tekla structures detailing manual

Tekla Structures Detailing Manual Product version 10.0 January 2004 Copyright © 2004 Tekla Corporation Copyright© 1992-2004 Tekla Corporation. All rights reserved. This Software Manual has been developed for use with the referenced Software. Use of the Software, and use of this Software Manual are governed by a License Agreement. Among other provisions, the License Agreement sets certain warranties for the Software and this Man- ual, disclaims other warranties, limits recoverable damages, defines permitted uses of the Soft- ware, and determines whether you are an authorized user of the Software. Please refer to the License Agreement for important obligations and applicable limitations and restrictions on your rights. In addition, this Software Manual is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. 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TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL i Contents Contents Preface 1 1 Getting Started 5 1.1 Basics 5 1.2 Using components 14 1.3 Defining parts and plates 18 1.4 Defining bolts and welds 22 1.5 AutoConnection 31 1.6 AutoDefaults 34 2 Steel Connection Properties 37 2.1 Notch 37 2.2 Haunch 44 2.3 Stiffeners 46 2.4 Beam cut 50 2.5 Doubler plate 53 2.6 Angle box 55 ii TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Contents 3 Concrete Detailing 59 3.1 Corbel connection (14) 59 3.2 Seating connections 63 3.3 Seating with dowel (75) 63 3.4 Two-sided seating with dowel (76) 68 3.5 Seating with dowel to flange (77) 72 3.6 Two-sided seating with dowel to flange (78) 74 3.7 Concrete stairs (7) 76 3.8 Slabs 78 3.9 Slab generation with polygon plate (61) 79 3.10 Slab generation with points (62) 81 4 Reinforcement 83 4.1 Getting started with reinforcement 84 4.2 Basic reinforcement properties 85 4.3 Working with reinforcement 90 4.4 Reinforcement for foundations 96 4.5 Strip footing (75) 96 4.6 Pile cap reinforcement (76) 98 4.7 Pad footing (77) 104 4.8 Starter bars 105 4.9 Beam, column, and slab reinforcement 108 4.10 Beam reinforcement (63) 108 4.11 Double tee reinforcement (64) 111 4.12 Beam end reinforcement (79) 114 4.13 Corbel reinforcement (81) 117 4.14 Round column reinforcement (82) 120 4.15 Rectangular column reinforcement (83) 124 4.16 Hole reinforcement for slabs and walls (84) 128 4.17 Hole creation and reinforcement (85) 130 4.18 Slab bars (18) 134 4.19 Single bars, bar groups, and meshes 136 4.20 Lifting anchor (80) 137 TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL iii Contents 5 Built-up Components 143 5.1 Beams 143 5.2 Box girder (S13) 144 5.3 Cross profile (S32) 146 5.4 Cross plate profile (S33) 147 5.5 Tapered beam (S98) 148 5.6 Tapered beam 2 (S45) 150 5.7 Columns 154 5.8 Tapered column (S99) 154 5.9 Tapered column 2 (S44) 157 5.10 Frames 159 5.11 Tapered frame comonor (S53) 159 5.12 Connections and details 162 5.13 Tapered beam to column (197) 162 5.14 Tapered column to beam (199) 164 5.15 Tapered beam to beam (200) 165 5.16 Tapered column base plate (1068) 167 5.17 Tapered component properties 168 6 Custom Components 175 6.1 Defining custom components 176 6.2 Editing custom components 184 6.3 Defining variables 189 6.4 Managing and using custom components 201 6.5 Custom components reference 210 Appendix B : Connection Map 211 Index 255 iv TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Contents TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL 1 Preface Preface Introduction This is the Tekla Structures Detailing Manual, a comprehensive guide to Tekla Structures modeling, analysis, and design software. The following paragraphs explain how this guide is organized, suggest different paths for different types of user, describe the other guides provided in the package, and tell you how to report any problems you have with the software or guides. Audience This guide is aimed at structural engineers, detailers and designers who model, analyze, and design concrete and steel structures. We assume that you are familiar with the processes of structural engineering. Additional help resources The following resources also provide information about Tekla Structures: Web site http://www.tekla.com E-mail Contact your local helpdesk via e-mail: Area office E-mail address China TeklaStructures.Support.CHI@Tekla.com Finland TeklaStructures.Support.FI@Tekla.com France TeklaStructures.Support.FR@Tekla.com Germany TeklaStructures.Support.GER@Tekla.com 2 TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Preface If you believe you have discovered a problem with this software, please report it to your Tekla Structures Reseller using the maintenance request form provided at Help > Tekla on the Web > Maintenance request . Please send any comments or suggestions about Tekla Structures documentation to BetC_Documentation@tekla.com. Conventions used in this guide Typefaces We use different typefaces for different items in this guide. In most cases the meaning is obvious from the context. If you are not sure what a certain typeface represents, you can check it here. • Any text that you see in the user interface appears in bold . Items such as window and dialog box titles, field and button names, combo box options, and list box items are displayed in this typeface. • New terms are in italic bold when they appear in the current context for the first time. • All the text you enter yourself appears in "quotation marks". • We use italics for emphasis. • Extracts of Tekla Structures’s program code, HTML, or other mate- rial that you would normally edit in a text editor, appears in mono- spaced Courier font. • Program names, such as functions, environment variables, and parameters, appear in Courier bold . • Filenames and folder paths appear in Arial. Noteboxes We use several types of noteboxes, marked by different icons. Their functions are shown below: Japan TeklaStructures.Support.JPN@Tekla.com Malaysia TeklaStructures.Support.MY@Tekla.com Middle East TeklaStructures.Support.ME@Tekla.com Sweden TeklaStructures.Support.SWE@Tekla.com UK TeklaStructures.Support.UK@Tekla.com US TeklaStructures.Support.US@Tekla.com Area office E-mail address A tip might introduce a shortcut, or suggest alternative ways of doing things. A tip never contains information that is absolutely necessary. TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL 3 Preface Related guides Tekla Structures includes a comprehensive help system in a series of online books. You will also receive a printed installation guide with your setup CD. • Modeling Manual How to create a physical model. • Analysis Manual How to create loads and run structural analysis. • Detailing Manual How to create reinforcement, connections, and details. • Drawing Manual How to create and edit drawings. • System Manual Covers advanced features and how to maintain the Tekla Structures environ- ment. • TplEd User’s Guide How to create and edit report and drawing templates. • SymEd User’s Guide How to use the SymEd graphical interface to manipulate symbols. • Installation Guide Printed booklet explaining how to install Tekla Structures. A note draws attention to details that you might easily overlook. It can also point you to other information in this guide that you might find useful. You should always read very important notes and warnings, like this one. They will help you avoid making serious mistakes, or wasting your time. This symbol indicates advanced or highly technical informa- tion that is usually of interest only to advanced or technically- oriented readers. You are never required to understand this kind of information. 4 TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Preface Organization This guide is divided into the following chapters and appendices: Chapter 1: Getting Started Explains basics of Tekla Structures connections. Chapter 2: Steel Connection Properties Explains common properties of Tekla Structures steel connections. Chapter 3: Concrete Detailing Explains how to create concrete connections, details, and parts. Chapter 4: Reinforcement Explains how to create reinforcement components and single reinforcing bars. Chapter 5: Built-up Components Explains the built-up components that create different built-up beams, columns, and frames. Chapter 6: Custom Components Explains how to define your own connections and details. Appendix B: Connection Map Contains illustrations of Tekla Structures connections, grouped according to framing and connection type. [...]... there are no secondary parts, Tekla Structures rotates the connection around the primary part The options are: +x, -x, +y, -y, +z, -z TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Getting Started 11 The Picture tab in the dialog box shows the up direction Tekla Structures will use Tekla Structures also indicates the up direction in the connection symbol: Manually defining up direction To manually define the up direction:... manual For some components, it also contains buttons for accessing the bolt, weld and DSTV dialog boxes TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Getting Started 9 For information on handling the saved properties, see Component properties files in the System manual Tabs The green symbol indicates the correct direction for the connection or detail Tekla Structures uses the automatic property value Tekla Structures. .. 7), type "144" and click Search 2 Double-click the End plate (144) line Tekla Structures displays the component dialog box and starts the End plate (144) command 3 Tekla Structures prompts you to pick the main part (column) and then the secondary part (beam) Tekla Structures creates the connection TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Getting Started 15 4 Select the next main part or interrupt the command... AutoDefaults, or have Tekla Structures automatically set the properties System default properties 12 If you leave fields in connection dialog boxes blank, Tekla Structures uses the system default properties Manual entries, default, automatic and properties in the joints.def file, all override these system defaults You cannot change system default properties TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Getting Started... a detail or a macro See also Picking order (p 11) When you create connections, Tekla Structures prompts you to pick the primary part (the part secondary parts connect to), then the secondary part(s) For an example of using a connection, see Example (p 15) 14 TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Getting Started Status Tekla Structures uses different-colored connection symbols to show the status of connections... information To have Tekla Structures use a default property in a connection, select the option marked with this symbol Using AutoDefaults (p 34) If you use AutoDefaults for the connection, Tekla Structures uses the property defined in the AutoDefaults rules If you are not using AutoDefaults, Tekla Structures creates the connection using the system default property To have Tekla Structures automatically... connections and details irrespective of their type If the connection type is not the same as in the dialog box, Tekla Structures changes the connection type • Ignore other types: Tekla Structures only modifies connections and details of the type shown in dialog box 16 TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Getting Started Conceptual components Conceptual components help create a smooth workflow from engineer... off If there is no switch, enter a zero (0) in the thickness field for that part Default: Tekla Structures creates stiffeners or uses value retrieved from AutoDefaults Automatic: Tekla Structures creates or omits stiffeners depending on the situation in the model Tekla Structures does not create stiffeners Tekla Structures creates stiffeners Entering valid profiles You need to specify profiles for some... (thickness) field TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Getting Started 19 Plates Enter the following dimensions for plates: Dimension Description t Plate thickness b Plate width h Plate height You do not have to enter these dimensions for every component type, as Tekla Structures determines the plate shape differently for different components For example, in end plate connections, Tekla Structures calculates... options to indicate how Tekla Structures measures vertical dimensions: Option Dimension from Illustration Top Upper edge of secondary part to uppermost bolt Middle Centerline of bolts to centerline of secondary part Bottom Lower edge of secondary part to lowest bolt TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Getting Started 27 Horizontal bolt position Use these options to indicate how Tekla Structures measures . below: Japan TeklaStructures.Support.JPN @Tekla. com Malaysia TeklaStructures.Support.MY @Tekla. com Middle East TeklaStructures.Support.ME @Tekla. com Sweden TeklaStructures.Support.SWE @Tekla. com UK TeklaStructures.Support.UK @Tekla. com US. 255 iv TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL Contents TEKLA STRUCTURES - DETAILING MANUAL 1 Preface Preface Introduction This is the Tekla Structures Detailing Manual, a comprehensive guide to Tekla. site http://www .tekla. com E-mail Contact your local helpdesk via e-mail: Area office E-mail address China TeklaStructures.Support.CHI @Tekla. com Finland TeklaStructures.Support.FI @Tekla. com France TeklaStructures.Support.FR @Tekla. com Germany