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ENGI 7704 Design of Steel Structures

Computer Analysis of Steel


Structures by S-Frame

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S-Frame Capabilities
Automatic generation of trusses, multi-storey frames, arches, circles and
spirals
User friendly graphical interface
International steel section and material database plus facilities to input
tapered sections and custom sections using generic shape wizards or a simple
graphical editor
No practical limit on the size of the model
Integrated Structural Steel Design (S-STEEL) and Reinforced Concrete
Design (S-CONCRETE)
Rigid and flexible diaphragm modeling
Simple creation of panels (and holes) with automatic meshing and loading
options
Beam, truss, linear spring and inactive elements
Buckling analysis
Moving load analysis
Staged construction
Tension/compression only elements
Many more advanced features
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S-Frame Tutorial No.1

ANALYSIS & DESIGN OF STEEL TRUSS

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TUTORIAL NO.1: STEEL TRUSS

The figure above shows a steel truss from several trusses supposed to
cover a certain area. As shown, the truss has a cantilever part its span
equals 4.0m. The proposed truss depth is 3.0m.The loads as shown,
are concentrated at the truss joints. The values of its load case are
shown. The horizontal bars are L55x55x3 and the vertical and diagonal
bars are L45x45x3. Analyze this truss and investigate the if these
sections meet the design criteria.
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Engineering Problems

Modeling
Geometry
Loading
Analyzing

Design

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How to start S-Frame

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Create New Model

Create a new 2D model

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Setting up the model

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Generation of Typical Structures

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S-Frame Interface

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Defining the Joints

Right Click Specified number of joints can be automatically generated


at equal distance

Specify the joint


location

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Defining the Joints

Total of 4 joints
are generated

Joint 1

3 joints are added to joint 1 with horizontal spacing of 4.0 m


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Defining the Joints

Total of 4 joints
To generate the upper are generated
joints same procedure
should be followed.
First a joint at (0.0, 3.0)
is added and then 3
joints are copied with
horizontal distance of
4.0 m. Joint 5

3 joints are added to joint 5 with horizontal spacing of 4.0 m


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Zoom Structure Extents

To show all joints on the screen

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The Generated Nodes

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The coordinate system icon can be
hidden

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Adding New Members

Click here to enter member definition tool

Members are added using the joints that have


been already defined in the previous step

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Adding New Members

Members are defined


between two joints

Change this option to Yes so that the end joint of a member


becomes the start joint of the next member.
This option is useful when the members are defined next to
each other

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Adding New Members

3: Because the continue option is selected


2: Connect it to next joint another member is automatically drawn and it
should be connected to next joint

4: When done, press ESC to cancel


1: Click on first joint
defining new members
Complete the Model

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Assigning member type

Right click to
activate the tool These elements
Two node members can can be shown by
be any of these element different colors
types

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Assigning member type

Select the Truss member type

Legend shows that blue members are Beam


elements.
They should be changed to Truss elements.

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Assigning member type

1. Member type is set to Truss

2. Using the mouse, all the structure is selected


by holding mouse left button and drawing a box
around the structure.
The members would then become red.

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Moment Release

1. Select the moments to release

2. Select the members to apply the releases

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Member Release
Defining Section Properties for the members

Section Color

Enter section
properties
Click to access standard
sections in the database

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Importing Standard Sections

Section name

Section
categories

Section properties

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Importing Standard Sections

Click to find
desired
sections from
drop down
menu

Click to select
Angles Select the required
section

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Importing Standard Sections

View of cross section and


properties of the selected When all the
section section are
added press
Ok

Press to add
the selected
section to your
List of added list
sections Repeat the same steps
to add the next section
to the list

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Importing Standard Sections

Assign Blue to first


section and Red to the
second one

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Assigning Section to the Members

Select second section L45x45x3

The vertical and Legend shows all the sections are automatically
diagonal members assigned the first section in the list, i.e. L55x55x3
become red to
show they are
assigned L45x45x3
section

Using Shift key draw an intersecting line to select the vertical


and diagonal members that should be assigned L45x45x3

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Assigning Material to the Members

If it is needed to
List of predefined materials to assign to members
assign another
material to
members of the
model, first select
the material name
from the material
list, then select the
members to which
the material should
be assigned
All members by default are assigned m1
material which is Steel (US & Canada),
therefore it is not needed to assign material
to the members for this example

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Add New Material

2. Choose a name for the new material

1. Right Click
to open the
tool

4. Press to
add the
material
3. Enter material properties

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Assigning support to the joints

Choose the hinge to assign to joint 1 and press Ok

1. Right
Click to
open the
tool

Possible supports in 2D, any of them can be


chosen and assigned to a joint.

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Assigning support to the joints

Hinge: movement is fixed at x and y direction

Activate the corresponding support (movement in y direction) to


represent the roller and then click on joint 3 to which a roller
should be assigned

Click on joint 1 to be assigned the hinge

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The geometry of the
model is now complete.
In next step the model
loading should be
defined.

Remember to save your work from time to


time

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Define New Load Case

Click to add new


Load Case

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Define New Load Case
Choose a Load Case name,
first case is Self-Weight

Press Ok to
add the Load
For Self-Weight load Case
gravitational factor at y
direction is set to -1.0

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Define New Load Case

Next Case is Dead Load

Press Ok to
Repeat this step to add add the DL
other load cases: Gravitational
case to the load
Live Load: LL factor should be
cases
Wind Load: WL set back to 0

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Defining New Load Combination

Click to add new Load Combination

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Defining New Load Combination

Load Combinations consist of a


number of Load Cases multiplied
by a Load Factor.
In this example we use the
following load combination:
LC1= 1.25 DL + 1.5 LL + 0.8 WL

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Assign Nodal Load

1. Select Load
Case from the
case list menu
2. Select the load direction 3. Enter the load magnitude

4. Click on the nodes to which the load is applied

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Nodal Loads on the Truss

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Analyze the Model

When the model is ready, that is the


geometry and loading is complete, it is
possible to run the analysis to obtain the
model deformations, member forces and
stresses

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Analyze the Model

Analyze for both Load


Cases and Load
Combinations Press
Ok to
Select the analysis type, run the
choose Linear Static analysis
for this example

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Analysis Report

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Graphical Results

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Graphical Results

The analysis results can be viewed under any load case

The loads of Wind Load case is shown

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Graphical Results

The results of Load Combinations


can also be viewed

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Graphical Results

The deformed structure under the load combination

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Graphical Results

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Graphical Results

Check this box to show the numerical results on the diagrams

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Graphical Results

Choose which data to be shown on the diagram

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Graphical Results

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Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets provide full access


to the model geometry and
loading.
Any data can be edited in
spreadsheets.

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Spreadsheets

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Spreadsheets

Press to switch between geometry spreadsheet


and loading spreadsheets

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Numerical Results

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Numerical Results

Results are shown


at different
locations of a
member.

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Numerical Results

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Numerical Results

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Design

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Design Module: S-Steel

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Always remember to
select all the members

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Code Check

The Code Check window


examines if the current sections
of the model meet the design
code provision.

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Utilizations Ratios

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Design Report

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Spreadsheet Window

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Design
Section that can be
used in the design

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Design Loads

Select all load cases and


load combinations to
considered in the design

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Reanalyze the model after the
Design as new sections are
assigned to the members.

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All the sections pass the Code
Check after the design.

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