EXAMPLE 3. NON-STANDARD STUDY METAL CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE 3: 'DESIGN OF A METAL STRUCTURE' 76 Essentially way, you can massively size all of the connections of the beam members of the girder which are connected to the weak axis in the same way (bolts or welds, plate geometry, etc.) and which have common cross sections. The program will automatically calculate the intensive sizes of each pair and proceed to dimension the connection based on the most unfavourable combination. This way you will not have to guess where in your structure the most unfavourable beam-post connection in the strong axis will be developed, while at the same time if one connection is satisfied, all other connections of the same type will automatically be satisfied. Then select "exit" and then "Edit Link-Geometry Check". The window appears automatically, through which you can precisely define the type and geometry of the specific connection. Give the typical values shown in the figure or try to create your own connection. To then check the adequacy of the link with the combinations in the analysis, select the "Calculate (Combinations)" command. Initially the program will perform a geometric check of the connection (e.g. if the bolts are too close to the edge of the plates). If there is a problem an error message is displayed accordingly in the top right field . In this particular connection change the distance e1 from 10 to 15 cm and click again on "Calculation (Combinations)".