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5 | = {{id name="Starting the program"/}}Starting the program = | ||
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7 | The Steel Joint module can be started in one of the following ways: | ||
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9 | * Click //Start// button of Windows status bar and select //All programs -> FEM-Design…//((( | ||
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11 | [[image:1585727855492-430.png]] | ||
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15 | ))) | ||
16 | * Click //Windows desktop -> FEM-Design 19 icon to start up the FEM-Design Command Center. Click on Steel Joint-icon//.((( | ||
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18 | [[image:1585727906819-413.png]] | ||
19 | ))) | ||
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21 | When starting the Steel Joint module a //Code, configuration// dialog pops out. Here the user has to select a code for the calculation. The code selection influences the values of safety factors, as well as the range of available modelling materials. | ||
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23 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
24 | [[image:1585728096467-123.png]] | ||
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26 | = {{id name="Introduction"/}}Introduction = | ||
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28 | The Steel Joint module covers 51 joints that are classified into 7 types: | ||
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30 | * Column splice | ||
31 | * Beam splice | ||
32 | * Column base | ||
33 | * Beam to beam | ||
34 | * Beam to column | ||
35 | * Knee | ||
36 | * Bracing | ||
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38 | Each type includes several solutions, where different bar cross-section or different components are used, (end plate, splice plate, weld, bolt…). Solutions may include additional options that can be chosen for different number of joined bars or different bar topology (e.g. Y, X, K bracing joints). | ||
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40 | The following table shows all the possible joints. | ||
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42 | (% border="1" style="width:707px" %) | ||
43 | |=(% colspan="2" rowspan="1" scope="row" style="background-color: rgb(0, 118, 203); text-align: center; width: 273px;" %)(% style="color:#ffffff" %)Type|=(% colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="background-color: rgb(0, 118, 203); text-align: center; width: 201px;" %)(% style="color:#ffffff" %)Solution|=(% colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="background-color: rgb(0, 118, 203); width: 215px; text-align: center;" %)(% style="color:#ffffff" %)Options | ||
44 | |=(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" style="width: 140px; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" %)Column splice|=(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" scope="row" style="width: 136px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)[[image:1585730203534-718.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)CS1|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585729952680-461.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
45 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)CS2|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585729267159-295.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
46 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)CS3|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585729135282-377.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
47 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)CS4|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585729570574-697.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
48 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)CS5|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585729660667-737.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
49 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)CS6|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585729705953-304.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
50 | |=(% colspan="1" rowspan="7" style="width: 140px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)Beam splice|=(% colspan="1" rowspan="7" scope="row" style="width: 136px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)[[image:1585728313969-146.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BS1|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730132811-524.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
51 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BS2|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730040571-862.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
52 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BS3|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730053736-772.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
53 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BS4|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730067001-365.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
54 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BS5|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730080683-734.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
55 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BS6|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730094047-971.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
56 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BS7|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730103465-940.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
57 | |=(% colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="width: 140px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)Beam to beam|=(% colspan="1" rowspan="5" scope="row" style="width: 136px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)[[image:1585730220425-521.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BB1|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730988022-177.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
58 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BB2|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730941873-337.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
59 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BB3|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730951285-527.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
60 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BB4|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730960783-130.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
61 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BB5|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730969698-734.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
62 | |=(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="width: 140px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)Column base|=(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" scope="row" style="width: 136px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)[[image:1585730230177-780.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)CB1|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730910397-230.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
63 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)CB2|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730168683-371.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
64 | |=(% colspan="1" rowspan="9" style="width: 140px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)Beam to column|=(% colspan="1" rowspan="9" scope="row" style="width: 136px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)[[image:1585729519621-267.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BC1|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585731048460-764.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
65 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BC2|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585731182929-873.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
66 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BC3|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585731192923-715.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
67 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BC4|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585731202930-969.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
68 | |(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BC5|(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585731258497-285.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585731086632-479.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)A | ||
69 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585731062051-372.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)B | ||
70 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BC6|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585731217784-987.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
71 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BC7|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585731224833-326.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
72 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BC8|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585731235651-566.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
73 | |=(% colspan="1" rowspan="10" style="width: 140px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)Knee|=(% colspan="1" rowspan="10" scope="row" style="width: 136px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)[[image:1585729480225-201.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)KN1|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730817948-940.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
74 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)KN2|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730579005-458.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
75 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)KN3|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730589175-430.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
76 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)KN4|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730600701-645.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
77 | |(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)KN5|(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730679525-133.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730780123-181.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)A | ||
78 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730747845-573.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)B | ||
79 | |(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)KN6|(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730691331-367.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730778306-449.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)A | ||
80 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730746475-343.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)B | ||
81 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)KN7|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730699227-537.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
82 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)KN8|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730710150-388.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
83 | |=(% colspan="1" rowspan="12" style="width: 140px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)Bracing|=(% colspan="1" rowspan="12" scope="row" style="width: 136px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" %)[[image:1585729359917-347.png]]|(% colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BJ1|(% colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730500634-777.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730409780-110.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)Y | ||
84 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730418255-799.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)X | ||
85 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730514640-865.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)K | ||
86 | |(% colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BJ2|(% colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730280524-460.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730409780-110.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)Y | ||
87 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730450749-532.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)X | ||
88 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730517203-787.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)K | ||
89 | |(% colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BJ3|(% colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730359428-644.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730409780-110.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)Y | ||
90 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730452759-668.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)X | ||
91 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)[[image:1585730519577-408.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)K | ||
92 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BJ4|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730370733-129.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
93 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BJ5|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730381786-506.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
94 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:72px" %)BJ6|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:148px" %)[[image:1585730394642-875.png]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:150px" %)-|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:67px" %)- | ||
95 | |||
96 | = {{id name="Steel joint"/}}Steel joint = | ||
97 | |||
98 | == User interface == | ||
99 | |||
100 | The user interface of the standalone module contains the following parts: | ||
101 | |||
102 | * Navigation panel | ||
103 | * 3D model of the joint | ||
104 | * Calculation window | ||
105 | * Collection | ||
106 | * Enter Documentation module | ||
107 | |||
108 | |[[image:light.png]]|((( | ||
109 | Toolbars, Menu bar and Status bar are the standard FEM-Design components that are located in all modules’ interface (see FEM-Design User Manual, //Basic concept// -> //User interface// chapter). | ||
110 | |||
111 | |||
112 | ))) | ||
113 | |||
114 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
115 | [[image:1585731632554-593.png]] | ||
116 | |||
117 | === Navigation panel === | ||
118 | |||
119 | Navigation panel is located on the left side. All user input takes place on this panel. | ||
120 | |||
121 | === 3D model of the joint === | ||
122 | |||
123 | The 3D model of the joint is located on the right side. It is updated in real time. When any joint’s parameter is modified, the 3D model will be updated immediately. | ||
124 | |||
125 | === Calculation window === | ||
126 | |||
127 | Calculation window by default is placed in Navigation panel, in the Design panel. The user can however, change its position. This window displays calculations, errors and warnings. | ||
128 | |||
129 | === Collection === | ||
130 | |||
131 | The collection of the designed joints is located at the up-left corner. In this part of the interface the designed joints can be selected for modification. | ||
132 | |||
133 | === Entering Documentation module === | ||
134 | |||
135 | The button to enter the [[//Documentation//>>path:/xwiki/wiki/femdesignwiki/get/Manuals/User%20Manual/Steel%20Design/?sheet=CKEditor.ResourceDispatcher&outputSyntax=plain&language=en&type=doc&reference=Manuals.User+Manual.Documentation.WebHome&typed=true]] module is located on the top-right corner. For more information see Chapter 2.7. | ||
136 | |||
137 | == Joint == | ||
138 | |||
139 | Designing of a joint in the standalone module is performed in 3 main steps. | ||
140 | |||
141 | * Selecting a joint | ||
142 | * Setting data | ||
143 | * Designing the joint | ||
144 | |||
145 | First, the user has to choose a joint type (1), then a solution (2), and an option (3), if available. User can step forward to the //Data// panel by clicking on the //Next// button (4). | ||
146 | |||
147 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
148 | [[image:1585731740929-972.png]] | ||
149 | |||
150 | |||
151 | == Data == | ||
152 | |||
153 | === Basic data === | ||
154 | |||
155 | In the up-right of the //Data// panel the following data of bars connected to a joint can be set: | ||
156 | |||
157 | * Cross-section(s) | ||
158 | * Material(s) | ||
159 | * Geometry (in some solutions) | ||
160 | * Buckling data (in case of column splices and column bases, more details come later) | ||
161 | |||
162 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
163 | [[image:1585731755104-804.png]] | ||
164 | |||
165 | |||
166 | |(% style="width:91px" %)[[image:light.png]]|(% style="width:1399px" %)The program will automatically set the geometry of the joint components if the //Setup components automatically when cross-section changed// option is enabled. Otherwise, the components will not be modified after the cross-section has changed. | ||
167 | |||
168 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
169 | [[image:1585731770983-882.png]] | ||
170 | |||
171 | |||
172 | ==== Cross section ==== | ||
173 | |||
174 | The section library displays only those sections that are relevant for selected joint type. The library can be exported to a file, or imported from a file. | ||
175 | |||
176 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
177 | [[image:1585731809709-116.png]] | ||
178 | |||
179 | |(% style="width:82px" %)[[image:light.png]]|(% style="width:1408px" %)In the cross-section library only the same type of sections can be imported. | ||
180 | |||
181 | If a new section needs to be created, or the user wants to modify or delete the existing sections, it can be done in the //Edit section library// dialog, or by launching the //Section// //Editor// from the Tools menu (or the Toolbar). | ||
182 | |||
183 | (% style="text-align: center;" %) | ||
184 | [[image:1585731856602-139.png]] [[image:1585731860973-436.png]] | ||
185 | |||
186 | |(% style="width:93px" %)[[image:light.png]]|(% style="width:1397px" %)For more information about section editing, see FEM-Design User Manual, //Structure Definition -> Properties -> Cross-section// chapter. | ||
187 | |||
188 | ==== Material ==== | ||
189 | |||
190 | The material library contains some standard steel grades. The library can be exported to a file, or imported from a file. | ||
191 | |||
192 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
193 | [[image:1585731871905-757.png]] | ||
194 | |||
195 | |[[image:warning.png]]|In the material library there is a new partial factor called //Gamma M5,// which refers to the resistance of hollow and pipe sections (see Eurocode 1993-1-8, 2.2). | ||
196 | |||
197 | The user can create a new material by pressing the //New// button. | ||
198 | |||
199 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
200 | [[image:1585731896310-511.png]] | ||
201 | |||
202 | ==== Geometry ==== | ||
203 | |||
204 | In case of some joints it is possible to define the inclination of bars. | ||
205 | |||
206 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
207 | [[image:1585731905861-290.png]] | ||
208 | |||
209 | ==== Buckling data ==== | ||
210 | |||
211 | In some joints buckling data are present. They are considered in automatic calculation of 2nd order effects, if necessary. | ||
212 | |||
213 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
214 | [[image:1585731911721-263.png]] | ||
215 | |||
216 | === Load combinations === | ||
217 | |||
218 | Load combinations can be defined at the bottom of the //Data// panel. | ||
219 | |||
220 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
221 | [[image:1585731919568-292.png]] | ||
222 | |||
223 | |(% style="width:108px" %)[[image:light.png]]|(% style="width:1382px" %)A selected load combination can be deleted by pressing //Delete//. | ||
224 | |||
225 | The 2^^nd^^ order effect is considered in column splice and column base joints. If //2^^nd^^ //order calculation is marked by X in the //Load combinations// table, it is supposed that the internal forces come from 2^^nd^^ order calculation. | ||
226 | |||
227 | Otherwise, internal forces are supposed to come from 1^^st^^ order calculations and 2^^nd^^ order effect is calculated automatically, based on the buckling data defined by the user in the //Basic data// table. | ||
228 | |||
229 | |||
230 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
231 | [[image:1585731948864-100.png]] | ||
232 | |||
233 | |||
234 | The user can step forward to the //Design// panel by clicking on the //Next// button. | ||
235 | |||
236 | == Design == | ||
237 | |||
238 | === Modify, add and remove components === | ||
239 | |||
240 | In the //Design// panel, components of the joint (e.g. end plate, splice plate, bolts, weld, etc.) can be modified. Additionally, some components such as stiffeners, haunches, etc. can be added or removed by setting //Yes/No// option in //Apply//. | ||
241 | |||
242 | A selected component is always highlighted in orange color in the 3D model. | ||
243 | |||
244 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
245 | [[image:1585732044106-937.png]] | ||
246 | |||
247 | |||
248 | === Bolts === | ||
249 | |||
250 | By selecting //Bolts// the user can define the bolt’s size, quality and other parameters. | ||
251 | |||
252 | The //Bolt library// provides a possibility to create, modify, and delete the bolts, as well as the import or export from / to a file. | ||
253 | |||
254 | ==== Bolt size ==== | ||
255 | |||
256 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
257 | [[image:1585732303129-501.png]] | ||
258 | |||
259 | |||
260 | ==== Bolt position in general case ==== | ||
261 | |||
262 | (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HIngeneralcases28likespliceplates2Cfinplates2Cetc.29thenumberoftheboltrows2Ccolumns2Cdistancebetweenthecolumns28c292Cdistancebetweentherows28e29andthedistanceofthefirstrowfromtheplate2019sedge28e029canbesetbytheuser.Theboltcolumnsareautomaticallypositionedsymmetricallyintheplate." %) | ||
263 | (% style="font-size:14px" %)In general cases (like splice plates, fin plates, etc.) the number of the bolt rows, columns, distance between the columns (c) , distance between the rows (e) and the distance of the first row from the plate’s edge (e0) can be set by the user. The bolt columns are automatically positioned symmetrically in the plate. | ||
264 | |||
265 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
266 | [[image:1585732112071-958.png]] | ||
267 | |||
268 | |||
269 | |(% style="width:106px" %)[[image:light.png]]|(% style="width:1384px" %)The bolts arrangement figure is automatically refreshed when changes are applied. | ||
270 | |||
271 | If in some cases, the bolts arrangement drawing and the dimensions are too small or too big, it is because the figure is not scaled properly. The user has the opportunity to change the scale of the drawing in order to see the figure clearly. | ||
272 | |||
273 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
274 | [[image:1585732167915-822.png]] | ||
275 | |||
276 | |||
277 | ==== Bolt position in end plate for moment-resistant joints ==== | ||
278 | |||
279 | In case of end plates for moment-resistant joints the user has more possibilities to define the bolts position. | ||
280 | |||
281 | There may be either 2 or 4 bolts in a row and the distance between the inner bolts (c1) and the outer bolts (c2) have to be set. Then for each row the user can define the: | ||
282 | |||
283 | * Number of the bolts | ||
284 | * Distance of the row relative to one of the following positons: | ||
285 | ** Top flange | ||
286 | ** Bottom flange | ||
287 | ** Top haunch (if available) | ||
288 | ** Bottom haunch (if available) | ||
289 | ** Bottom plate edge | ||
290 | ** Top plate edge | ||
291 | ** Previous bolt row | ||
292 | |||
293 | (% style="text-align: center;" %) | ||
294 | [[image:1585732405499-228.png]] [[image:1585732409809-605.png]] | ||
295 | |||
296 | === Change solution === | ||
297 | |||
298 | //Change solution// button is located in the bottom-right of the //Design// panel. A joint solution can be changed only if there is/are another solution(s) available (if the button is active). When the solution is changed, internal forces will remain the same. | ||
299 | |||
300 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
301 | [[image:1585732440890-532.png]] | ||
302 | |||
303 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
304 | [[image:1585732445372-436.png]] | ||
305 | |||
306 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
307 | [[image:1585732450713-847.png]] | ||
308 | |||
309 | == Calculation window == | ||
310 | |||
311 | === Content === | ||
312 | |||
313 | Utilizations and a failure mode of the joint are displayed in the //Calculation// dialog. Each calculation has a reference to the specific standard. | ||
314 | |||
315 | The calculation results can be displayed either for the maximum, or for selected load combination. | ||
316 | |||
317 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
318 | [[image:1585732554210-974.png]] | ||
319 | |||
320 | === Moving the calculation window === | ||
321 | |||
322 | The //Calculation// window is located at the bottom left corner as default, but the user can relocate it by docking the window to the blue arrows shown below. | ||
323 | |||
324 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
325 | [[image:1585732562850-542.png]] | ||
326 | |||
327 | |[[image:warning.png]]|((( | ||
328 | When the //Calculation// window is docked on the bottom-left (default solution) it is not visible in the interface in //Joint// and //Data// panels – only in //Design// panel. | ||
329 | |||
330 | If the user wants to see the window in all interfaces, then it should be relocated to one of the remaining four docking positions. | ||
331 | ))) | ||
332 | |||
333 | == Collection == | ||
334 | |||
335 | The purpose of //Collection// is to collect and document the joints that belong to one model. | ||
336 | |||
337 | When a joint is designed, it can be added to the collection by clicking on //Finish// button and assigning a name to it. | ||
338 | |||
339 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
340 | [[image:1585732596655-480.png]] | ||
341 | |||
342 | |||
343 | After saving the designed joint, a new joint can be started. Designed joint can be reloaded from the list for modification. | ||
344 | |||
345 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
346 | [[image:1585732602991-608.png]] | ||
347 | |||
348 | Any joint in //Collection// can be displayed in a separate dialog along with a 3D model of it. In this dialog the user can rename, copy or delete the joints. | ||
349 | |||
350 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
351 | [[image:1585732623758-888.png]] | ||
352 | |||
353 | |||
354 | |||
355 | |(% style="width:103px" %)[[image:light.png]]|(% style="width:1387px" %)((( | ||
356 | The 3D preview area behaves like the model space in other modules, therefore: | ||
357 | |||
358 | * right clicking in the model space will pop up the view commands, | ||
359 | * dragging the view by holding the middle mouse button will animate pan the view, | ||
360 | * using the wheel on the mouse will zoom in and out the model view, | ||
361 | * using CTRL + middle mouse button will animate rotate the model view. | ||
362 | ))) | ||
363 | |||
364 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
365 | [[image:1585732662259-427.png]] | ||
366 | |||
367 | |||
368 | == Documentation == | ||
369 | |||
370 | === General === | ||
371 | |||
372 | FEM-Design automatically generates documentation for each joint added to the //Collection//. The documentation is located in [[//Documentation//>>path:/xwiki/wiki/femdesignwiki/get/Manuals/User%20Manual/Steel%20Design/?sheet=CKEditor.ResourceDispatcher&outputSyntax=plain&language=en&type=doc&reference=Manuals.User+Manual.Documentation.WebHome&typed=true]] module. | ||
373 | |||
374 | The documentation contains the input data of the joint (Member data, Load combinations, data of all components) and detailed calculations, so called detailed result. | ||
375 | |||
376 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
377 | [[image:1585732697991-214.png]] | ||
378 | |||
379 | |||
380 | === Printing === | ||
381 | |||
382 | |||
383 | ==== Setup a printer ==== | ||
384 | |||
385 | The printing process requires a printer(s) associated with the section(s) of the current documentation. If a section does not have a defined printer (//Undefined//), you can add one by: | ||
386 | |||
387 | * selecting the section name in the document list (1), | ||
388 | * pressing //Properties// button in the Control panel (2), | ||
389 | * pressing //Printer setup// button (3), | ||
390 | * Selecting a printer from the dropdown list (4). | ||
391 | |||
392 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
393 | [[image:1585732836076-721.png]] | ||
394 | |||
395 | |(% style="width:109px" %)[[image:warning.png]]|(% style="width:1381px" %)If you assign a PDF printer all sections, you can save your documentation as a PDF file. | ||
396 | |||
397 | ==== Print range ==== | ||
398 | |||
399 | The completed document, or only some parts of it, can be printed out with Control Panel’s**// //**//Print// tool or //File -> Print document//. | ||
400 | |||
401 | The user can set the //Page rage// as: | ||
402 | |||
403 | * //All -> //The whole document (all pages) will be printed out. | ||
404 | * //Selection -> //The objects selected in the //Control panel// (multi-selection also works) and their pages will be printed out. | ||
405 | * //Pages -> //Only selected pages will be printed. Enter page number and/or page ranges by separating with commas and by using “-“ (an example: 1,10,15-20,25, etc.). | ||
406 | |||
407 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
408 | [[image:1585732876161-203.png]] | ||
409 | |||
410 | === Export to .docx format === | ||
411 | |||
412 | It is possible to export the documentation into the Office OpenXML (.docx) file. In the //Documentation// module press the //Save as .docx// button at the bottom right corner of the Control panel. | ||
413 | |||
414 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
415 | [[image:1585732903901-653.png]] | ||
416 | |||
417 | //Save as Office open XML (docx) document //dialog will appear. Here the user can decide the followings: | ||
418 | |||
419 | * here to save the result file, | ||
420 | * which MS Office Word template file to use (optional), | ||
421 | * whether to mark the Documentation Sections in comments or not (only in [[//Documentation//>>path:/xwiki/wiki/femdesignwiki/get/Manuals/User%20Manual/Steel%20Design/?sheet=CKEditor.ResourceDispatcher&outputSyntax=plain&language=en&type=doc&reference=Manuals.User+Manual.Documentation.WebHome&typed=true]] module). | ||
422 | |||
423 | (% style="text-align:center" %) | ||
424 | [[image:1585732911245-602.png]] | ||
425 | |||
426 | |(% style="width:127px" %)[[image:warning.png]]|(% style="width:1363px" %)The own template must be based on the original template file called //Template for FEM-Design document templates.dotx// located in your local user folder at your PC// in Documents\FEM-Design document templates //folder//, //as this file contains the style required for the correct export. | ||
427 | |(% style="width:127px" %)[[image:warning.png]]|(% style="width:1363px" %)MS Office Word 2007 or newer is required for opening files with .docx distribution. | ||
428 | |||
429 | It is highly recommended to mark the documentation sections in the exported file, since the page rendering in MS Word and in FEM-Design are different. Furthermore, the exported document has A4 format pages. Therefore, if there are pages in the FEM-DEsign [[//Documentation//>>path:/xwiki/wiki/femdesignwiki/get/Manuals/User%20Manual/Steel%20Design/?sheet=CKEditor.ResourceDispatcher&outputSyntax=plain&language=en&type=doc&reference=Manuals.User+Manual.Documentation.WebHome&typed=true]] with different size, it is easier to find them and change their size in the result .docx file with section marks. | ||
430 | |||
431 | Using own Word templates is useful when the FEM-Design [[//Documentation//>>path:/xwiki/wiki/femdesignwiki/get/Manuals/User%20Manual/Steel%20Design/?sheet=CKEditor.ResourceDispatcher&outputSyntax=plain&language=en&type=doc&reference=Manuals.User+Manual.Documentation.WebHome&typed=true]] contains Title block, since it is not possible to export it to .docx. As an alternative, the user can create a Word template with custom headers and footers, and use it for the export. | ||
432 | |||
433 | |||
434 | |(% style="width:108px" %)[[image:warning.png]]|(% style="width:1382px" %)Since MS Word has more sophisticated solutions for creating the table of contents, FEM-Design does not export it to the .docx document. However, the chapters are exported therefore, the table of contents can be created in MS Word easily. | ||
435 | |||
436 | |(% style="width:105px" %)[[image:light.png]]|(% style="width:1385px" %)((( | ||
437 | More information and useful hint can be found in the //Save as .docx FAQ// document accessible from the Help menu. | ||
438 | ))) | ||
439 | |||
440 | === Advanced documentation tools === | ||
441 | |||
442 | [[//Documentation//>>path:/xwiki/wiki/femdesignwiki/get/Manuals/User%20Manual/Steel%20Design/?sheet=CKEditor.ResourceDispatcher&outputSyntax=plain&language=en&type=doc&reference=Manuals.User+Manual.Documentation.WebHome&typed=true]] module is a powerful tool that allows you to create multi-page documentation with titles, figures, texts, tables, images, headers, footers, table of content etc. | ||
443 | |||
444 | In order to find out more about all the possibilities that the documentation module can offer, please read the [[//Documentation//>>path:/xwiki/wiki/femdesignwiki/get/Manuals/User%20Manual/Steel%20Design/?sheet=CKEditor.ResourceDispatcher&outputSyntax=plain&language=en&type=doc&reference=Manuals.User+Manual.Documentation.WebHome&typed=true]] chapter. |