Load Calculation

1.0 Dead Load

A Self wt
B Conductor Load Reference
Conductor Type ACSR Zebra Annex-I
Diameter of conductor (d)= 28 mm Annex-I
Weight of conductor (w)= 1.621 KG/m Annex-I
No of Conductors(n)= 3
Length of conductor one side (L1) 20.5 m
Length of conductor one side (L2) 12 m
Effective length L= (L1+L2)/2 = 16.25 m
Therefore effective wt (V1)= wXL= 26.3 KG/Conductor
C Insulator Load
No of Tension Insulator (nt)= 6 3 each side
No of Suspension Insulators (ns)= 3
No of insulator in a group= 4
Wt of each Insulator (wi)= 5 KG Annex-I
Wt of Insulator (W i)= 23 KG 3kg fixtures
Diameter of Insulator (Di)= 255 mm Annex-I
Length of Insulator (Li)= 575 mm for 4 insulators
2.0 Live Load
part-
1/Sec-
1)
CL12.2
Line Man With Tools (W1)= 150 KG .3

3.0 Normal Pull due to Conductors

Horizontal Fz = 1000 Kg (ref Annex-2)
4.0 Short Circuit (SC) Pull due to Conductors
Horizontal Fz = 1375 Kg (ref Annex-3)

5.0 Wind Load Across Conductors (Wind Load Along X)

Wind Zone = 2
Reliability Level 1
Terain = 2
Wind pressure on structure P d
= 48.3 Kg/m2
(Ref: IS-802, Table-4)
part-
1/Sec-
1)
A WL on Conductor Pd*L*d*Cdc*Gc CL9.2
Cdc= 1
Gc= 1.81
No of Conductors(n)= 3
WL on each conductor= 39.8 KG
 part-
1/Sec-
1)
B WL on Insulator = Pd*Cdi*Gi*Ai CL9.3
Cdi = 1.2
Gi = 1.92
A= DiXLi= 0.147 m2
Effective Area Ai= DiXLi/2= 0.073 m2
WL on each insulator= 8.2 KG

6.0 Wind Load Across Girder (WL along Z)

Calculation for Solidity ratio of Girder (Preliminary sizes of member)
Wid
Lengt
Mem th Area
Size Nos h
ber (m (mm2)
(mm)
m)
Top ChL75X75X6 1### ### ###
BottomL50X50X6 1### ### ###
VerticaL50X50X6 7### 500.0 ###
DiagonL50X50X6 6### 900.0 ###
Total area (Ae) ###
Circumferential area (A) ###
Solidity ratio 0.418

Value of Drag coefficient Cdt = 2.20 (IS802:Table-5)

Value of Gust Response Factor Gt = 1.92 (IS802:Table-6)
There force Wind Load on each node (Top and bottom chord)
Total no of nodes n = 16
Wind Load/node = P d
*C dt
*Gt*Ae/n
= 15 Kg

LOAD CALCULATION FOR TOWER

Reactions of Girder
Wind Load Calculation on Tower

Frame
Width Length Area Area Solidit
Panel Member Size Nos Area
(mm) (mm) (mm2) (Ae) y Ratio
(m2)
(m2) Cdt Gt
From
Botto
m Vertical L80X80X6 2 80 630 ### 0.15 0.45 0.33 2.40 1.92
1 Diagonal L50X50X6 1 50 960 48000
Horizontal L50X50X6 0 50 720 0
2 Vertical L80X80X6 2 80 630 ###
Diagonal L50X50X6 1 50 960 48000 0.15 0.43 0.34 2.40 1.92
Horizontal L50X50X6 0 50 690 0
3 Vertical L80X80X6 2 80 630 ###
Diagonal L50X50X6 1 50 920 46000 0.15 0.42 0.35 2.40 1.92
Horizontal L50X50X6 0 50 660 0
4 Vertical L80X80X6 2 80 630 ###
Diagonal L50X50X6 1 50 900 45000 0.15 0.40 0.37 2.40 1.92
Horizontal L50X50X6 0 50 630 0
5 Vertical L80X80X6 2 80 630 ###
Diagonal L50X50X6 1 50 870 43500 0.14 0.37 0.39 2.40 1.92
Horizontal L50X50X6 0 50 590 0
6 Vertical L80X80X6 2 80 630 ###
Diagonal L50X50X6 1 50 850 42500 0.14 0.35 0.41 2.20 1.92
Horizontal L50X50X6 0 50 560 0
7 Vertical L80X80X6 2 80 630 ###
Diagonal L50X50X6 1 50 830 41500 0.14 0.33 0.43 2.20 1.92
Horizontal L50X50X6 0 50 530 0
8 Vertical L80X80X6 2 80 630 ###
Diagonal L50X50X6 1 50 810 40500 0.14 0.32 0.45 2.20 1.92
Horizontal L50X50X6 0 50 500 0
9 Vertical L80X80X6 2 80 630 ###
Diagonal L50X50X6 1 50 710 35500 0.14 0.32 0.43 2.20 1.92
Horizontal L50X50X6 0 50 500 0
Wind
Load/no
de
(Kg/nod
e)

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14
 Nos of
Governing Ult. Stresses in
Dia of Gross Ultimate Capacity Bolts
factored Net Area Bolts of Gr5.6
Bolt Area of bolts (T) Requir
14 MEMBER DESIGN TABLE- TOWER load (Mpa)
ed
Member Size P (ton) T (Ton) Ag (mm2) k Ae (mm2) Lef (mm) rvv (mm) b (mm) t (mm) S fy (Mpa) (b/t)lim Cc Fa (Mpa) Pd (Ton) Td (Ton) (FOS)t (FOS)c (T) d (mm) Ag (mm ) An (mm )
2 2
ps pb pt Ps Pb Pt
Vertical member
(a) 302 L75X75X8 14 13 1138 0.71 864 1200 14.5 70 8 83 250 13.3 125.7 195.79 16.92 21.60 1.66 1.21
Vertical member
(b) 324 L65x65x6 7 7 744 0.70 528 1200 12.6 60 6 95 250 13.3 125.7 178.2 9.41 13.20 1.89 1.34 7.00 16 201 157 310 436 250 6.2 4.2 3.9 2
Diagonal member
,e 587 L45X45X5 3.7 3.7 428 0.67 270 900 8.7 40 5 103 250 13.3 125.7 165.3 4.47 6.76 1.83 1.21 3.70 12 113 88 310 436 250 3.5 2.6 2.2 2
Horizontal
Members, e 523 L45X45X5 1.2 1.2 428 0.67 270 910 9.6 40 5 95 250 13.3 125.7 178.9 4.84 6.76 5.63 4.03 1.20 12 113 88 310 436 250 3.5 2.6 2.2 1
 Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Moment
Node L/C Fx Mton Fy Mton Fz Mton Mx MTon- My MTon- Mz MTon-m
39 1 DEAD LO 0 0.162 -0.018 0 0 0
2 LIVE LO 0 0.037 -0.004 0 0 0
3 NORMAL 0 -0.003 -0.748 0 0 0
4 SC PULL 0 -0.004 -1.028 0 0 0
5 WIND L -0.313 0.001 0.023 0 0 0
6 WL ACRO 0 -0.066 -0.026 0 0 0
40 1 DEAD LO 0 0.163 0.018 0 0 0
2 LIVE LO 0 0.038 0.004 0 0 0
3 NORMAL 0 0.003 -0.752 -0.002 0 0
4 SC PULL 0 0.004 -1.034 -0.002 0 0
5 WIND L 0 0.001 -0.009 0 0 0
6 WL ACRO 0 0.066 -0.106 -0.001 0 0

APPLIED LOAD

LC Node No Nodal force (Kg)

1 39 FX 0 FY -162 FZ 0
2 39 FX 0 FY -37 FZ 0
3 39 FX 0 FY 3 FZ 750
4 39 FX 0 FY 0 FZ 1031
5 39 FX 78.25 FY -1 FZ -7
6 39 FX 0 FY 0 FZ 66
1 40 FX 0 FY -162 FZ 0
2 40 FX 0 FY -37 FZ 0
3 40 FX 0 FY 3 FZ 750
4 40 FX 0 FY 0 FZ 1031
5 40 FX 78.25 FY -1 FZ -7
6 40 FX 0 FY 0 FZ 66

LOAD 1 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE DEAD LOAD

SELFWEIGHT Y -1.05
JOINT LOAD
39 FX 0 FY -162 FZ 0
40 FX 0 FY -162 FZ 0

LOAD 2 LOADTYPE Live TITLE LIVE LOAD

JOINT LOAD
39 FX 0 FY -37 FZ 0
40 FX 0 FY -37 FZ 0

LOAD 3 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE NORMAL PULL-ONE SIDE ONLY (NC)

JOINT LOAD
39 FX 0 FY 3 FZ 750
40 FX 0 FY 3 FZ 750

LOAD 4 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE SC PULL-ONE SIDE ONLY (SC)

JOINT LOAD
39 FX 0 FY 0 FZ 1031
40 FX 0 FY 0 FZ 1031

LOAD 5 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WIND LOAD ACROSS CONDUCTOR (WLX)

JOINT LOAD
 39 FX 78.25 FY -1 FZ -7
40 FX 78.25 FY -1 FZ -7

LOAD 6 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE WL ACROSS GANTRY (WLZ)

JOINT LOAD
39 FX 0 FY 0 FZ 66
40 FX 0 FY 0 FZ 66
 Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Moment
Node L/C Fx Mton Fy Mton Fz Mton Mx MTon- My MTon- Mz MTon-m
39 1 DEAD L 0 0.162 -0.018 0 0 0
2 LIVE LO 0 0.037 -0.004 0 0 0
3 NORMAL 0 -0.003 -0.748 0 0 0
4 SC PULL 0 -0.004 -1.028 0 0 0
5 WIND L -0.313 0.001 0.023 0 0 0
6 WL ACR 0 -0.066 -0.026 0 0 0
40 1 DEAD L 0 0.163 0.018 0 0 0
2 LIVE LO 0 0.038 0.004 0 0 0
3 NORMAL 0 0.003 -0.752 -0.002 0 0
4 SC PULL 0 0.004 -1.034 -0.002 0 0
5 WIND L 0 0.001 -0.009 0 0 0
6 WL ACR 0 0.066 -0.106 -0.001 0 0
77 1 DEAD L 0 0.164 0.018 0 0 0
2 LIVE LO 0 0.038 0.004 0 0 0
3 NORMAL 0 0.006 -0.753 -0.002 0 0
4 NORMAL 0 0.012 -0.612 -0.003 0 0
5 NORMAL 0 0.001 0.693 0 0 0
6 NORMAL 0 0.005 -0.652 -0.001 0 0
7 NORMAL 0 0.005 -0.652 -0.001 0 0
8 SC PULL 0 0.009 -1.036 -0.002 0 0
9 SC PULL 0 0.016 -0.84 -0.004 0 0
10 SC PUL 0 0.002 0.952 0 0 0
5 NORMAL 0 0.749 0.606 0 0 0
6 NORMAL 0 -0.005 -0.647 -0.001 0 0
7 NORMAL 0 -0.005 -0.647 -0.001 0 0
8 SC PULL 0 -0.009 -1.027 -0.002 0 0
9 SC PULL 0 1.014 -0.945 -0.004 0 0
10 SC PUL 0 1.029 0.833 0 0 0
11 NORMAL -2.061 -0.003
12 NORMAL 2.061 -0.004
13 WIND -0.559 0.001
14 WL AC 0 -0.066
40 1 DEAD L 0 0.161
2 LIVE LO 0 0.038
3 NORMAL 0 0.003
4 NORMAL 0 0.006
5 NORMAL 0 0.001
6 NORMAL 0 0.003
7 NORMAL 0 0.003
8 SC PULL 0 0.004
9 NORMAL 0 0.008
10 NORMAL 0 0.001
11 NORMAL 0 0.003
12 NORMAL 0 0.004
13 WIND 0 0.001
14 WL AC 0 0.066
77 1 DEAD L 0 0.162
2 LIVE LO 0 0.038
3 NORMAL 0 0.006
4 NORMAL 0 0.012
5 NORMAL 0 0.002
6 NORMAL 0 0.006
7 NORMAL 0 0.006
8 SC PULL 0 0.008
9 NORMAL 0 0.016
 10 NORMAL 0 0.002
11 NORMAL 0 0.007
12 NORMAL 0 0.007
13 WIND 0 -0.001
14 WL AC 0 0.068
78 1 DEAD L 0 0.159
2 LIVE LO 0 0.037
3 NORMAL 0 -0.006
4 NORMAL 0 0.738
5 NORMAL 0 0.748
6 NORMAL 0 -0.006
Mz MTon-m

-0.021 0 0 0
-0.005 0 0 0
-0.765 0 0 0
-1.016 0 0 0
0.046 0 0 0
-0.046 0 0 0
0.021 0 0 0
0.005 0 0 0
-0.752 -0.002 0 0
-0.601 -0.003 0 0
0.702 0 0 0
-0.777 -0.001 0 0
-0.682 -0.002 0 0
-1.034 -0.002 0 0
-0.826 -0.004 0 0
0.964 0 0 0
-1.02 -0.002 0 0
-0.769 -0.002 0 0
-0.021 0 0 0
-0.127 -0.001 0 0
0.021 0 0 0
0.005 0 0 0
-0.753 -0.002 0 0
-0.603 -0.003 0 0
0.701 0 0 0
-0.73 -0.001 0 0
-0.73 -0.001 0 0
-1.035 -0.002 0 0
-0.828 -0.004 0 0
 0.964 0 0 0
-0.896 -0.002 0 0
-0.896 -0.002 0 0
-0.013 0 0 0
-0.127 -0.001 0 0
-0.021 0 0 0
-0.005 0 0 0
-0.747 -0.001 0 0
-0.696 -0.003 0 0
0.598 0 0 0
-0.725 -0.001 0 0
Max Factored Compression Force P= 10 Ton Member
Max Factored Tension Force T= 4 Ton Top Chord

Member Section used L50X50X6 Bot Chord

Gross cross sectional area Ag = 568 mm 2
Top Horizontal Membe
Outstanding Width of member b 44 mm Top Diagon
Avg thickness of member t= 6 mm Top Diagon
Effective cross section area Bot Horizontal & Diag
of connecting leg A1= 179 mm2
Effective area of Unconnected legA2= 284 mm2

Net cross section area of member Ae= A1+k*A2 Member

k= 3A1/(3A1+A2) VERTI
k= 0.65
Therefore, Ae = 364.76 mm2 Bot Chord
Top Horizontal Members (H1)
Effective Length of Member Lef= 900 mm Top Diagonal Member (D1)
Min Radius of gyration of Member rvv= 9.6 mm Top Diagonal Member (D2)
Slendreness Ratio of Member S = 93.75 Bot Horizontal & Diagonal Mem

Min guarenteed yield stress of material fy= 250 Mpa

Limiting (b/t) value = 210/f y
0.5

(b/t)lim = 13.3
Provided , b/t = 7.3

Consider, Cc = *(2E/fy)0.5
= 125.6
Since, slenderness ratio (S) is less than Cc, Compression strength of
member shall be determined by formula Cl 5.2.2 a of IS802 (part-1/sec-2)
Fa = (1-1/2(S/Cc)2)fy
= 180 Mpa
Thereforece, Nominal Compressive strength Pd= Ae*Fa
Pd= 6.6 Ton

As per Cl 5.1 of IS802 (part-1/sec-2)

Nominal Tensile strength of Member Td= Ae*fy
Td= 9.1 Ton

Therefore FOS of member in Tension (FOS)t = Td/T

= 2.3
FOS of member in Compression (FOS)c = Pd/P
= 0.7
 Size P (ton) T (Ton) Ag (mm2) k Ae (mm2) Lef (mm) rvv (mm)
108 L80X80X8 23 10 1341 0.72 1046 750 25
109 L65X65X6 11 10 744 0.68 521 750 12.6
L50X50X6 0.1 2 568 0.65 365 1500 9.6
Top Horizontal MembeL45X45X5 3 3 428 0.64 263 500 8.7
140 L45X45X5 3.1 3 428 0.64 263 800 8.7
146 L45X45X5 3.1 3 428 0.64 263 900 8.7
Bot Horizontal & Diag L45X45X5 3 1.5 428 0.64 263 800 8.7

Size P (ton) T (Ton) Ag (mm2) k Ae (mm2) Lef (mm) rvv (mm)

108 90X90X6 16 18.5 1041 0.71 783 1250 17.5
109 L50X50X6 6 6 568 0.65 365 1000 9.6

Top Horizontal Members (H1)

Top Diagonal Member (D1)
Top Diagonal Member (D2)
Bot Horizontal & Diagonal Members (H2)

153354.2
b (mm) t (mm) S fy (Mpa) (b/t)lim Cc Fa (Mpa) Pd (Ton) Td (Ton)
60 6 30 250 13.3 125.7 242.9 25.41 26.15
60 6 60 250 13.3 125.7 222.0 11.56 13.03
45 6 156 250 13.3 125.7 56.7 2.07 9.12
40 5 57 250 13.3 125.7 223.9 5.89 6.58
40 5 92 250 13.3 125.7 183.1 4.82 6.58
40 5 103 250 13.3 125.7 165.3 4.35 6.58
40 5 92 250 13.3 125.7 183.1 4.82 6.58

b (mm) t (mm) S fy (Mpa) (b/t)lim Cc Fa (Mpa) Pd (Ton) Td (Ton)

80 6 71 250 13.3 125.7 209.6 16.41 19.57
40 6 104 250 13.3 125.7 164.1 5.99 9.12

86.4 42.12
28.8
(FOS)t (FOS)c
2.62 1.10
1.30 1.05
4.56 20.70
2.19 1.96
2.19 1.56
2.19 1.40
4.39 1.61

(FOS)t (FOS)c
1.06 1.03
1.52 1.00
17 FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF MEMBER L45x45x5

l45x5 IS SUPPORTING ONE SUSPENSION INSULATOR WT= 25 KG

LENGTH OF MEMBER = 0.5 M
LET US DESIGN THE MEMBER FOR A FACTOR WT = 50 KG
ASSUMING W IS ACTING AT CENTRE OF MEMBER
SO, MAX BENDING MOMENT AT CENTRE= 50x0.5
= 25 KGM
ELASTIC SECTIONAL MODULUS OF MEMBER Zxx= 2.5 CM3 (Ref SP-6 part-1)
SO BENDING MOMENT CAPACITY OF SECTION= 2.5X1000X165 N-mm
= 412500 N-mm
= 41.25 KG-m
IT IS GREATER THAN 25KG-m, HENCE, IT IS SAFE .

Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Resultant Rotational

Node L/C X mm Y mm Z mm mm rX rad rY rad
Max X 38 2105 1(DL 2.5 0.9 -11.2 11.5 0.0 0.0
Min X 38 2104 1(DL -2.2 -0.9 11.2 11.4 0.0 0.0
Max Y 6 2105 1(DL 2.2 0.9 -9.4 9.7 0.0 0.0
Min Y 40 2105 1(DL 1.1 -1.0 -12.6 12.7 0.0 0.0
Max Z 39 2107 1(DL -0.7 -1.0 14.0 14.0 0.0 0.0
Min Z 39 2110 1(DL 1.0 0.8 -14.0 14.0 0.0 0.0
Max rX 39 2107 1(DL -0.7 -1.0 14.0 14.0 0.0 0.0
Min rX 39 2110 1(DL 1.0 0.8 -14.0 14.0 0.0 0.0
Max rY 23 2103 1(DL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min rY 3 2106 1(DL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Max rZ 29 2104 1(DL -1.5 -0.7 8.4 8.6 0.0 0.0
Min rZ 29 2105 1(DL 1.7 0.6 -8.4 8.6 0.0 0.0
Max Rst 39 2110 1(DL 1.0 0.8 -14.0 14.0 0.0 0.0
(Ref SP-6 part-1)

rZ rad
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
17 FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF MEMBER L45x45x5

l45x5 IS SUPPORTING ONE SUSPENSION INSULATOR WT= 25 KG

LENGTH OF MEMBER = 0.5 M
LET US DESIGN THE MEMBER FOR A FACTOR WT = 50 KG
ASSUMING W IS ACTING AT CENTRE OF MEMBER
SO, MAX BENDING MOMENT AT CENTRE= 50x0.5
= 25 KGM
ELASTIC SECTIONAL MODULUS OF MEMBER Zxx= 2.5 CM3 (Ref SP-6 part-1)
SO BENDING MOMENT CAPACITY OF SECTION= 2.5X1000X165 N-mm
= 412500 N-mm
= 41.25 KG-m
IT IS GREATER THAN 25KG-m, HENCE, IT IS SAFE .
(Ref SP-6 part-1)