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Fig 21 Truss
Fig 22 Sections Where, Members 3, 4, 5 & 6 has the L section as shown in the above figure. Members 1, 2 & 7 has the T section with the following dimension. Load, F = 500 Kn X = 2.5 m H = 1.5 m 1. Create a new job. 2. Set the code as Eurocode 3. DEPHT = 0.15 m TW = 0.01 m BF = 0.1 m TF = 0.01 m
3. 4. 5. 6.
Set the units as Meter and Kilo newton. Define the element type as 2D Spar Link 1. Define the material as EC3 > FE 430. Define the following cross sections. a. Hot rolled > L Angles > European L EQ > L 90 x 90 x 9 b. Steel by Dimension
Fig 23 T Shape 7. Define the diagonal members as follows (Civil Preprocesser > Member Properties)
Fig 25 Horizontal Members 9. Create two beam properties with the above created cross sections and member properties. 10. Define the grid. a. Workplane > WP Settings i. Grid and Triad ii. Snap increment = 0.25 iii. Spacing = 0.5 iv. Minimum = -0.5 v. Minimum = 0.5 11. Create nodes on the working plane (Main Menu: Preprocessor > Create > Nodes > On Working Plane). Node # 1 2 3 4 5 X 0 2.5 5 1.25 3.75 Y 0 0 0 -1.5 -1.5
Fig 26 Nodes 12. Activate the L section. a. Main Menu: Preprocessor > Create > Elements > Elem Attributes 13. Create the diagonal members. a. Main Menu: Preprocessor > Create > Elements > Auto Numbered > Thru Nodes 14. Activate the T Section. 15. Create the horizontal members (1 2; 2 3; 5- 4) 16. Turn off the grid. And check the creation by assigning numbers.
Fig 27 Truss 17. Assign the following supports. a. Node 1: All DOF (fixed supports) b. Node 3: UY (Roller in X direction) 18. Apply the load on node 2.
Fig 28 Loads
Fig 29 Axial Force 21. Check the members against tension and compression as per Eurocode 3.