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Short Overview

Introduction1

Input Data2

Calculation3

Results4

Results Evaluation5

Printout6

General Functions7

Examples8

A Literature

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Theϕprogramϕdescriptionϕisϕorganizedϕinϕchaptersϕwhichϕfollowϕtheϕorderϕandϕstructureϕofϕtheinputϕandϕresultϕtables.ϕTheϕchaptersϕpresentϕtheϕindividualϕtablesϕcolumnϕbyϕcolumn.ϕTheyϕhelptoϕbetterϕunderstandϕtheϕfunctioningϕofϕtheϕadd-onϕmodule.ϕGeneralϕfunctionsϕareϕdescribedϕintheϕmanualsϕofϕtheϕmainϕprogramϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB.

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Table of Contents

Introduction1

Add-onϕModuleϕRF-/STEELϕEC31.1UsingϕtheϕManual1.2OpeningϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕAdd-onϕModule1.3

Input Data2

GeneralϕData2.1UltimateϕLimitϕState2.1.1ServiceabilityϕLimitϕState2.1.2FireϕResistance2.1.3NationalϕAnnexϕ(NA)2.1.4Materials2.2Cross-Sections2.3IntermediateϕLateralϕRestraints2.4EffectiveϕLengthsϕ-ϕMembers2.5EffectiveϕLengthsϕ-ϕSetsϕofϕMembers2.6NodalϕSupportsϕ-ϕSetsϕofϕMembers2.7MemberϕHingesϕ-ϕSetsϕofϕMembers2.8ServiceabilityϕParameters2.9FireϕResistanceϕ-ϕMembers2.10FireϕResistanceϕ-ϕSetsϕofϕMembers2.11Parametersϕ-ϕMembers2.12Parametersϕ-ϕSetsϕofϕMembers2.13

Calculation3

DetailedϕSettings3.1UltimateϕLimitϕState3.1.1Stability3.1.2Serviceability3.1.3FireϕResistance3.1.4WarpingϕTorsion3.1.5Plasticity3.1.6General3.1.7StartingϕtheϕCalculation3.2

Results4

DesignϕbyϕLoadϕCase4.1DesignϕbyϕCross-Section4.2DesignϕbyϕSetϕofϕMembers4.3DesignϕbyϕMember4.4Designϕbyϕx-Location4.5GoverningϕInternalϕForcesϕbyϕMember4.6GoverningϕInternalϕForcesϕbyϕSetϕofϕMembers4.7MemberϕSlendernesses4.8PartsϕListϕbyϕMember4.9PartsϕListϕbyϕSetϕofϕMembers4.10

Results Evaluation5

ResultsϕonϕRFEM/RSTABϕModel5.1ResultϕDiagrams5.2FilterϕforϕResults5.3

ModeϕShapes5.4

Printout6

PrintoutϕReport6.1GraphicϕPrintout6.2

General Functions7

DesignϕCases7.1Cross-SectionϕOptimization7.2UnitsϕandϕDecimalϕPlaces7.3DataϕTransfer7.4ExportingϕMaterialsϕtoϕRFEM/RSTAB7.4.1ExportingϕEffectiveϕLengthsϕtoϕRFEM/RSTAB7.4.2ExportϕofϕResults7.4.3

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Introduction1

Add-on Module RF-/STEEL EC31.1

TheϕEuropeanϕstandardϕEurocodeϕ3 [1] describesϕtheϕdesign,ϕanalysisϕandϕconstructionϕofϕsteelstructuresϕinϕtheϕmemberϕstatesϕofϕtheϕEuropeanϕUnion. Withϕtheϕadd-onϕmodulesϕRF-STEELϕEC3 (forRFEM) andϕSTEELϕEC3 (for RSTAB), DlubalϕSoftwareϕprovidesϕpowerfulϕtoolsϕforϕdesigningϕsteelstructures. Country-specificϕregulationsϕareϕtakenϕintoϕaccountϕbyϕdifferentϕNationalϕAnnexes (NA). Inadditionϕtoϕtheϕparametersϕincludedϕinϕtheϕprogram,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕyourϕownϕlimitϕvaluesϕorϕcreatenewϕNationalϕAnnexes.

Inϕtheϕfollowing,ϕtheϕadd-onϕmodulesϕofϕbothϕmainϕprogramsϕareϕdescribedϕinϕoneϕmanualϕandϕarereferredϕtoϕas RF-/STEEL EC3.

RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕperformsϕallϕtypicalϕultimateϕlimitϕstateϕdesignsϕasϕwellϕasϕstabilityϕandϕdeformationanalyses. Inϕtheϕultimateϕlimitϕstateϕdesign,ϕtheϕadd-onϕmoduleϕconsidersϕtheϕeffectϕofϕvariousϕloadings. Itisϕpossibleϕtoϕchooseϕamongϕtheϕinteractionϕformulasϕgivenϕinϕtheϕstandard. AnϕessentialϕpartϕofϕtheverificationϕaccordingϕtoϕEurocodeϕ3ϕisϕtheϕclassificationϕofϕtheϕcross-sectionsϕtoϕbeϕdesignedϕintoϕtheclassesϕ1ϕtoϕ4. Thisϕway,ϕtheϕlimitationϕofϕtheϕcapacityϕtoϕwithstandϕstressesϕasϕwellϕasϕtheϕrotationalcapacityϕdueϕtoϕlocalϕbucklingϕofϕcross-sectionϕpartsϕisϕchecked. RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕdeterminesϕthec/t-ratiosϕofϕtheϕcross-sectionϕpartsϕsubjectedϕtoϕcompressionϕandϕcarriesϕoutϕtheϕclassificationautomatically.

Inϕtheϕstabilityϕanalyses,ϕyouϕcanϕspecifyϕseparatelyϕforϕeachϕmemberϕorϕsetϕofϕmembersϕwhetherflexuralϕbucklingϕinϕy-ϕand/orϕz-directionϕisϕpossible. Youϕcanϕalsoϕdefineϕadditionalϕlateralϕrestraintsϕinorderϕtoϕrepresentϕtheϕmodelϕcloseϕtoϕreality. Inϕaddition,ϕtheϕstabilizingϕeffectϕofϕpurlinsϕandϕsheetsϕcanbeϕtakenϕintoϕaccountϕbyϕrotationalϕrestraintsϕandϕshearϕpanels. Basedϕonϕtheϕboundaryϕconditions,RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕdeterminesϕtheϕslendernessϕratiosϕandϕelasticϕcriticalϕbucklingϕloads. Theϕelasticϕcriticalmomentϕforϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕrequiredϕforϕtheϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕanalysisϕcanϕbedeterminedϕautomaticallyϕorϕspecifiedϕmanually. Theϕprogramϕtakesϕintoϕaccountϕtheϕloadϕapplicationpointϕofϕtransverseϕloads,ϕwhichϕhasϕaϕdecisiveϕeffectϕonϕtheϕtorsionalϕresistance.

RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕperformsϕtheϕfireϕresistanceϕdesignϕaccordingϕtoϕENϕ1993-1-2 [2] . Theϕdesignϕiscarriedϕoutϕonϕtheϕbearingϕcapacityϕlevelϕaccordingϕtoϕtheϕsimplifiedϕcalculationϕmethod. Theprecautionsϕagainstϕfireϕcanϕbeϕselectedϕinϕtheϕformϕofϕencasementsϕwithϕdifferentϕphysicalϕproperties.

Theϕserviceabilityϕlimitϕstateϕrepresentsϕanϕimportantϕdesignϕforϕstructuresϕwithϕslenderϕcross-sections.Loadϕcases,ϕloadϕcombinationsϕandϕresultϕcombinationsϕcanϕbeϕassignedϕtoϕdifferentϕdesignϕsituations.TheϕlimitϕdeformationsϕareϕpresetϕbyϕtheϕNationalϕAnnexesϕandϕcanϕbeϕadjusted,ϕifϕnecessary. Inaddition,ϕitϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕspecifyϕreferenceϕlengthsϕandϕprecambersϕthatϕareϕconsideredϕaccordinglyϕintheϕdesign.

RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕalsoϕallowsϕyouϕtoϕdesignϕstructuralϕcomponentsϕmadeϕofϕstainlessϕsteelϕaccordingϕtoENϕ1993-1-4 [3] .

Theϕadd-onϕmoduleϕprovidesϕanϕautomaticϕcross-sectionϕoptimizationϕwithϕtheϕpossibilityϕtoϕexportmodifiedϕcross-sectionsϕtoϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB. Separateϕdesignϕcasesϕallowϕforϕtheϕflexibilityϕtoϕanalyzeindividualϕstructuralϕcomponentsϕinϕcomplexϕstructures.

Likeϕotherϕadd-onϕmodules,ϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕisϕcompletelyϕintegratedϕinϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕprogram.Thus,ϕtheϕdesign-relevantϕinputϕdataϕisϕpresetϕwhenϕyouϕhaveϕstartedϕtheϕadd-onϕmodule. Afterϕthedesign,ϕyouϕcanϕuseϕtheϕgraphicalϕuserϕinterfaceϕofϕtheϕmainϕprogramϕtoϕevaluateϕtheϕresults. Asϕtheyareϕalsoϕincludedϕinϕtheϕglobalϕprintoutϕreport,ϕtheϕentireϕverificationϕcanϕbeϕpresentedϕinϕaϕconsistentandϕappealingϕform.

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ThisϕmanualϕalsoϕdescribesϕtheϕfollowingϕtwoϕmoduleϕextensionsϕforϕRF-/STEELϕEC3:

RF-/STEEL Warping Torsion

RF-/STEEL Plasticity

WeϕwishϕyouϕaϕpleasantϕandϕsuccessfulϕworkingϕwithϕRF-/STEELϕEC3.

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Topicsϕlikeϕinstallation,ϕgraphicalϕuserϕinterface,ϕresultsϕevaluation,ϕandϕprintoutϕareϕdescribedϕinϕdetailinϕtheϕmanualsϕofϕtheϕmainϕprogramsϕRFEMϕandϕRSTAB. TheϕpresentϕmanualϕfocusesϕonϕtypicalϕfeaturesofϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕadd-onϕmodule.

Theϕdescriptionsϕinϕthisϕmanualϕfollowϕtheϕsequenceϕandϕstructureϕofϕtheϕmodule'sϕinputϕandϕresultwindows. Theϕtextϕofϕtheϕmanualϕshowsϕtheϕdescribed buttons inϕsquareϕbrackets,ϕforϕexample [ViewMode]. Atϕtheϕsameϕtime,ϕtheyϕareϕpicturedϕonϕtheϕleft. Expressionsϕappearingϕinϕdialogϕboxes,windows,ϕandϕmenusϕareϕsetϕin italics toϕclarifyϕtheϕexplanation.

InϕtheϕPDFϕmanual,ϕyouϕcanϕperformϕaϕfull-textϕsearchϕasϕusualϕwith [Ctrl]+[F]. However,ϕifϕyouϕcannotfindϕwhatϕyouϕareϕlookingϕfor,ϕyouϕcanϕalsoϕgoϕtoϕthe KnowledgeϕBase onϕourϕwebsiteϕtoϕfindrelatedϕarticlesϕaboutϕtheϕsteelϕadd-onϕmodules. Orϕconsultϕthe FAQs onϕourϕwebsite.

Opening RF-/STEEL EC3 Add-on Module1.3

RFEMϕandϕRSTABϕprovideϕtheϕfollowingϕoptionsϕtoϕopenϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕadd-onϕmodule.

Menu

ToϕstartϕtheϕprogramϕonϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕmenuϕbar,ϕselect

Add-on Modules Design - Steel RF-/STEEL EC3.

Figure 1.1 Menu Add-on Modules Design - Steel RF-STEEL EC3

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Navigator

ToϕstartϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕinϕthe Data navigator,ϕselect

Add-on Modules RF-/STEEL EC3.

Figure 1.2 Dataϕnavigator: Add-on Modules RF-STEEL EC3

Panel

IfϕanyϕresultsϕfromϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕareϕalreadyϕavailableϕinϕtheϕmodel,ϕyouϕcanϕopenϕtheϕdesignϕmoduleinϕtheϕpanel:

Setϕtheϕrelevantϕdesignϕcaseϕinϕtheϕloadϕcaseϕlistϕofϕtheϕmenuϕbar. Clickϕthe [Show Results] buttonϕtodisplayϕtheϕdesignϕcriterionϕgraphicallyϕonϕtheϕmembers.

Whenϕtheϕresultsϕdisplayϕisϕactivated,ϕtheϕpanelϕappearsϕshowingϕthe [RF-/STEEL EC3] buttonϕwhichyouϕcanϕuseϕtoϕopenϕtheϕadd-onϕmodule.

Figure 1.3 Panelϕwithϕ[RF-STEELϕEC3]ϕbutton

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Input Data2

Whenϕyouϕhaveϕstartedϕtheϕadd-onϕmodule,ϕaϕnewϕwindowϕappears. Inϕthisϕwindow,ϕaϕnavigatorϕisdisplayedϕonϕtheϕleft,ϕmanagingϕtheϕavailableϕmoduleϕwindows. Theϕdrop-downϕlistϕaboveϕthenavigatorϕcontainsϕtheϕdesignϕcases (see Chapterϕ7.1 ).

Theϕdesign-relevantϕdataϕmustϕbeϕdefinedϕinϕseveralϕinputϕwindows. TheϕfollowingϕparametersϕareimportedϕautomaticallyϕwhenϕyouϕopenϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕforϕtheϕfirstϕtime:

Membersϕandϕsetsϕofϕmembers

Loadϕcases,ϕloadϕcombinations,ϕandϕresultϕcombinations

Materials

Cross-sections

Bucklingϕlengths

Internalϕforces (in background,ϕif calculated)

Toϕselectϕaϕwindow,ϕclickϕtheϕcorrespondingϕentryϕinϕtheϕnavigator. Toϕgoϕtoϕtheϕpreviousϕorϕsubsequentmoduleϕwindow,ϕuseϕtheϕbuttonsϕshownϕonϕtheϕleft. Youϕcanϕalsoϕuseϕtheϕfunctionϕkeysϕtoϕselectϕtheϕnext[F2] orϕprevious [F3] window.

Toϕsaveϕtheϕenteredϕdata,ϕclick [OK]. Thus,ϕyouϕexitϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕandϕreturnϕtoϕtheϕmainϕprogram.Click [Cancel] toϕexitϕtheϕadd-onϕmoduleϕwithoutϕsavingϕtheϕnewϕdata.

General Data2.1

InϕWindow 1.1 General Data, youϕselectϕtheϕmembers,ϕsetsϕofϕmembers,ϕandϕactionsϕthatϕyouϕwantϕtodesign. Theϕthreeϕtabsϕmanageϕtheϕloadϕcases,ϕloadϕcombinations,ϕandϕresultϕcombinationsϕforϕtheultimateϕlimitϕstate,ϕtheϕserviceabilityϕlimitϕstate,ϕandϕtheϕfireϕprotectionϕdesign.

Figure 2.1 Window 1.1 General Data

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Design of

Figure 2.2 Designϕofϕmembersϕandϕsetsϕofϕmembers

Youϕcanϕdesign Members asϕwellϕas Sets ofϕmembers. Ifϕyouϕwantϕtoϕdesignϕonlyϕselectedϕobjects,clearϕthe All checkϕbox: Then,ϕyouϕcanϕaccessϕtheϕtextϕboxesϕtoϕenterϕtheϕnumbersϕofϕtheϕrelevantmembersϕorϕsetsϕofϕmembers. Useϕthe [Delete] buttonϕtoϕclearϕtheϕlistϕofϕpresetϕnumbers. Useϕthe [Select]buttonϕtoϕdefineϕobjectsϕgraphicallyϕinϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕworkϕwindow.

Whenϕyouϕdesignϕaϕsetϕofϕmembers,ϕtheϕprogramϕdeterminesϕtheϕextremeϕvaluesϕofϕtheϕdesignsϕofϕallmembersϕcontainedϕinϕthisϕsetϕofϕmembersϕandϕtakesϕintoϕaccountϕtheϕboundaryϕconditionsϕdueϕtoconnectedϕmembersϕforϕstabilityϕanalyses. TheϕresultsϕareϕshownϕinϕtheϕresultsϕWindows 2.3 Design bySet of Members, 3.2 Governing Internal Forces by Set of Members, and 4.2 Parts List by Set ofMembers.

Toϕdefineϕaϕnewϕsetϕofϕmembers,ϕclickϕthe [New] button. TheϕdialogϕboxϕknownϕfromϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABappearsϕwhereϕyouϕcanϕenterϕtheϕparametersϕforϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembers.

National Annex (NA)

Figure 2.3 NationalϕAnnex

Inϕtheϕdrop-downϕlistϕinϕtheϕupper-rightϕcornerϕofϕtheϕwindow,ϕyouϕcanϕselectϕtheϕNationalϕAnnexϕwhoseparametersϕapplyϕtoϕtheϕdesignϕandϕtoϕtheϕdeformation'sϕlimitϕvaluesϕ.

Useϕthe [Edit] buttonϕtoϕopenϕaϕdialogϕboxϕwhereϕyouϕcanϕcheckϕand,ϕifϕnecessary,ϕadjustϕtheparametersϕofϕtheϕcurrentϕNA. Theϕdialogϕboxϕisϕdescribedϕin Chapterϕ2.1.4 .

Comment

Figure 2.4 User-definedϕcomment

Inϕthisϕtextϕbox,ϕyouϕcanϕenterϕuser-definedϕnotesϕdescribing,ϕforϕexample,ϕtheϕcurrentϕdesignϕcase.

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Ultimate Limit State2.1.1

Figure 2.5 Window 1.1 General Data, tab Ultimate Limit State

Existing Load Cases and Combinations

Thisϕcolumnϕlistsϕallϕloadϕcases,ϕloadϕcombinations,ϕandϕresultϕcombinationsϕthatϕhaveϕbeenϕcreatedϕinRFEMϕorϕRSTAB.

Toϕtransferϕselectedϕentriesϕtoϕthe Selected for Design listϕonϕtheϕright,ϕclickϕthe button. Alternatively,youϕcanϕdouble-clickϕtheϕentries. Toϕtransferϕtheϕentireϕlistϕtoϕtheϕright,ϕuseϕthe button.

AsϕcommonϕforϕWindowsϕapplications,ϕselectingϕseveralϕloadϕcasesϕisϕpossibleϕbyϕclickingϕthemϕoneϕbyoneϕwhileϕholdingϕdownϕthe [Ctrl] key. Thus,ϕyouϕcanϕtransferϕseveralϕloadϕcasesϕatϕtheϕsameϕtime.

Ifϕaϕloadϕcase'sϕnumberϕisϕmarkedϕinϕredϕsuchϕasϕLC8ϕin Figureϕ2.5 , youϕcannotϕdesignϕit: Itϕindicatesaϕloadϕcaseϕwithoutϕloadϕdata,ϕorϕaϕloadϕcaseϕthatϕcontainsϕimperfections. Aϕwarningϕappearsϕifϕyoutryϕtoϕtransferϕit.

Belowϕtheϕlist,ϕseveralϕfilterϕoptionsϕareϕavailable. Theyϕhelpϕyouϕassignϕtheϕentriesϕsortedϕbyϕloadϕcase,loadϕcombination,ϕorϕactionϕcategory. Theϕbuttonsϕhaveϕtheϕfollowingϕfunctions:

Selectsϕallϕloadϕcasesϕinϕtheϕlist.

Invertsϕselectionϕofϕloadϕcases.

Table 2.1 Buttonsϕin Ultimate Limit State tab

Selected for Design

Theϕcolumnϕonϕtheϕrightϕlistsϕtheϕloadϕcasesϕasϕwellϕasϕloadϕandϕresultϕcombinationsϕthatϕhaveϕbeenselectedϕforϕtheϕdesign. Toϕremoveϕselectedϕitemsϕfromϕtheϕlist,ϕclick or double-clickϕtheϕentries. Toemptyϕtheϕentireϕlist,ϕclick .

Youϕcanϕassignϕtheϕloadϕcases,ϕloadϕandϕresultϕcombinationsϕtoϕtheϕfollowingϕdesignϕsituations:

Persistent and Transient

Accidental

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Thisϕclassificationϕcontrolsϕtheϕpartialϕfactors γM0, γM1 and γM2 thatϕareϕincludedϕinϕtheϕdeterminationϕoftheϕresistances Rd forϕtheϕcross-sectionϕandϕstabilityϕanalyses (see Figureϕ2.10 ).

Toϕchangeϕtheϕdesignϕsituation,ϕuseϕtheϕlistϕwhichϕyouϕcanϕaccessϕbyϕclickingϕthe buttonϕatϕtheϕendϕoftheϕtextϕbox.

Figure 2.6 Assigningϕtheϕdesignϕsituation

Forϕaϕmultipleϕselection,ϕpressϕthe [Ctrl] keyϕandϕclickϕtheϕcorrespondingϕentries.ϕThus,ϕyouϕcanϕchangeseveralϕentriesϕatϕonce.

Resultϕcombination

Designingϕanϕenvelopingϕmax/minϕresultϕcombination (RC) isϕperformedϕfasterϕthanϕdesigningϕallcontainedϕloadϕcasesϕandϕloadϕcombinations,ϕbutϕtheϕanalysisϕofϕaϕresultϕcombinationϕhasϕalsodisadvantages:ϕFirst,ϕtheϕinfluenceϕofϕtheϕcontainedϕactionsϕisϕdifficultϕtoϕdiscern. Second,ϕforϕthedeterminationϕofϕtheϕelasticϕcriticalϕmoment Mcr forϕlateral-torsionalϕbuckling,ϕtheϕenvelopeϕofϕthemomentϕdistributionsϕisϕanalyzed,ϕfromϕwhichϕtheϕmostϕunfavorableϕdistribution (max or min) isϕtaken.Thisϕdistribution,ϕhowever,ϕonlyϕrarelyϕreflectsϕtheϕmomentϕdistributionϕthatϕisϕavailableϕinϕtheϕindividualloadϕcombinations. Thus,ϕforϕanϕRCϕdesign,ϕmoreϕunfavorableϕvaluesϕfor Mcr areϕexpected,ϕleadingϕtohigherϕratios.

Resultϕcombinationsϕshouldϕbeϕselectedϕforϕdesignϕonlyϕinϕcaseϕofϕdynamicϕcombinations. For "usual"combinations,ϕitϕisϕrecommendedϕtoϕuseϕloadϕcombinationsϕbecauseϕhereϕtheϕactualϕmomentdistributionsϕareϕappliedϕforϕtheϕdeterminationϕof Mcr.

Inϕthe General tabϕofϕthe Details dialogϕbox,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕhowϕresultϕcombinationsϕofϕtheϕ'OR'ϕtypeareϕhandledϕinϕtheϕdesign (see Chapterϕ3.1.7 ).

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Serviceability Limit State2.1.2

Figure 2.7 Window 1.1 General Data, tab Serviceability Limit State

Existing Load Cases and Combinations

ThisϕcolumnϕlistsϕallϕloadϕcasesϕandϕcombinationsϕthatϕhaveϕbeenϕcreatedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB.

Selected for Design

YouϕcanϕaddϕorϕremoveϕloadϕcasesϕasϕwellϕasϕloadϕandϕresultϕcombinationsϕasϕdescribedϕinChapterϕ2.1.1 .

Itϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕassignϕdifferentϕlimitϕvaluesϕforϕdeflectionϕtoϕtheϕloadϕcases,ϕloadϕandϕresultcombinations. Theϕfollowingϕdesignϕsituationsϕcanϕbeϕselected:

Characteristic

Frequent

Quasi-permanent

Toϕchangeϕtheϕdesignϕsituation,ϕuseϕtheϕlistϕwhichϕyouϕcanϕaccessϕbyϕclickingϕthe button atϕtheϕendϕoftheϕtextϕbox (see Figureϕ2.6 ).

TheϕlimitϕvaluesϕofϕtheϕdeformationsϕareϕdefinedϕinϕtheϕNationalϕAnnex. Theyϕcanϕbeϕadjustedϕforϕthedesignϕsituationsϕinϕthe National Annex Settings dialogϕbox (see Figureϕ2.10 ) thatϕyouϕopenϕwithϕthe[Nat. Annex] button.

InϕWindow 1.9 Serviceability Data, theϕreferenceϕlengthsϕapplyingϕtoϕtheϕdeformationϕanalysisϕaremanaged (see Chapterϕ2.9 ).

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Fire Resistance2.1.3

Figure 2.8 Window 1.1 General Data, tab Fire Resistance

Existing Load Cases and Combinations

ThisϕcolumnϕlistsϕallϕloadϕcasesϕandϕcombinationsϕthatϕhaveϕbeenϕcreatedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB.

Selected for Design

Youϕcanϕaddϕorϕremoveϕloadϕcasesϕasϕwellϕasϕloadϕandϕresultϕcombinations,ϕasϕdescribedϕinChapterϕ2.1.1 . Here,ϕyouϕshouldϕselectϕtheϕactionsϕthatϕhaveϕbeenϕdeterminedϕaccordingϕtoϕEN1991-1-2 [2] .

Fireϕprotectionϕdesignsϕareϕalsoϕpossibleϕforϕcombinedϕcross-sections.

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National Annex (NA)2.1.4

InϕtheϕlistϕinϕtheϕupperϕrightϕcornerϕofϕWindow 1.1 General Data, youϕcanϕselectϕtheϕNationalϕAnnexwhoseϕparametersϕyouϕwantϕtoϕapplyϕtoϕtheϕdesignϕandϕtheϕlimitϕvaluesϕofϕtheϕdeformation.

Figure 2.9 SelectingϕtheϕNationalϕAnnex

Ifϕnecessary,ϕtoϕcheckϕandϕadjustϕtheϕpresetϕparameters (see Figureϕ2.10 ), clickϕthe button. Usethe buttonϕtoϕcreateϕaϕuser-definedϕannex.

Moreover,ϕinϕeveryϕinputϕwindowϕyouϕfindϕthe [Nat. Annex] button whichϕyouϕalsoϕcanϕuseϕtoϕopenϕtheNational Annex Settings dialogϕbox thatϕconsistsϕofϕtwoϕtabs.

Base

Figure 2.10 Dialogϕbox National Annex Settings - CEN, tab Base

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Inϕtheϕindividualϕsectionsϕofϕthisϕtab,ϕyouϕcanϕcheckϕandϕadjust,ϕifϕnecessary,ϕthe Partial Factors, theServiceability Limits (Deflections), andϕthe Parameters for Lateral-Torsional Buckling.

Inϕthe General Method Acc. to 6.3.4 section,ϕyouϕcanϕspecifyϕifϕtheϕstabilityϕanalysesϕareϕalwaysperformedϕaccordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.4. AccordingϕtoϕtheϕGermanϕNationalϕAnnex,ϕtheϕgeneralmethodϕisϕonlyϕallowedϕforϕI-shapedϕcross-sections. Theϕoption Enable also for non I-sections allowsϕyoutoϕuseϕtheϕmethodϕforϕotherϕcross-sections,ϕtoo.

Inϕaddition,ϕyouϕcanϕperformϕaϕstabilityϕanalysisϕusingϕthe European lateral-torsional buckling curve byNaumes [4] . Inϕhisϕdissertation [5] , Naumesϕexpandedϕthe "General MethodϕforϕBucklingϕandLateralϕTorsionalϕBucklingϕDesignsϕofϕStructural Components" accordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.4ϕforadditionalϕtransverseϕbendingϕandϕtorsion. The adapted method isϕalsoϕavailableϕforϕdesigningunsymmetricalϕcross-sectionsϕasϕwellϕasϕtaperedϕmembersϕandϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕwithϕbiaxialϕbending(torsion isϕcurrentlyϕnotϕconsideredϕinϕRF-/STEEL EC3).

Accordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.4 (4), theϕreductionϕfactor χop isϕtoϕbeϕcalculatedϕeither

(a) asϕtheϕminimumϕvalueϕofϕtheϕvaluesϕforϕbucklingϕaccordingϕtoϕ6.3.1,ϕor χLT forϕlateral-torsionalbucklingϕaccordingϕtoϕ6.3.2ϕusingϕtheϕslendernessϕratio λop, or

(b) asϕaϕvalueϕthatϕisϕinterpolatedϕbetween χ and χLT – seeϕalso [1] equation (6.66).

AsϕtheϕmethodϕbyϕNaumesϕisϕbasedϕonϕtheϕstandardizedϕEuropeanϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕcurvetakingϕintoϕaccountϕtheϕmodifiedϕimperfectionϕfactor α*, theϕinteractionϕbetweenϕflexuralϕbucklingϕandlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕaccordingϕto [1] equation (6.66) canϕbeϕomitted.

Figure 2.11 CalculationϕrunϕforϕmethodϕbyϕNaumes

Inϕtheϕfirstϕstep,ϕtheϕcalculationϕisϕcarriedϕoutϕseparatelyϕforϕtheϕmainϕandϕsecondaryϕload-bearingplane. Simultaneously,ϕtheϕmomentϕfactor qMz isϕdeterminedϕaccordingϕto Figureϕ2.12 .

Inϕtheϕsecondϕstep,ϕtheϕdesignϕcriterion ΔnR isϕdetermined.

Finally,ϕtheϕdesignϕisϕperformedϕbyϕsummingϕupϕtheϕdesignϕratiosϕofϕtheϕmainϕandϕsecondaryϕload-bearingϕplaneϕandϕcomparingϕthemϕtoϕtheϕdesignϕcriterion ΔnR.

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Figure 2.12 Determinationϕofϕmomentϕfactor qMz

Theϕbuttonsϕinϕthe National Annex Settings dialogϕboxϕhaveϕtheϕfollowingϕfunctions:

Button Function

Resetsϕtheϕprogram'sϕpresettings

Importsϕuser-definedϕdefaultϕsettings

Savesϕmodifiedϕsettingsϕasϕdefault

Deletesϕuser-definedϕNationalϕAnnex

Table 2.2 Buttonsϕin National Annex Settings dialogϕbox

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Stainless Steel (EN 1993-1-4)

RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕallowsϕforϕtheϕdesignϕofϕstructuralϕcomponentsϕmadeϕofϕstainlessϕsteelϕaccordingϕtoϕEN1993-1-4 [3] .

Inϕtheϕsecondϕtabϕofϕthe National Annex Settings dialogϕbox,ϕyouϕfindϕthe Partial Factors andϕtheParameters for Stability Design.

Figure 2.13 Dialogϕbox National Annex Settings - CEN, tab Stainless Steel (EN 1993-1-4)

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Materials2.2

Thisϕmoduleϕwindowϕisϕsubdividedϕintoϕtwoϕparts. TheϕupperϕpartϕlistsϕallϕmaterialsϕcreatedϕinϕRFEMϕorRSTAB. The Material Properties sectionϕshowsϕtheϕpropertiesϕofϕtheϕcurrentϕmaterial,ϕthatϕis,ϕtheϕtablerowϕcurrentlyϕselectedϕinϕtheϕupperϕsection.

Figure 2.14 Window 1.2 Materials

Materialsϕthatϕwon'tϕbeϕusedϕinϕtheϕdesignϕareϕgrayedϕout. Materialsϕthatϕareϕnotϕallowedϕarehighlightedϕinϕred.ϕModifiedϕmaterialsϕareϕdisplayedϕinϕblue.

Chapterϕ4.3ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕmanual,ϕorϕChapterϕ4.2ϕofϕtheϕRSTABϕmanual,ϕdescribesϕtheϕmaterialpropertiesϕthatϕareϕusedϕforϕtheϕdeterminationϕofϕtheϕinternalϕforces (Main Properties). Theϕpropertiesϕoftheϕmaterialsϕthatϕareϕrequiredϕforϕtheϕdesignϕareϕalsoϕstoredϕinϕtheϕglobalϕmaterialϕlibrary. Thesevaluesϕareϕpreset (Additional Properties).

Toϕadjustϕtheϕunitsϕandϕdecimalϕplacesϕofϕtheϕpropertiesϕandϕstresses,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕmoduleϕmenuSettings Units and Decimal Places (see Chapterϕ7.3 ).

Material Description

TheϕmaterialsϕdefinedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕareϕpresetϕbutϕyouϕcanϕmodifyϕthemϕanytime: ClickϕthematerialϕinϕcolumnϕAϕtoϕactivateϕtheϕfield. Then,ϕclickϕthe button, orϕpressϕtheϕfunctionϕkey [F7] toopenϕtheϕmaterialϕlist.

Figure 2.15 Listϕofϕmaterials

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AccordingϕtoϕtheϕdesignϕconceptϕofϕtheϕStandard [1] , onlyϕmaterialsϕofϕthe Steel categoryϕcanϕbeselected.

Afterϕtheϕmaterialϕtransfer,ϕtheϕdesign-relevant Material Properties areϕupdated.

Ifϕyouϕchangeϕtheϕmaterialϕdescriptionϕmanuallyϕandϕtheϕnewϕentryϕisϕalreadyϕlistedϕinϕtheϕmateriallibrary,ϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕwillϕimportϕtheϕmaterialϕpropertiesϕasϕwell.

TheϕmaterialϕpropertiesϕareϕgenerallyϕnotϕeditableϕinϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕadd-onϕmodule.

Material Library

Manyϕmaterialsϕareϕstoredϕinϕtheϕdatabase. Toϕopenϕtheϕmaterialϕlibrary,ϕclickϕonϕtheϕmoduleϕmenu

Edit → Material Library

orϕuseϕtheϕbuttonϕshownϕonϕtheϕleft.

Figure 2.16 Dialogϕbox Material Library

The Steel materialϕcategoryϕisϕpresetϕinϕthe Filter section. Youϕcanϕselectϕtheϕdesiredϕmaterialϕgradefromϕthe Material to Select list;ϕthenϕyouϕcanϕcheckϕtheϕpropertiesϕinϕtheϕdialogϕsectionϕbelow.

Click [OK] orϕuse [↵] toϕtransferϕtheϕselectedϕmaterialϕtoϕWindowϕ1.2ϕofϕRF-/STEELϕEC3.

Chapterϕ4.3ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕmanual,ϕorϕChapterϕ4.2ϕofϕtheϕRSTABϕmanual,ϕdescribesϕhowϕtoϕfilter,ϕadd,ϕorreorganizeϕmaterials.

Inϕtheϕlibrary,ϕyouϕcanϕalsoϕselectϕmaterialsϕofϕtheϕcategories Cast Iron and Stainless Steel. However,pleaseϕcheckϕwhetherϕtheseϕmaterialsϕareϕallowedϕbyϕtheϕdesignϕconceptϕofϕtheϕStandard [1] .

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Cross-Sections2.3

Thisϕwindowϕlistsϕtheϕcross-sectionsϕusedϕforϕtheϕdesign. Inϕaddition,ϕyouϕcanϕspecifyϕoptimizationparameters.

Figure 2.17 Window 1.3 Cross-Sections

Cross-Section Description

Theϕcross-sectionsϕdefinedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕareϕpresetϕtogetherϕwithϕtheϕassignedϕmaterialϕnumbers.

Toϕmodifyϕaϕcross-section,ϕclickϕtheϕentryϕinϕcolumnϕB.ϕThus,ϕyouϕsetϕtheϕfieldϕactive. Then,ϕopenϕthecross-sectionϕtableϕofϕtheϕcurrentϕinputϕfieldϕbyϕclickingϕthe [Cross-Section Library] buttonϕor atϕtheendϕofϕtheϕbox.ϕYouϕcanϕalsoϕuseϕtheϕfunctionϕkey [F7] (see Figureϕ2.18 ).

Inϕthisϕdialogϕbox,ϕyouϕcanϕchooseϕaϕdifferentϕcross-sectionϕorϕevenϕaϕdifferentϕcross-sectionϕtable. Ifyouϕwantϕtoϕselectϕaϕcompletelyϕdifferentϕcross-sectionϕcategory,ϕclickϕthe [Back toϕCross-SectionLibrary] button.ϕThen,ϕtheϕgeneralϕcross-sectionϕlibraryϕopens.

Chapterϕ4.13ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕmanual,ϕorϕChapterϕ4.3ϕofϕtheϕRSTABϕmanual,ϕdescribesϕhowϕtoϕselectcross-sectionsϕfromϕtheϕlibrary.

Youϕcanϕalsoϕenterϕaϕnewϕcross-sectionϕdescriptionϕdirectlyϕintoϕtheϕinputϕfieldϕinϕcolumnϕB. Ifϕtheϕentryϕisalreadyϕlistedϕinϕtheϕdatabase,ϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕwillϕimportϕtheϕcross-sectionϕproperties. Aϕmodifiedcross-sectionϕisϕhighlightedϕinϕblue.

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Figure 2.18 ISϕcross-sectionϕtypesϕofϕcross-sectionϕlibrary

Ifϕcross-sectionsϕsetϕinϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕareϕdifferentϕfromϕtheϕonesϕusedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB,ϕbothϕcross-sectionsϕareϕdisplayedϕinϕtheϕgraphicϕtoϕtheϕright. TheϕdesignsϕwillϕbeϕperformedϕwithϕtheϕinternalϕforcesfromϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕforϕtheϕcross-sectionϕselectedϕinϕRF-/STEELϕEC3.

Cross-Section Type

Thisϕcolumnϕshowsϕtheϕcross-sectionϕtypeϕthatϕisϕusedϕforϕtheϕclassification. Theϕcross-sectionsϕlistedϕin[1] Tableϕ5.2ϕcanϕbeϕdesignedϕplasticallyϕorϕelasticallyϕdependingϕonϕtheϕclass. Cross-sectionsϕnotincludedϕinϕthisϕtableϕareϕclassifiedϕas General andϕcanϕonlyϕbeϕdesignedϕelastically,ϕwhichϕmeansclassϕ3ϕorϕ4.

Classification

RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕperformsϕtheϕclassification Automatically. Ifϕthisϕisϕnotϕdesired,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕthecross-sectionϕclassϕmanuallyϕinϕtheϕdrop-downϕlist. Forϕexample,ϕanϕI-sectionϕembeddedϕinϕconcretecannotϕbuckleϕlocally. Byϕclassifyingϕitϕmanuallyϕintoϕclassϕ3ϕitϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕperformϕtheϕdesignϕwithouttakingϕintoϕaccountϕtheϕeffectiveϕwidths.

Max. Design Ratio

Thisϕcolumnϕisϕdisplayedϕonlyϕafterϕtheϕcalculation. Itϕisϕintendedϕtoϕbeϕaϕdecisionϕsupportϕforϕtheoptimization: Lookingϕatϕtheϕdesignϕratiosϕandϕcoloredϕrelationϕscales,ϕyouϕcanϕclearlyϕseeϕwhichcross-sectionsϕareϕhardlyϕutilizedϕandϕthusϕoversized,ϕorϕextremelyϕstressedϕandϕthusϕundersized.

Optimize

Eachϕcross-sectionϕofϕtheϕlibraryϕcanϕpassϕthroughϕanϕoptimizationϕprocess: ForϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕfromRFEMϕorϕRSTAB,ϕtheϕprogramϕsearchesϕtheϕcross-sectionϕthatϕcomesϕasϕcloseϕasϕpossibleϕtoϕaϕuser-definedϕmaximumϕratio thatϕcanϕbeϕdefinedϕinϕthe General tabϕofϕthe Details dialogϕbox (seeFigureϕ3.11 ).

Toϕoptimizeϕaϕcrossϕsection,ϕopenϕtheϕdrop-downϕlistϕinϕcolumnϕEϕorϕF,ϕandϕselectϕtheϕrelevantϕentry:From current row or,ϕifϕavailable, From favorites 'Description'. Recommendationsϕforϕoptimizingcross-sectionsϕcanϕbeϕfoundϕin Chapterϕ7.2 .

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Remark

Thisϕcolumnϕshowsϕremarksϕinϕtheϕformϕofϕfootnotes. Theyϕareϕexplainedϕbelowϕtheϕcross-sectionϕlist.

Ifϕtheϕwarning Incorrect type of cross-section! appearsϕbeforeϕcalculating,ϕaϕcross-sectionϕisϕsetϕwhichϕisnotϕlistedϕinϕtheϕdatabase. Thisϕmayϕbeϕaϕuser-definedϕcross-sectionϕorϕaϕSHAPE-THINϕcross-sectionϕthathasϕnotϕyetϕbeenϕcalculated. Toϕselectϕanϕappropriateϕcross-sectionϕforϕtheϕdesign,ϕclickϕthe [Library]button (see descriptionϕbelow Figureϕ2.17 ).

Member with tapered cross-section

Forϕtaperedϕmembersϕwithϕdifferentϕcross-sectionsϕatϕtheϕmemberϕstartϕandϕend,ϕbothϕcross-sectionnumbersϕareϕshownϕinϕtwoϕrows,ϕinϕaccordanceϕwithϕtheϕdefinitionϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB.

RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕalsoϕdesignsϕtaperedϕmembers,ϕprovidedϕthatϕtheϕcross-sectionϕatϕtheϕmember'sϕstartϕhastheϕsameϕnumberϕofϕstressϕpointsϕasϕtheϕcross-sectionϕatϕtheϕend. Normalϕstresses,ϕforϕexample,ϕaredeterminedϕfromϕtheϕmomentsϕofϕinertiaϕandϕtheϕcentroidalϕdistancesϕofϕtheϕstressϕpoints. Ifϕthecross-sectionsϕatϕtheϕstartϕandϕendϕofϕaϕtaperedϕmemberϕhaveϕdifferentϕnumbersϕofϕstressϕpoints,ϕtheintermediateϕvaluesϕcannotϕbeϕinterpolated. TheϕcalculationϕisϕneitherϕpossibleϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕnorϕinRF-/STEELϕEC3.

Theϕcross-section'sϕstressϕpointsϕincludingϕnumberingϕcanϕbeϕcheckedϕgraphically: Selectϕthecross-sectionϕinϕWindowϕ1.3,ϕandϕthenϕclickϕthe button. Theϕdialogϕboxϕshownϕin Figureϕ2.19appears.

Info About Cross-Section

Belowϕtheϕcross-sectionϕgraphic,ϕyouϕfindϕthe [Info] button. Clickϕitϕtoϕopenϕthe Info About Cross-Sectiondialogϕbox whereϕyouϕcanϕseeϕtheϕcross-sectionϕproperties,ϕstressϕpointsϕandϕc/t-parts.

Figure 2.19 Dialogϕbox Info About Cross-Section

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Theϕbuttonsϕbelowϕtheϕcross-sectionϕgraphicϕhaveϕtheϕfollowingϕfunctions:

Button Function

Displaysϕorϕhidesϕstressϕpoints

Displaysϕorϕhidesϕc/t-parts

Displaysϕorϕhidesϕnumbersϕofϕstressϕpointsϕorϕc/t-parts

Showsϕdetailsϕofϕstressϕpointsϕorϕc/t-parts (see Figureϕ2.20 )

Displaysϕorϕhidesϕdimensionsϕofϕcross-section

Displaysϕorϕhidesϕprincipalϕaxesϕofϕcross-section

Resetsϕfullϕviewϕofϕcross-section

Table 2.3 Buttonsϕofϕcross-sectionϕgraphic

Useϕthe [Details] buttonsϕtoϕcallϕupϕspecificϕinformationϕaboutϕstressϕpoints (centroid distances,ϕstaticalmomentsϕofϕarea,ϕwarpingϕordinates, etc.) andϕc/t-parts.

Figure 2.20 Dialogϕbox Stress Points of HE B 260

Buckling curves of cross-section

Ifϕtheϕsituationϕrequiresϕit,ϕyouϕcanϕchangeϕtheϕbucklingϕcurvesϕinϕthe Cross-Section Properties table(lower partϕofϕWindow 1.3 Cross-Sections).

Figure 2.21 Changingϕbucklingϕcurve BCy

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Intermediate Lateral Restraints2.4

InϕWindowϕ1.4,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕlateralϕintermediateϕrestraintsϕforϕmembers. RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕalwaysassumesϕthisϕkindϕofϕsupportϕtoϕbeϕperpendicularϕtoϕtheϕcross-section'sϕminorϕaxisϕz (see Figureϕ2.19 ).Thus,ϕitϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕinfluenceϕtheϕmembers'ϕeffectiveϕlengths (only for Lateral and torsional restrainttype) whichϕareϕimportantϕforϕtheϕstabilityϕanalysesϕconcerningϕflexuralϕbucklingϕandϕlateral-torsionalbuckling.

Figure 2.22 Window 1.4 Intermediate Lateral Restraints

Inϕtheϕupperϕpartϕofϕtheϕwindow,ϕyouϕcanϕassignϕupϕtoϕnineϕlateralϕsupportsϕtoϕeachϕmember. TheSettings sectionϕshowsϕtheϕentryϕdisplayedϕinϕaϕcolumnϕviewϕforϕtheϕmemberϕselectedϕabove.

Toϕdefineϕtheϕintermediateϕrestraintsϕofϕaϕmember,ϕselectϕtheϕcheckϕboxϕfor Lateral Restraints inϕcolumnA. Withϕthe button youϕcanϕselectϕtheϕmemberϕgraphicallyϕtoϕactivateϕitsϕrowϕinϕtheϕtable. Whenϕthecheckϕboxϕhasϕbeenϕselected,ϕtheϕotherϕcolumnsϕareϕavailableϕwhereϕyouϕcanϕenterϕtheϕparameters.

InϕcolumnϕB,ϕyouϕcanϕselectϕthe Restraint Type fromϕtheϕdrop-downϕlist. Aϕlateralϕandϕtorsionalϕrestraintisϕpreset. Itϕisϕalsoϕpossibleϕtoϕplaceϕintermediateϕrestraintsϕatϕtheϕlowerϕorϕupperϕflange. TheUser-Defined optionϕallowsϕyouϕtoϕspecifyϕtheϕrestraintϕparametersϕindividually (support inϕdirectionϕofmemberϕaxisϕy,ϕrestrainedϕaboutϕlongitudinalϕmemberϕaxisϕx,ϕeccentricityϕof support) inϕthe Settingssection.

InϕcolumnϕD,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕthe Number ofϕintermediateϕrestraints. Dependingϕonϕtheϕsetting,ϕyouϕcanaccessϕoneϕorϕmoreϕofϕtheϕfollowing Intermediate Lateral Restraints columnsϕforϕdefiningϕtheϕx-locations.

Whenϕtheϕcheckϕboxϕfor Relatively (0 ... 1) isϕselected,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕtheϕsupportϕpointsϕbyϕrelativeinput: Theϕlocationsϕofϕtheϕintermediateϕsupportsϕresultϕfromϕtheϕmemberϕlengthϕandϕtheϕrelativedistancesϕtoϕtheϕmemberϕstart. Itϕisϕalsoϕpossibleϕtoϕdefineϕtheϕdistancesϕmanuallyϕinϕtheϕtable,ϕifϕtheRelatively (0 ... 1) checkϕboxϕisϕcleared.

Setϕofϕmembers Ifϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕareϕdesignedϕaccordingϕtoϕtheϕequivalentϕmemberϕmethod (see Chapterϕ3.1.2 ),supportsϕofϕtheϕlateralϕandϕtorsionalϕrestraintϕtypeϕwithinϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕmustϕbeϕdefinedϕhere.ϕSuchrestrainedϕregionsϕmust not beϕdescribedϕbyϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕinϕWindowϕ1.6!

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Effective Lengths - Members2.5

Thisϕmoduleϕwindowϕisϕsubdividedϕintoϕtwoϕparts. Theϕtableϕinϕtheϕupperϕpartϕshowsϕsummaryinformationϕaboutϕbucklingϕlengthϕfactorsϕandϕequivalentϕmemberϕlengthsϕforϕbucklingϕandϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕofϕallϕmembersϕtoϕbeϕdesigned. TheϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕdefinedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕarepreset. Inϕthe Settings section,ϕyouϕcanϕseeϕadditionalϕinformationϕaboutϕtheϕmemberϕwhoseϕtableϕrowisϕselectedϕinϕtheϕupperϕpart.

Withϕthe button youϕcanϕselectϕaϕmemberϕgraphicallyϕtoϕactivateϕitsϕrowϕinϕtheϕtable.

Changingϕentriesϕisϕpossibleϕinϕtheϕtableϕasϕwellϕasϕthe Settings tree.

Figure 2.23 Window 1.5 Effective Lengths - Members

TheϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕforϕbucklingϕaboutϕtheϕminorϕaxisϕzϕareϕalignedϕautomaticallyϕwithϕWindow 1.4Intermediate Lateral Restraints. Ifϕtheϕintermediateϕsupportsϕdivideϕtheϕmemberϕintoϕsegmentsϕofdifferentϕlengths,ϕnoϕvaluesϕareϕdisplayedϕinϕcolumnsϕG,ϕK,ϕandϕLϕofϕWindowϕ1.5.

Youϕcanϕenterϕtheϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕmanuallyϕinϕtheϕtableϕandϕthe Settings tree.ϕYouϕcanϕalsoϕdefinethemϕgraphicallyϕinϕtheϕworkϕwindowϕbyϕusingϕthe button. thatϕbecomesϕactiveϕwhenϕtheϕcursorϕisplacedϕinϕtheϕtextϕbox (see Figureϕ2.23 ).

The Settings treeϕincludesϕtheϕfollowingϕparameters:

Cross-Section

Length ofϕmember

Buckling Possible forϕmember (corresponds toϕcolumnsϕB,ϕE,ϕand H)

Buckling About Axis y (corresponds toϕcolumnsϕCϕand D)

Buckling About Axis z (corresponds toϕcolumnsϕFϕand G)

Lateral-Torsional Buckling (corresponds toϕcolumnsϕIϕto K)

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Forϕtheϕselectedϕmember,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕwhetherϕaϕbucklingϕorϕaϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕanalysisϕisgenerallyϕtoϕbeϕcarriedϕout. Inϕaddition,ϕyouϕcanϕadjustϕthe Effective Length Factor andϕthe WarpingLength Factor forϕtheϕrespectiveϕdirections. Whenϕchangingϕaϕfactor,ϕtheϕequivalentϕmemberϕlengthϕwillbeϕadjustedϕautomatically,ϕandϕviceϕversa.

Itϕisϕalsoϕpossibleϕtoϕdefineϕtheϕeffectiveϕlengthϕofϕaϕmemberϕinϕaϕdialogϕboxϕthatϕyouϕopenϕwithϕthebutton [Select effectiveϕlength factor]. Youϕcanϕfindϕtheϕbuttonϕbelowϕtheϕtable.

Figure 2.24 Dialogϕbox Select Effective Length Factor

Forϕeachϕdirection,ϕyouϕcanϕselectϕoneϕofϕtheϕfourϕEulerϕbucklingϕmodes.ϕYouϕcanϕalsoϕsetϕaUser-defined effectiveϕlengthϕfactor. IfϕanϕeigenvalueϕanalysisϕhasϕbeenϕcarriedϕoutϕbyϕtheϕRF-STABILITYorϕRSBUCKϕadd-onϕmodule,ϕitϕisϕalsoϕpossibleϕtoϕdefineϕa Buckling mode forϕtheϕdeterminationϕofϕthefactor.

Buckling Possible

Theϕstabilityϕanalysesϕforϕflexuralϕandϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕrequireϕtheϕabilityϕtoϕabsorbcompressiveϕforces. Therefore,ϕmembersϕforϕwhichϕsuchϕanϕabsorptionϕisϕnotϕpossibleϕdueϕtoϕthememberϕtype (for example,ϕtensionϕmembers,ϕelasticϕfoundations,ϕrigid connections) areϕexcludedϕfromtheϕoutset. Theϕrowsϕareϕgrayedϕoutϕinϕtheϕtable,ϕandϕaϕcorrespondingϕnoteϕisϕshownϕinϕthe Commentcolumn.

The Buckling Possible checkϕboxesϕinϕtableϕrowϕAϕandϕinϕthe Settings treeϕofferϕaϕcontrolϕoptionϕforϕthestabilityϕanalyses: Theyϕdetermineϕifϕtheseϕanalysesϕareϕperformedϕorϕomittedϕforϕtheϕmember.

Buckling About Axis y or Axis z

Withϕtheϕcheckϕboxϕinϕthe Possible column,ϕyouϕdecideϕifϕaϕmemberϕhasϕtheϕriskϕofϕbucklingϕaboutϕtheaxisϕyϕand/orϕz. Theseϕaxesϕrepresentϕtheϕlocalϕmemberϕaxes,ϕwithϕaxisϕyϕbeingϕthe "major" andϕaxisϕzthe "minor" memberϕaxis. Theϕeffectiveϕlengthϕfactors kcr,y and kcr,z forϕbucklingϕaboutϕtheϕmajorϕorminorϕaxisϕcanϕbeϕselectedϕfreely.

Inϕthe 1.3 Cross-Sections window,ϕyouϕcanϕcheckϕtheϕpositionϕofϕtheϕmemberϕaxesϕinϕtheϕcross-sectiongraphic (see Figureϕ2.17 ). Withϕthe [Jump to graphic] buttonϕyouϕcanϕalsoϕaccessϕtheϕRFEMϕorRSTABϕworkϕwindow. There,ϕyouϕcanϕdisplayϕtheϕlocalϕmemberϕaxesϕbyϕusingϕtheϕmember'sϕshortcutmenuϕorϕthe Display navigator.

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Figure 2.25 Activatingϕtheϕmemberϕaxisϕsystemsϕin Display navigatorϕofϕRFEM

Ifϕbucklingϕisϕpossibleϕaboutϕoneϕorϕbothϕmemberϕaxes,ϕyouϕcanϕenterϕtheϕeffectiveϕlengthϕfactorsϕincolumnsϕCϕandϕF,ϕandϕtheϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕinϕcolumnsϕDϕandϕG.ϕTheϕsameϕisϕpossibleϕinϕthe Settingstree.

Toϕdefineϕtheϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕgraphicallyϕinϕtheϕworkϕwindow,ϕuseϕthe button. thatϕbecomesavailableϕwhenϕtheϕcursorϕisϕplacedϕinϕa Lcr inputϕfield (see Figureϕ2.23 ).

Whenϕyouϕspecifyϕtheϕeffectiveϕlengthϕfactor kcr, theϕprogramϕdeterminesϕtheϕeffectiveϕlength Lcr bymultiplyingϕtheϕmemberϕlength L byϕthisϕfactor. Theϕinputϕfields kcr and Lcr areϕinteractive.

Axisϕdefinitionϕfor kz and kw

Lateral-Torsional and Torsional-Flexural Buckling Possible

ColumnϕHϕshowsϕwhichϕmembersϕareϕincludedϕinϕtheϕanalysisϕofϕlateral-torsionalϕbuckling.

Toϕdetermine Mcr byϕtheϕeigenvalueϕcalculationϕmethod,ϕanϕinternalϕmemberϕmodelϕwithϕfourϕdegreesofϕfreedomϕisϕcreated. Theseϕdegreesϕmustϕbeϕdefinedϕbyϕtheϕfactors kz and kw. Withϕbothϕfactorsinteracting,ϕitϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕdetermineϕtheϕsupportϕconditionsϕforϕlateral-torsionalϕbuckling (for example,lateralϕandϕtorsional restraint).

Effective Length Factor kz

Theϕfactor kz controlsϕtheϕlateralϕdisplacement uy andϕtheϕrotation φz atϕtheϕmemberϕends.

kz =ϕ1.0ϕrestrainedϕagainstϕlateralϕdisplacement uy onϕbothϕmemberϕends

kz =ϕ0.7leϕrestrainedϕagainstϕdisplacement uy onϕbothϕendsϕandϕrestraintϕaboutϕzϕleft

kz =ϕ0.7riϕrestrainedϕagainstϕdisplacement uy onϕbothϕendsϕandϕrestraintϕaboutϕzϕright

kz =ϕ0.5ϕrestrainedϕagainstϕdisplacement uy andϕrestraintϕaboutϕzϕonϕbothϕmemberϕends

kz =ϕ2.0leϕrestrainedϕagainstϕdisplacement uy andϕrestraintϕaboutϕzϕleft;ϕrightϕendϕfree

kz =ϕ2.0riϕrestrainedϕagainstϕdisplacement uy andϕrestraintϕaboutϕzϕright;ϕleftϕendϕfree

Warping Length Factor kw

Theϕfactor kw controlsϕtheϕtorsionϕaboutϕtheϕmember'sϕlongitudinalϕaxis ϕx andϕtheϕwarping ω.

kw =ϕ1.0ϕrestrainedϕagainstϕrotationϕaboutϕxϕonϕbothϕmemberϕends;ϕfreeϕtoϕwarpϕonϕbothϕsides

kw =ϕ0.7leϕrestrainedϕagainstϕrotationϕaboutϕxϕonϕbothϕendsϕandϕwarpingϕrestraintϕleft

kw =ϕ0.7riϕrestrainedϕagainstϕrotationϕaboutϕxϕonϕbothϕendsϕandϕwarpingϕrestraintϕright

kw =ϕ0.5ϕtorsionϕandϕwarpingϕrestraintϕonϕbothϕmemberϕends

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kw =ϕ2.0leϕrestrainedϕagainstϕrotationϕaboutϕxϕandϕwarping ω left;ϕrightϕendϕfree

kw =ϕ2.0riϕrestrainedϕagainstϕrotationϕaboutϕxϕandϕwarping ω right;ϕleftϕendϕfree

Theϕabbreviations le and ri referϕtoϕthe left and right side. Theϕabbreviation le alwaysϕdescribesϕthesupportϕconditionsϕatϕtheϕmemberϕstart.

Youϕcanϕmodelϕaϕlateralϕandϕtorsionalϕrestraintϕbyϕusingϕtheϕfactors kz =ϕ1.0 (support inϕyϕwithϕfreerotationϕabout z) and kw =ϕ1.0 (restrained againstϕtorsionϕaboutϕxϕwithϕfree warping). Becauseϕtheinternalϕmemberϕmodelϕrequiresϕonlyϕfourϕdegreesϕofϕfreedom,ϕdefiningϕotherϕboundaryϕconditionsϕisnotϕnecessary.

Ifϕtheϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕlength Lw orϕtheϕtorsionalϕbucklingϕlength LT differsϕfromϕtheϕlengthϕofϕthememberϕorϕtheϕbucklingϕlength,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕtheϕlengths Lw and LT alsoϕmanuallyϕinϕcolumnsϕKϕandϕLorϕgraphicallyϕwithϕthe button.

Comment

Inϕtheϕfinalϕcolumn,ϕyouϕcanϕenterϕuser-definedϕnotesϕtoϕdescribe,ϕforϕexample,ϕtheϕequivalentϕmemberlengths.

Set input for members No.

Belowϕthe Settings table,ϕyouϕfindϕtheϕcheckϕbox Set input for members No. Whenϕyouϕselectϕit,ϕthesubsequent settingsϕwillϕbeϕappliedϕto All membersϕorϕtoϕselectedϕmembers (enter theϕmembernumbersϕmanuallyϕorϕselectϕthemϕgraphicallyϕwith ). Thisϕoptionϕisϕusefulϕifϕyouϕwantϕtoϕassignϕthesameϕboundaryϕconditionsϕtoϕseveralϕmembers. Youϕcanϕfindϕanϕexampleϕinϕthe KnowledgeϕBase onour website.

Settingsϕwhichϕhaveϕalreadyϕbeenϕdefinedϕcannotϕbeϕchangedϕsubsequentlyϕwithϕthisϕfunction.

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Effective Lengths - Sets of Members2.6

Thisϕwindowϕappearsϕonlyϕifϕatϕleastϕoneϕsetϕofϕmembersϕisϕsetϕforϕdesignϕinϕthe 1.1 General Datawindowϕandϕthe Equivalent Member Method forϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕisϕselectedϕinϕthe Details dialogϕbox(see Figureϕ3.2 ). Then,ϕWindowsϕ1.7ϕandϕ1.8ϕareϕnotϕdisplayed. Inϕthisϕcase,ϕlateralϕintermediatesupportsϕcanϕbeϕdefinedϕinϕWindowϕ1.4ϕbyϕusingϕdivisionϕpoints.

Figure 2.26 Window 1.6 Effective Lengths - Sets of Members

TheϕconceptϕofϕthisϕwindowϕisϕsimilarϕtoϕtheϕpreviousϕWindow 1.5 Effective Lengths - Members. Here,youϕcanϕenterϕtheϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕforϕbucklingϕaboutϕbothϕprincipalϕaxesϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembers,ϕasdescribedϕin Chapterϕ2.5 . Theyϕdefineϕtheϕboundaryϕconditionsϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕthatϕisϕhandledinϕitsϕentiretyϕasϕanϕequivalentϕmember.

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Nodal Supports - Sets of Members2.7

Thisϕwindowϕisϕdisplayedϕifϕatϕleastϕoneϕsetϕofϕmembersϕisϕselectedϕforϕdesignϕinϕthe 1.1 General Datawindowϕandϕtheϕstabilityϕanalysisϕisϕperformedϕbyϕtheϕgeneralϕmethodϕaccordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.4(default setting).

Ifϕthe Equivalent Member Method forϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕisϕselectedϕinϕthe Details dialogϕbox (seeFigureϕ3.2 ), Windowϕ1.7ϕisϕnotϕdisplayed. Inϕthisϕcase,ϕlateralϕintermediateϕsupportsϕcanϕbeϕdefinedinϕWindowϕ1.4ϕbyϕusingϕdivisionϕpoints.

Figure 2.27 Window 1.7 Nodal Supports - Set of Members

Theϕcurrentϕtableϕmanagesϕtheϕboundaryϕconditionsϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕthatϕisϕselectedϕonϕtheϕleftϕintheϕnavigator!

TheϕsupportsϕdefinedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB (for example,ϕinϕZϕforϕaϕcontinuous beam) areϕnotϕrelevantϕinthisϕwindow: TheϕdistributionsϕofϕmomentsϕandϕshearϕforcesϕforϕtheϕdeterminationϕofϕtheϕamplificationfactorϕareϕautomaticallyϕimportedϕfromϕRFEM/RSTAB. Here,ϕyouϕdefineϕtheϕsupportϕconditionsϕaffectingtheϕstabilityϕfailure (buckling, lateral-torsional buckling).

Supportsϕonϕtheϕstartϕandϕendϕnodesϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕareϕpreset. Anyϕotherϕsupports,ϕforϕexampledueϕtoϕconnectedϕmembers,ϕmustϕbeϕaddedϕmanually. Useϕthe button toϕselectϕnodesϕgraphicallyϕintheϕRFEM/RSTABϕworkϕwindow.

Accordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.4 (1), itϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕdesignϕsinglyϕsymmetricϕcross-sectionsϕthatϕarestressedϕsolelyϕinϕtheirϕprincipalϕplane. Forϕthisϕanalysisϕmethod,ϕitϕisϕnecessaryϕtoϕknowϕtheamplificationϕfactor αcr,op ofϕtheϕentireϕsetϕofϕmembers. Inϕorderϕtoϕdetermineϕthisϕfactor,ϕtheϕprogramcreatesϕaϕplanarϕframeworkϕwithϕfourϕdegreesϕofϕfreedomϕforϕeachϕnode.

Theϕorientationϕofϕtheϕaxesϕinϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕisϕimportantϕforϕtheϕnodalϕsupportϕdefinition. TheprogramϕchecksϕtheϕpositionϕofϕtheϕnodesϕandϕinternallyϕdefinesϕtheϕaxesϕofϕtheϕnodalϕsupportsϕforWindowϕ1.7ϕaccordingϕto Figureϕ2.28 to Figureϕ2.31 . The [Local Coordinate System] buttonbelowϕtheϕmodelϕgraphicϕcanϕhelpϕyouϕwithϕtheϕorientation: Useϕitϕtoϕdisplayϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕinϕapartialϕviewϕwhereϕtheϕaxesϕareϕclearlyϕvisible. Youϕcanϕfindϕanϕexampleϕinϕthe KnowledgeϕBase onourϕwebsite.

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Figure 2.28 Auxiliaryϕcoordinateϕsystemϕforϕnodalϕsupportsϕ-ϕstraightϕsetϕofϕmembers

Ifϕallϕmembersϕofϕaϕsetϕofϕmembersϕrestϕonϕaϕstraightϕline,ϕasϕshownϕin Figureϕ2.28 , theϕlocalcoordinateϕsystemϕofϕtheϕfirstϕmemberϕinϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕcorrespondsϕtoϕtheϕequivalentϕcoordinatesystemϕofϕtheϕentireϕsetϕofϕmembers.

Figure 2.29 Auxiliaryϕcoordinateϕsystemϕforϕnodalϕsupportsϕ-ϕsetϕofϕmembersϕinϕverticalϕplane

Ifϕtheϕmembersϕofϕaϕsetϕofϕmembersϕdoϕnotϕrestϕonϕaϕstraightϕline,ϕtheyϕstillϕhaveϕtoϕbeϕlocatedϕinϕthesameϕplane. In Figureϕ2.29 , theϕmembersϕrestϕinϕaϕverticalϕplane. Inϕthisϕcase,ϕtheϕX'-axisϕisϕhorizontalandϕorientedϕinϕtheϕdirectionϕofϕtheϕplane. TheϕY'-axisϕisϕhorizontalϕasϕwellϕandϕdefinedϕperpendiculartoϕtheϕX'-axis. TheϕZ'-axisϕisϕorientedϕperpendicularϕdownwards.

Figure 2.30 Auxiliaryϕcoordinateϕsystemϕforϕnodalϕsupportsϕ-ϕsetϕofϕmembersϕinϕhorizontalϕplane

Ifϕtheϕmembersϕofϕaϕbuckledϕsetϕofϕmembersϕrestϕinϕaϕhorizontalϕplane,ϕtheϕX'-axisϕisϕdefinedϕparallelϕtotheϕX-axisϕofϕtheϕglobalϕcoordinateϕsystem. Thus,ϕtheϕY'-axisϕisϕorientedϕinϕtheϕoppositeϕdirectionϕtoϕtheglobalϕZ-axis,ϕandϕtheϕZ'-axisϕisϕdirectedϕparallelϕtoϕtheϕglobalϕY-axis.

Figure 2.31 Auxiliaryϕcoordinateϕsystemϕforϕnodalϕsupportsϕ-ϕsetϕofϕmembersϕinϕinclinedϕplane

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Figureϕ2.31 showsϕtheϕgeneralϕcaseϕofϕaϕbuckledϕsetϕofϕmembers: Theϕmembersϕdoϕnotϕrestϕonϕastraightϕline,ϕbutϕinϕanϕinclinedϕplane. TheϕdefinitionϕofϕtheϕX'-axisϕresultsϕfromϕtheϕintersectionϕlinebetweenϕtheϕinclinedϕandϕtheϕhorizontalϕplane. Thus,ϕtheϕY'-axisϕisϕperpendicularϕtoϕtheϕX'-axisϕandϕinverticalϕpositionϕtoϕtheϕinclinedϕplane. TheϕZ'-axisϕisϕdefinedϕperpendicularϕtoϕtheϕX'-axisϕandϕY'-axis.

Theϕbuttonsϕbelowϕtheϕgraphicϕhaveϕtheϕfollowingϕfunctions:

Button Function

Showsϕmodelϕorϕsystemϕsketch

Showsϕmembersϕasϕ3Dϕrenderingϕorϕwire-frameϕmodel

Showsϕcurrentϕsetϕofϕmembersϕorϕentireϕmodel

Displaysϕirrelevantϕmembersϕofϕmodelϕasϕtransparentϕorϕopaque

Showsϕsetϕofϕmembersϕwithϕlocalϕcoordinateϕsystemϕorϕentireϕmodel

ShowsϕviewϕinϕdirectionϕofϕX-axis

ShowsϕviewϕinϕoppositeϕdirectionϕofϕY-axis

ShowsϕviewϕinϕdirectionϕofϕZ-axis

Setsϕisometricϕview

Table 2.4 Buttonsϕforϕcross-sectionϕgraphic

Withϕthe [Edit warp stiffener] buttonϕitϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕdetermineϕtheϕconstantϕofϕaϕwarpϕspringϕbyϕtheprogram.

Figure 2.32 Dialogϕbox Edit Warp Spring

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Theϕfollowingϕwarpϕstiffeningϕtypesϕareϕavailableϕinϕthe Edit Warp Spring dialogϕbox:

Endϕplate

Channelϕsection

Angle

Connectingϕcolumn

Cantileveredϕportion

Materialsϕandϕcross-sectionsϕcanϕbeϕselectedϕbyϕusingϕtheϕlistsϕand [Library] buttons. Withϕthebutton youϕcanϕselectϕthemϕalsoϕgraphicallyϕinϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕmodel.

Basedϕonϕtheϕparameters,ϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕdeterminesϕthe Resulting warp spring Cω whichϕcanϕthenϕbeimportedϕwith [OK] inϕWindowϕ1.7.

Warping analysis with seven degrees of freedom

Toϕanalyzeϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕaccordingϕtoϕtheϕsecond-orderϕanalysisϕforϕflexural-torsionalϕbucklingϕwithwarpingϕtorsion,ϕselectϕtheϕcorrespondingϕcheckϕboxϕinϕthe Warping Torsion tabϕofϕthe Details dialogbox (see Figureϕ3.9 ). TheϕtableϕtitlesϕofϕWindowϕ1.7ϕwillϕbeϕadjustedϕaccordingly.

Theϕwarpingϕanalysisϕrequiresϕaϕlicenseϕofϕthe RF-/STEEL Warping Torsion moduleϕextension.

Figure 2.33 Window 1.7 Nodal Supports - Set of Members forϕwarpingϕanalysisϕwithϕsevenϕdegreesϕofϕfreedom

Here,ϕyouϕdefineϕtheϕsupportϕconditionsϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕsingledϕoutϕfromϕtheϕsystem,ϕwhichϕareavailableϕonϕtheϕnodesϕofϕtheϕmembersϕinvolved. NodalϕsupportsϕdefinedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕarepreset,ϕasϕwellϕasϕsupportsϕonϕbothϕendsϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembers.

Lateralϕsupportsϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕmustϕbeϕaddedϕinϕtheϕformϕofϕadditionalϕsupports. Inϕthisϕway,youϕcanϕrepresent,ϕforϕexample,ϕaϕpurlin'sϕeffectϕgivenϕinϕtheϕspatialϕmodelϕofϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB. Ifϕthissupportϕisϕmissingϕinϕtheϕmodelϕofϕtheϕsingledϕoutϕsetϕofϕmembers,ϕinstabilitiesϕareϕpossible.

Withϕthe button,ϕtheϕsupportedϕnodesϕcanϕbeϕselectedϕgraphicallyϕinϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕworkwindow.

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InϕcolumnsϕBϕtoϕN,ϕyouϕspecifyϕtheϕsupportϕconditionsϕofϕtheϕselectedϕnodes. Toϕactivateϕorϕdeactivatetheϕsupportsϕandϕrestraintsϕforϕtheϕcorrespondingϕdegreesϕofϕfreedom,ϕclickϕinϕtheϕcheckϕboxes.Alternatively,ϕyouϕcanϕenterϕtheϕconstantsϕofϕtheϕtranslationalϕandϕrotationalϕspringsϕmanually.

The Support rotation and Eccentricity parametersϕallowϕforϕmodelingϕsupportϕconditionsϕcloseϕtoϕreality.

Youϕcanϕfindϕanϕexampleϕdescribingϕtheϕwarpingϕtorsionϕanalysisϕofϕaϕtaperedϕsingle-spanϕbeamϕinϕanarticleϕofϕour KnowledgeϕBase onϕourϕwebsite.

Member Hinges - Sets of Members2.8

Thisϕwindowϕisϕdisplayedϕifϕatϕleastϕoneϕsetϕofϕmembersϕisϕselectedϕforϕdesignϕinϕthe 1.1 General Datawindow. Here,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕhingesϕforϕmembersϕwithinϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕthat,ϕforϕstructuralreasons,ϕdon'tϕtransferϕtheϕdegreesϕofϕfreedomϕlockedϕinϕWindowϕ1.7ϕasϕinternalϕforces. MakeϕsurethatϕnoϕdoubleϕhingesϕareϕgeneratedϕinϕcoactionϕwithϕWindowϕ1.7.

Windowϕ1.8ϕisϕnotϕdisplayedϕifϕthe Equivalent Member Method forϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕisϕselectedϕinϕtheDetails dialogϕbox (see Figureϕ3.2 ).

Theϕtableϕmanagesϕtheϕhingeϕparametersϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕselectedϕinϕtheϕnavigatorϕonϕtheϕleft.

Figure 2.34 Window 1.8 Member Hinges - Set of Members

InϕcolumnϕB,ϕyouϕspecifyϕthe Member Side whereϕtheϕhingeϕisϕlocated,ϕorϕifϕthereϕareϕhingesϕonϕbothmemberϕsides.

InϕcolumnsϕCϕtoϕF,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕtheϕreleasesϕorϕspringϕconstantsϕinϕorderϕtoϕadjustϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersmodelϕtoϕtheϕsupportϕconditionsϕofϕWindowϕ1.7.

Ifϕtheϕwarpingϕanalysisϕwithϕsevenϕdegreesϕofϕfreedomϕisϕselectedϕinϕthe Warping Torsion tabϕofϕtheDetails dialogϕbox (requires licenseϕof RF-/STEEL Warping Torsion module extension), theϕcolumnsareϕextendedϕbyϕcorrespondingϕinputϕoptions.

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Figure 2.35 Window 1.8 Member Hinges - Set of Members forϕwarpingϕanalysisϕwithϕsevenϕdegreesϕofϕfreedom

Serviceability Parameters2.9

Thisϕwindowϕcontrolsϕvariousϕsettingsϕforϕtheϕserviceabilityϕlimitϕstateϕdesign. Itϕisϕdisplayedϕifcorrespondingϕdataϕhasϕbeenϕsetϕinϕthe Serviceability Limit State tabϕofϕWindowϕ1.1 (seeChapterϕ2.1.2 ).

Figure 2.36 Window 1.9 Serviceability Data

InϕcolumnϕA,ϕyouϕdecideϕwhetherϕtheϕdeformationϕrefersϕtoϕsingleϕmembersϕorϕsetsϕofϕmembers. Forϕasetϕofϕmembers,ϕitϕisϕnecessaryϕthatϕaϕuniformϕmemberϕorientationϕandϕrotationϕofϕallϕincludedϕmembersisϕgiven. Onlyϕinϕthisϕway,ϕtheϕdeformationϕcomponentsϕwillϕbeϕdeterminedϕcorrectly.

InϕcolumnϕB,ϕyouϕenterϕtheϕnumbersϕofϕtheϕmembersϕorϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕthatϕyouϕwantϕtoϕdesign.ϕYoucanϕalsoϕuseϕthe buttonϕtoϕselectϕthemϕgraphicallyϕinϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕworkϕwindow. Then,ϕtheReference Length appearsϕautomaticallyϕinϕcolumnϕD. Theϕcolumnϕpresetsϕtheϕlengthsϕofϕtheϕmembersandϕsetsϕofϕmembers. Youϕcanϕadjustϕtheϕvalues Manually afterϕhavingϕselectedϕtheϕcheckϕboxϕincolumnϕC.

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InϕcolumnϕE,ϕyouϕdefineϕtheϕgoverning Direction forϕtheϕdeformationϕanalysis. Youϕcanϕselectϕthedirectionsϕofϕtheϕlocalϕmemberϕaxesϕyϕandϕz (or uϕandϕvϕforϕunsymmetrical cross-sections).

InϕcolumnϕF,ϕa Precamber canϕbeϕtakenϕintoϕaccount. Theϕprecamber'sϕgeneralϕdirectionϕisϕdefinedϕinthe Serviceability tabϕofϕthe Details dialogϕbox (see Figureϕ3.4 ). Ifϕtheϕprecamberϕisϕrelatedϕtoϕthe"major" principalϕaxisϕyϕorϕu,ϕtheϕcolumnϕtitleϕchangesϕto wc,y or wc,u. Aϕpositiveϕprecamberϕmustϕbeentered,ϕifϕitϕisϕdirected against theϕlocalϕmemberϕaxisϕz (as aϕruleϕwhenϕglobalϕaxisϕZϕisϕdownwardsoriented). Theϕprecamberϕisϕonlyϕconsideredϕforϕquasi-permanentϕdesignϕsituations (seeChapterϕ2.1.2 )!

Forϕaϕcorrectϕapplicationϕofϕlimitϕdeformations,ϕthe Beam Type isϕalsoϕimportant. InϕcolumnϕG,ϕyouϕcanspecifyϕwhetherϕaϕbeamϕorϕaϕcantileverϕisϕtoϕbeϕdesignedϕandϕwhichϕendϕisϕfreeϕofϕsupport.

Theϕsettingϕinϕthe Serviceability tabϕofϕthe Details dialogϕboxϕindicatesϕwhetherϕtheϕdeformationsϕarerelatedϕtoϕtheϕundeformedϕsystemϕorϕtoϕshiftedϕmembersϕends/setϕofϕmembersϕends (see Figureϕ3.4 ).

Fire Resistance - Members2.10

Thisϕwindowϕmanagesϕtheϕfireϕprotectionϕparametersϕforϕmembers. Itϕisϕdisplayedϕifϕcorrespondingϕdatahasϕbeenϕsetϕinϕthe Fire Resistance tabϕofϕWindowϕ1.1 (see Chapterϕ2.1.3 ).

TheϕfireϕresistanceϕdesignϕperformedϕwithϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕisϕdescribedϕinϕtheϕfollowingϕarticleϕofϕtheKnowledgeϕBase onϕourϕwebsite: In Chapterϕ8.2 , youϕcanϕfindϕanϕexampleϕdescribingϕtheϕfireprotectionϕdesignϕofϕaϕsteelϕcolumn.

Figure 2.37 Window 1.10 Fire Resistance - Members

InϕcolumnϕA,ϕyouϕdecideϕforϕwhichϕmembersϕyouϕwantϕtoϕperformϕaϕfireϕresistanceϕdesign. Withϕthebutton youϕcanϕselectϕtheϕmembersϕgraphicallyϕinϕtheϕworkϕwindowϕofϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB.

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Designsϕareϕonlyϕpossibleϕforϕmembersϕthatϕhaveϕbeenϕselectedϕforϕdesignϕinϕthe 1.1 General Datawindow (see Figureϕ2.2 ).

The Required time tfi,requ ofϕtheϕfireϕresistanceϕisϕsetϕaccordingϕtoϕtheϕspecificationϕinϕthe Details dialogbox (see Figureϕ3.5 ). Ifϕtheϕoption Define individually for each member isϕsetϕthere,ϕtheϕfieldsϕofcolumnϕBϕbecomeϕaccessibleϕforϕuser-definedϕfireϕdurations.

InϕcolumnϕC,ϕyouϕdefineϕtheϕnumberϕofϕcross-sectionϕsidesϕthatϕareϕexposedϕtoϕfire. The Fire Exposureaffectsϕtheϕdeterminationϕofϕtheϕsectionϕfactorsϕaccordingϕto [2] Tableϕ4.2ϕandϕTableϕ4.3.

Theϕfollowingϕarticleϕinϕthe KnowledgeϕBase describesϕhowϕtheϕshadowingϕeffectϕcanϕbeϕconsidered:

Ifϕthereϕisϕanϕencasementϕforϕfireϕprotection,ϕyouϕcanϕselectϕthe Protection Type inϕcolumnϕE. Youϕcanchooseϕbetweenϕaϕcontour-typeϕcoatingϕthatϕfollowsϕtheϕgeometryϕofϕtheϕcross-section (plaster orϕpanelcoatings,ϕfor example) andϕaϕhollow-typeϕboardϕencasementϕofϕtheϕcross-section. Then,ϕtheϕparametersmustϕbeϕspecifiedϕinϕcolumnsϕFϕtoϕI.

Theϕgeneralϕparametersϕforϕtheϕfireϕresistanceϕdesignϕareϕmanagedϕinϕthe Fire Resistance tabϕofϕtheDetails dialogϕbox (see Figureϕ3.5 ).

Fire Resistance - Sets of Members2.11

Thisϕwindowϕmanagesϕtheϕfireϕprotectionϕparametersϕforϕsetsϕofϕmembers. Itϕisϕdisplayedϕifϕatϕleastϕonesetϕofϕmembersϕisϕselectedϕforϕdesignϕinϕthe 1.1 General Data windowϕandϕcorrespondingϕdataϕisϕsetϕinthe Fire Resistance tab (see Chapterϕ2.1.3 ).

Figure 2.38 Window 1.11 Fire Resistance - Sets of Members

TheϕconceptϕofϕtheϕwindowϕisϕsimilarϕtoϕtheϕpreviousϕWindow 1.10 Fire Resistance - Members. Here,youϕcanϕenterϕtheϕfireϕprotectionϕparametersϕofϕtheϕrelevantϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕasϕdescribedϕinChapterϕ2.10 .

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Parameters - Members2.12

Thisϕwindowϕallowsϕyouϕtoϕenterϕspecificationsϕforϕbeamsϕthatϕareϕlaterallyϕsupportedϕbyϕsheetingϕorpurlins (see [6] clauseϕ10.1ϕand 10.3).

Theϕupperϕsectionϕlistsϕtheϕmembersϕselectedϕforϕdesignϕtogetherϕwithϕtheϕparametersϕaffectingϕthelateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕanalysis. Theϕparametersϕareϕinteractiveϕwithϕtheϕspecificationsϕinϕthe Settings -Member No. sectionϕbelow.

Toϕtheϕrightϕofϕthe Settings table,ϕyouϕcanϕseeϕinformationϕorϕoptionsϕforϕselectionϕinϕtheϕformϕofϕagraphic facilitatingϕtheϕdefinitionϕofϕboundaryϕconditions. Thisϕgraphicϕisϕalignedϕwithϕtheϕcurrentparameter.

Figure 2.39 Window 1.12 Parameters - Members

Belowϕthe Settings table,ϕyouϕfindϕtheϕcheckϕbox Set input for members No. Whenϕyouϕselectϕit,ϕthesubsequent settingsϕwillϕbeϕappliedϕto All membersϕorϕtoϕselectedϕmembers (enter theϕmembernumbersϕmanuallyϕorϕselectϕthemϕgraphicallyϕwith ). Thisϕoptionϕisϕusefulϕifϕyouϕwantϕtoϕassignϕthesameϕboundaryϕconditionsϕtoϕseveralϕmembers.

Inϕthe Comment column,ϕyouϕcanϕenterϕuser-definedϕnotes,ϕforϕexample,ϕtoϕdescribeϕtheϕparametersϕofaϕmember,ϕwhichϕareϕrelevantϕforϕlateral-torsionalϕbuckling.

Cross-section

Thisϕrowϕshowsϕtheϕcross-sectionϕdescriptionϕforϕinformation. Forϕaϕtaperedϕmember,ϕtheϕdescriptionsϕoftheϕstartϕandϕendϕcross-sectionϕareϕdisplayed.

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Shear Panel

Toϕenterϕtheϕshearϕpanelϕparameters,ϕselectϕtheϕcheckϕboxϕinϕcolumnϕAϕorϕthe Settings table.

Youϕcanϕselectϕtheϕshearϕpanelϕtypeϕinϕtheϕdrop-downϕlist.

Figure 2.40 Selectingϕtheϕshearϕpanelϕtype

Trapezoidal sheeting

TheϕapplicationϕofϕaϕcontinuousϕlateralϕsupportϕisϕdescribedϕinϕENϕ1993-1-1 [1] , AnnexϕBB.2.1ϕandENϕ1993-1-3 [6] clauseϕ10.1.5.1.

Toϕdetermineϕtheϕshearϕpanelϕstiffnessϕofϕaϕtrapezoidalϕsheeting (corrugated sheet), theϕfollowingspecificationsϕareϕrequired (see Figureϕ2.39 ):

Shearϕpanelϕlength lS

Beamϕspacing s

Positionϕofϕtrapezoidalϕsheetingϕonϕsection

Trapezoidalϕsheetingϕdescription

Fasteningϕarrangement

Youϕcanϕenterϕthe Shear panel length andϕthe Beam spacing manually.ϕYouϕcanϕalsoϕselectϕthemgraphicallyϕwith . Thisϕbuttonϕbecomesϕavailableϕasϕsoonϕasϕtheϕcursorϕisϕplacedϕinϕoneϕofϕtheseϕtextboxes. Then,ϕyouϕcanϕselectϕtwoϕsnapϕpointsϕinϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕworkϕwindow,ϕdefiningϕtheϕshearpanelϕorϕtheϕbeamϕspacing.

The Position on section ofϕtheϕtrapezoidalϕsheetingϕcanϕbeϕconsideredϕinϕdifferentϕwaysϕbyϕmeansϕofϕthelistϕshownϕonϕtheϕleft. Ifϕtheϕenteredϕdataϕisϕuser-defined,ϕtheϕdistance d isϕrelatedϕtoϕtheϕcentroid;ϕthesignϕresultsϕfromϕtheϕorientationϕofϕtheϕcross-section'sϕz-axis.

Toϕaccessϕtheϕcorrugatedϕsheetsϕlibrary,ϕclickϕthe button thatϕbecomesϕavailableϕafterϕclickingϕinϕtheTrapezoidal sheeting description textϕbox (see Figureϕ2.39 ). Theϕcross-sectionϕlibraryϕfromϕRFEMϕorRSTABϕappears (see Figureϕ2.41 ) whereϕyouϕcanϕselectϕtheϕtrapezoidalϕsheetingϕbyϕdouble-clickϕorwith [OK]. Thus,ϕthe Shear panel coefficients K1 and K2 (according toϕtheϕapproval certificate) willϕbeautomaticallyϕenteredϕinϕthe Settings table. Theϕbasicϕwidth b ofϕtheϕtrapezoidalϕsheetingϕindicatedϕintheϕcross-sectionϕdatabaseϕhasϕnoϕinfluenceϕonϕtheseϕcoefficients.

The Fastening arrangement forϕtheϕtrapezoidalϕsectionϕaffectsϕtheϕshearϕstiffnessϕthatϕtheϕsheetingprovidesϕtoϕtheϕbeam. Ifϕtheϕtrapezoidalϕsheetingϕisϕfastenedϕonlyϕinϕeveryϕsecondϕrib,ϕtheϕshearϕstiffnesstoϕbeϕappliedϕisϕreducedϕbyϕtheϕfactorϕ5.

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Figure 2.41 Cross-sectionϕlibraryϕfor Rolled Cross-Sections - Corrugated Sheets

Bracing

Figure 2.42 Shearϕpanelϕtype Bracing

Toϕdetermineϕtheϕprovidedϕshearϕpanelϕstiffness,ϕtheϕfollowingϕspecificationsϕareϕrequired:

Shearϕpanelϕlength lS

Beamϕspacing s

Positionϕofϕbracingϕonϕsection

Postϕspacing b

Numberϕofϕbracings

Sectionϕofϕdiagonals

Sectionϕofϕposts

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Youϕcanϕenterϕthe Shear panel length, the Beam spacing, andϕthe Post spacing manually.ϕYouϕcanϕalsoselectϕthemϕgraphicallyϕwith . Thisϕbuttonϕbecomesϕavailableϕasϕsoonϕasϕtheϕcursorϕisϕplacedϕinϕoneofϕtheseϕtextϕboxes. Then,ϕyouϕcanϕselectϕtwoϕpointsϕinϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕworkϕwindow,ϕdefiningϕtheshearϕpanelϕorϕtheϕspacings.

Theϕbracing's Position on section canϕbeϕconsideredϕinϕdifferentϕwaysϕbyϕmeansϕofϕtheϕlistϕshownϕonϕtheleft. Ifϕtheϕenteredϕdataϕisϕuser-defined,ϕtheϕdistance d isϕrelatedϕtoϕtheϕcentroid;ϕtheϕsignϕresultsϕfromϕtheorientationϕofϕtheϕcross-section'sϕz-axis.

Theϕeasiestϕwayϕtoϕdefineϕtheϕcross-sectionalϕareasϕofϕtheϕdiagonalsϕandϕpostsϕisϕtoϕselectϕthe SectionDescription inϕtheϕcross-sectionϕlibraryϕofϕRFEM/RSTAB. Youϕcanϕaccessϕthisϕlibraryϕwithϕthe buttonavailableϕatϕtheϕendϕofϕtheϕtextϕbox. Then,ϕthe CS-Area willϕbeϕimportedϕautomatically. Butϕyouϕcanalsoϕenterϕtheϕvalueϕdirectly.

Trapezoidal sheeting and bracing

Figure 2.43 Shearϕpanelϕtype Trapezoidal sheeting and bracing

Toϕdetermineϕtheϕprovidedϕshearϕpanelϕstiffnessϕdueϕtoϕtheϕtrapezoidalϕsheetingϕandϕbracing,ϕthefollowingϕspecificationsϕareϕrequired:

Shearϕpanelϕlength lS

Beamϕspacing s

Positionϕofϕshearϕpanelϕonϕsection

Trapezoidalϕsheetingϕdescription

Fasteningϕarrangement

Postϕspacing b

Numberϕofϕbracings

Sectionϕofϕdiagonals

Sectionϕofϕposts

ThisϕwayϕofϕdefiningϕtheϕshearϕpanelϕcombinesϕtheϕparametersϕofϕtheϕaforementionedϕoptionsTrapezoidal sheeting and Bracing .

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Define S-prov

Figure 2.44 Shearϕpanelϕstiffness Define S-prov

Theϕvalueϕofϕtheϕprovided Shear panel stiffness Sprov canϕbeϕenteredϕalsoϕdirectly.

Inϕaddition,ϕtheϕshearϕpanel's Position on section mustϕbeϕspecified.

Rotational Restraint

Toϕenterϕtheϕrotationalϕrestraintϕparameters,ϕselectϕtheϕcheckϕboxϕinϕcolumnϕBϕorϕinϕthe Settings table.

Youϕcanϕselectϕtheϕtypeϕofϕtheϕrotationalϕrestraintϕinϕtheϕdrop-downϕlist.

Figure 2.45 Selectingϕtheϕtypeϕofϕrotationalϕrestraint

Continuous rotational restraint

Toϕdetermineϕtheϕstiffnessϕcomponentsϕfromϕaϕcorrugatedϕsheetϕandϕtheϕconnectionϕdeformation,ϕthefollowingϕspecificationsϕareϕrequired (see Figureϕ2.45 ):

Materialϕandϕdescriptionϕofϕtheϕcorrugatedϕsheet

Methodϕofϕdetermining CD,A

Beamϕspacing s

Continuousϕbeamϕeffect

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Toϕaccessϕtheϕcorrugatedϕsheetsϕlibrary,ϕclickϕthe buttonϕthatϕisϕdisplayedϕafterϕclickingϕinϕtheComponent description textϕbox (see Figureϕ2.43 ). Theϕcross-sectionϕlibraryϕofϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABappears (see Figureϕ2.41 ) whereϕyouϕcanϕselectϕtheϕcorrugatedϕsheetϕbyϕdouble-clickingϕorϕwith[OK]. Theϕsectionϕparametersϕof Sheeting thickness t, Position of sheeting, effective Second moment ofarea forϕtheϕdownwardϕloadingϕdirection, Distance of ribs bR (corrugation width), and Width of theflange bT areϕimportedϕautomatically.

Whenϕtheϕcontinuousϕrotationalϕrestraintϕisϕset,ϕyouϕalsoϕhaveϕtoϕconsiderϕtheϕdeformationϕofϕtheconnection. Inϕtheϕentryϕfor Method of determining CD,A, youϕcanϕenterϕtheϕspringϕstiffness C100 forϕtheindividualϕloadϕcasesϕandϕcombinations.ϕItϕisϕalsoϕpossibleϕtoϕdetermineϕitϕbyϕtheϕprogramϕaccordingϕto[6] Tableϕ10.3. Toϕdetermineϕitϕautomatically,ϕuseϕthe button thatϕappearsϕafterϕclickingϕinϕtheϕtextboxϕofϕtheϕrow C100. Aϕdialogϕboxϕopensϕwhereϕyouϕcanϕselectϕtheϕappropriateϕcoefficient.

Figure 2.46 Dialogϕbox Import of Coefficient C-100 from Table 10.3, EN 1993-1-3

Whenϕyouϕclick [OK], thisϕvalueϕwillϕbeϕassignedϕtoϕallϕloadϕcasesϕandϕcombinationsϕthatϕareϕselectedforϕdesign. Ifϕyouϕwantϕtoϕassignϕtheϕcoefficientϕbyϕloadϕcase,ϕyouϕhaveϕtoϕopenϕthe Import ofCoefficient dialogϕboxϕviaϕthe C100 textϕboxesϕofϕtheϕindividualϕloadϕcasesϕandϕcombinations.

Youϕcanϕalsoϕdefineϕthe Beam spacing manuallyϕorϕgraphicallyϕwithϕthe button. InϕtheϕworkϕwindowofϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB,ϕclickϕtwoϕnodesϕdefiningϕtheϕdistanceϕbetweenϕtheϕbeams.

The Continuous beam effect hasϕanϕimpactϕonϕtheϕcoefficient k ofϕtheϕrotationalϕrestraint CD,C thatϕcanbeϕcontrolledϕbyϕtheϕlistϕofϕthisϕtableϕrow (End panel: kϕ=ϕ2, Internal panel: kϕ= 4).

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Discrete rotational restraint

Figure 2.47 Discrete typeϕofϕrotationalϕrestraint

Toϕdetermineϕtheϕstiffnessϕcomponentϕfromϕsingleϕsupports,ϕforϕexampleϕpurlins,ϕtheϕfollowingspecificationsϕareϕrequired:

Materialϕandϕdescriptionϕofϕtheϕcross-section

Purlinϕspacing e

Beamϕspacing s

Continuousϕbeamϕeffect

The Material andϕthe Cross-section description canϕeachϕbeϕselectedϕinϕtheϕlibraryϕofϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABthatϕyouϕaccessϕwithϕthe button. Activateϕtheϕrelevantϕtextϕboxϕbyϕclickingϕinϕit.

Youϕcanϕenterϕthe Purlin spacing andϕthe Beam spacing manuallyϕorϕgraphicallyϕwithϕthe button. IntheϕRFEM/RSTABϕworkϕwindow,ϕclickϕtwoϕnodesϕdefiningϕtheϕdistanceϕbetweenϕtheϕpurlinsϕorhorizontalϕbeams.

The Continuous beam effect hasϕanϕimpactϕonϕtheϕcoefficient k ofϕtheϕrotationalϕrestraint CD,C thatϕcanbeϕcontrolledϕbyϕtheϕlistϕofϕthisϕtableϕrow (End panel: kϕ=ϕ2, Internal panel: kϕ= 4).

Define Manually

Figure 2.48 Define Manually theϕrotationalϕspringϕstiffness

Youϕcanϕalsoϕdirectlyϕenterϕtheϕvalueϕofϕtheϕprovided Total Rotational Spring Stiffness CD.

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Cross-sectional area for tension design

Figure 2.49 Definingϕthe Cross-sectional area for tension design

Accordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.2.3,ϕsectionϕreductionsϕdueϕtoϕholesϕmustϕbeϕconsideredϕinϕtheϕtensilestressϕdesign. Youϕcanϕdefineϕthe Net Cross-Sectional Area Anet separatelyϕforϕthe Start and End ofϕthememberϕ-ϕfastenersϕareϕusuallyϕlocatedϕatϕtheseϕtwoϕx-locations. Theϕtableϕalsoϕshowsϕtheϕgrosscross-sectionalϕarea A.

Parameters - Sets of Members2.13

Thisϕwindowϕappearsϕifϕatϕleastϕoneϕsetϕofϕmembersϕisϕselectedϕforϕdesignϕinϕthe 1.1 General Datawindow.

Figure 2.50 Window 1.13 Parameters - Sets of Members

TheϕconceptϕofϕthisϕwindowϕisϕsimilarϕtoϕtheϕpreviousϕWindow 1.12 Parameters - Members. Here,ϕyoucanϕdefineϕtheϕparametersϕforϕshearϕpanelϕandϕrotationalϕrestraintϕforϕeachϕsetϕofϕmembersϕasdescribedϕin Chapterϕ2.12 .

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Warping analysis with seven degrees of freedom

Ifϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕareϕanalyzedϕaccordingϕtoϕtheϕsecond-orderϕanalysisϕforϕflexural-torsionalϕbucklingwithϕwarpingϕtorsion (see Warping Torsion tabϕof Details dialog box), youϕcanϕdefineϕprecambersadditionallyϕinϕthisϕwindow: Theϕeigenshapeϕhasϕaϕstrongϕimpactϕonϕtheϕwarpingϕanalysisϕthatϕisperformedϕbyϕtakingϕintoϕaccountϕsevenϕdegreesϕofϕfreedom. Windowϕ1.13ϕisϕextendedϕaccordinglyforϕthisϕinput.

Theϕwarpingϕanalysisϕrequiresϕaϕlicenseϕofϕthe RF-/STEEL Warping Torsion moduleϕextension.

Figure 2.51 Window 1.13 Parameters - Sets of Members forϕwarpingϕanalysisϕwithϕsevenϕdegreesϕofϕfreedom

Basedϕonϕtheϕboundaryϕconditions,ϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕdeterminesϕtheϕeigenshapesϕofϕtheϕsetsϕofϕmembersbeforeϕtheϕactualϕcalculationϕisϕcarriedϕout. Theyϕwillϕbeϕconsideredϕaccordinglyϕforϕfurtherϕanalysis.

InϕcolumnϕC,ϕyouϕenterϕthe Initial Local Bow Imperfection relativeϕtoϕtheϕlengthϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembers.TheϕmostϕunfavorableϕvalueϕL/150ϕaccordingϕto [1] Tableϕ5.1ϕisϕpreset. Thisϕvalueϕcanϕbeϕadjustedtoϕtheϕcross-section'sϕbucklingϕcurveϕbyϕtakingϕintoϕaccountϕtheϕcoefficient k forϕmemberϕimperfectionsaccordingϕto [1] 5.3.4 (3).

Theϕlengthϕofϕtheϕentireϕsetϕofϕmembersϕisϕpresetϕasϕtheϕreferenceϕlength. Asϕsoonϕasϕthe L Manuallycheckϕboxϕhasϕbeenϕselected,ϕtheϕlengthϕcanϕbeϕuser-definedϕinϕcolumnϕE,ϕforϕexampleϕtoϕconsiderlateralϕsupports.

Findϕmoreϕinformationϕaboutϕtheϕapplicationϕofϕbowϕimperfectionsϕinϕthe RF-FE-LTBϕmanual onϕourwebsite.

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Detailed Settings3.1

TheϕdesignsϕareϕbasedϕonϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕdeterminedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB.

Beforeϕyouϕstartϕtheϕcalculation,ϕitϕisϕrecommendedϕtoϕcheckϕtheϕdesignϕdetails. Youϕcanϕaccessϕthecorrespondingϕdialogϕboxϕinϕallϕwindowsϕofϕtheϕadd-onϕmoduleϕbyϕusingϕthe [Details] button.

The Details dialogϕboxϕhasϕtheϕfollowingϕtabs:

UltimateϕlimitϕstateStabilityServiceabilityFireϕresistanceWarpingϕtorsionPlasticityGeneral

Ultimate Limit State3.1.1

Figure 3.1 Dialogϕbox Details, tab Ultimate Limit State

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Classification of Cross-Sections

Ifϕstressesϕfromϕcompressionϕandϕbendingϕoccurϕtogetherϕinϕaϕcross-section,ϕyouϕcanϕdetermineϕthestress-strainϕratio ψ takingϕintoϕaccountϕtheϕcompressionϕzoneϕfactor α inϕtwoϕways (factor ψ isϕrequiredforϕtheϕdeterminationϕofϕtheϕc/t-ratioϕaccordingϕto [1] Table 5.2):

Fixed NEd, increase MEd toϕreach fydOnlyϕtheϕstressϕcomponentϕfromϕbendingϕisϕincreasedϕtoϕreachϕtheϕyieldϕstrength.Increase NEd and MEd uniformlyTheϕstressϕcomponentsϕfromϕaxialϕforceϕandϕbendingϕareϕincreasedϕuniformlyϕuntilϕtheϕyieldϕstrengthfyd isϕreached.

Youϕcanϕaccessϕtheϕcheckϕbox For limit c/t of Class 3, increase material factor ε acc. to 5.5.2(9) ifϕthestabilityϕanalysisϕinϕthe Stability tabϕisϕdeactivated. Thisϕisϕbasedϕonϕtheϕspecificationsϕforϕclassificationin [1] clauseϕ5.5.2 (10). Withϕtheϕstabilityϕanalysisϕbeingϕdeactivated,ϕitϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕhandlecross-sectionsϕclassifiedϕasϕclassϕ4ϕlikeϕcross-sectionsϕofϕclassϕ3ϕbyϕincreasingϕtheϕfactor ε.

Ifϕyouϕselectϕtheϕoption Use SHAPE-THIN for classification of all supported cross-section types, theeffectiveϕcross-sectionϕvaluesϕofϕclassϕ4ϕsectionsϕwillϕbeϕcalculatedϕbyϕtheϕmethodϕusedϕinϕtheϕcross-sectionϕprogramϕSHAPE-THIN. Forϕcross-sectionsϕclassifiedϕasϕ'General' (belonging neitherϕtoϕaϕrollednorϕaϕparametrizedϕcross-section table), theϕclassificationϕwillϕgenerallyϕbeϕperformedϕwithSHAPE-THIN. Youϕcanϕdesignϕtheseϕcross-sectionsϕonlyϕelasticallyϕasϕclassϕ3ϕorϕclassϕ4ϕsections.

Optionally,ϕyouϕcan Determine effective widths according to EN 1993-1-5, Annex E. AnnexϕEϕof [7]describesϕalternativeϕmethodsϕforϕdeterminingϕtheϕeffectiveϕcross-sectionϕareasϕforϕstressesϕbelowϕtheyieldϕstrength (see alsoϕtheϕarticleϕinϕthe KnowledgeϕBase onϕour website).

Theϕwidth/thicknessϕratiosϕrelevantϕforϕtheϕclassificationϕcanϕcauseϕproblemsϕforϕcross-sectionsϕwithcurvedϕelementsϕfromϕSHAPE-THIN. Theϕcheckϕbox Ignore classification of curved parts allowsϕyouϕtoexcludeϕshortϕfilletϕarcsϕfromϕtheϕclassificationϕasϕsoonϕasϕtheϕuser-definedϕc/t-ratioϕisϕbelowϕtheϕlimit(see theϕarticleϕinϕthe KnowledgeϕBase ). Then,ϕlongitudinalϕribsϕorϕfoldsϕandϕgroovesϕofϕsheetinghaveϕnoϕinfluenceϕonϕtheϕdesign.

Options

Cross-sectionsϕassignedϕtoϕclassϕ1ϕorϕ2ϕareϕdesignedϕplasticallyϕbyϕRF-/STEELϕEC3. Ifϕthisϕisϕnotϕdesired,youϕcanϕactivateϕthe Elastic design alsoϕforϕthoseϕcross-sectionϕclasses.

Stability Analyses with Second-Order Internal Forces

Ifϕtheϕstabilityϕanalysesϕareϕnotϕperformedϕwithϕtheϕequivalentϕmemberϕmethodϕaccordingϕto [1]clauseϕ6.3ϕbutϕwithϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕcalculatedϕaccordingϕtoϕtheϕsecondϕorderϕtheory,ϕyouϕcanϕusethisϕcheckϕboxϕtoϕdecideϕifϕfactor γM1 (instead of γM0) isϕusedϕforϕtheϕcross-sectionϕdesigns.

Theϕpartialϕsafetyϕfactor γM1 isϕrelevantϕforϕtheϕresistanceϕdeterminationϕinϕcaseϕofϕinstability (structuralcomponent check). Youϕcanϕcheckϕand,ϕifϕnecessary,ϕmodifyϕitϕinϕthe National Annex Settings dialogbox (see Chapterϕ2.10 ).

Findϕmoreϕinformationϕonϕstabilityϕanalysesϕinϕanϕarticleϕofϕthe KnowledgeϕBase atϕourϕwebsite.

Cross-Section Check for M+N

Theϕcheckϕbox Use linear interaction acc. to 6.2.1(7) determinesϕwhetherϕtoϕuseϕaϕlinearϕadditionϕoftheϕutilizationϕratiosϕforϕtheϕmomentsϕandϕaxialϕforcesϕaccordingϕto [1] , Eq. (6.2), orϕEq. (6.44) asconservativeϕapproximationϕforϕtheϕresistanceϕverificationϕofϕtheϕcross-section.

Cross-Section with Class 4 and Torsion

Inϕtheϕinputϕfield,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕtheϕshearϕstressϕcomponentϕfromϕtorsionϕupϕtoϕwhichϕtheϕtorsionalstressesϕareϕneglectedϕinϕtheϕcross-sectionϕdesign. Soϕitϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕsuppressϕwarningsϕofϕoversizedtorsionalϕstressesϕforϕcross-sectionsϕofϕclassϕ4.

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Stability3.1.2

Figure 3.2 Dialogϕbox Details, tab Stability

Stability Analysis

The Perform stability analysis checkϕboxϕcontrolsϕwhetherϕtoϕrunϕaϕstabilityϕanalysisϕinϕadditionϕtoϕthecross-sectionϕdesigns. Ifϕyouϕclearϕtheϕcheckϕbox,ϕWindowsϕ1.4ϕtoϕ1.8ϕareϕnotϕdisplayed.

Whenϕtheϕcheckϕboxϕisϕselected,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕtheϕaxesϕrelevantϕforϕtheϕanalysisϕof Flexural bucklingaccording to 6.3 of [1] .

Furthermore,ϕitϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕconsider second-order effects acc. to 5.2.2(4) byϕaϕfactorϕforϕbendingmomentsϕthatϕcanϕbeϕdefinedϕmanually. Inϕthisϕway,ϕforϕexample,ϕwhenϕdesigningϕaϕframeϕwithϕitsgoverningϕbucklingϕmodeϕrepresentedϕbyϕlateralϕdisplacement,ϕyouϕcanϕdetermineϕtheϕinternalϕforcesaccordingϕtoϕlinearϕstaticϕanalysisϕandϕincreaseϕthemϕbyϕappropriateϕfactors. Increasingϕtheϕbendingmomentsϕdoesn'tϕaffectϕtheϕflexural-bucklingϕanalysisϕaccordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.1ϕwhichϕisperformedϕwithϕaxialϕforces.

Determination of Elastic Critical Moment for LTB

Byϕdefault,ϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕdeterminesϕtheϕelasticϕcriticalϕmoment Automatically by Eigenvalue Method.Forϕtheϕcalculation,ϕtheϕprogramϕusesϕaϕfiniteϕmemberϕmodelϕtoϕdetermine Mcr takingϕintoϕaccountϕthefollowingϕitems:

Dimensionsϕofϕgrossϕcross-sectionLoadϕtypeϕandϕpositionϕofϕloadϕapplicationϕpointEffectiveϕdistributionϕofϕmomentsLateralϕrestraints (by support conditions)Effectiveϕboundaryϕconditions

Youϕcanϕspecifyϕtheϕdegreesϕofϕfreedomϕbyϕtheϕfactors kz and kw (see Chapterϕ2.5 ).

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Whenϕdeterminingϕtheϕelasticϕcriticalϕmoment Automatically by comparison of moment distribution,factor C1 isϕdeterminedϕbyϕmeansϕofϕtheϕmomentϕdistribution. Clickϕthe [Info] buttonϕtoϕopenϕaϕdialogboxϕshowingϕtheϕloadϕandϕmomentϕdistributions.

Figure 3.3 Dialogϕbox Moment Coefficients C1 for Determination of Lateral-Torsional Buckling Moments

The Tolerance for moment distribution inϕthisϕdialogϕboxϕallowsϕyouϕtoϕcontrolϕtheϕdegreeϕupϕtoϕwhichdeviationsϕareϕacceptableϕforϕtheϕmomentϕdistributions.

Theϕcoefficients C2 and C3 willϕbeϕdeterminedϕautomaticallyϕbyϕtheϕEigenvalueϕMethod,ϕifϕrequired.

Mcr user-defined

Withϕtheϕoption Manual definition in Window 1.5, theϕtitleϕofϕcolumnϕJϕinϕWindowϕ1.5ϕchangesϕto McrsoϕthatϕyouϕcanϕenterϕtheϕelasticϕcriticalϕmomentϕforϕLTBϕdirectly.

If transverse loads areϕavailable,ϕitϕisϕimportantϕtoϕdefineϕtheϕlocationϕwhereϕtheseϕforcesϕareϕactingϕontheϕcross-section: Dependingϕonϕtheϕloadϕapplication,ϕtransverseϕloadsϕcanϕbeϕstabilizingϕordestabilizing,ϕandϕthusϕhaveϕaϕmajorϕimpactϕonϕtheϕelasticϕcriticalϕmoment.

Theϕsignsϕofϕtheϕeccentricitiesϕareϕrelatedϕtoϕtheϕcross-section'sϕshearϕcenterϕM. AnϕarticleϕinϕourKnowledgeϕBase providesϕmoreϕinformationϕaboutϕtheϕsignϕconventionϕforϕtransverseϕloads.

Model Type According to Table B.3

Accordingϕto [1] AnnexϕB,ϕTableϕB.3,ϕtheϕequivalentϕmomentϕfactorϕforϕstructuralϕcomponentsϕwithbucklingϕinϕtheϕformϕofϕlateralϕdeflectionϕshouldϕbeϕassumedϕas Cmy =ϕ0.9ϕor Cmz =ϕ0.9. Bothϕcheckboxesϕareϕclearedϕbyϕdefault. Ifϕtheyϕareϕselected,ϕtheϕprogramϕdeterminesϕtheϕfactors Cmy and CmzaccordingϕtoϕtheϕcriteriaϕdefinedϕinϕTableϕB.3.

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Limit Values for Special Cases

Toϕdesignϕunsymmetricalϕcross-sectionsϕwithϕtheϕintendedϕaxialϕcompressionϕaccordingϕto [1] clause6.3.1,ϕyouϕcanϕneglect small moments aboutϕtheϕmajorϕandϕtheϕminorϕaxisϕbyϕtheϕsettingsϕdefinedϕinϕthisdialogϕsection.

Analogously,ϕitϕisϕpossibleϕforϕtheϕpureϕcheckϕofϕbendingϕaccordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.2ϕtoϕneglectsmall compression forces byϕdefiningϕaϕlimitϕratioϕof Nc,Ed / Npl.

Accordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.4,ϕtheϕgeneralϕmethodϕisϕallowedϕforϕunsymmetricϕcross-sectionsϕortaperedϕmembersϕonlyϕifϕtheyϕareϕsubjectedϕtoϕcompressionϕand/orϕuniaxialϕbendingϕinϕtheϕprincipalplane. Inϕorderϕtoϕneglectϕaϕminorϕmomentϕloadingϕaboutϕtheϕminorϕaxis,ϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕaϕlimitϕforϕthemomentsϕratio Mz,Ed / Mpl,z,Rd.

Theϕintended Torsion isϕnotϕclearlyϕspecifiedϕin [1] . Ifϕthereϕisϕaϕtorsionalϕstressϕnotϕexceedingϕtheshearϕstressϕratioϕofϕ5%ϕpresetϕbyϕdefault,ϕitϕisϕneglectedϕforϕtheϕstabilityϕdesign;ϕonlyϕresultsϕforϕflexuralandϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕareϕdisplayed.

Ifϕoneϕofϕtheϕlimitsϕinϕthisϕdialogϕsectionϕisϕexceeded,ϕaϕnoteϕappearsϕinϕtheϕresultsϕwindow andϕtheprogramϕwon'tϕperformϕanyϕstabilityϕanalysis. However,ϕtheϕcross-sectionϕdesignsϕareϕperformedindependently. Theseϕlimitϕsettingsϕare not partϕofϕtheϕStandard [1] orϕanyϕNationalϕAnnex.Modifyingϕtheϕlimitsϕisϕtheϕuser'sϕresponsibility.

Stability Analysis Method of Sets of Members

Accordingϕto 6.3.1 ... 6.3.3 (Equivalent Member Method), itϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕhandleϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕasoneϕlargeϕsingleϕmember. Forϕthis,ϕdefineϕtheϕfactors kz and kw inϕthe 1.6 Effective Lengths - Sets ofMembers window. Theyϕareϕusedϕtoϕdetermineϕtheϕsupportϕconditions β, uy, φx, φz and ω. Inϕthisϕcase,Windowsϕ1.7ϕandϕ1.8ϕareϕnotϕdisplayed. Pleaseϕnoteϕthatϕtheϕfactors kz and kw areϕidenticalϕforϕeachsectionϕorϕpartialϕmemberϕofϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembers. Therefore,ϕtheϕequivalentϕmemberϕmethodϕshouldϕbeusedϕonlyϕforϕstraightϕsetsϕofϕmembers.

Withϕtheϕdefaultϕsettingϕof 6.3.4 (General Method), theϕprogramϕperformsϕaϕgeneralϕanalysisaccordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.4ϕwhichϕisϕbasedϕonϕtheϕcoefficient αcr. InϕWindows 1.7 Nodal Supportsand 1.8 Member Hinges, theϕboundaryϕconditionsϕmustϕbeϕdefinedϕwithϕregardϕtoϕtheϕstabilityϕfailure(buckling andϕlateral-torsional buckling) separatelyϕforϕeachϕsetϕofϕmembers. Theϕfactors kz and kw fromWindowϕ1.5ϕareϕnotϕused.

Findϕmoreϕinformationϕaboutϕtheϕgeneralϕmethodϕinϕanϕarticleϕofϕthe KnowledgeϕBase .

Theϕoptionsϕareϕlockedϕifϕtheϕstabilityϕanalysisϕwithϕwarpingϕtorsionϕisϕset (see Chapterϕ3.1.5 ).

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Serviceability3.1.3

Figure 3.4 Dialogϕbox Details, tab Serviceability

Deformation Relative to

Theϕoptionsϕcontrolϕwhetherϕtheϕmaximumϕdeformationsϕareϕrelatedϕtoϕtheϕshiftedϕendsϕofϕmembersϕorsetsϕofϕmembers (connection lineϕbetweenϕstartϕandϕendϕnodesϕofϕtheϕdeformed system) orϕtoϕtheundeformedϕinitialϕsystem. Generally,ϕtheϕdeformationsϕareϕdesignedϕrelativeϕtoϕtheϕdisplacementsϕintheϕentireϕstructuralϕsystem.

Anϕarticleϕofϕthe KnowledgeϕBase onϕourϕwebsiteϕpresentsϕanϕexampleϕdescribingϕtheϕrelationϕofdeformations.

Youϕcanϕcheckϕandϕadjust,ϕifϕnecessary,ϕtheϕlimitϕdeformationsϕinϕthe National Annex Settings dialogbox (see Figureϕ2.10 ).

Limitation of Web Breathing

Inϕtheϕserviceabilityϕlimitϕstateϕdesignϕofϕsteelϕbridges,ϕitϕisϕnecessaryϕtoϕcheckϕtheϕslendernessϕratioϕofwebϕplatesϕinϕorderϕtoϕavoidϕexcessiveϕripplingϕofϕplates ("web breathing") asϕwellϕasϕstiffnessreductionsϕdueϕtoϕplateϕbuckling. Theϕcheckϕbox Design as steel bridge structure according to EN1993-2, 7.4 [8] allowsϕyouϕtoϕanalyzeϕtheϕbreathing (repeated out-of-plane deformation), whichcanϕresultϕinϕfatigueϕproblemsϕatϕtheϕweb-to-flangeϕconnections.

Youϕhaveϕtoϕspecifyϕifϕa Road bridge orϕa Railway bridge isϕdesignedϕbecauseϕthereϕareϕdifferentcriteriaϕforϕeachϕcase.

Direction of Precamber

Withϕtheϕtwoϕoptionsϕyouϕcanϕdecideϕinϕwhichϕofϕtheϕlocalϕmemberϕaxesϕaϕprecamber ("rise"), ifapplicable,ϕisϕavailable. Dependingϕonϕtheϕsetting,ϕcolumnϕFϕofϕWindowϕ1.9ϕshows wc,v or wc,u asϕtitle(see Figureϕ2.36 ).

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Fire Resistance3.1.4

Thisϕtabϕmanagesϕdetailedϕsettingsϕforϕtheϕfireϕresistanceϕdesign.

Figure 3.5 Dialogϕbox Details, tab Fire Resistance

Inϕadditionϕtoϕthe Required time of fire resistance andϕthe Time interval neededϕforϕtheϕdeterminationϕoftheϕtemperatureϕchange,ϕyouϕhaveϕtoϕdefineϕthe Temperature Curve toϕdetermineϕtheϕgasϕtemperature.Threeϕcurvesϕareϕavailableϕforϕselection (see Figureϕ3.6 to Figureϕ3.8 ).

The Factors for determination of net heat flux accordingϕto [9] and [2] areϕpreset. However,ϕyoucanϕadaptϕthemϕtoϕspecificϕconditions.

Whenϕyouϕselectϕtheϕcheckϕboxϕfor Define final temperature manually, youϕcanϕenterϕtheϕtemperatureΘa inϕWindowsϕ1.10ϕandϕ1.11ϕindividually.

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Figure 3.6 Standardϕtemperature-timeϕcurve

Figure 3.7 Externalϕfireϕcurve

Figure 3.8 Hydrocarbonϕcurve

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Warping Torsion3.1.5

Thisϕtabϕallowsϕforϕsettingsϕofϕtheϕwarpingϕanalysisϕforϕsetsϕofϕmembers. YouϕcanϕaccessϕtheϕentriesϕifϕtheRF-/STEEL Warping Torsion moduleϕextensionϕisϕlicensed.

Figure 3.9 Dialogϕbox Details, tab Warping Torsion

IfϕyouϕwantϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕto Perform a warping analysis, selectϕthisϕcheckϕbox. Thus,ϕtheϕotherϕdialogsectionsϕbecomeϕaccessible.ϕAtϕtheϕsameϕtime,ϕtheϕcorrespondingϕoptionsϕforϕtheϕstabilityϕanalysisϕofsetsϕofϕmembersϕwillϕbeϕlockedϕinϕthe Stability tab.

Inϕtheϕmethodϕwithϕsevenϕdegreesϕofϕfreedom,ϕtheϕstabilityϕcalculationϕisϕcarriedϕoutϕaccordingϕtoϕthesecond-orderϕanalysisϕforϕflexural-torsionalϕbucklingϕtakingϕintoϕaccountϕwarpingϕtorsionϕandimperfectionsϕaffineϕtoϕmodeϕshapes. TheϕfreedomϕdegreesϕofϕtheϕdisplacementsϕandϕrotationsϕinϕandaboutϕtheϕthreeϕaxesϕX',ϕY'ϕandϕZ'ϕasϕwellϕasϕwarpingϕcanϕbeϕuser-definedϕinϕWindowsϕ1.7ϕandϕ1.8(see Figureϕ2.33 and Figureϕ2.35 ). InϕWindowϕ1.13,ϕyouϕhaveϕtoϕdefineϕtheϕinitialϕriseϕofϕtheprecamber (see Figureϕ2.51 ).

Findϕaϕdetailedϕdescriptionϕofϕtheϕsecond-orderϕanalysisϕforϕflexural-torsionalϕbucklingϕinϕtheRF-/FE-LTBϕmanual onϕourϕwebsite.

Findϕsomeϕexamplesϕdescribingϕtheϕprinciplesϕofϕthisϕmethodϕinϕtheϕfollowingϕarticles:

https://www.dlubal.com/en-US/support-and-learning/support/knowledge-base/001298

https://www.dlubal.com/en-US/support-and-learning/support/knowledge-base/001377

Inϕadditionϕtoϕtheϕsecond-orderϕanalysis,ϕthe Method of Warping Analysis canϕbeϕaϕlinearϕcalculation.Then,ϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕwillϕbeϕanalyzedϕaccordingϕtoϕlinearϕstaticϕanalysis. Thisϕway,ϕitϕisϕpossible,forϕexample,ϕtoϕanalyzeϕeffectsϕofϕwarpingϕandϕtoϕdeduceϕconsequencesϕonϕtheϕstabilityϕbehavior.

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Theϕwarpingϕanalysisϕisϕperformedϕiteratively,ϕwithϕtheϕstiffnessϕmatrix K changingϕdueϕtoϕalreadycomputedϕinternalϕforcesϕandϕdeformations. The Max number of iterations preventsϕtheϕcalculationϕfromenteringϕanϕinfiniteϕloopϕwhenϕthereϕareϕconvergenceϕproblems.

The Load Application hasϕanϕimportantϕroleϕforϕtheϕstabilityϕanalysisϕwithϕsevenϕdegreesϕofϕfreedom.Dependingϕonϕtheϕapplicationϕpoint,ϕtheϕloadϕhasϕaϕstabilizingϕorϕdestabilizingϕeffectϕonϕtheϕstabilitybehavior. Useϕtheϕnineϕsettingϕoptionsϕtoϕdefineϕtheϕlocationϕwhereϕtheϕloadϕisϕactingϕonϕthecross-section. Theϕcurrentϕpointϕisϕhighlightedϕredϕinϕtheϕcross-sectionϕsketch.

Determination of loading in RF-/STEEL Warping Torsion

TheϕloadingsϕappliedϕforϕtheϕwarpingϕanalysisϕareϕbasedϕonϕtheϕresultsϕfromϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB. Themoduleϕextensionϕusesϕtheϕmemberϕdeformationsϕinϕorderϕtoϕdetermineϕtheϕmomentϕdistributionsϕandthusϕtheϕloads. Itϕisϕthereforeϕnecessaryϕtoϕensure,ϕwhenϕdefiningϕtheϕboundaryϕconditionsϕinϕWindow1.7,ϕthatϕtheϕsingledϕoutϕmemberϕsetϕmodelϕcorrespondsϕtoϕtheϕconditionsϕofϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕmodel.Forϕexample,ϕifϕrotationsϕareϕenabledϕforϕaϕhorizontalϕbeamϕnode,ϕwhichϕareϕrestrictedϕinϕtheϕmodelϕbyaϕconnectedϕcolumn,ϕdifferentϕinternalϕforceϕdistributionsϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕandϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕwillϕbetheϕresult.

TheϕfollowingϕarticleϕdescribesϕhowϕtheϕloadingϕisϕdeterminedϕinϕRF-/STEELϕWarpingϕTorsion:https://www.dlubal.com/en-US/support-and-learning/support/knowledge-base/001417

Plasticity3.1.6

Thisϕtabϕallowsϕforϕsettingsϕofϕtheϕadvancedϕplasticϕanalysisϕforϕcross-sections. Youϕcanϕaccessϕtheentriesϕifϕthe RF-/STEEL Plasticity add-onϕmoduleϕisϕlicensed.

Figure 3.10 Dialogϕbox Details, tab Plasticity

Inϕtheϕcross-sectionϕdesignϕperformedϕbyϕtheϕelastic-plasticϕdesignϕmethod,ϕlinearϕelasticϕmaterial

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behaviorϕisϕassumedϕforϕtheϕcalculationϕofϕtheϕinternalϕforces Sd, andϕlinearϕelastic-perfectlyϕplasticmaterialϕbehaviorϕforϕtheϕcalculationϕofϕtheϕresistances Rd. Thus,ϕtheϕcross-section'sϕreservesϕareϕusedbutϕtheϕpossiblyϕavailableϕplasticϕreservesϕofϕtheϕsystemϕareϕnotϕconsidered. Whenϕtheϕlimitϕinternalforcesϕareϕreachedϕinϕtheϕfullyϕplasticϕstate,ϕtheϕultimateϕlimitϕstateϕisϕreached.

IfϕyouϕwantϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕto Perform advanced plastic design checks acc. to [1] and [2], selectϕthecheckϕbox (literature inϕmanual: [10] and [11] ). Then,ϕtheϕotherϕdialogϕsectionsϕbecomeaccessible.

Findϕaϕdetailedϕdescriptionϕofϕtheϕplasticϕcross-sectionϕdesignsϕinϕtheϕmanualϕfor RF-/STEELϕPlastic onourϕwebsite.

General3.1.7

Figure 3.11 Dialogϕbox Details, tab General

Calculation of Result Combinations with OR Type

Ifϕcombinationsϕareϕcreatedϕautomatically,ϕusuallyϕmanyϕloadϕcombinations (CO) areϕproduced.Generally,ϕtheseϕcombinationsϕareϕsummarizedϕinϕaϕresultϕcombination (RC) asϕalternativelyϕactingϕinanϕ'OR'ϕconnectionϕwhichϕprovidesϕtheϕenvelope: CO1/pϕorϕCO2/pϕorϕCO3/pϕorϕCO4/pϕetc.ϕForϕthedesignϕofϕtheseϕresultϕcombinations,ϕyouϕhaveϕtwoϕpossibilitiesϕinϕRF-/STEELϕEC3.

The load components ofϕtheϕcontainedϕcombinationsϕcanϕbeϕanalyzed separately. Thus,ϕtheϕelasticcriticalϕmomentsϕforϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕareϕdeterminedϕseparatelyϕforϕeachϕconstellation,ϕandϕthedesignsϕareϕperformedϕaccordingly. Thisϕapproachϕprovidesϕexactϕresults. However,ϕitϕisϕverytime-consumingϕandϕrequiresϕaϕhighϕcomputationalϕeffort.

Alternatively,ϕitϕisϕpossibleϕto Analyze result combinations generally. ThisϕcalculationϕrunsϕconsiderablyfasterϕbecauseϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕusesϕonlyϕtheϕextremeϕvaluesϕwithϕtheϕcorrespondingϕinternalϕforcesϕfor

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theϕdesign. However,ϕtheϕresultϕmayϕbeϕincorrectϕifϕtheϕRCϕincludesϕaϕcombinationϕwhereϕseveralinternalϕforces (such asϕNϕand My) areϕtogetherϕjustϕbelowϕtheϕextremeϕvalues.

Cross-Section Optimization

Byϕdefault,ϕtheϕoptimizationϕisϕtargetedϕonϕtheϕmaximumϕallowableϕdesignϕratioϕofϕ100%. Ifϕnecessary,youϕcanϕsetϕaϕdifferentϕdesignϕratioϕinϕthisϕtextϕbox.

Check of Member Slendernesses

Inϕbothϕtextϕboxes,ϕyouϕcanϕspecifyϕtheϕlimitϕvalues λlimit inϕorderϕtoϕdefineϕtheϕmemberϕslendernesses.Separateϕspecificationsϕareϕpossibleϕforϕmembersϕwithϕtensionϕforcesϕonlyϕandϕforϕmembersϕwithbendingϕandϕcompression.

InϕWindowϕ3.3,ϕtheϕlimitϕvaluesϕareϕcomparedϕtoϕtheϕrealϕmemberϕslendernesses. Thatϕwindowϕisavailableϕafterϕtheϕcalculation (see Chapterϕ4.8 ) whenϕtheϕcorrespondingϕcheckϕboxϕinϕthe DisplayResult Windows sectionϕtoϕtheϕrightϕhasϕbeenϕselected.

Design of Welds

Whenϕyouϕselectϕthisϕcheckϕbox,ϕweldϕdesignsϕwillϕbeϕperformedϕinϕtheϕcourseϕofϕtheϕanalysis. TheprogramϕperformsϕtheϕtypicalϕdesignsϕaccordingϕtoϕENϕ1993-1-8 [12] . Afterϕtheϕcalculation,ϕyoufindϕtheϕresultsϕlistedϕamongϕtheϕcross-sectionϕdesigns (see alsoϕtheϕarticleϕinϕthe KnowledgeϕBase onour website).

Display Result Windows

Inϕthisϕdialogϕsection,ϕyouϕcanϕselectϕwhichϕresultϕwindowsϕincludingϕpartsϕlistϕareϕdisplayed. Thewindowsϕareϕdescribedϕin Chapterϕ4 .

Window 3.3 Member Slendernesses isϕdeactivatedϕbyϕdefault.

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Starting the Calculation3.2

InϕallϕinputϕwindowsϕofϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕadd-onϕmodule,ϕyouϕcanϕstartϕtheϕcalculationϕbyϕclickingϕthe[Calculation] button.

RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕsearchesϕforϕtheϕresultsϕofϕtheϕloadϕcases,ϕloadϕcombinationsϕandϕresultϕcombinationsϕtobeϕdesigned. Ifϕtheyϕcannotϕbeϕfound,ϕtheϕprogramϕstartsϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕcalculationϕtoϕdeterminetheϕdesign-relevantϕinternalϕforces.

YouϕcanϕalsoϕstartϕtheϕcalculationϕinϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕuserϕinterface: The To Calculate dialogϕbox(menu Calculate To Calculate) listsϕtheϕdesignϕcasesϕofϕtheϕadd-onϕmodulesϕlikeϕloadϕcasesϕorloadϕcombinations.

Figure 3.12 Dialogϕbox To Calculate

IfϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕdesignϕcasesϕareϕmissingϕinϕthe Not Calculated section,ϕselect All or Add-onModules inϕtheϕdrop-downϕlistϕbelowϕtheϕlist.

ToϕtransferϕtheϕselectedϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕcasesϕtoϕtheϕlistϕonϕtheϕright,ϕuseϕthe button. Then,ϕclick [OK]toϕstartϕtheϕcalculation.

Youϕcanϕalsoϕcalculateϕaϕdesignϕcaseϕdirectlyϕbyϕusingϕtheϕlistϕinϕtheϕtoolbar: SetϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3caseϕandϕclickϕthe [Show Results] button.

Figure 3.13 DirectϕcalculationϕofϕanϕRF-STEELϕEC3ϕdesignϕcaseϕinϕRFEM

Subsequently,ϕyouϕcanϕobserveϕtheϕcalculationϕprocessϕinϕtheϕsolverϕdialogϕbox.

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Results4

Window 2.1 Design by Load Case appearsϕimmediatelyϕafterϕtheϕcalculation.

Figure 4.1 Resultϕwindowϕwithϕdesignsϕandϕintermediateϕvalues

TheϕdesignsϕareϕshownϕinϕtheϕresultϕWindowsϕ2.1ϕtoϕ2.5,ϕsortedϕbyϕdifferentϕcriteria.

Windowsϕ3.1ϕandϕ3.2ϕlistϕtheϕgoverningϕinternalϕforces;ϕwindowϕ3.3ϕgivesϕinformationϕonϕmemberslendernesses.

Windowsϕ4.1ϕandϕ4.2ϕshowϕtheϕpartsϕlistsϕbyϕmembersϕandϕsetsϕofϕmembers.

Everyϕwindowϕcanϕbeϕselectedϕbyϕclickingϕtheϕcorrespondingϕentryϕinϕtheϕnavigator. Toϕsetϕtheϕpreviousorϕnextϕwindow,ϕuseϕtheϕbuttonsϕshownϕonϕtheϕleft. Youϕcanϕalsoϕuseϕtheϕfunctionϕkeys [F2] and [F3] togoϕthroughϕtheϕwindows.

Click [OK] toϕsaveϕtheϕresults. Then,ϕyouϕexitϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕandϕreturnϕtoϕtheϕmainϕprogram.

Chapterϕ4 describesϕtheϕresultϕwindowsϕoneϕbyϕone. EvaluatingϕandϕcheckingϕresultsϕisϕdescribedϕinChapterϕ5 .

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Design by Load Case4.1

Theϕupperϕpartϕofϕtheϕwindowϕshowsϕaϕsummaryϕofϕtheϕgoverningϕdesigns,ϕsortedϕbyϕloadϕcase,ϕloadcombination,ϕandϕresultϕcombination. Inϕaddition,ϕtheϕtableϕisϕsubdividedϕintoϕultimateϕasϕwellϕasserviceabilityϕlimitϕstateϕandϕfireϕresistanceϕdesign.

Theϕlowerϕpartϕincludesϕdetailedϕinformationϕonϕtheϕcross-sectionϕproperties,ϕanalyzedϕinternalϕforces,andϕdesignϕparametersϕforϕtheϕloadϕcaseϕselectedϕabove.

Figure 4.2 Window 2.1 Design by Load Case

Description

Thisϕcolumnϕshowsϕtheϕdescriptionsϕofϕtheϕloadϕcases,ϕloadϕandϕresultϕcombinationsϕforϕwhichϕthedesignsϕhaveϕbeenϕperformed.

Member No.

Thisϕcolumnϕshowsϕtheϕnumberϕofϕtheϕmemberϕwithϕtheϕmaximumϕdesignϕratioϕforϕtheϕdesignedϕaction.

Location x

Thisϕcolumnϕshowsϕtheϕrespectiveϕx-locationϕofϕtheϕmemberϕwhereϕtheϕmaximumϕdesignϕratioϕoccurs.Theϕfollowingϕmemberϕlocationsϕxϕareϕusedϕforϕtheϕtableϕoutput:

StartϕandϕendϕnodeDivisionϕpointsϕaccordingϕtoϕoptionallyϕsetϕmemberϕdivision (RFEM Tableϕ1.16ϕorϕRSTABϕTable 1.6)Memberϕdivisionϕaccordingϕtoϕspecificationϕforϕmemberϕresults (Calculation Parameters dialogϕboxofϕRFEM/RSTAB, Global Calculation Parameters tab)Extremeϕvaluesϕofϕinternalϕforces

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Design Ratio

ColumnsϕDϕandϕEϕshowϕtheϕdesignϕconditionsϕaccordingϕto [1] , [2] and [3] .

Theϕlengthϕofϕtheϕcoloredϕbarϕrepresentsϕgraphicallyϕtheϕrespectiveϕdesignϕratio.

Design According to Formula

Thisϕcolumnϕdisplaysϕtheϕcode'sϕequationsϕfromϕwhichϕtheϕdesignsϕhaveϕbeenϕperformed.

Inϕthe Details table,ϕtheϕdesignϕformulasϕareϕshownϕwithϕtheϕdesignϕconditionsϕthatϕareϕrelevantϕforϕtheselectedϕdesign.

Figure 4.3 Design Formula shownϕin Details table

Thisϕfunctionϕisϕalsoϕdescribedϕinϕthe KnowledgeϕBase onϕourϕwebsite.

DS

ColumnϕGϕprovidesϕinformationϕonϕtheϕdesignϕrelevantϕsituations (DS): PT or AC forϕtheϕultimateϕlimitstate,ϕorϕoneϕofϕtheϕthreeϕdesignϕsituationsϕforϕserviceability (SC, SF, SQ) accordingϕtoϕtheϕspecificationsinϕthe 1.1 General Data window (see Figureϕ2.1 ).

Design by Cross-Section4.2

Figure 4.4 Window 2.2 Design by Cross-Section

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Inϕthisϕresultsϕwindow,ϕtheϕmaximumϕdesignϕratiosϕofϕallϕmembersϕandϕactionsϕselectedϕforϕdesignϕarelistedϕbyϕcross-section. Theϕresultsϕareϕsortedϕbyϕcross-sectionϕdesignϕandϕstabilityϕanalysisϕasϕwellϕasserviceabilityϕlimitϕstateϕdesignϕandϕfireϕresistanceϕdesign.

Ifϕthereϕisϕaϕtaperedϕmember,ϕtheϕcross-sectionsϕofϕtheϕmemberϕstartϕandϕendϕareϕlistedϕseparately.

Design by Set of Members4.3

Figure 4.5 Window 2.3 Design by Set of Members

Thisϕresultsϕwindowϕisϕdisplayedϕifϕatϕleastϕoneϕsetϕofϕmembersϕhasϕbeenϕselectedϕforϕdesign. Thewindowϕlistsϕtheϕmaximumϕdesignϕratiosϕsortedϕbyϕsetϕofϕmembers.

The Member No. columnϕshowsϕtheϕnumberϕofϕtheϕmemberϕwithinϕtheϕsetϕofϕmembersϕthatϕbearsϕthemaximumϕratioϕforϕtheϕindividualϕdesignϕcriteria.

Theϕoutputϕbyϕsetϕofϕmembersϕallowsϕyouϕtoϕclearlyϕpresentϕtheϕdesignϕofϕanϕentireϕstructuralϕgroup (aframe,ϕfor example).

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Design by Member4.4

Figure 4.6 Window 2.4 Design by Member

Thisϕresultsϕwindowϕshowsϕtheϕmaximumϕdesignϕratiosϕforϕtheϕindividualϕdesignsϕsortedϕbyϕmembernumber. Theϕcolumnsϕareϕdescribedϕinϕdetailϕin Chapterϕ4.1 .

Design by x-Location4.5

Figure 4.7 Window 2.5 Design by x-Location

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Thisϕresultsϕwindowϕlistsϕtheϕmaximaϕforϕeachϕmemberϕatϕallϕlocations x, resultingϕfromϕtheϕdivisionpointsϕdefinedϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB:

StartϕandϕendϕnodeDivisionϕpointsϕaccordingϕtoϕoptionallyϕsetϕmemberϕdivision (RFEM Tableϕ1.16ϕorϕRSTABϕTable 1.6)Memberϕdivisionϕaccordingϕtoϕspecificationϕforϕmemberϕresults (Calculation Parameters dialogϕboxofϕRFEM/RSTAB, Global Calculation Parameters tab)Extremeϕvaluesϕofϕinternalϕforces

Governing Internal Forces by Member4.6

Figure 4.8 Window 3.1 Governing Internal Forces by Member

Forϕeachϕmember,ϕthisϕwindowϕdisplaysϕtheϕgoverningϕinternalϕforces,ϕthatϕis,ϕtheϕforcesϕandϕmomentsthatϕresultϕinϕtheϕmaximumϕutilizationϕinϕtheϕindividualϕdesigns.

Location x

Thisϕcolumnϕshowsϕtheϕrespectiveϕx-locationϕofϕtheϕmemberϕwhereϕtheϕmaximumϕdesignϕratioϕoccurs.

Loading

Thisϕcolumnϕshowsϕtheϕnumbersϕofϕtheϕloadϕcaseϕasϕwellϕasϕtheϕloadϕorϕresultϕcombinationϕwhoseinternalϕforcesϕresultϕinϕtheϕmaximumϕdesignϕratio.

Forces / Moments

Forϕeachϕmember,ϕthisϕcolumnϕdisplaysϕtheϕaxialϕandϕshearϕforcesϕasϕwellϕasϕtheϕtorsionalϕandϕbendingmomentsϕproducingϕtheϕmaximumϕratiosϕinϕtheϕrespectiveϕcross-sectionϕdesigns,ϕstabilityϕanalyses,serviceabilityϕlimitϕstateϕdesigns,ϕandϕfireϕresistanceϕdesigns.

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Design According to Formula

Theϕfinalϕcolumnϕgivesϕinformationϕonϕtheϕdesignϕtypesϕandϕequationsϕusedϕforϕperformingϕtheϕdesignsaccordingϕto [1] , [2] or [3] .

Governing Internal Forces by Set ofMembers

4.7

Figure 4.9 Window 3.2 Governing Internal Forces by Set of Members

Forϕeachϕsetϕofϕmembers,ϕthisϕwindowϕshowsϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕthatϕresultϕinϕtheϕmaximumϕratiosϕforϕtheindividualϕdesigns.

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Member Slendernesses4.8

Figure 4.10 Window 3.3 Member Slendernesses

Thisϕresultϕwindowϕisϕdisplayedϕwhenϕtheϕcorrespondingϕcheckϕboxϕhasϕbeenϕselectedϕinϕthe Generaltabϕofϕthe Details dialogϕbox (see Figureϕ3.11 ).

Theϕtableϕlistsϕtheϕeffectiveϕslendernessesϕofϕtheϕdesignedϕmembersϕforϕbothϕdirectionsϕofϕtheϕprincipalaxes. Theyϕhaveϕbeenϕdeterminedϕasϕaϕfunctionϕofϕtheϕloadϕtype. Belowϕtheϕlist,ϕyouϕseeϕaϕcomparisonwithϕtheϕlimitϕvaluesϕdefinedϕinϕthe General tabϕofϕthe Details dialogϕbox (see Figureϕ3.11 ).

Membersϕofϕthe "Tension" or "Cable" typeϕareϕnotϕdisplayedϕinϕthisϕwindow.

Thisϕwindowϕisϕonlyϕofϕanϕinformativeϕnature. Itϕprovidesϕnoϕstabilityϕanalysisϕofϕslendernesses.

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Parts List by Member4.9

Finally,ϕthereϕisϕaϕsummaryϕofϕallϕcross-sectionsϕincludedϕinϕtheϕdesignϕcase.

Figure 4.11 Window 4.1 Parts List by Member

Byϕdefault,ϕthisϕlistϕcontainsϕonlyϕtheϕdesignedϕmembers. Ifϕyouϕneedϕaϕpartsϕlistϕforϕallϕmembersϕofϕthemodel,ϕyouϕcanϕsetϕitϕinϕthe General tabϕofϕthe Details dialogϕbox (see Figureϕ3.11 ).

Part No.

Theϕprogramϕassignsϕpartϕnumbersϕtoϕsimilarϕmembers.

Cross-Section Description

Thisϕcolumnϕlistsϕtheϕcross-sectionϕnumbersϕandϕdescriptions.

Number of Members

Thisϕcolumnϕshowsϕhowϕmanyϕsimilarϕmembersϕareϕusedϕforϕeachϕpart.

Length

Thisϕcolumnϕshowsϕtheϕrespectiveϕlengthϕofϕanϕindividualϕmember.

Total Length

Theϕvaluesϕinϕthisϕcolumnϕareϕtheϕproductϕfromϕtheϕpreviousϕtwoϕcolumns.

Surface Area

Forϕeachϕpart,ϕtheϕprogramϕdisplaysϕtheϕsurfaceϕareasϕrelativeϕtoϕtheϕtotalϕlength. Theϕsurfaceϕareaϕisdeterminedϕfromϕthe Surface ofϕtheϕcross-sectionϕthatϕcanϕbeϕfoundϕinϕWindowsϕ1.3ϕandϕ2.1ϕtoϕ2.5ϕintheϕinfoϕaboutϕcross-section (see Figureϕ2.19 ).

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Volume

Theϕvolumeϕofϕaϕpartϕisϕdeterminedϕfromϕtheϕcross-sectionalϕareaϕandϕtheϕtotalϕlength.

Unit Weight

The Unit Weight representsϕtheϕcross-sectionϕweightϕrelativeϕtoϕtheϕlengthϕofϕoneϕmeter. Forϕtaperedcross-sections,ϕtheϕprogramϕaveragesϕbothϕcross-sectionϕweights.

Weight

TheϕvaluesϕofϕthisϕcolumnϕareϕdeterminedϕfromϕtheϕproductϕofϕtheϕentriesϕinϕcolumnsϕCϕandϕG.

Total Weight

Theϕfinalϕcolumnϕindicatesϕtheϕtotalϕweightϕofϕeachϕpart.

Sum

Atϕtheϕbottomϕofϕtheϕlist,ϕyouϕfindϕaϕsummaryϕofϕtheϕvaluesϕshownϕinϕcolumnsϕB,ϕD,ϕE,ϕF,ϕandϕI.ϕTheϕlastrowϕofϕthe Total Weight columnϕshowsϕtheϕrequiredϕtotalϕamountϕofϕsteel.

Parts List by Set of Members4.10

Figure 4.12 Window 4.2 Parts List by Set of Members

Theϕlastϕresultϕwindowϕisϕdisplayedϕifϕatϕleastϕoneϕsetϕofϕmembersϕhasϕbeenϕselectedϕforϕdesign. Itϕgivesanϕoverviewϕofϕtheϕsteelϕpartsϕofϕentireϕstructuralϕgroupsϕsuchϕasϕhorizontalϕbeams.

Theϕcolumnsϕareϕdescribedϕinϕtheϕpreviousϕchapter. Ifϕthereϕareϕdifferentϕcross-sectionsϕwithinϕaϕsetϕofmembers,ϕtheϕprogramϕaveragesϕtheϕsurfaceϕarea,ϕtheϕvolumeϕandϕtheϕcross-sectionϕweight.

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Results Evaluation5

Youϕcanϕevaluateϕtheϕdesignϕresultsϕinϕdifferentϕways. Theϕbuttonsϕbelowϕtheϕupperϕtableϕmayϕhelpϕyou.

Figure 5.1 Buttonsϕforϕresultsϕevaluation

Theϕbuttonsϕhaveϕtheϕfollowingϕfunctions:

Button Description Function

Modeϕshapes Opens Mode Shape View windowChapterϕ5.4

Ultimateϕlimitϕstate Displaysϕorϕhidesϕresultsϕofϕultimateϕlimitϕstatedesign

Serviceability Displaysϕorϕhidesϕresultsϕofϕserviceabilityϕlimitϕstatedesign

Fireϕresistance Displaysϕorϕhidesϕresultsϕofϕfireϕprotectionϕdesign

Resultϕcombination Createsϕaϕnewϕresultϕcombinationϕfromϕgoverningloadϕcasesϕandϕloadϕcombinations

Colorϕbars Displaysϕorϕhidesϕcoloredϕrelationϕscalesϕinϕresultwindows

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Filterϕparameters Describesϕcriterionϕbyϕwhichϕresultsϕareϕfilteredϕintables:ϕratiosϕgreaterϕthanϕ1,ϕmaximumϕvalue,ϕoruser-definedϕlimit

Applyϕfilter Showsϕonlyϕrowsϕtoϕwhichϕfilterϕparametersϕapply(ratio > 1,ϕmaximum,ϕdefined value)

Resultϕdiagrams Opens Result Diagram on Member window­ Chapterϕ5.2

Excelϕexport ExportsϕtableϕtoϕMSϕExcel­Chapterϕ7.4.3

Selectϕmember Selectsϕaϕmemberϕgraphicallyϕtoϕdisplayϕitsϕresultsinϕtheϕtable

Viewϕmode JumpsϕtoϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕworkϕwindowϕtoϕchangetheϕview

Table 5.1 ButtonsϕinϕtheϕresultϕWindowsϕ2.1ϕtoϕ2.5

Whenϕevaluatingϕfireϕresistanceϕdesigns,ϕyouϕcanϕhaveϕaϕlookϕatϕtheϕusedϕtemperature-timeϕcurve: Clickthe button belowϕtheϕcross-sectionϕgraphicϕtoϕopenϕthe Fire Curves diagram,ϕasϕshownϕinFigureϕ3.6 to Figureϕ3.8 .

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Results on RFEM/RSTAB Model5.1

YouϕcanϕevaluateϕtheϕdesignϕresultsϕalsoϕinϕtheϕworkϕwindowϕofϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB.

Background graphic and view mode

TheϕRFEM/RSTABϕworkϕwindowϕinϕtheϕbackgroundϕisϕusefulϕwhenϕyouϕwantϕtoϕfindϕtheϕpositionϕofϕaparticularϕmemberϕinϕtheϕmodel: TheϕmemberϕselectedϕinϕtheϕresultϕwindowϕofϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕishighlightedϕinϕcolorϕinϕtheϕbackgroundϕgraphic. Moreover,ϕanϕarrowϕindicatesϕtheϕmember'sϕx-locationselectedϕinϕtheϕactiveϕtableϕrow.

Figure 5.2 Indicationϕofϕmemberϕandϕcurrent Location x inϕRFEMϕmodel

InϕcaseϕyouϕcannotϕimproveϕtheϕmodelϕdisplayϕbyϕmovingϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕmoduleϕwindow,ϕclickϕthe[Jump to graphic] buttonϕtoϕactivateϕthe view mode: TheϕprogramϕhidesϕtheϕmoduleϕwindowϕsoϕthatϕyoucanϕadjustϕtheϕviewϕinϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕworkϕwindow. TheϕviewϕmodeϕprovidesϕtheϕfunctionsϕofϕtheView menu,ϕforϕexample,ϕzooming,ϕmovingϕorϕrotatingϕtheϕmodelϕview. Theϕindicatingϕarrowϕremainsvisible.

Click [Back] toϕreturnϕtoϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕadd-onϕmodule.

RFEM/RSTAB work window

Youϕcanϕcheckϕtheϕdesignϕratiosϕalsoϕgraphicallyϕinϕtheϕmodel: Clickϕthe [Graphics] buttonϕtoϕexitϕthedesignϕmodule. InϕtheϕworkϕwindowϕofϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB,ϕtheϕdesignϕratiosϕareϕnowϕdisplayedϕlikeϕtheinternalϕforcesϕofϕaϕloadϕcase.

Inϕthe Results navigator,ϕyouϕcanϕselectϕtheϕdesignϕratiosϕseparatelyϕforϕtheϕultimateϕandϕtheserviceabilityϕlimitϕstateϕdesignϕasϕwellϕasϕtheϕfireϕprotectionϕdesign. Itϕisϕalsoϕpossibleϕtoϕcheckϕtheclassificationsϕofϕcross-sections.

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Figure 5.3 Results navigatorϕforϕRF-/STEELϕEC3

Toϕturnϕonϕandϕoffϕtheϕdisplayϕofϕdesignϕresults,ϕclickϕthe [Show Results] buttonϕthatϕyouϕknowϕfromϕthedisplayϕofϕinternalϕforcesϕinϕRFEM/RSTAB. Clickϕthe [Show Result Values] buttonϕtoϕtheϕrightϕtoϕdisplaytheϕresultϕvalues.

TheϕRFEM/RSTABϕtablesϕareϕnotϕrelevantϕforϕtheϕevaluationϕofϕtheϕdesignϕresults.

Youϕcanϕsetϕtheϕdesignϕcasesϕinϕtheϕdrop-downϕlistϕofϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕmenuϕbar.

Toϕadjustϕtheϕgraphicalϕrepresentationϕofϕresults,ϕyouϕcanϕuseϕthe Results Members entryϕinϕtheDisplay navigator. Theϕdisplayϕofϕdesignϕratiosϕis Two-Colored byϕdefault.

Figure 5.4 Display navigator: Results Members

Ifϕyouϕselectϕaϕmulticolorϕrepresentation (options With/Without Diagram or Cross-Sections), theϕcolorpanelϕbecomesϕavailable,ϕprovidingϕcommonϕcontrolϕfunctions. TheϕfunctionsϕareϕdescribedϕinϕChapter3.4.6ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕmanual.

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Figure 5.5 Designϕratiosϕwithϕdisplayϕoption Without Diagram

Itϕisϕpossibleϕtoϕtransferϕtheϕgraphicsϕofϕdesignϕresultsϕtoϕtheϕprintoutϕreport (see Chapterϕ6.2 ).

Toϕreturnϕtoϕtheϕadd-onϕmodule,ϕclickϕthe [RF-/STEEL EC3] buttonϕinϕtheϕpanel.

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Result Diagrams5.2

Youϕcanϕalsoϕevaluateϕtheϕmemberϕresultsϕgraphicallyϕinϕtheϕformϕofϕresultϕdiagrams.

Selectϕtheϕmember (or setϕof members) inϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕresultϕwindowϕbyϕclickingϕinϕtheϕmember'stableϕrow. Then,ϕopenϕthe Result Diagram on Member dialogϕboxϕbyϕclickingϕtheϕbuttonϕshownϕonϕtheleft. Youϕcanϕfindϕitϕbelowϕtheϕupperϕresultϕtable (see Figureϕ5.1 ).

ToϕaccessϕtheϕresultϕdiagramsϕinϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕgraphic,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕmenu

Results Result Diagrams for Selected Members

orϕuseϕtheϕcorrespondingϕbuttonϕinϕtheϕtoolbarϕofϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB.

Aϕwindowϕopensϕwhichϕshowsϕgraphicallyϕtheϕdistributionϕofϕtheϕdesignϕvaluesϕonϕtheϕmemberϕorϕsetϕofmembers.

Figure 5.6 Dialogϕbox Result Diagram on Member

Again,ϕthe Results navigatorϕallowsϕforϕaϕtargetedϕselectionϕamongϕclassificationsϕandϕtheϕdesignsϕoftheϕultimateϕandϕtheϕserviceabilityϕlimitϕstateϕasϕwellϕasϕofϕfireϕresistance.

UseϕtheϕlistϕinϕtheϕtoolbarϕtoϕswitchϕbetweenϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕdesignϕcases.

The Result Diagram on Member dialogϕboxϕisϕdescribedϕinϕChapterϕ9.5ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABmanual.

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Filter for Results5.3

TheϕarrangementϕofϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕresultϕwindowsϕalreadyϕprovidesϕaϕselectionϕbyϕvariousϕcriteria.Inϕaddition,ϕthereϕareϕfilterϕoptionsϕforϕtheϕtables (see Figureϕ5.1 ) toϕlimitϕtheϕnumericalϕoutputϕbydesignϕratios. Thisϕfunctionϕisϕalsoϕdescribedϕinϕthe KnowledgeϕBase onϕourϕwebsite.

Furthermore,ϕyouϕcanϕuseϕtheϕfilterϕoptionsϕdescribedϕinϕChapterϕ9.9ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕmanual,ϕorϕChapter9.7ϕofϕtheϕRSTABϕmanual,ϕtoϕevaluateϕtheϕresultsϕgraphically.

Theϕpossibilitiesϕofferedϕbyϕthe Visibility function (see Chapterϕ9.9.1ϕinϕRFEMϕmanual,ϕorϕChapterϕ9.7.1inϕRSTAB manual) areϕalsoϕavailableϕforϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕtoϕfilterϕtheϕmembersϕforϕtheϕevaluation.

Filtering designs

TheϕdesignϕratiosϕcanϕeasilyϕbeϕusedϕasϕfilterϕcriteriaϕinϕtheϕworkϕwindowϕofϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕthatϕyoucanϕaccessϕwithϕthe [Graphics] button. Toϕapplyϕthisϕfunction,ϕtheϕpanelϕmustϕbeϕdisplayed. Ifϕitϕisϕnotactive,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕRFEM/RSTABϕmenu View Control Panel (Color Scale, Factors, Filter)orϕuseϕthe buttonϕinϕtheϕtoolbar.

TheϕpanelϕisϕdescribedϕinϕChapterϕ3.4.6ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕmanual. Theϕfilterϕsettingsϕforϕtheϕresultsmustϕbeϕdefinedϕinϕtheϕfirstϕpanelϕtab (Color scale). Asϕthisϕtabϕisϕnotϕavailableϕforϕtheϕtwo-coloredresultsϕdisplay,ϕyouϕhaveϕtoϕsetϕtheϕdisplayϕoptions With/Without Diagram or Cross-Sections inϕtheDisplay navigator.

Figure 5.7 Filteringϕdesignϕratiosϕwithϕadjustedϕcolorϕscale

Asϕshownϕin Figureϕ5.7 , theϕpanel'sϕscaleϕofϕvaluesϕcanϕbeϕsetϕinϕsuchϕaϕwayϕthatϕonlyϕdesignϕratiosgreaterϕthanϕ0.50ϕareϕdisplayedϕinϕaϕcolorϕrangeϕbetweenϕblueϕandϕred.

Theϕfunction Display Hidden Result Diagram inϕthe Display navigator (Results Members) showsallϕdesignϕratiosϕwhichϕareϕbeyondϕtheϕvalueϕspectrum. Thoseϕdiagramsϕareϕrepresentedϕbyϕdottedlines.

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Filtering members

Inϕthe Filter tabϕofϕtheϕcontrolϕpanel,ϕyouϕcanϕspecifyϕtheϕnumbersϕofϕparticularϕmembersϕtoϕdisplayϕtheirresultsϕfiltered. TheϕfunctionϕisϕdescribedϕinϕChapterϕ9.9.3ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕmanualϕorϕinϕChapterϕ9.7.3ϕoftheϕRSTABϕmanual.

Figure 5.8 Memberϕfilterϕforϕdesignϕratiosϕofϕaϕhallϕframe

Inϕcontrastϕtoϕtheϕvisibilityϕfunction,ϕtheϕmodelϕwillϕbeϕdisplayedϕcompletelyϕinϕtheϕgraphic. Theϕfigureaboveϕshowsϕtheϕdesignϕratiosϕofϕaϕhallϕframe. Theϕremainingϕmembersϕareϕdisplayedϕinϕtheϕmodelϕbutareϕshownϕwithoutϕdesignϕratios.

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Mode Shapes5.4

Theϕmodeϕshapesϕofϕtheϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕcanϕbeϕcheckedϕgraphicallyϕinϕaϕseparateϕwindow: Selectϕtherelevantϕsetϕofϕmembersϕinϕtheϕresultϕwindow,ϕandϕthenϕclickϕthe [Mode Shapes] button.

Figure 5.9 Modeϕshapeϕofϕaϕsetϕofϕmembers

Theϕmodeϕshapesϕofϕtheϕsetsϕofϕmembersϕareϕcreatedϕautomaticallyϕwhenϕdeterminingϕtheϕcriticalϕfactorαcr. Ifϕthe warping analysis withϕsevenϕdegreesϕofϕfreedomϕhasϕbeenϕselected (see Chapterϕ3.1.5 ),theϕmodeϕshapesϕhaveϕbeenϕconsideredϕinϕtheϕcalculationϕwithϕtheϕriseϕofϕtheϕprecamberϕsetϕinWindowϕ1.13 (see Figureϕ2.51 ).

Theϕmodeϕshapesϕareϕnotϕavailableϕinϕnumericalϕform.

Theϕbuttonsϕbelowϕtheϕgraphicϕareϕdescribedϕin Tableϕ2.4 .

Useϕthe Display factor toϕdisplayϕtheϕmodeϕshapeϕinϕanϕexaggeratedϕgraphicalϕrepresentation.

Theϕfollowingϕarticleϕpresentsϕanϕexampleϕforϕtheϕmodeϕshapeϕofϕaϕtaperedϕsteelϕframe:https://www.dlubal.com/en-US/support-and-learning/support/knowledge-base/001156

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Printout6

Printout Report6.1

AϕprintoutϕreportϕisϕgeneratedϕforϕtheϕdataϕofϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕadd-onϕmodule,ϕlikeϕinϕRFEMϕorRSTAB,ϕtoϕwhichϕyouϕcanϕaddϕgraphicsϕandϕdescriptions. Theϕselectionϕinϕtheϕprintoutϕreportϕdetermineswhichϕdataϕfromϕtheϕdesignϕmoduleϕwillϕfinallyϕbeϕincludedϕinϕtheϕprintout.

TheϕprintoutϕreportϕisϕdescribedϕinϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕmanual. Chapterϕ10.1.3.4 Selecting Data ofAdd-on Modules explainsϕhowϕtoϕprepareϕinputϕandϕoutputϕdataϕofϕadd-onϕmodulesϕforϕtheϕprintout.

Figure 6.1 Selectingϕdesignsϕandϕintermediateϕresultsϕinϕtheϕprintoutϕreport

Clickϕthe [Details] buttonϕtoϕspecifyϕifϕtheϕprintoutϕalsoϕincludesϕintermediateϕresults. Theyϕcanϕbedefinedϕinϕaϕlistϕandϕdocumentedϕinϕa Short (compact representation) or Long form (list representation).

Forϕcomplexϕstructuralϕsystemsϕwithϕmanyϕdesignϕcases,ϕitϕisϕrecommendedϕtoϕsplitϕdataϕintoϕseveralreports,ϕthusϕallowingϕforϕaϕclearly-arrangedϕprintout.

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Graphic Printout6.2

InϕRFEMϕandϕRSTAB,ϕyouϕcanϕtransferϕeveryϕimageϕdisplayedϕinϕtheϕworkϕwindowϕtoϕtheϕprintoutreport.ϕItϕisϕalsoϕpossibleϕtoϕsendϕitϕdirectlyϕtoϕtheϕprinter. Thus,ϕtheϕdesignϕratiosϕdisplayedϕinϕtheϕmodelcanϕbeϕpreparedϕforϕtheϕprintout,ϕtoo.

TheϕprintingϕofϕgraphicsϕisϕdescribedϕinϕChapterϕ10.2ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕmanual.

Designs in RFEM/RSTAB model

Toϕprintϕtheϕcurrentϕgraphicϕofϕdesignϕratios,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕmenu

File Print Graphic

orϕuseϕtheϕtoolbarϕbuttonϕshownϕonϕtheϕleft.

Figure 6.2 Print Graphic buttonϕinϕRFEMϕtoolbar

Result diagrams

Alsoϕinϕthe Result Diagram on Member dialogϕbox,ϕyouϕcanϕsendϕtheϕgraphicϕwithϕdesignϕvaluesϕtoϕthereportϕbyϕclickingϕthe [Print] button.ϕAlternatively,ϕyouϕcanϕprintϕitϕdirectly.

Figure 6.3 Print buttonϕin Result Diagram on Member dialogϕbox

Theϕfollowingϕdialogϕboxϕopens:

Figure 6.4 Dialogϕbox Graphic Printout, tab General

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The Graphic Printout dialogϕboxϕisϕdescribedϕinϕChapterϕ10.2ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕmanual. There,youϕfindϕalsoϕdescriptionsϕofϕtheϕremainingϕdialogϕtabs.

Toϕmoveϕaϕgraphicϕwithinϕtheϕprintoutϕreportϕtoϕanotherϕposition,ϕuseϕtheϕdrag-and-dropϕfunction.

Toϕadjustϕaϕgraphicϕsubsequentlyϕinϕtheϕprintoutϕreport,ϕright-clickϕtheϕrelevantϕentryϕinϕtheϕreportnavigator. The Properties optionϕinϕtheϕshortcutϕmenuϕagainϕopensϕthe Graphic Printout dialogϕbox,offeringϕvariousϕoptionsϕforϕadjustment.

Figure 6.5 Dialogϕbox Graphic Printout, tab Options

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General Functions7

Thisϕchapterϕdescribesϕusefulϕmenuϕfunctionsϕasϕwellϕasϕexportϕoptionsϕforϕtheϕdesigns.

Design Cases7.1

Designϕcasesϕallowϕyouϕtoϕgroupϕmembersϕforϕtheϕdesigns. Thisϕway,ϕyouϕcanϕconsiderϕgroupsϕofstructuralϕcomponentsϕorϕanalyzeϕmembersϕwithϕparticularϕdesignϕspecifications (for example,ϕchangedmaterials,ϕpartialϕsafetyϕfactors, optimization).

Itϕisϕnoϕproblemϕtoϕanalyzeϕtheϕsameϕmemberϕorϕsetϕofϕmembersϕinϕdifferentϕdesignϕcases.

YouϕcanϕaccessϕtheϕdesignϕcasesϕofϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕalsoϕinϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕbyϕusingϕtheϕloadϕcaseϕlistofϕtheϕtoolbar.

Create a new design case

Toϕcreateϕaϕnewϕdesignϕcase,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕmenu

File New Case.

Theϕfollowingϕdialogϕboxϕappears.

Figure 7.1 Dialogϕbox New RF-STEEL EC3 Case

Inϕthisϕdialogϕbox,ϕenterϕa No. (one thatϕisϕnotϕyet assigned) forϕtheϕnewϕdesignϕcase. A Description willmakeϕtheϕselectionϕinϕtheϕloadϕcaseϕlistϕeasier.

Afterϕclicking [OK], theϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕWindow 1.1 General Data opensϕforϕenteringϕtheϕdesignϕdata.

Rename a design case

Toϕchangeϕtheϕdescriptionϕofϕaϕdesignϕcase,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕmenu

File Rename Case.

Theϕfollowingϕdialogϕboxϕappears.

Figure 7.2 Dialogϕbox Rename RF-STEEL EC3 Case

Inϕthisϕdialogϕbox,ϕyouϕcanϕspecifyϕaϕdifferent Description asϕwellϕasϕaϕdifferent No. forϕtheϕdesignϕcase.

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Copy a design case

Toϕcopyϕtheϕinputϕdataϕofϕtheϕcurrentϕdesignϕcase,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕmenu

File Copy Case.

Theϕfollowingϕdialogϕboxϕappears.

Figure 7.3 Dialogϕbox Copy RF-STEEL EC3 Case

Defineϕthe No. and,ϕifϕnecessary,ϕa Description forϕtheϕnewϕcase.

Delete a design case

Toϕdeleteϕaϕdesignϕcase,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕmenu

File Delete Case.

Theϕfollowingϕdialogϕboxϕappears.

Figure 7.4 Dialogϕbox Delete Cases

Youϕcanϕselectϕtheϕdesignϕcaseϕinϕtheϕlistϕof Available Cases. Toϕdeleteϕtheϕselectedϕcase,ϕclick [OK].

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Cross-Section Optimization7.2

Theϕdesignϕmoduleϕoffersϕyouϕtheϕpossibilityϕtoϕoptimizeϕoverloadedϕorϕlittleϕutilizedϕcross-sections:Defineϕtheϕrelevantϕsectionsϕinϕthe 1.3 Cross-Sections windowϕbyϕopeningϕtheϕdrop-downϕlistϕinϕcolumnEϕorϕFϕwhereϕyouϕdecideϕifϕtheϕcross-sectionsϕareϕtoϕbeϕdetermined From current row orϕfromuser-defined Favorites (see Figureϕ2.17 ). Youϕcanϕalsoϕstartϕtheϕoptimizationϕinϕtheϕresultϕwindowsϕbyusingϕtheϕshortcutϕmenu.

Figure 7.5 Shortcutϕmenuϕforϕcross-sectionϕoptimization

Duringϕtheϕoptimizationϕprocess,ϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕdeterminesϕtheϕcross-sectionϕthatϕfulfillsϕtheϕultimatelimitϕstate (!) designϕinϕtheϕmost "optimal" way,ϕthatϕis,ϕcomesϕasϕcloseϕasϕpossibleϕtoϕtheϕmaximumallowableϕdesignϕratioϕspecifiedϕinϕthe Details dialogϕbox (see Figureϕ3.11 ). Theϕrequiredcross-sectionϕpropertiesϕareϕdeterminedϕwithϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕasϕavailableϕfromϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB. Ifanotherϕcross-sectionϕprovesϕtoϕbeϕmoreϕfavorable,ϕitϕisϕusedϕforϕtheϕdesign. Then,ϕtheϕgraphicϕinWindowϕ1.3ϕshowsϕtwoϕcross-sections – theϕoriginalϕcross-sectionϕfromϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕandϕtheoptimizedϕcross-section (see Figureϕ7.7 ).

Ifϕyouϕselectϕthe Optimize optionϕforϕaϕparametricϕcross-section,ϕtheϕfollowingϕdialogϕboxϕappears.

Figure 7.6 Dialogϕbox Thin-Walled Cross-Sections - Symmetric I-Section : Optimize

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Youϕdetermineϕthe parameter(s) thatϕyouϕwantϕtoϕmodifyϕbyϕselectingϕthe Optimize check box(es). Thisenablesϕthe Minimum and Maximum columnsϕwhereϕyouϕcanϕdefineϕtheϕupperϕandϕlowerϕlimitsϕofϕtheparameter. The Increment columnϕcontrolsϕtheϕintervalϕinϕwhichϕtheϕsizeϕofϕtheϕparameterϕvariesϕduringtheϕoptimizationϕprocess.

Ifϕyouϕwantϕto Keep current side proportions, activateϕtheϕcorrespondingϕcheckϕbox. Inϕaddition,ϕyouhaveϕtoϕselectϕatϕleastϕtwoϕparametersϕforϕoptimization.

Cross-sectionsϕcomposedϕofϕrolledϕcross-sectionsϕcannotϕbeϕoptimized.

Pleaseϕnoteϕthatϕduringϕtheϕoptimizationϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕwon'tϕbeϕautomaticallyϕrecalculatedϕwithϕthemodifiedϕcross-sections: Itϕisϕupϕtoϕyouϕtoϕdecideϕwhichϕcross-sectionsϕshouldϕbeϕtransferredϕtoϕRFEMϕorRSTABϕforϕrecalculation. Asϕaϕresultϕofϕoptimizedϕcross-sections,ϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕmayϕdiffersignificantlyϕbecauseϕofϕtheϕmodifiedϕstiffnessesϕinϕtheϕstructuralϕsystem. Therefore,ϕitϕisϕrecommendedϕtorecalculateϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕwithϕtheϕmodifiedϕcross-sectionsϕafterϕtheϕfirstϕoptimization,ϕandϕthenϕtooptimizeϕtheϕcross-sectionsϕonceϕagain.

Youϕcanϕexportϕtheϕmodifiedϕcross-sectionsϕtoϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB: Goϕtoϕthe 1.3 Cross-Sections windowandϕselectϕonϕtheϕmenu

Edit Export All Cross-Sections to RFEM/RSTAB.

YouϕcanϕalsoϕuseϕtheϕshortcutϕmenuϕinϕWindowϕ1.3ϕtoϕexportϕoptimizedϕcross-sectionsϕtoϕRFEMϕorRSTAB.

Figure 7.7 ShortcutϕmenuϕinϕWindow 1.3 Cross-Sections

Beforeϕtheϕmodifiedϕcross-sectionsϕareϕtransferred,ϕaϕqueryϕappearsϕaskingϕifϕtheϕresultsϕofϕRFEMϕorRSTABϕshouldϕbeϕdeleted.

Figure 7.8 Queryϕbeforeϕtransferϕofϕmodifiedϕcross-sectionsϕtoϕRFEM

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Afterϕstartingϕthe [Calculation] inϕRF-/STEELϕEC3,ϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕandϕdesignϕratiosϕareϕdeterminedinϕoneϕcalculationϕrun.

Ifϕtheϕmodifiedϕcross-sectionsϕhaveϕnotϕyetϕbeenϕexportedϕtoϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB,ϕyouϕcanϕreimportϕtheoriginalϕcross-sectionsϕtoϕtheϕdesignϕmoduleϕbyϕusingϕtheϕoptionsϕshownϕin Figureϕ7.7 . Pleaseϕnotethatϕthisϕpossibilityϕisϕonlyϕavailableϕinϕthe 1.3 Cross-sections window.

Ifϕyouϕoptimizeϕaϕtaperedϕmember,ϕtheϕprogramϕmodifiesϕtheϕmemberϕstartϕandϕend andϕlinearlyinterpolatesϕtheϕsecondϕmomentsϕofϕareaϕforϕtheϕintermediateϕlocations. Sinceϕtheseϕmomentsϕareconsideredϕwithϕtheϕfourthϕpower,ϕtheϕdesignsϕmayϕbeϕinaccurateϕifϕtheϕdepthsϕofϕtheϕstartϕandϕendcross-sectionϕdifferϕconsiderably. Inϕsuchϕaϕcase,ϕitϕisϕrecommendedϕtoϕdivideϕtheϕtaperϕintoϕseveralmembers,ϕthusϕmodelingϕtheϕtaperϕlayoutϕmanually.

Units and Decimal Places7.3

TheϕunitsϕandϕdecimalϕplacesϕareϕmanagedϕforϕRFEM/RSTABϕandϕtheϕadd-onϕmodulesϕinϕoneϕdialogbox. InϕRF-/STEELϕEC3,ϕyouϕcanϕaccessϕthisϕdialogϕboxϕforϕadjustingϕtheϕunitsϕbyϕselectingϕonϕtheϕmenu

Settings Units and Decimal Places

TheϕdialogϕboxϕknownϕfromϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕappears. TheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕadd-onϕmoduleϕisϕpresetϕinthe Program / Module list.

Figure 7.9 Dialogϕbox Units and Decimal Places

Theϕmodifiedϕsettingsϕcanϕbeϕsavedϕasϕuserϕprofileϕandϕreusedϕinϕotherϕmodels. TheϕfunctionsϕaredescribedϕinϕChapterϕ11.1.3ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕmanual.

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Data Transfer7.4

Exporting Materials to RFEM/RSTAB7.4.1

IfϕtheϕmaterialsϕhaveϕbeenϕadjustedϕinϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕforϕtheϕdesign,ϕyouϕcanϕexportϕtheϕmodifiedmaterialsϕtoϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕinϕaϕsimilarϕwayϕasϕyouϕexportϕcross-sections: Openϕthe 1.2 Materialswindow,ϕandϕthenϕselectϕonϕtheϕmenu

Edit Export All Materials to RFEM/RSTAB.

YouϕcanϕalsoϕuseϕtheϕshortcutϕmenuϕinϕWindowϕ1.2ϕtoϕexportϕmaterialsϕtoϕRFEM/RSTAB.

Figure 7.10 ShortcutϕmenuϕofϕWindow 1.2 Materials

Beforeϕtheϕmodifiedϕcross-sectionsϕareϕtransferred,ϕaϕqueryϕappearsϕaskingϕifϕtheϕresultsϕofϕRFEMϕorRSTABϕshouldϕbeϕdeleted. Afterϕstartingϕthe [Calculation] inϕRF-/STEELϕEC3,ϕtheϕinternalϕforcesϕanddesignϕratiosϕareϕdeterminedϕinϕoneϕcalculationϕrun.

IfϕtheϕmodifiedϕmaterialsϕhaveϕnotϕyetϕbeenϕexportedϕtoϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB,ϕyouϕcanϕreimportϕtheϕoriginalmaterialsϕtoϕtheϕdesignϕmoduleϕbyϕusingϕtheϕoptionsϕshownϕin Figureϕ7.10 . Pleaseϕnoteϕthatϕthispossibilityϕisϕonlyϕavailableϕinϕthe 1.2 Materials window.

Exporting Effective Lengths to RFEM/RSTAB7.4.2

IfϕtheϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕhaveϕbeenϕadjustedϕinϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕforϕtheϕdesigns,ϕyouϕcanϕalsoϕexportϕthemodifiedϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕtoϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB: Goϕtoϕthe 1.5 Effective Lengths - Members windowϕandselectϕonϕtheϕmenu

Edit Export All Effective Lengths to RFEM/RSTAB.

YouϕcanϕalsoϕuseϕtheϕshortcutϕmenuϕinϕWindowϕ1.5ϕtoϕexportϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕtoϕRFEM/RSTAB.

Figure 7.11 ShortcutϕmenuϕofϕWindow 1.5 Effective Lengths - Members

Beforeϕtheϕmodifiedϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕareϕtransferred,ϕaϕqueryϕappearsϕaskingϕifϕtheϕresultsϕofϕRFEM/RSTABϕshouldϕbeϕdeleted.

IfϕtheϕmodifiedϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕhaveϕnotϕyetϕbeenϕexportedϕtoϕRFEMϕorϕRSTAB,ϕyouϕcanϕreimportϕtheoriginalϕeffectiveϕlengthsϕtoϕtheϕdesignϕmoduleϕbyϕusingϕtheϕoptionsϕshownϕin Figureϕ7.11 .

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Export of Results7.4.3

TheϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕresultsϕcanϕalsoϕbeϕusedϕbyϕotherϕprograms.

Clipboard

Toϕcopyϕcellsϕselectedϕinϕtheϕresultsϕwindowsϕtoϕtheϕclipboard,ϕuseϕtheϕkeys [Ctrl]+[C]. Toϕinsertϕthem,forϕexample,ϕinϕaϕwordϕprocessingϕprogram,ϕpress [Ctrl]+[V]. Theϕheadersϕofϕtheϕtableϕcolumnsϕwon'tbeϕtransferred.

Printout report

TheϕdataϕofϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕcanϕbeϕprintedϕintoϕtheϕprintoutϕreport (see Chapterϕ6.1 ) whereϕtheyϕcanbeϕexported.ϕThen,ϕinϕtheϕprintoutϕreport,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕmenu

File Export to RTF.

ThisϕfunctionϕisϕdescribedϕinϕChapterϕ10.1.11ϕofϕtheϕRFEMϕorϕRSTABϕmanual.

Excel

RF-/STEELϕEC3ϕprovidesϕaϕfunctionϕforϕdirectlyϕexportingϕdataϕtoϕMSϕExcelϕorϕtheϕCSVϕfileϕformat. Toaccessϕthisϕfunction,ϕselectϕonϕtheϕmenu

File Export Tables.

Theϕfollowingϕexportϕdialogϕboxϕopens.

Figure 7.12 Dialogϕbox Export of Tables

Whenϕyouϕhaveϕselectedϕtheϕrelevantϕdata,ϕyouϕcanϕstartϕtheϕexportϕwith [OK]. Excelϕwillϕbeϕstartedautomatically,ϕthatϕis,ϕyouϕdoϕnotϕneedϕtoϕopenϕtheϕprogramϕfirst.

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ThisϕchapterϕpresentsϕtwoϕexamplesϕdescribingϕtheϕdesignϕwithϕRF-/STEELϕEC3. Otherϕexamplesϕaredescribedϕinϕtheϕfollowingϕarticlesϕonϕourϕwebsite:

https://www.dlubal.com/en-US/support-and-learning/support/knowledge-base/001377

https://www.dlubal.com/en-US/support-and-learning/support/knowledge-base/001447

Stability8.1

Weϕwillϕperformϕsomeϕstabilityϕanalysesϕforϕflexuralϕbucklingϕandϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕforϕacolumnϕwithϕdouble-bending,ϕconsideringϕtheϕinteractionϕconditions.

Design values

System and loads

Figure 8.1

Design values of static loadsNd =ϕ300ϕkNqz,d =ϕ5ϕkN/mFy,d =ϕ7.5ϕkN

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Internal forces according to linear static analysis

Figure 8.2 Internalϕforces

Design locations (governing x-location)

Theϕdesignϕisϕperformedϕforϕallϕx-locations (see Chapterϕ4.5 ) ofϕtheϕequivalentϕmember. Thegoverningϕlocationϕisϕxϕ=ϕ2.00ϕm. RFEMϕorϕRSTABϕdeterminesϕtheϕfollowingϕinternalϕforces:

N M Mz Vy Vz

-300.00ϕkN 10.00ϕkNm 7.50ϕkNm 3.75ϕkN 0.00ϕkN

Table 8.1 Internalϕforces

Cross-section properties HE-B 160, S 235

Property Symbol Value Unit

Cross-sectionalϕarea A 54.30 cm²

Momentϕofϕinertia Iy 2490.00 cm4

Momentϕofϕinertia Iz 889.00 cm4

Radiusϕofϕgyration iy 6.78 cm

Radiusϕofϕgyration iz 4.05 cm

Polarϕradiusϕofϕgyration ip 7.90 cm

Polarϕradiusϕofϕgyration ip,M 41.90 cm

Sectionϕweight G 42.63 kg/m

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Torsionalϕconstant IT 31.40 cm4

Warpingϕconstant Iω 47940.00 cm6

Elasticϕsectionϕmodulus Wy 311.00 cm3

Elasticϕsectionϕmodulus Wz 111.00 cm3

Plasticϕsectionϕmodulus Wpl,y 354.00 cm3

Plasticϕsectionϕmodulus Wpl,z 169.96 cm3

Bucklingϕcurve BCy b

Bucklingϕcurve BCz c

Table 8.2 Cross-sectionϕpropertiesϕHE-Bϕ160,ϕSϕ235

Flexural buckling about minor axis (⊥ to z-z axis)

Ncr z

21000 889 00 2

400 0021151 60 kN

l z

A f y

Ncr z

54 30 23 51151 60

1 053 0 2

Designϕforϕflexuralϕbucklingϕmustϕbeϕperformed.

cross-sectionalϕgeometry:ϕh/bϕ=ϕ1.00 ≤ 1.2;ϕstructuralϕsteelϕSϕ235;ϕt ≤ 100ϕmm

[1] Tableϕ6.2,ϕrowϕ3,ϕcolumnϕ4:ϕbucklingϕcurve c

⇒ αz = 0.49 ([1] Table 6.1)

F 0 5 [1 0 49 1 053 0 2 1 0532] 1 263

c z

1

1 263 1 2632 1 05320 510

NEd

c z A f y g M1

3000 510 54 30 23 5 1 0

0 461

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Secondϕmomentϕofϕarea Iz 889.00 cm4

Effectiveϕmemberϕlength Lcr,z 4.000 m

Elasticϕflexuralϕbucklingϕforce Ncr,z 1151.60 kN

Slenderness λz 1.053 > 0.2 6.3.1.2(4)

Bucklingϕcurve BCz c Tab.ϕ6.2

Imperfectionϕfactor αz 0.490 Tab.ϕ6.1

Auxiliaryϕfactor Φz 1.263 6.3.1.2(1)

Reductionϕfactor χz 0.510 Eq. (6.49)

Table 8.3 ResultsϕofϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕcalculation

Flexural buckling about major axis (⊥ to y-y axis)

Ncr y

21000 2490 00 2

400 0023225 51 kN

l y

A f y

Ncr y

54 30 23 53225 51

0 629 0 2

Designϕforϕflexuralϕbucklingϕmustϕbeϕperformed.

cross-sectionalϕgeometry:ϕh/bϕ=ϕ1.00 ≤ 1.2;ϕstructuralϕsteelϕSϕ235;ϕt ≤ 100ϕmm

[1] Tableϕ6.2,ϕrowϕ3,ϕcolumnϕ4:ϕbucklingϕcurve b

⇒ αy = 0.34 ([1] Tabelle 6.1)

F 0 5 [1 0 34 0 629 0 2 0 6292] 0 771

c y

1

0 771 0 7712 0 62920 822

NEd

c y A f y g M1

3000 822 54 30 23 5 1 0

0 286

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Secondϕmomentϕofϕarea Iy 2490.00 cm4

Effectiveϕmemberϕlength Lcr,y 4.000 m

Elasticϕflexuralϕbucklingϕforce Ncr,y 3225.51 kN

Cross-sectionalϕarea A 54.30 cm2

Yieldϕstrength fy 23.50 kN/cm2 3.2.1

Slenderness λy 0.629 > 0.2 6.3.1.2(4)

Bucklingϕcurve BCy b Tab.ϕ6.2

Imperfectionϕfactor αy 0.340 Tab.ϕ6.1

Auxiliaryϕfactor Φy 0.771 6.3.1.2(1)

Reductionϕfactor χy 0.822 Eq. (6.49)

Table 8.4 ResultsϕofϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕcalculation

Lateral-torsional buckling

Ideal elastic critical moment

Inϕthisϕexample,ϕtheϕelasticϕcriticalϕmomentϕforϕlateral-torsionalϕbucklingϕisϕdeterminedϕaccordingϕtoϕtheAustrianϕNationalϕAnnexϕwithϕassumptionϕofϕhingedϕsupportsϕfreeϕtoϕwarp.

Theϕloadϕapplicationϕpointϕisϕassumedϕtoϕbeϕinϕtheϕshearϕcenter (you canϕadjustϕtheϕapplicationϕpointforϕtransverseϕloadsϕinϕthe Details dialogϕbox,ϕcf. Chapterϕ3.1.2 ).

Mcr C1

2 E I z

2

I w

I z

2 G I t

2 E I z

Mcr 1 132 21000 889

4002

47940889

4002 8100 31 402 21000 889

215 71 kNm

Theϕprogramϕalsoϕshows Mcr,0 whichϕisϕdeterminedϕonϕtheϕbasisϕofϕaϕconstantϕmomentϕdistribution.

Forϕtheϕresultsϕbyϕx-location,ϕtheϕprogramϕalsoϕshowsϕthe Mcr,x values. Thoseϕareϕtheϕelasticϕcriticalmomentsϕatϕtheϕx-locationsϕrelativeϕtoϕtheϕelasticϕcriticalϕmomentϕatϕtheϕlocationϕofϕtheϕmaximummoment. Using Mcr,x, theϕprogramϕthenϕcalculatesϕtheϕrelativeϕslenderness ƛLT.

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Slenderness for lateral-torsional buckling

Calculationϕaccordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.2.2ϕforϕlocationϕwithϕtheϕmaximumϕmomentϕatϕxϕ=ϕ2.00ϕm:

HEB-160,ϕcross-sectionϕclassϕ1: Wy = Wpl,y =ϕ354.00 cm3

l LT

Wy f y

Mcr

354 23 5215 71

0 621

Reduction factor χLT

Calculationϕaccordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.2.3

HEB-160: h/bϕ=ϕ1.0 < 2.0 ⇒ buckling curve b accordingϕto [1] Tableϕ6.5

Auxiliaryϕfactor:

F LT 0 5 1 a LT l LT l LT 0 b lLT2

F LT 0 5 1 0 34 0 621 0 40 0 75 0 6212 0 682

Limitingϕslenderness:

l LT 0 0 40

Parameter (minimum value):

b 0 75

Imperfectionϕfactorϕaccording to [1] Tableϕ6.3:

a LT 0 34

c LT

1

F LT FLT2 b l

LT2

1

0 682 0 6822 0 75 0 62120 908

Accordingϕto [1] clauseϕ6.3.2.3,ϕtheϕreductionϕfactorϕmayϕbeϕmodifiedϕasϕfollows:

c LT mod

c LT

fwhere f 1 0 5 1 k c 1 2 0 l LT 0 82

c LT mod

0 9080 972

0 934

Correctionϕfactor kc accordingϕto [1] Table 6.6ϕforϕaϕparabolicϕmomentϕdiagram:

k c 0 94

f 1 0 5 1 0 94 [1 2 0 0 621 0 8 2] 0 972

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Interaction factors kyy and kyz

Determinationϕaccordingϕto [4] Annex B,ϕTableϕB.2,ϕforϕstructuralϕcomponentsϕsusceptibleϕtotorsionalϕdeformations

Theϕequivalentϕmomentϕfactor CmLT isϕobtainedϕaccordingϕtoϕTableϕB.3ϕfor ψ =ϕ0ϕas:

Cmy CmLT 0 95 0 05 a h 0 95 where a h

Mh

Ms

010

0

k yy Cmy 1 l y 0 2NEd

c y NRk g M1

Cmy 1 0 8NEd

c y NRk g M1

k yy 0 95 1 0 629 0 2 0 286 0 95 1 0 8 0 286 1 067 1 167

k yz 0 60 k zz 0 60 1 481 0 888

Interaction factors kzy and kzz

Determinationϕaccordingϕto [1] AnnexϕB,ϕTableϕB.2,ϕforϕstructuralϕcomponentsϕsusceptibleϕtotorsionalϕdeformations

Theϕequivalentϕmomentϕfactor CmLT isϕobtainedϕaccordingϕtoϕTableϕB.3ϕfor ψ =ϕ0ϕas:

Cmz 0 90 0 01 a h 0 90 where a h

Mh

Ms

010

0

k zy 10 1 l z

CmLT 0 25

NEd

c z NRk g M1

10 1

CmLT 0 25

NEd

c z NRk g M1

k zy 10 1 1 0530 95 0 25

0 461 10 1

0 95 0 250 461 0 892 0 934

k zy 0 934

k zz Cmz 1 2 l z 0 6NEd

c z NRk g M1

Cmz 1 1 4NEd

c z NRk g M1

k zz 0 90 1 2 1 053 0 6 0 461 0 90 1 1 4 0 461 1 525 1 481

k zz 1 481

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Interaction design for buckling about major axis and lateral-torsional buckling

Accordingϕto [1] Eq. (6.61) theϕfollowingϕrequirementϕmustϕbeϕfulfilled:

NEd

c y NRk g M1

k yy

My Ed

c LT My Rk g M1

k yz

Mz Ed

Mz Rk g M1

1

where

My Rk Wpl y f y 354 23 5 8319 kNcm 83 19 kNm

Mz Rk Wpl z f y 169 96 23 5 3994 1 kNcm 39 94 kNm

3000 822 1276 05 1 0

1 06710 0

0 908 83 19 1 00 888

7 5039 94 1 0

0 594 1

Interaction design for buckling about minor axis and lateral-torsional buckling

AccordingϕtoϕEN1993-1-1ϕEq. (6.62) theϕfollowingϕrequirementϕmustϕbeϕfulfilled:

NEd

c z NRk g M1

k zy

My Ed

c LT My Rk g M1

k zz

Mz Ed

Mz Rk g M1

1

3000 510 1276 05 1 0

0 93410 0

0 908 83 19 1 01 481

7 5039 94 1 0

0 863 1

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Sectionϕdepth h 160.0 mm

Sectionϕwidth b 160.0 mm

Criterion h/b 1.00 ≤ 2 Tab.ϕ6.5

Bucklingϕcurve BCLT b Tab.ϕ6.5

Imperfectionϕfactor αLT 0.340 Tab.ϕ6.3

Shearϕmodulus G 8100.00 kN/cm3

Lengthϕfactor kz 1.000

Lengthϕfactor kw 1.000

Length L 4.000 m

Warpingϕconstant Iw 47940.00 cm6

Torsionalϕconstant It 31.40 cm4

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ElasticϕcriticalϕmomentϕforϕLTBforϕdeterminationϕofϕrelatedslenderness

Mcr,0 190.90 kNm

Momentϕdistribution DiagrMy

6) parabola

Maximumϕsaggingϕmoment My,max 10.00 kNm

Boundaryϕmoment My,A 0.00 kNm

Momentϕratio ψ 0.000

Momentϕfactor C1 1.130 [2]

Idealϕelasticϕcriticalϕmoment Mcr 215.71 kNm

Elasticϕsectionϕmodulus Wy 354.00 cm3

Slenderness λLT 0.621 6.3.2.2(1)

Parameter λLT,0 0.400 6.3.2.3(1)

Parameter β 0.750 6.3.2.3(1)

Auxiliaryϕfactor φLT 0.682 6.3.2.3(1)

Reductionϕfactor χLT 0.908 Eq. (6.57)

Correctionϕfactor kc 0.940 6.3.2.3(2)

Modificationϕfactor f 0.972 6.3.2.3(2)

Reductionϕfactor χLT,mod 0.934 Eq. (6.58)

Momentϕdistribution DiagrMy

3) maxϕinspan

Tab.ϕB.3

Momentϕfactor ψy 1.000 Tab.ϕB.3

Moment Mh,y 0.00 kNm Tab.ϕB.3

Moment Ms,y 10.00 kNm Tab.ϕB.3

Ratio­­ Mh,y / Ms,y αh,y 0.000 Tab.ϕB.3

Loadϕtype Loadϕz uniformϕload Tab.ϕB.3

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Momentϕfactor Cmy 0.950 Tab.ϕB.3

Momentϕdistribution DiagrMz

3) maxϕinspan

Tab.ϕB.3

Momentϕfactor ψz 1.000 Tab.ϕB.3

Moment Mh,z 0.00 kNm Tab.ϕB.3

Moment Ms,z 7.50 kNm Tab.ϕB.3

Ratio­ Mh,z / Ms,z αh,z 0.000 Tab.ϕB.3

Loadϕtype Loadϕy concentratedload

Tab.ϕB.3

Momentϕfactor Cmz 0.900 Tab.ϕB.3

Momentϕdistribution DiagrMy,LT

3) maxϕinspan

Tab.ϕB.3

Momentϕfactor ψy,LT 1.000 Tab.ϕB.3

Moment Mh,y,LT 0.00 kNm Tab.ϕB.3

Moment Ms,y,LT 10.00 kNm Tab.ϕB.3

Ratio Mh,y,LT / Ms,y,LT αh,y,LT 0.000 Tab.ϕB.3

Loadϕtype Loadϕz uniformϕload Tab.ϕB.3

Momentϕfactor CmLT 0.950 Tab.ϕB.3

Componentϕtype Com-ponent

torsionallyweak

Interactionϕfactor kyy 1.067 Tab.ϕB.2

Interactionϕfactor kyz 0.888 Tab.ϕA.1

Interactionϕfactor kzy 0.934 Tab.ϕA.1

Interactionϕfactor kzz 1.481 Tab.ϕA.1

Axialϕforce (compression) NEd 300.00 kN

Governingϕcross-sectionalarea

Ai 54.30 cm2 Tab.ϕ6.7

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Compressionϕresistance NRk 1276.05 kN Tab.ϕ6.7

Partialϕsafetyϕfactor γM1 1.000 6.1

DesignϕcomponentϕforϕN γNy 0.29 ≤ 1 Eq. (6.61)

DesignϕcomponentϕforϕN hNz 0.46 ≤ 1 Eq. (6.62)

Moment My,Ed 10.00 kNm

Momentϕresistance My,Rk 83.19 kNm Tab.ϕ6.7

Momentϕcomponent ηMy 0.13 Eq. (6.61)

Moment Mz,Ed 7.50 kNm

Elasticϕsectionϕmodulus WZ 169.96 cm3

Momentϕresistance Mz,Rk 39.94 kNm Tab.ϕ6.7

Momentϕcomponent ηMz 0.19 Eq. (6.61)

Designϕ1 η1 0.59 ≤ 1 Eq. (6.61)

Designϕ2 η2 0.86 ≤ 1 Eq. (6.62)

Table 8.5 ResultsϕofϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕcalculation

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Fire Resistance8.2

Thisϕexampleϕdescribesϕtheϕfireϕresistanceϕdesignϕforϕaϕsteelϕcolumn, usingϕtheϕNationalϕAnnexϕofGermany.

System and loads

Figure 8.3

Columnϕcross-section:ϕHE-Bϕ300,ϕsteelϕSϕ235System:ϕhingedϕcolumn, β =ϕ1.0Systemϕheight:ϕ3ϕmLoading: GK =ϕ1200ϕkN, QK =ϕ600ϕkN

Ultimate limit state design for room temperature

Flexural buckling about minor axis (⊥ to z-z axis)

Ncr z

21000 8560 00 2

300 00219712 90 kN

l z

A f y

Ncr z

149 0 23 519712 90

0 422 0 2

Designϕforϕflexuralϕbucklingϕmustϕbeϕperformed.

cross-sectionalϕgeometry:ϕh/bϕ=ϕ1.00 ≤ 1.2;ϕstructuralϕsteelϕSϕ235;ϕt ≤ 100ϕmm

[1] Tableϕ6.2,ϕrowϕ3,ϕcolumnϕ4:ϕbucklingϕcurve c

⇒ αz = 0.49 ([1] Table 6.1)

F 0 5 [1 0 49 0 422 0 2 0 4222] 0 643

c z

1

0 643 0 6432 0 42220 886

NEd 1 35 GK 1 5 QK 1 35 1200 1 5 600 2520 kN

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Design ratio

NEd

c z A f y g M1

25200 886 149 0 23 5 1 1

0 894 1 0

Results of RF-/STEEL EC3 calculation

Secondϕmomentϕofϕarea Iz 8560.00 cm4

Effectiveϕmemberϕlength Lcr,z 3.000 m

Elasticϕflexuralϕbucklingϕforce Ncr,z 19712.9 kN

Slenderness λz 0.4215 > 0.2 6.3.1.2(4)

Bucklingϕcurve BCz c Tab.ϕ6.2

Imperfectionϕfactor αz 0.490 Tab.ϕ6.1

Auxiliaryϕfactor Φz 0.643 6.3.1.2(1)

Reductionϕfactor χz 0.886 Eq. (6.49)

Flexuralϕbucklingϕresistance Nb,z,Rd 2821.80 kN Eq. (6.47)

Designϕratio η 0.893 ≤ 1.0 Eq. (6.46)

Table 8.6 ResultsϕofϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕcalculation

Fire resistance design

Afterϕaϕfireϕexposureϕofϕ90ϕminutesϕaccordingϕtoϕtheϕstandardϕtemperature-timeϕcurve,ϕtheϕmeanϕsteeltemperatureϕisϕ524 ℃.

Aϕbox-shapedϕGRPϕencasement (glass-reinforced plastic) isϕusedϕasϕfireϕresistanceϕmaterial,ϕhavingϕthefollowingϕproperties:

Specificϕweight: ρp =ϕ945 kg/m3

Thermalϕconductivity: λp =ϕ0.2ϕW/K

Specificϕheatϕcapacity: cp =ϕ1700ϕJ/kgK

Thickness: dp =ϕ18ϕmm

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Determination of reduction factors

ky,Θ =ϕ0.704 [10] Tableϕ3.1

kE,Θ =ϕ0.528 [10] Tableϕ3.1

Design in fire situation according to [2] clause 4.2.3.2

Imperfectionϕfactor α:

a 0 65235f y

0 65235235

0 65

Non-dimensionalϕrelativeϕslenderness ƛΘ:

l Q lk y Q

k E Q

05

0 4220 7040 528

05

0 486

Auxiliaryϕfactor:

F q12

[1 a l q l q2]

12

[1 0 65 0 486 0 4862] 0 776

Reductionϕfactorϕforϕflexuralϕbucklingϕinϕfireϕsituation:

c fi

1

j q j q2 l q

2

1

0 776 0 7762 0 48620 724

Bucklingϕresistanceϕofϕstructuralϕcomponentϕsubjectedϕtoϕcompression:

Nb fi Rd

c fi A k y q f y

g M fi0 724 149 0 0 704 23 5

1 01784 7 kN

Loadingϕinϕcaseϕofϕfire:

N fi Ed 1 0 Gk 0 9 Qk 1 0 1200 0 9 600 1740 kN

Design ratio

hN fi Ed

Nb fi Rd

17401784 7

0 975 1 0

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Reductionϕfactor ky,θ 0.704 [2] , Tab.ϕ3.1

Reductionϕfactor kE,θ 0.528 [2] , Tab.ϕ3.1

Slenderness λz,θ 0.486 [2] , Eq. (4.7)

Imperfectionϕfactor α 0.650 [2] , 4.2.3.2(2)

Auxiliaryϕfactor Φz,Θ 0.776 [2] , 4.2.3.2(2)

Reductionϕfactor χz,fi 0.724 [2] , Eq. (4.6)

Partialϕsafetyϕfactor γM,fi 1.000 [2] , 2.3 (1)

Flexuralϕbucklingresistance

Nb,fi,z,Θ,Rd 1784.4 kN [2] , Eq. (4.5)

Designϕratio η 0.975 ≤ 1.0 [2] , Eq. (4.1)

Table 8.7 ResultsϕofϕRF-/STEELϕEC3ϕcalculation

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