10C. DIMENSIONING PART 3/4

CHAPTER 10C 'DIMENSIONING' 19 By selecting the icon (the most complex case) you define for the vertical member the 6 members (2 vertical and 4 horizontal) that are present in it (3 at the beginning and 3 at end). Selecting the icon displays the following dialog box: where for the respective fields you DRAW graphically with the mouse the respective members that occur at the start and end nodes of the member you are specifying the bending length. Every time you select a member with the mouse, number, cross-section and length are automatically displayed in the corresponding field. You must indicate the concurrent members by the title (Pillar Upper, D upper left, etc.) indicated in the corresponding row. Once you have completed the process of defining the members, you must define for these members their orientation and especially for the beams the type of support at their other end and the type of load imposed on them. By pressing "OK" button, in the buckling length the corresponding icon and the coefficient -1 is displayed, which generally means that the program, based on the data you have provided, automatically calculates the buckling length for the given member. Finally, with the option you have the possibility to enter your own value in the corresponding field of the bending length, while with the option you define whether the frame to which the member belongs is transposable or not transposable.