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Castelleted Beams

Castellated beams and columns are structural elements with openings cut into the web portion. For beams, this increases the depth by 50% compared to the original I-beam section. Common opening shapes are circular, hexagonal, or octagonal. Castellated sections provide strength and weight benefits but have reduced fire resistance and increased stress concentrations. They are fabricated by cutting standard sections and rewelding the halves with an offset to deepen the member.

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Castelleted Beams

Castellated beams and columns are structural elements with openings cut into the web portion. For beams, this increases the depth by 50% compared to the original I-beam section. Common opening shapes are circular, hexagonal, or octagonal. Castellated sections provide strength and weight benefits but have reduced fire resistance and increased stress concentrations. They are fabricated by cutting standard sections and rewelding the halves with an offset to deepen the member.

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CASTELLATED COLUMN AND BEAM

CONCEPT : C BEAMS
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Beams which are provided with opening in the web portion are nothing but castellated beams
. Generally the opening provided for castellated beams are circular shaped or hexagonal shaped ADVANTAGES OF CASTELLATED SECTIONS:
openings, which are dispersed at regular intervals on the web portion of castellated beam . • Castellated beams still have their own advantages that make many architects and engineers prefer
• these are made from hot rolled i-section which is being cut along certain pattern and then both them.
halves are shifted and re welded such that its depth increases . • For instance, even after all these years, castellated beams offer a desirable weight to strength ratio
• The beam section obtained is 50% deeper than the parent i-section that is 1.5 times the depth of at a very affordable cost. They have also been the standard for so long that they are easy for any
original section . installers and electricians to work with.
• long span structures as well as vibration characteristics are served best using castellated beam. • C-beams have also become a major part of the architectural aesthetic in America and throughout the
world. Using them in construction virtually guarantees that your final building will look classy and
elegant to everyone who sees it!
PROCESS OF MAKING A
CASTELLATED BEAM: LIMITATIONS OF CASTELLATED SECTIONS:
• Castellated beams are classified according to their • Castellated section has some limitations also:
shape of openings provided in the web portion. • They are less fire resistance compared to the plate girders and the need of reinforcement when a
• Most common shapes for the openings are beam is subjected to the heavy loads
hexagonal, circular also called as cellular opening, • . Presence of web openings in castellated sections, leads to different types of failures such as
octagonal, diamond, etc. collapse mechanism, buckling of a web post, flexural failure, lateral torsional buckling and rupture
• However due to simplicity in fabrication mostly at welded joints.
hexagonal and circular openings of beams are used • Stress concentration occurs near the perforations. Hence to reduce the stress concentration and
in industries. to increase the strength steel encased in concrete method can be used.
• Also, most of the research on optimization of • Steel encased in concrete method is used to avoid steel from buckling and that can be used for
hexagonal and circular shape is done. beams and columns.
• Following figures gives idea about openings
provided for castellated beam. DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION:
MID SECTION
SYMMETRY
CONCEPT : CASTELLATED COLUMNS CONCRETE SLAB

• Castellated column is defined as the column in


which increasing width of column without PLPLANE OF
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increasing the self-weight of the column. SYMMETRY
• A castellated column is fabricated from a standard
steel i-section by cutting the web on a half
hexagonal line down the center of the column
SSIMPLY

TYPES OF CASTELLATED COLUMNS: SUPPORTED

• Hexagonal castellated column- in hexagonal castellated columns


the opening is provided 45 or 60 degree angle. hexagonal
castellated column has greater resistence to buckling.
• Cellular column-the use of cellular column, with regularly spaced
circular openings are increased in steel constructions. these
columns are made from hot rolled profiles.
• Diamond shape castellated column- the diamond shape castellated
column is a new version of castellated column, in which the failure
chances of this type of column is less as compared to others.
• Square shaped castellated column- in square type of castellated
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column due to the member of corner the failure chances are more 18-08-20 FOURTH YEAR –A
as compared to other types of castellated column.
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