Beams
Beams
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I want to use steel design options according to EC. In the Steel design manual book I read, that there is a classification of the frame elements, according to their position in the model space. If they're parallel to z axis, they are columns. These which are parallel to x-y plane are beams and the rest are braces.
My model has a sloping roof and I want to design the roof beam. But does SAP take it in like a beam, or like a brace?
My model has a sloping roof and I want to design the roof beam. But does SAP take it in like a beam, or like a brace?





RE: Beams
RE: Beams
On the other hand, SAP uses by default a buckling length factor equal to 1.0 for braces and beams. So, if buckling is critical, you may then want to override that value for the design preferences of that sloped element.
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RE: Beams
Is my supposition true?