 cm

S xiAi 6772 cm3 S xiAi 6772 cm3

S Ai 202.8 cm 2 S Ai 202.8 cm2
Neutral axis z 33.4 cm Neutral axis z 33.4 cm

Moment of inertia 161875 cm4 Moment of inertia 161875 cm4

Section Modulus Z 4809 cm 3
Section Modulus Z 4809 cm3

Design rules Design rules

Span l 14.72 m Span l 11 m
Spacing b 0.994 m Spacing b 0.981 m
Design pressure 17.17 kN/m2 Design pressure 17.17 kN/m2
Required Z 3265 cm 3
Required Z 2168 cm3

Our suggestion Our suggestion

All girders Input Longitudinal stiffeners Input

Toppflange breadth b 368 cm Toppflange eff breadth be 63 cm
Toppflange thickness t 1.05 cm Toppflange thickness t 1.05 cm
Web height h 90 cm Web height h 20 cm
Web thickness t 1.05 cm Web thickness t 1.05 cm
Bottom flange bredth b 30 cm Bottom flange bredth b 7.5 cm
Bottom flange thickness t 2.5 cm Bottom flange thickness t 1.5 cm

S xiAi 34776 cm3 S xiAi 1707 cm3

S Ai 494.1 cm 2 S Ai 98.4 cm2
Neutral axis z 70.4 cm Neutral axis z 17.3 cm

Moment of inertia 625275 cm4 Moment of inertia 5691 cm4

Section Modulus Z 8883 cm 3
Section Modulus Z 328 cm3

Design rules Design rules

Span l 11 m Span l 3.68 m
Spacing b 3.68 m Spacing b 0.994 m
Design pressure 17.17 kN/m2 Design pressure 17.17 kN/m2
Required Z 8133 cm3 Required Z 204 cm3