EXAMPLE 3. NON-STANDARD STUDY METAL CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE 3: 'DESIGN OF A METAL STRUCTURE' 71 ensure the member, while in the other direction, if no data are available, the individual lengths are taken as Lz . We select the consolidation command group and select the Automatic command: The logic of the consolidation methodology is that, either automatically or manually, the individual members of an element are consolidated by bending direction. The buckling length taken for calculation purposes is not the actual length of the member, but the unified length from the beginning to the end of the column or beam respectively. In addition, in the presentation of the results, for these consolidated members the worst controls are shown only once and not for each one as was the case until now. Finally, in automatic consolidation, there is the definition of stop levels. Break planes are horizontal or vertical planes that are used as breakpoints in the consolidation of a continuous element. Thus, for vertical elements (Pillars) the stopping levels are horizontal levels which are defined, like the levels, with an altitude. OBSERVATION It is good to work on the 3d mathematical model and have the local axes displayed. 6.3.2.2 Automatic Consolidation Using this command displays the following dialog box