"MONORAIL" --- MONORAIL BEAM ANALYSIS

Program Description:
"MONORAIL" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of analysis of either S-shape or
W-shape underhung monorail beams analyzed as simple-spans with or without overhangs (cantilevers).
Specifically, the x-axis and y-axis bending moments as well as any torsion effects are calculated. The actual and
allowable stresses are determined, and the effect of lower flange bending is also addressed by two different
approaches.
This program is a workbook consisting of three (3) worksheets, described as follows:
Worksheet Name Description
Doc This documentation sheet
S-shaped Monorail Beam Monorail beam analysis for S-shaped beams
W-shaped Monorail Beam Monorail beam analysis for W-shaped beams
Program Assumptions and Limitations:
1. The following references were used in the development of this program:
a. Fluor Enterprises, Inc. - Guideline 000.215.1257 - "Hoisting Facilities" (August 22, 2005)
b. Dupont Engineering Design Standard: DB1X - "Design and Installation of Monorail Beams" (May 2000)
c. American National Standards Institute (ANSI): MH27.1 - "Underhung Cranes and Monorail Syatems"
d. American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) 9th Edition Allowable Stress Design (ASD) Manual (1989)
e. "Allowable Bending Stresses for Overhanging Monorails" - by N. Stephen Tanner -
AISC Engineering Journal (3rd Quarter, 1985)
f. Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. (CMAA) - Publication No. 74 -
"Specifications for Top Running & Under Running Single Girder Electric Traveling Cranes
Utilizing Under Running Trolley Hoist" (2004)
g. "Design of Monorail Systems" - by Thomas H. Orihuela Jr., PE (www.pdhengineer.com)
h. British Steel Code B.S. 449, pages 42-44 (1959)
i. USS Steel Design Manual - Chapter 7 "Torsion" - by R. L. Brockenbrough and B.G. Johnston (1981)
j. AISC Steel Design Guide Series No. 9 - "Torsional Analysis of Structural Steel Members" -
by Paul A. Seaburg, PhD, PE and Charlie J. Carter, PE (1997)
k. "Technical Note: Torsion Analysis of Steel Sections" - by William E. Moore II and Keith M. Mueller -
AISC Engineering Journal (4th Quarter, 2002)
2. The unbraced length for the overhang (cantilever) portion, 'Lbo', of an underhung monorail beam is often debated.
The following are some recommendations from the references cited above:
a. Fluor Guideline 000.215.1257: Lbo = Lo+L/2
b. Dupont Standard DB1X: Lbo = 3*Lo
c. ANSI Standard MH27.1: Lbo = 2*Lo
d. British Steel Code B.S. 449: Lbo = 2*Lo (for top flange of monorail beam restrained at support)
British Steel Code B.S. 449: Lbo = 3*Lo (for top flange of monorail beam unrestrained at support)
e. AISC Eng. Journal Article by Tanner: Lbo = Lo+L (used with a computed value of 'Cbo' from article)
3. This program also determines the calculated value of the bending coefficient, 'Cbo', for the overhang (cantilever)
portion of the monorail beam from reference "e" in note #1 above. This is located off of the main calculation page.
Note: if this computed value of 'Cbo' is used and input, then per this reference the total value of Lo+L should be
used for the unbraced length, 'Lbo', for the overhang portion of the monorail beam.
4. This program ignores effects of axial compressive stress produced by any longitudinal (traction) force which is
usually considered minimal for underhung, hand-operated monorail systems.
5. This program contains comment boxes which contain a wide variety of information including explanations of
input or output items, equations used, data tables, etc. (Note: presence of a comment box is denoted by a
red triangle in the upper right-hand corner of a cell. Merely move the mouse pointer to the desired cell to view
the contents of that particular "comment box".)
"MONORAIL.xls" Program
Version 1.3
MONORAIL BEAM ANALYSIS
For S-shaped Underhung Monorails Analyzed as Simple-Spans with / without Overhang
Per AISC 9th Edition ASD Manual and CMAA Specification No. 74 (2004)
Job Name: Subject:
Job Number: Originator: Checker:
Input:
RL(min)=0.29 RR(max)=4.27
Monorail Size: L=4.5 Lo=0
Select: S8x23 x=2.128
Design Parameters: S=0.49
Beam Fy = 36 ksi
Beam Simple-Span, L = 4.5000 ft. S8x23
Unbraced Length, Lb = 10.0000 ft.
Bending Coef., Cb = 1.00 Pv=4.46
Overhang Length, Lo = 0.0000 ft. Nomenclature
Unbraced Length, Lbo = 0.0000 ft.
Bending Coef., Cbo = 1.00 S8x23 Member Properties:
Lifted Load, P = 3.300 kips A = 6.76 in.^2 d/Af = 4.51
Trolley Weight, Wt = 0.400 kips d = 8.000 in. Ix = 64.70 in.^4
Hoist Weight, Wh = 0.100 kips tw = 0.441 in. Sx = 16.20 in.^3
Vert. Impact Factor, Vi = 20 % bf = 4.170 in. Iy = 4.27 in.^4
Horz. Load Factor, HLF = 10 % tf = 0.425 in. Sy = 2.05 in.^3
Total No. Wheels, Nw = 4 k= 1.000 in. J = 0.550 in.^4
Wheel Spacing, S = 0.4900 ft. rt = 0.950 in. Cw = 61.3 in.^6
Distance on Flange, a = 0.7900 in.
Support Reactions: (no overhang)
Results: RR(max) = 4.27 = Pv*(L-S/2)/L+w/1000*L/2
RL(min) = 0.29 = Pv*(S/2)/L+w/1000*L/2
Parameters and Coefficients:
Pv = 4.460 kips Pv = P*(1+Vi/100)+Wt+Wh (vertical load)
Pw = 1.115 kips/wheel Pw = Pv/Nw (load per trolley wheel)
Ph = 0.330 kips Ph = HLF*P (horizontal load)
ta = 0.383 in. ta = tf-bf/24+a/6 (for S-shape)
l = 0.424 l = 2*a/(bf-tw)
Cxo = -0.617 Cxo = -1.096+1.095*l+0.192*e^(-6.0*l)
Cx1 = 0.640 Cx1 = 3.965-4.835*l-3.965*e^(-2.675*l)
Czo = 0.353 Czo = -0.981-1.479*l+1.120*e^(1.322*l)
Cz1 = 1.363 Cz1 = 1.810-1.150*l+1.060*e^(-7.70*l)
Bending Moments for Simple-Span:
x = 2.128 ft. x = 1/2*(L-S/2) (location of max. moments from left end of simple-span)
Mx = 4.49 ft-kips Mx = (Pv/2)/(2*L)*(L-S/2)^2+w/1000*x/2*(L-x)
My = 0.33 ft-kips My = (Ph/2)/(2*L)*(L-S/2)^2
Lateral Flange Bending Moment from Torsion for Simple-Span: (per USS Steel Design Manual, 1981)
e = 4.000 in. e = d/2 (assume horiz. load taken at bot. flange)
at = 16.988 at = SQRT(E*Cw/(J*G)) , E=29000 ksi and G=11200 ksi
Mt = 0.11 ft-kips Mt = Ph*e*at/(2*(d-tf))*TANH(L*12/(2*at))/12
X-axis Stresses for Simple-Span:
fbx = 3.32 ksi fbx = Mx/Sx
Lb/rt = 126.32 Lb/rt = Lb*12/rt
Fbx = 21.60 ksi Fbx = 12000*Cb/(Lb*12/(d/Af)) <= 0.60*Fy fbx <= Fbx, O.K.
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Y-axis Stresses for Simple-Span:
fby = 1.94 ksi fby = My/Sy
fwns = 1.33 ksi fwns = Mt*12/(Sy/2) (warping normal stress)
fby(total) = 3.27 ksi fby(total) = fby+fwns
Fby = 27.00 ksi Fby = 0.75*Fy fby <= Fby, O.K.
Combined Stress Ratio for Simple-Span:
S.R. = 0.275 S.R. = fbx/Fbx+fby(total)/Fby S.R. <= 1.0, O.K.
Vertical Deflection for Simple-Span:
Pv = 3.800 kips Pv = P+Wh+Wt (without vertical impact)
D(max) = 0.0066 in. D(max) = Pv/2*(L-S)/2/(24*E*I)*(3*L^2-4*((L-S)/2)^2)+5*w/12000*L^4/(384*E*I)
D(ratio) = L/8129 D(ratio) = L*12/D(max)
D(allow) = 0.1200 in. D(allow) = L*12/450 Defl.(max) <= Defl.(allow), O.K.
Bending Moments for Overhang:
Mx = N.A. ft-kips Mx = (Pv/2)*(Lo+(Lo-S))+w/1000*Lo^2/2
My = N.A. ft-kips My = (Ph/2)*(Lo+(Lo-S))
Lateral Flange Bending Moment from Torsion for Overhang: (per USS Steel Design Manual, 1981)
e = N.A. in. e = d/2 (assume horiz. load taken at bot. flange)
at = N.A. at = SQRT(E*Cw/(J*G)) , E=29000 ksi and G=11200 ksi
Mt = N.A. ft-kips Mt = Ph*e*at/(d-tf)*TANH(Lo*12/at)/12
X-axis Stresses for Overhang:
fbx = N.A. ksi fbx = Mx/Sx
Lbo/rt = N.A. Lbo/rt = Lbo*12/rt
Fbx = N.A. ksi Fbx = 0.66*Fy
Y-axis Stresses for Overhang:
fby = N.A ksi fby = My/Sy
fwns = N.A. ksi fwns = Mt*12/(Sy/2) (warping normal stress)
fby(total) = N.A. ksi fby(total) = fby+fwns
Fby = N.A. ksi Fby = 0.75*Fy
Combined Stress Ratio for Overhang:
S.R. = N.A. S.R. = fbx/Fbx+fby(total)/Fby
Vertical Deflection for Overhang: (assuming full design load, Pv without impact, at end of overhang)
Pv = N.A. kips Pv = P+Wh+Wt (without vertical impact)
D(max) = N.A. in. D(max) = Pv*Lo^2*(L+Lo)/(3*E*I)+w/12000*Lo*(4*Lo^2*L-L^3+3*Lo^3)/(24*E*I)
D(ratio) = N.A. D(ratio) = Lo*12/D(max)
D(allow) = N.A. in. D(allow) = Lo*12/450
Bottom Flange Bending (simplified):
be = 5.100 in. Min. of: be = 12*tf or S*12 (effective flange bending length)
tf2 = 0.580 in. tf2 = tf+(bf/2-tw/2)/2*(1/6) (flange thk. at web based on 1:6 slope of flange)
am = 1.445 in. am = (bf/2-tw/2)-(k-tf2) (where: k-tf2 = radius of fillet)
Mf = 1.611 in.-kips Mf = Pw*am
Sf = 0.154 in.^3 Sf = be*tf^2/6
fb = 10.49 ksi fb = Mf/Sf
Fb = 27.00 ksi Fb = 0.75*Fy fb <= Fb, O.K.
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Bottom Flange Bending per CMAA Specification No. 74 (2004): (Note: torsion is neglected)
Local Flange Bending Stress @ Point 0: (Sign convention: + = tension, - = compression)
sxo = -4.69 ksi sxo = Cxo*Pw/ta^2
szo = 2.69 ksi szo = Czo*Pw/ta^2
Local Flange Bending Stress @ Point 1:
sx1 = 4.87 ksi sx1 = Cx1*Pw/ta^2
sz1 = 10.37 ksi sz1 = Cz1*Pw/ta^2
Local Flange Bending Stress @ Point 2:
sx2 = 4.69 ksi sx2 = -sxo
sz2 = -2.69 ksi sz2 = -szo
Resultant Biaxial Stress @ Point 0:
sz = 7.28 ksi sz = fbx+fby+0.75*szo
sx = -3.52 ksi sx = 0.75*sxo
txz = 0.00 ksi txz = 0 (assumed negligible)
sto = 9.54 ksi sto = SQRT(sx^2+sz^2-sx*sz+3*txz^2) <= Fb = 0.66*Fy = 23.76 ksi, O.K.
Resultant Biaxial Stress @ Point 1:
sz = 13.04 ksi sy = fbx+fby+0.75*sz1
sx = 3.65 ksi sx = 0.75*sx1
txz = 0.00 ksi txz = 0 (assumed negligible)
st1 = 11.65 ksi st1 = SQRT(sx^2+sz^2-sx*sz+3*txz^2) <= Fb = 0.66*Fy = 23.76 ksi, O.K.
Resultant Biaxial Stress @ Point 2:
sz = 3.25 ksi sz = fbx+fby+0.75*sz2
sx = 3.52 ksi sx = 0.75*sx2
txz = 0.00 ksi txz = 0 (assumed negligible)
st2 = 3.39 ksi st2 = SQRT(sx^2+sz^2-sx*sz+3*txz^2) <= Fb = 0.66*Fy = 23.76 ksi, O.K.
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"MONORAIL.xls" Program
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MONORAIL BEAM ANALYSIS
For W-shaped Underhung Monorails Analyzed as Simple-Spans with / without Overhang
Per AISC 9th Edition ASD Manual and CMAA Specification No. 74 (2004)
Job Name: Subject:
Job Number: Originator: Checker:
Input:
RL(min)=-0.73 RR(max)=9.13
Monorail Size: L=17 Lo=3
Select: W12x50 x=8.313
Design Parameters: S=0.75
Beam Fy = 36 ksi
Beam Simple-Span, L = 17.0000 ft. W12x50
Unbraced Length, Lb = 17.0000 ft.
Bending Coef., Cb = 1.00 Pv=7.4
Overhang Length, Lo = 3.0000 ft. Nomenclature
Unbraced Length, Lbo = 11.5000 ft.
Bending Coef., Cbo = 1.00 W12x50 Member Properties:
Lifted Load, P = 6.000 kips A = 14.60 in.^2 d/Af = 2.36
Trolley Weight, Wt = 0.400 kips d = 12.200 in. Ix = 391.00 in.^4
Hoist Weight, Wh = 0.100 kips tw = 0.370 in. Sx = 64.20 in.^3
Vert. Impact Factor, Vi = 15 % bf = 8.080 in. Iy = 56.30 in.^4
Horz. Load Factor, HLF = 10 % tf = 0.640 in. Sy = 13.90 in.^3
Total No. Wheels, Nw = 4 k= 1.140 in. J = 1.710 in.^4
Wheel Spacing, S = 0.7500 ft. rt = 2.170 in. Cw = 1880.0 in.^6
Distance on Flange, a = 0.3750 in.
Support Reactions: (with overhang)
Results: RR(max) = 9.13 = Pv*(L+(Lo-S/2))/L+w/1000/(2*L)*(L+Lo)^2
RL(min) = -0.73 = -Pv*(Lo-S/2)/L+w/1000/(2*L)*(L^2-Lo^2)
Parameters and Coefficients:
Pv = 7.400 kips Pv = P*(1+Vi/100)+Wt+Wh (vertical load)
Pw = 1.850 kips/wheel Pw = Pv/Nw (load per trolley wheel)
Ph = 0.600 kips Ph = HLF*P (horizontal load)
ta = 0.640 in. ta = tf (for W-shape)
l = 0.097 l = 2*a/(bf-tw)
Cxo = -1.903 Cxo = -2.110+1.977*l+0.0076*e^(6.53*l)
Cx1 = 0.535 Cx1 = 10.108-7.408*l-10.108*e^(-1.364*l)
Czo = 0.192 Czo = 0.050-0.580*l+0.148*e^(3.015*l)
Cz1 = 2.319 Cz1 = 2.230-1.490*l+1.390*e^(-18.33*l)
Bending Moments for Simple-Span:
x = 8.313 ft. x = 1/2*(L-S/2) (location of max. moments from left end of simple-span)
Mx = 30.08 ft-kips Mx = (Pv/2)/(2*L)*(L-S/2)^2+w/1000*x/2*(L-x)
My = 2.44 ft-kips My = (Ph/2)/(2*L)*(L-S/2)^2
Lateral Flange Bending Moment from Torsion for Simple-Span: (per USS Steel Design Manual, 1981)
e = 6.100 in. e = d/2 (assume horiz. load taken at bot. flange)
at = 53.354 at = SQRT(E*Cw/(J*G)) , E=29000 ksi and G=11200 ksi
Mt = 0.67 ft-kips Mt = Ph*e*at/(2*(d-tf))*TANH(L*12/(2*at))/12
X-axis Stresses for Simple-Span:
fbx = 5.62 ksi fbx = Mx/Sx
Lb/rt = 94.01 Lb/rt = Lb*12/rt
Fbx = 21.60 ksi Fbx = 12000*Cb/(Lb*12/(d/Af)) <= 0.60*Fy fbx <= Fbx, O.K.
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Y-axis Stresses for Simple-Span:
fby = 2.11 ksi fby = My/Sy
fwns = 1.16 ksi fwns = Mt*12/(Sy/2) (warping normal stress)
fby(total) = 3.27 ksi fby(total) = fby+fwns
Fby = 27.00 ksi Fby = 0.75*Fy fby <= Fby, O.K.
Combined Stress Ratio for Simple-Span:
S.R. = 0.381 S.R. = fbx/Fbx+fby(total)/Fby S.R. <= 1.0, O.K.
Vertical Deflection for Simple-Span:
Pv = 6.500 kips Pv = P+Wh+Wt (without vertical impact)
D(max) = 0.1094 in. D(max) = Pv/2*(L-S)/2/(24*E*I)*(3*L^2-4*((L-S)/2)^2)+5*w/12000*L^4/(384*E*I)
D(ratio) = L/1865 D(ratio) = L*12/D(max)
D(allow) = 0.4533 in. D(allow) = L*12/450 Defl.(max) <= Defl.(allow), O.K.
Bending Moments for Overhang:
Mx = 19.65 ft-kips Mx = (Pv/2)*(Lo+(Lo-S))+w/1000*Lo^2/2
My = 1.58 ft-kips My = (Ph/2)*(Lo+(Lo-S))
Lateral Flange Bending Moment from Torsion for Overhang: (per USS Steel Design Manual, 1981)
e = 6.100 in. e = d/2 (assume horiz. load taken at bot. flange)
at = 53.354 at = SQRT(E*Cw/(J*G)) , E=29000 ksi and G=11200 ksi
Mt = 1.41 ft-kips Mt = Ph*e*at/(d-tf)*TANH(Lo*12/at)/12
X-axis Stresses for Overhang:
fbx = 3.67 ksi fbx = Mx/Sx
Lbo/rt = 63.59 Lbo/rt = Lbo*12/rt
Fbx = 21.60 ksi Fbx = 12000*Cbo/(Lbo*12/(d/Af)) <= 0.60*Fy fbx <= Fbx, O.K.
Y-axis Stresses for Overhang:
fby = 1.36 ksi fby = My/Sy
fwns = 2.43 ksi fwns = Mt*12/(Sy/2) (warping normal stress)
fby(total) = 3.79 ksi fby(total) = fby+fwns
Fby = 27.00 ksi Fby = 0.75*Fy fby <= Fby, O.K.
Combined Stress Ratio for Overhang:
S.R. = 0.310 S.R. = fbx/Fbx+fby(total)/Fby S.R. <= 1.0, O.K.
Vertical Deflection for Overhang: (assuming full design load, Pv without impact, at end of overhang)
Pv = 6.500 kips Pv = P+Wh+Wt (without vertical impact)
D(max) = 0.0554 in. D(max) = Pv*Lo^2*(L+Lo)/(3*E*I)+w/12000*Lo*(4*Lo^2*L-L^3+3*Lo^3)/(24*E*I)
D(ratio) = L/650 D(ratio) = Lo*12/D(max)
D(allow) = 0.0800 in. D(allow) = Lo*12/450 Defl.(max) <= Defl.(allow), O.K.
Bottom Flange Bending (simplified):
be = 7.680 in. Min. of: be = 12*tf or S*12 (effective flange bending length)
am = 3.355 in. am = (bf/2-tw/2)-(k-tf) (where: k-tf = radius of fillet)
Mf = 6.207 in.-kips Mf = Pw*am
Sf = 0.524 in.^3 Sf = be*tf^2/6
fb = 11.84 ksi fb = Mf/Sf
Fb = 27.00 ksi Fb = 0.75*Fy fb <= Fb, O.K.
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Bottom Flange Bending per CMAA Specification No. 74 (2004): (Note: torsion is neglected)
Local Flange Bending Stress @ Point 0: (Sign convention: + = tension, - = compression)
sxo = -8.60 ksi sxo = Cxo*Pw/ta^2
szo = 0.87 ksi szo = Czo*Pw/ta^2
Local Flange Bending Stress @ Point 1:
sx1 = 2.42 ksi sx1 = Cx1*Pw/ta^2
sz1 = 10.47 ksi sz1 = Cz1*Pw/ta^2
Local Flange Bending Stress @ Point 2:
sx2 = 8.60 ksi sx2 = -sxo
sz2 = -0.87 ksi sz2 = -szo
Resultant Biaxial Stress @ Point 0:
sz = 8.38 ksi sz = fbx+fby+0.75*szo
sx = -6.45 ksi sx = 0.75*sxo
txz = 0.00 ksi txz = 0 (assumed negligible)
sto = 12.88 ksi sto = SQRT(sx^2+sz^2-sx*sz+3*txz^2) <= Fb = 0.66*Fy = 23.76 ksi, O.K.
Resultant Biaxial Stress @ Point 1:
sz = 15.58 ksi sy = fbx+fby+0.75*sz1
sx = 1.81 ksi sx = 0.75*sx1
txz = 0.00 ksi txz = 0 (assumed negligible)
st1 = 14.76 ksi st1 = SQRT(sx^2+sz^2-sx*sz+3*txz^2) <= Fb = 0.66*Fy = 23.76 ksi, O.K.
Resultant Biaxial Stress @ Point 2:
sz = 7.08 ksi sz = fbx+fby+0.75*sz2
sx = 6.45 ksi sx = 0.75*sx2
txz = 0.00 ksi txz = 0 (assumed negligible)
st2 = 6.78 ksi st2 = SQRT(sx^2+sz^2-sx*sz+3*txz^2) <= Fb = 0.66*Fy = 23.76 ksi, O.K.
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