Transcript Impact Load
Live loads specified in codes do account for ordinary
impact loads
When structural members are subject to unusual
vibration or impact we have to account for them
outside the code specs
Type of
member
Source of Impact
Percent
increase
Supporting
Elevators and elevator machinery
100
Supporting
Light machines, shaft, or motor driven
20
Supporting
Reciprocating machines or power-driven
units
50
Hangers
Floors or balconies
33
Structures supporting cranes:
Maximum wheel loads
Allowance for impact
Multiple cranes
Traction and braking forces
Use of crane stops
Cyclic loading / Fatigue
Crane live load is its fully rated capactity
Max vertical wheel load
Monorail, cab operated, remote operated
increased by 25% for impact
Pendant operated overhead
Increased by 10% for impact
Impact increases do not have to be applied to
supporting columns, only runway
Electic powered trolleys
≥ 20% (crane rated load + trolley weight + hoist weight)
Assume applied by wheels at top of rails
Acts normal to the rails
Distributed, as appropriate to stiffness of rail support
Bridge or monorail with hand-gearing
No need for lateral load increase
Runway must be designed for stop forces
Velocity of crane at impact taken into account
Fatigue and serviceability concerns
AISC Design Guide 7
AISE Standard No. 13
Caused by changes in dimensions/geometry of
structures due to
Behavior of material
Type of framing
Details of construction
e.g.
Foundation settlement
Temperature changes
Shrinkage restrained by adjoining structures
Loads may act simultaneously
Building codes specify various combinations that must
be considered
Depends on whether allowable stress design (ASD) or
Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) is used
SEI/ASCE 7-02 provides guidance.
D = dead load
L = live floor load, including impact
Lr = roof live load
S = roof snow load
R = rain load (initial rainwater or ice, exclusive of ponding)
W = wind load
E = earthquake load
T = restraint load
D
D+L+T
D + (Lr or S or R)
0.75 [ L + (Lr or S or R) + T ] + D
0.75 (W or 0.7E) + D
0.75 [ L + (W or 0.7E) + (Lr or S or R) ] + D
0.6D + W
0.6D + 0.7E
Because E was calculated for LRFD it is reduced by 0.7
for ASD design.
1.4 D
1.2(D+T) + 1.6L + 0.5(Lr or S or R)
1.2D + 1.6(Lr or S or R) + (L or 0.8W)
1.2D + 1.6W + L + 0.5(Lr or S or R)
1.2D + E + (L or 0.2S)
0.9D + 1.6W
0.9D + E
International Building Code
International Code Council, Falls Church, VA
NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
National Building Code of Canada
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON
Or local code
Most fires are accidental or carelessness
Start small and require fuel and ventilation to grow
Noncombustibles (concrete, steel, brick) are not fuel
Combustibles (paper, wood, plastics) are fuel
Fire loading is the amount of fuel, measured in
equivalent pounds of wood per square foot of floor
area
Fire severity is the duration of the fire, in hours of
equivalent fire exposure
More modern approaches of fire load are expressed in
terms of potential heat energy
Fire loading correlates well with fire severity
Reasonable estimate for conventional wood frame
construction:
7.5 – 10 lb/ft2
Reasonable heavy timber estimate
12.5 – 17.5 lb/ft2
Consequently building codes limit permitted size
(height and area) of combustible buildings more than
non-combustible buildings.
BUT ventilation is an important factor as well.
8
7
Fire Severity (hrs)
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
10
20
30
40
Fire Load (lbs/ft2)
50
60
70
Type of Occupancy
Fire Load (lb/ft2)
Fire Severity (hrs)
Assembly
5-10
0.5 – 1
Business
5-10
0.5-1
Educational
5-10
0.5-1
Hazardous
Variable
Variable
Low hazard
0-10
0-1
Moderate hazard
10-25
1-2.5
Institutional
5-10
0.5-1
Mercantile
10-20
1-2
Residential
5-10
0.5-1
Low hazard
0-10
0-1
Moderate hazard
10-30
1-3
Industrial
Storage
Fire Resistance: Relative ability of construction
assemblies to prevent spread of fire to adjacent spaces,
and to avoid structural collapse
Fire resistance requirements are a function of
occupancy and size (height and area)
Fire resistance is determined experimentally
ASTM E 119
Uses “standard” fire exposure
Specified in terms of time of exposure
Time during which an assembly
continues to prevent spread of fire,
does not exceed certain temperature limits, and
Sustains its structural loads without failure
Typically expressed in hours
Fire Resistance Directory, Underwriters Lab
Fire Resistant Ratings, American Insurance Services Gp.
Fire Resistant Design Manual, Gypsum Association
No building is fireproof.
Avoid this term
In general, steel can hold 60% of yield strength at
1,000 F
Failures rarely occur because during a fire building is
rarely loaded at design load.
This is not recognized in the code – structures are
assumed to be fully loaded during testing.
Thus, when building codes specify fire resistant
construction, fire protection materials are required to
insulate the structural steel.
1
% Yield Strength
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0
500
1000
1500
Temperature (F)
2000
2500
Gypsum
As a plaster, applied over metal lathe or gypsum lathe
As wallboard, installed over cold-formed steel framing
or furring
Effectiveness can be increased significantly with
lightweight mineral aggregates (vermiculite, pearlite)
Mix must be properly proportioned and applied in required
thickness and the lathe correctly installed
3 kinds:
Regular, Type X, and proprietary
Type X:
Specially formulated cores for fire resistance.
Proprietary
Such as Typc C, even greater fire resistance
Type of wall board must be specified clearly.
Type and spacing of fasteners (and furring channels if
applicable) should be in accordance with specs
Most widely used
Lightweight mineral fiber and cementitious material
Sprayed onto beams, girders, columns, floor decks,
roof decks
SFRM: Spray-applied Fire Resistive Materials
Generally proprietary formulations
Follow manufacturers recommendations!
Underwriter’s Laboratories specifies these
Cohesion/Adhesion are critical
Must be free of dirt, oil, loose scale
Generally light rust is OK
Paint can cause problems
Wide range of systems available to protect floors,
beams and girders
Fire resistance ratings published by UL
Require careful integration of ceiling tile, grid and
suspension system
Openings for light fixtures, air diffusers, etc. must be
adequately limited and protected.
Sometimes code requires individual structural element
protection, thus suspended ceilings are not permitted.
Concrete used to be common, but not highly efficient
(weight and thermal conductivity)
Concrete floor slabs are common for tops of flexural
members.
Concrete sometimes used to encase columns
for architectural or structural purposes,
or for protection from abrasion or other physical damage
AESS: easthetic choice
Steel – Insulation– Steel skin
Gives appearance of steel surface but has protection
Water filled tubular columns
Patented in 1884, but not used until 1960 in the 64 story
US Steel Building in Pittsburgh
Flame shielded spandrel girders
Standard fire test is not representative of the exposure
for exterior structural elements.
Can only be used if code allows engineered solutions
Columns are interconnected with a water storage tank.
In fire, water circulates by convection, keeping the
steel temperature below the critical value of 450°C.
This system has economical advantage when applied to
buildings with more than 8 storeys.
If the water flow is adequate, the resulting fire resistance
time is virtually unlimited.
In order to prevent freezing, potassium carbonate
(K2CO3) is added to the water.
Potassium nitrate is used as an inhibitor against
corrosion.
Interior
Exterior
Painted girder
Major confusion from concept of Restrained and
Unconstrained ratings
Only in ASTM E119 and US codes
No other country uses this
Part of problem is max test size is 15’ x 18’ – not full scale
When testing problems arise:
Floor slabs and roof decks are physically continuous over
beams and girders, but this is too big
Beams join columns and girders in a number of different
ways – can’t test them all
ASTM E119 includes 2 test conditions: Restrained and
Unrestrained
Restraint is against thermal expansion
This allows for thermal stresses from surrounding structure
Most steel framing is tested as Restrained
Unrestrained:
Single span and simply supported end spans of multiple bays
Open web steel joists or beams, supporting precise units or
metal decking
Wood construction
Rate of temperature change depends on mass and
surface area.
The weight to heated perimeter ratio is significant
W/D
W = weight per unit length
D = inside perimeter of fire protection material
W/D = Thermal Size (lbs/ft/in)
4
3.5
Fire Resistance (hrs)
3
2.5
2
1/2"
5/8"
1.5
1"
1 1/4"
1
1 1/2"
1 7/8"
0.5
2"
2 1/2"
0
0.5
1.5
2.5
W/D (lb/ft/in)
3.5