Governing Codes
- AS 1170.1 Section 3.6 - Live Loads
- AS 1170.2 - Wind Loads
- AS 1288 - Glass Design
- AS 4100 - Steel Design
Loads
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💡 Actions due to wind or earthquake need not be assumed to act concurrently with the loads given in Table 3.3.
- AS1170.1 Section 3.6 paragraph 3
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Live Loads
- Refer AS1170.1 Table 3.3
- Typical values:
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LL1 |
LL2 |
LL3 |
LL4 |
LL5 |
LL6 |
| Top Edge/Handrail |
0.75 kN/m lateral |
0.75 kN/m vertical |
0.6 kN lateral |
0.6 kN vertical |
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| Infill |
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0.5 kPa lateral |
0.25 lateral |
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💡 All live load cases to be applied separately
- AS1170.1 Section 3.6 paragraph 2
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Wind Loads
- Wind loads for hoardings/freestanding walls (AS 1170.2) may be used for wind loads on barriers
- May be typically taken as 1.5 kPa
Steel Balustrade Design
- Model balustrade with applicable loads in SAP2000
- Check design and deflection limits in SAP2000
- Check SAP2000 results using manual calculations (excel)
Glass Balustrade Design
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For stress limits for glass subjected to wind load, AS 1288 Table B1 may be used:
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To check actual stresses on glass, model the balustrade in SAP2000 using applicable loads and display Shell Stresses
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Compare SAP2000 stresses with limits set by AS 1288 Table B2
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For deflection and dimension limits, refer AS 1288 Tables 7.1-7.3
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Table 7.1 (For Cantilevered Glass)
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Table 7.2 (For two or three-edge supports)
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Table 7.3 (For infill glass or four-edge supports)
