Non-Standard Structural Shapes
Non-Standard Structural Shapes
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Does anyone have a link they can post to a simple program they have used in the past, or know of, to generate section properties for odd, non-standard structural shapes?
The one I have is a series of bent plates of various lengths and thicknesses with interior bend angles not 45 degrees.
The one I have is a series of bent plates of various lengths and thicknesses with interior bend angles not 45 degrees.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com






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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: Non-Standard Structural Shapes
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: Non-Standard Structural Shapes
RE: Non-Standard Structural Shapes
RE: Non-Standard Structural Shapes
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: Non-Standard Structural Shapes
RE: Non-Standard Structural Shapes
RE: Non-Standard Structural Shapes
One of the nice features is that it has all of the AISC shapes built in so you can build composite members.
You can also apply a load to your composite shape and see the actual stresses in the shape (rather than just the idealized stresses).
Two thumbs up for both flexibility and ease of use. Far better than the STAAD or SAP versions.
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Hope this helps.
Jim
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
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Cheers
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
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Apart from cross section properties, it performs other calculations on cross sections of any material, such as moment vs. curvature plots, interaction diagrams, reinforcement design etc.
Regards.