Connection Design in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition to Eurocode 3

Steel Design Connections to EC3 with close look to Base Plates

This course provides a quick overview of existing types of connections and goes into the details of base plate design to Eurocodes

Skills Taught	Use the Connection Design workflow in STAAD.Pro Optimize the design of base plates to Eurocode 1993-1-8 Understand how fasteners are designed to Eurocode 1992-4
Course Prerequisites	<div>Basic knowledge of STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition and the Connection design workflow</div><div>RAM Connection license for full featured solution</div>
Course Material Language	English
Version	Update 3
Product	STAAD

General Description

The main steps in performing a design operation are:

Selecting the applicable load cases to be considered in the design process.
Providing appropriate "Parameter" values if different from the default values.
Specify whether to perform code-checking and/or member selection.

These operations can be repeated by the user any number of times depending on the design requirements. The "Parameters" referred to above provide the user with the ability to allocate specific design properties to individual members or member groups considered in the design operation.

Eurocode 3 - EN 1993-1-1:2005 (EN 1993)

The EN 1993 version of Eurocode 3, Design of steel structures, Part 1.1 General rules and rules for buildings (EN 1993) provides design rules applicable to structural steel used in buildings and civil engineering works. It is based on the ultimate limit states philosophy that is common to modern standards. The objective of this method of design is to ensure that possibility of failure is reduced to a negligible level. This is achieved through application of safety factors to both the applied loads and the material properties.

The code also provides guidelines on the global methods of analysis to be used for calculating internal member forces and moments. STAAD uses the elastic method of analysis which may be used in all cases. Also there are three types of framing referred to in EC3. These are “Simple”, “Continuous”, and “Semi-continuous” which reflect the ability of the joints to developing moments under a specific loading condition. In STAAD only “Simple” and “Continuous” joint types can be assumed when carrying out global analysis.

National Annex Documents

Various authorities of the CEN member countries have prepared National Annex Documents to be used with EC3. These documents provide alternative factors for loads and may also provide supplements to the rules in EC3.

The current version of EC3 (EN 1993)implemented in STAAD adheres to the factors and rules provided in EN 1993-1-1:2005. The current version of STAAD.Pro includes the following National Annexes viz.

British National Annex [NA to BS EN 1993-1-1:2005]
The Dutch National Annex [NEN-EN 1993-1-1/NB] and
Norwegian National Annex [NS-EN 1993-1-1:2005/NA2008]
French National Annex [Annexe Nationale a la NF EN 1993-1-1:2005]
Finnish National Annex [SFS EN 1993-1-1:2005]
Polish National Annex [PN EN 1993-1-1:2005]
Singaporean National Annex [SS EN 1993-1-1:2005]
Belgian National Annex [NBN EN 1993-1-1:2005]

The choice of a particular National Annex is based on the value of a new NA parameter that is set by the user when specifying the EN 1993 version of Eurocode 3. Refer to D5.D. European Codes - National Annexes to Eurocode 3 [EN 1993-1-1:2005] for a description of the NA parameter.

Details

Title	Connection Design in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition to Eurocode 3
Duration	37 Mins
Language	English
Format	MP4
Size	416 MB
Download Method	Direct Download
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