5. TOOLS

CHAPTER 5 "TOOLS" 6 You place a beam with a start post at (K1) and an end post at (K5). The program (under inactive conditions) understands that the beam rests on the (K1) and (K5) substructure. But it has ignored the intermediate columns K2,K3,K4. To enable it to understand that there are columns at the given locations, you select the command " Beam Partition " and then select any point on the beam. The program recognizes the columns at the locations, cuts the beam into sections and makes the connection between the resulting beams and the columns. 1.4 Beam on beam Instruction to create indirect supports on the beams . OBSERVATION: It is applied to the physical elements of the beams, i.e. before the mathematical model is created . Select the command and then point the mouse at the first beam of the indirect support and then at the second beam. The individual cases are discussed in the following examples: EXAMPLE 1 Purpose : to create indirect support between beam 1 and D2.