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TableofContents
Thankyou
QuickStartGuide(Australia)
FirstSteps
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UsingTedds
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WritingTeddsCalculationsStage1
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UsingLibraryCalculationsinTeddsforWord
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WritingTeddsCalculationsStage2
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EnhancingCalculations
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Thankyou
Thankyou
ThankyouforchoosingTedds.Weareconfidentthatyouwillfinditinvaluableandwelookforwardtogettingto
knowyouandyourbusiness.
Togetyouupandrunningquickly,we'vesuppliedthisQuickStartGuide1accessedthroughthe'Help'menu,which
meansyoushouldbeabletorunorcreateyourowncalculationsinaboutanhour.Afterthat,youwilleasilygo
fromnovicetoexpert,simplybyusingthe'Help'menuandthemanualswe'veprovidedasPDFs.
IfyouhaveanycommentsorideasaboutTedds,pleasegetintouchandsharethemwithus.Weaimtoprovidethe
verybestsolutionsandfeedbackfromourcustomersisvitaltous.
EnjoyusingTedds,welookforwardtohearingfromyou.
Installationandlicensing
ForinstructionsoninstallingandlicensingTeddspleasereadtheSoftwareInstallationandLicensingGuide.pdf
locatedintherootfolderoftheTeddsinstallationCD.
Footnotes
1. This document was prepared for Tedds 2013. If you are using a newer version of the software some features may vary.
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Introduction
Firstofall,congratulationsonyourchoiceofTeddsandwelcometotheTeddsQuickStartGuide.Teddsisatoolthat
willdramaticallyincreaseyourproductivity,andwhichwillbecomeasindispensabletoyouasyourcalculator,so
muchsothatyoullwonderhowyouevermanagedwithoutit.Thousandsofengineersworldwidehavealready
realisedthebenefitsTeddsoffersandsocanyou.
Wearesurethat,atthemoment,youwillhavemanyquestionsaboutTeddsbutprobablyattheforefrontofyour
mindare:
WhatisTedds?
WhyTeddsandTeddsforWord?
HowdoIuseit?
Thatswherethisguidecomesin.Thebestwaytoanswerthesequestionsistoshowyou,sothisguideincludes
examplesforyoutodo(notjusttoread),andtherebylearnaboutTedds,andhowtouseit,inthemosteffective
mannerpossiblebydoing.
FirstwewillshowyouthatyoucanbeconfidentandproductiveinusingTeddsinamatterofminutes.Thenwewill
moveontoshowyouhowtorealiseitsfullpotential,andhowalittleinvestmentintimeandeffortnowmeansthat
youcanreaphugerewardsinthefuture.Weknowthatyourtimeisprecious,soletsgetstarted.
WhatisTedds?
Firstofall,andmostimportantly,TeddsisanapplicationwrittenbyStructuralEngineersforStructuralEngineers,
notjustanumber cruncherwrittenwithaccountantsandscientistsinmind.Furthermore,Teddsisaprovensystem
thathasbeeninuseanddevelopmentforover15years.YouuseacalculationfromtheTeddsEngineeringLibrary
writtenbyourexperiencedinhouseengineerscoveringawiderangeofcommonengineeringtasks,youcancreate
andedityourowncalculations,oryoucanmixbothoftheseapproaches.
TeddsEngineeringLibrary
IntheTeddsEngineeringLibraryyouwillfindcalculationsfordeterminingloading
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fortheAnalysisandDesignofmanytypesofelementsandconstructions
andmuchmore.Eachcalculationisessentiallyasophisticateddesignprograminitsownright.Everycalculation
youperformcanbesaveddiscretely,andrecalculatedanynumberoftimes,inamatterofmoments,torefineyour
design,ortocaterforchanges.Butthatsnotall
TeddsEngineeringUtilities
Alongwiththecalculationsinthelibraryyoualsogetallthesegreatfeaturesandutilities:
DataListsmakemassesofengineeringdataeasilyandinstantlyaccessible,
TeddsuniqueinteractiveDataTableswhichfeatureAutomaticInterpolationandSearchfunctions,
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Theseintuitivetoolsareintegratedwithallourcalculations,soyouhavetheinformationyouneedatyour
fingertipsasyouusethecalculation.What'smore,youcanintegrateDataListsandDataTablesintoyourown
calculations.
Tedds has all the Engineering Values, Math and Logic functions you need, and it automatically handles Units
(Metric and Imperial). You can consign your conversion factor tables to the bin Tedds takes care of them
automatically.Thismeansthatwritingyourownpowerfulcalculationsisveryeasy,
15.5mm 0.125m S4100 + 8kg 14mm = 586.6 kg/m
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Whatelsedoyouneed?HowaboutaSectionPropertiesCalculatorthatautomaticallydeterminestheproperties
ofsectionscomposedofahugevarietyofshapesandmaterials?WithTeddsyouvegotit
anda2DFrameAnalysisToolthatcanbeusedforlinearstaticanalysisofframeswithunlimitednodes,andfor
multispanContinuousBeamAnalysis,
So, as you can see, Tedds is an indispensable toolbox for the practising engineer. In fact, we believe its what
youvebeenlookingforallthistime!
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TeddsandTeddsforWordWhatisthedifference?
YoucanrunTeddsintwomodes.OnewhichwecalljustTeddsisverysimple,verypowerful,completelyself
containedandrequiresnoknowledgeofanyotherpackage.Thismodegivesyouaccesstoallthemajor
EngineeringLibrarycalculationsandutilities,andisthebestplacetostartusingTedds.Wewilllookatthismode
firstbelow.
TheothermodeTeddsforWordisevenmorepowerfulandisentirelyintegratedwithMicrosoftWordinfactit
operatesinWord.So,ofcourse,youneedWord(andithelpstohavealittleknowledgeofit).Inthismodeyoucan
runalltheTeddsEngineeringLibrarycalculationsandutilitiesandalsohavealltheeditingfeaturesofWordatyour
disposaltocreatereallycompleteandprofessionallookingreports.Inthismodeyoucanalsowriteyourown
calculations.
HowdoIuseTedds?
Now,youprobablystartedoffaskingofTeddsWhatdoesitdo?Well,wehaveshownyouthatTeddscandoso
much,thatabetterquestionis:
Whatdoyouwanttodo?
Takealookatthetasklistbelowweguessthatyouhaveneededorwantedtodomostofthesethingssometime:
Checkthatarectangularhollowsection,subjecttocompressionandbending,isOKandproduceasmart,
finishedcalculationtoshowthis.
Createaproformacalculationtospeedupandtakethetediumoutofsomerepetitivecalculations.
CreatecalculationsinaWorddocumentreadytoincludeinareport.
Determinetheloadchasedownandwindloadsonabuildingandincludethesecalculationsinafinal
report.
Createasophisticatedproformacalculationsuitableforotherstouse.
Ifyoucouldhavedonewithsomehelpwiththese,youhaveitnowwithTedds.
TheexamplesthatfollowwillshowyouhoweasythisisinTedds:simplydothem.Theexamplesbuildonone
another,andsoarebestattemptedintheorderthattheyappear.Wegiveyoutheroughtimethateachexample
willtake,soyouknowthatyouhavetimetofinishit.
Watchoutforkeypointshighlightedlikethisintheguide.Alltheinformationinthisguideis
usefulandimportant,butthisinformationisespeciallyso.
FormorehelpandtipsonusingTeddsdon'tforgettoreadthecomprehensivehelpsystem
availableinbothTeddsandTeddsforWord.
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FirstSteps
FirstSteps
IfyouhaventinstalledTedds,theninserttheCDintoyourcomputersCD/DVDdrive,andfollowtheonscreen
instructionstoinstallit.
OnceTeddsisinstalled,youwillfinditsicon(shownbelow)onyourdesktop:
1. Doubleclicktheicontolaunchtheprogram.
2. IfthisisthefirsttimeyouarestartingTedds,orifyouareupdatingfromapreviousversionofTedds,thenyou
willseetheTeddsSetupWizardwhichallowsyoutoconfigureTeddswithyourcompanydetailsandsoon.
WorkthroughthevariouspagesoftheWizardandwhenyoureachtheendclickFinish.
3. TheStartTeddsmenuwilldisplay.
4. ChoosetheversionofTeddsyouwishtorun(tostartwithweshalluseTeddsratherthanTeddsforWord)so
clickTedds.
Alternatively,youcanclicktheStartbuttonontheWindowstaskbar,selectPrograms/CSC/Tedds/StartTedds.
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UsingTedds
Exercise1:Designofsteelsection.
InthisexerciseyouwilllearnhowtouseanyofthecalculationsintheextensiveTeddsEngineeringLibrary.
Allow about 15 minutes to complete this exercise.
WewishtocheckthefollowingRHSsteelbeam:
DesignInformation:
DesignCode;
Dimensions;
Length;
Effectivelengthfactors;
DesignForces;
Moment;
Shear;
Axialcompression;
Proposedsection; RHSpreferred;Grade;
=AS4100
=5.0m
=0.85
=135kNm
=60.0kN
=40.0kN
=C450
RunningTeddsandLocatingCalculations
Youneedtofindanappropriatecalculation,runitandenterthedesigninformation.Youwillseejusthoweasythis
is.
1. LaunchTeddsfromtheicononyourdesktop.
2. IfthisisthefirsttimeyouarestartingTedds,orifyouareupdatingfromapreviousversionofTedds,thenyou
willseeTheTeddsSetupWizardwhichallowsyoutoconfigureTeddswithyourcompanydetailsandsoon.
WorkthroughthevariouspagesoftheSetupWizardandwhenyoureachtheendclickFinish.
3. FromtheStartTeddsmenuclicktheversionofTeddstorun.
Choose
Tedds...
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4. AgainifthisisthefirsttimeyouhaverunTedds,orifyouareupdatingfromapreviousversionyouwillseea
licensingwindow.Ifyouwanttousetheemailoption(recommended)itsagoodideatodosonow.Whenyou
arereadytoproceedclickClosetoshutthelicensingwindowandrunTedds(youhaveatwodayperiodduring
whichyoucanuseTeddswithoutenteringtheunlockcode).
5. NowyouwillseetheTeddsStartPage:
6. ClickNewDocument...andyouwillseetheSelectCalculationdialog:
7. ClickontheAllfolder.
TheinstructionsaboutusingTeddsaredisplayedintherighthandpanel.
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EveryTeddscalculationislistedinthelefthandpanel.
Whenyouclickonacalculation,notesrelatingtoitaredisplayedontherightside.
IftheShowExamplesoptionischecked,youwillalsoseealloftheexamplesthatareincluded
inthelibrarythesedemonstratethepotentialscopeofeachofthecalculationsandshow
youthetypicaloutput.
Tofindacalculationyoucouldsimplyclickonafolderinthelisttoopenit,thenclickaheadingtoselecta
calculation.HoweverforthisexampletheFindinlistfeaturewillbeusedinstead.
8. TypesteelmemberdesignintheFindinlistbox.
FindinListwilllocatethefirstitemtitleinthelibrarythatcontainstheexacttextentered.
KeywordsintheitemdescriptionarealsoconsideredprovidedtheoptiontoFindinitem
descriptionsremainschecked.
9. ThefirstiteminthelibrarymatchingtheenteredtextisselectedwearelookingfortheSteelmemberdesign
(AS4100)calculation.IfnecessaryclickNextuntilitisselectedasshownbelow.
Notethereisalsoa'Steelbeamanalysis&design(AS4100)'calculationavailablewhichwill
determinethedesignforcesbeforeproceedingtothedesign.
10. ClicktheCalculatebuttonatthebottomrightofthedialog:threethingswillhappen:
Anewcalculationdocumentwillopenyouwillseethisinthebackground.
TheInterfaceforthechosenautomatedcalculationwillbedisplayedatthefirstpage.
Anotherwindow,titledtheProgressLogwillalsobedisplayedwewillexplainthisshortly.
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EnteringDataintheAutomatedCalculationUserInterface
TheuserinterfacesforallofthecalculationsintheTeddsengineeringlibraryuseaconsistentstylewhichensures
theyareeasytouse.Youselectthedesignoptionsyourequireandentervaluesfordimensions,loadingetc.allof
whichareclearlyexplained.Seetheboxbelowformoreinformation.
TheGeneralAutomatedCalculationInterfaceExplained
AnIsymbol ( )totheleftofavariabledescription
showsthatthereismoreinformationavailableaboutthisparticular
variable.
Theyellowinformationarea(atthetopofthedialog)displaysanyinformationabouttheselectedvariable(ifavailable).Youcan
Inthelefthandcolumnare:
Notes
whichdisplaydetailsonthe
calculationsbeingperformed,
Enterinformationin
thedatafields.
Whereappropriate,
variablesmayhave
validationand
preventinvalid
informationbeing
entered
Sketches
whichdisplayanappropriatesketch
forthecalculations,
Variables
thislistsallthecurrentvariables,
valuescanbeselectedfromhereto
enterintothecurrentinterface,
Feedback
thisallowsyoutosendfeedbackto
thedevelopmentteam,
Support
tellsyouhowtoobtainsupportin
yourregion.
Abuttonwillallow
youtoentermore
informationorselect
aparticularitem.
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AtthebottomoftheinterfaceyoucanclickNext tocontinuetothenextpage,
Backtoreturntoapreviouspage,Canceltostopthecalculationsatthe
currentpoint,and Finishtoreturnthedatatoyourcalculationdocument.
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1. Inthiscalculationallthevaluesfordesignforcesandsectiondetailscanbespecifiedonthefirstpageofthe
interfaceandthecalculationresultsarealsodisplayed.
Notethatadditionaldesignandoutputoptionsareavailablebyclickingtheappropriatebuttons.
TherearealreadysomeexamplevaluesprovidedforthebeamdesignsotakeamomenttoreviewtheDesign
Information:onpage 12.andchecktounderstandwhyyouarechangingtheinformationshownabove.
2. EntertheDesignbendingmomentof135kNm.
3. EntertheDesignshearforceof60kN.
4. FinallyfortheAxialloadapplied,selectCompressionloadandenteravalueof40kN.
Notethatasyouchangethevaluesandoptionsforyourdesignthecalculationresultsare
immediatelyupdated.
5. SettheSteelgradetoC450.
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6. Nowyouneedtochooseasectiontocheck,butyoudon'tneedtogooffandfindalistofsectionproperties,
sinceallthedatarequiredcanbeaccessedwithinTedds.Clickthe'Section...'buttontodisplaytheDataListfor
steelsections.
DataLists
YouarenowlookingataDataList:atoolthatallowsyoutochooseasectionandseeitspropertiesattheclickofa
button.
Choosetheshape
youwant...
...andthesize
Detailsbutton
Inthiscase,botha250x150x8RHSanda300x200x6RHSmayproveadequatebutwhichisthelighter?
1. ClicktheRectangularHollowSectionsectiontypethisisknownastheDataListpageyourequire.
2. Selectthesizeandthicknessyourequire.
3. ClickontheDetailsbuttontoseeallthepropertiesoftheselectedsection(notethatthedetailswindow
updatesinstantaneouslywhenyouclickonanothersection).
4. Checkthepropertiesofbothsections.The300x200x6.0RHSsectionislighterandmaybepreferredchoose
thissectionandclicktheSelectbuttontocontinuewiththecalculationusingthissectionsize.
YouwillfindDataListsforallkindsofengineeringdatathroughoutTeddscalculations;there
aredatalistsforbolts,reinforcingbars,timbersectionsandmuchmore.However,theyall
workinjustthesamesimpleandintuitiveway.
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5. TheNumberofsectionsoptionallowsyoutodesignbeamsusingtwoormoresections.Inthisexampleasingle
sectionissufficientsonochangeisrequired.
6. Thesectionlength(distancebetweenrestraints)isstillthedefault8000mmsochangethisto5000mm,for
boththemajorandminoraxes.
7. Thecalculationresultsshowthatthesectionispassingallthechecksbutyouhavenotyetsettheeffective
lengthfactorsforcompressionbuckling.ClicktheDesignoptions...buttontoviewanotherinterfacepage.
8. LeavemostofthevaluesasdefaultbutchangethevalueforKexandKeyto0.85,bytypingorusingthedrop
lists.
9. ClickOKtoreturntothemainpageoftheinterfaceandcheckthecalculationresults.
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10. YoucannowchoosethelevelofoutputyourequirebyclickingtheOutputoptions...button.
AutomatedCalculationsandLibraryitems
Youhaveprobablyrealisedbynowthatthiscalculationcatersforallkindsofsteelsections,dimensionsand
loading.Foreachpossibilityandcheck,thereisanitemintheLibraryinfactthiscalculationhasover150items.
Whenyouuseacalculationlikethis,Teddsautomaticallychoosestheappropriateitemsforyouroptionsandinput,
andputsthemtogethertomakeupthecompletedesign.
11. Accepttheresultsandcontinue.NotethattheinterfacehasfinishedandyounowhaveaFinishbuttontoclick:
TheProgressLog
Asallthecalculationresultsareshownontheinterface,thisparticularcalculationdoesnotmakeuseofthe
ProgressLog.Asothercalculationsproceed,youmayseeasummaryofthechecksandotherimportantandhelpful
informationintheprogresslog.
Oncereviewed
clicktoclose
Inthelogyoucanseeataglanceifyourchosensectionisadequate,andifnot,howitisfailing.Alwayskeepaneye
ontheprogresslogwhenrunningcalculations.
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ExaminingFinishedCalculations
OK,buthowisyourchosensectionperforming?Themaininterfacedisplayedthedesignforces,capacitiesand
utilisationsbutyoumaywanttoexaminetheresultsinmoredetail.
12. Scrollthroughthecalculationandexaminethemomentcapacitycheck:
13. Theresanotherreallyimportantpointtonoteaboutthecalculationsdisplayedtheydontjustshowyou
results,buthowthoseresultshavebeenarrivedat.
Teddsisnotablackboxwhereallyoucanseeistheresult,andallyoucandoisacceptit.In
Teddsyoucanseeexactlywhatsgoingon.YoucanseewhatchecksTeddsdoes.Whatdesign
methoddoesituse?Fromwheredidthatnumbercome?Theanswerstoallthesequestionsare
rightthereinfrontofyou!ThisisamajorreasonwhyTeddsissopopularwithengineerstheworld
over.
Furthermore,ifyouneedanexampleofhowtowriteyourowncalculations,thenlooknofurther.
That'sexactlywhatyouarelookingateverycalculationinthelibraryisanexampleofhowto
writeyourown.HowdoIwriteamathexpressioninTedds?HowdoIuselogicoramathfunction
inTedds?Lookagainatthecheckshownaboveandyouwillseetheanswerstothesequestions.
WewilllookmorecloselyathowtowriteyourowncalculationsbeginningwithWritingTedds
CalculationsStage1onpage 25.
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ReCalculating
Changesareafactoflifeforengineers,theyalwayshavebeen,andtheyalwayswillbe!Youneedtobeabletotake
accountofanychangesandupdateyourcalculationsquickly.WithTeddsthisisnoproblem.
Saythatyourbeamneedstobe0.1mlongersincethebeamwhichsupportsitneedstobemoved,toavoidaclash.
IsyoursectionstillOK?
1. ClicktheRecalculatebuttonontheapplicationsmaintoolbar(highlightedabove).
Thecalculationwillrunagain,butthistimealltheinformationyouenteredlasttimeisremembered.Itsa
simplemattertochangetherequireddata.
2. Changethedistancesbetweenrestraintsto5100mm.
3. Whatistheeffectofthischangeonthedesign?ChecktheCalculationresultsand/ortheoutputtosee.
Teddsmakesiteasytoupdatecalculationssimplyrecalculateandyoucanupdateyourdesignquickly.
HiddenText
ForthosecalculationsthatmakeuseoftheProgressLogyoumaynoticethefollowingmessageattheendofthe
ProgressLogtext:
Note:somecalculationsmaybeinhiddentext
AllthecalculationsperformedbyTeddsareavailableintheoutputandingeneralsotheyarebutattimessome
intermediatecalculationsarehiddentoreducetheamountofoutput.Itissimpletoviewtheseandtoincludethem
inyourprintout.
1. OpentheapplicationsViewmenuthenusetheHiddenTextoptionandexaminethecheckagain.Youwillsee
allthehiddentextunderlinedwithdashedlines.
2. InthisexampletherearenohiddencalculationsbutyouwillseethenamesoftheLibraryitemsusedinthe
output
3. SelectView/HiddenTextagaintohidetheLibraryitemnames.Nowletusconsiderhowtoprintcalculations.
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TheHeader&Printing
Obviouslyyouwantprofessionallookingprintedoutput.Youwillseethatyouhaveaheaderregionatthetopof
thecalculations,buthowdoyousetitsdetails?
1. ClicktheHeaderbuttonhighlightedabovethisopensadialogwhereyoucanentertheinformationyouwant.
Entertheprojectdetailsshownbelow,orsomethingsimilar,foryourheader.
2. OntheCompanypageyoucandefineyourowncompanydetails.Dothisnow,ifyouwantto.Ifyoudont,then
remembertodosobeforeyouprintyourfirstpropersetofcalculations.
3. OntheTemplatepageyouwillseetheTeddstemplatewhichyourcalculationswilluseandthelogofilewhich
Teddswilladdtothetemplate.Youcanchangethetemplateandlogoifnecessaryclickthistabandcheck
thatitsdetailsarecorrect.
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4. Maybeyouwouldliketotryadifferentstyleoftemplate,thereareanumberofstandardtemplatestochoose.
ClicktheSelectbuttontoseethese.Choosethetemplateyouwanttouseandyouwillseeapreviewofwhat
calculationsproducedwiththattemplatewilllooklike.Whenyouhavefoundthetemplateyouwanttouse
clickOKtouseit.
5. Ifyouhaveacopyofyourcompanylogoinelectronicformat,andthetemplatestyleyouselectsupportsalogo,
thenyoucanaddyourlogotothetemplate.Makesurethatthelogoisavailableonyourcomputer,Browseto
findit,andthenclickOKtoaddittothetemplate.
6. ClickOKtoexittheHeaderPropertiesdialogandviewyourfinishedcalculation.
7. SelectFile/PrintPreviewtoseehowitwilllookprinted.IfnecessaryopentheHeaderPropertiesdialogand
changetheScaleofthelogotomakeitfitthetemplatecorrectly.OncethetemplateandlogoarecorrectPrint
thecalculationandexamineyourhardcopy.
8. Congratulations,youhaveproducedyourfirstpieceofworkwithTedds!
Tofinishthisexampleletslookatafewpointsaboutsavingandoutputtingyourresults.
SavingandOutputOptions
YoucansaveeveryTeddscalculationtoauniquefilethatyoucanrecallandeditanytimeinthefuture.Thefile
extension.tedisuniquetoTedds.
1. Saveyourfileandgiveitanameitsagoodideatosavealltheexamplesyouwillproduceinthecourseof
completingtheguide,forfuturereference.
2. Theoutputyouseeinthedocumentcanbeprinteddirecttoaprinter,butyouhaveotheroptions.
3. ClickthedropdownbuttonadjacenttoSendToonthetoolbartoviewthese.
4. ChoosetheoptionofsendingtheoutputtoWordandexperimentwiththeotheroptionsifyouwish.Once
youroutputisinaWorddocument,youcanedititasmuchasyouwish.
PerformingaNewCalculation
1. HowdoyoustartanewcalculationinTedds?
2. ClicktheNewbutton;theSelectCalculationdialogwillopenandyoucanselectandstartanewcalculationina
newdocument.
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WhatNext?
Congratulations!Youhavecompletedthefirstexerciseandnowknowallyoureallyneedtomakeuseofthewide
rangeofcalculationsavailableintheTeddsEngineeringLibraryandtobeginusingTeddsproductively.Takealook
throughtheindexandtrysomemore.Howabout:
carryingoutawindloadcalculation?
designingaretainingwall?
designinganRCfooting?
analysinganddesigningatimberrafter,beamorpost
Thechoiceisyours,andallthesecalculationsworkinthesamestraightforward,intuitiveway.Somecalculations
mayalsoincludeDatatableswhicharedesignedtolookliketablesfromprintedreferences,sothatyou
immediatelyfeelathomewiththem.Indeedwehopeyouwillfindyourselfrecognisingthem.
WhatcanyoudoiftheLibrarydoesnotcontaintheexactcalculationforwhichyouarelooking?Youneedto
performanumberofcalculations,andcoulddowithacalculationtohelpyououtwiththese.Firstofall,TELLUS:
ifyouarerunningacalculation,thenyouwillseeaFeedbackbuttontothelefthandsideoftheinterface,
ifyouarenotrunningacalculation,thenyoucanchoosetheFeedbackoptionfromtheHelpmenu.
WeareconstantlyworkingtoexpandourEngineeringLibraryandyourinputhelpsusdothis!
Butyoudonthavetowaituntilweproducetheseforyou youcanwritethemyourself.Wewilllookatthisinthe
nextexample.
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WritingTeddsCalculationsStage1
HavinglookedatusingcalculationsfromtheTeddsLibrarywecanmoveontolookatoneofthemostexcitingand
powerfulfeaturesofTeddstheabilitytocreateyourowncalculations.Thisiswhereaninitialinvestmentoftime
cangiveyouhugereturnslater.OnceyouhaveinvestedtimewritingaCalculation,youcanuseitoverandover
again,youcanalsoupdatecalculationsinaninstant,makingfurthergreatsavings.Youcanalsocustomieand
extendtheLibraryofTeddscalculationstomatchthecalculationsthatyouusemostfrequentlyinyouroffice.
Exercise2:WritingTeddsCalculations
InthisexercisewewillseethatwritingTeddscalculationssimplyusesthemathandlogicconventionswithwhich
youarealreadyconversant.Westartbylookingbrieflyatverysimpleexamplesintroducingthebasicsofcalculating
withTeddsforWord.Wethencreatearealworldexample,coveringthemainfeaturesofwritingeffective
calculationsindepth.
Allow about 30 minutes to complete this exercise.
RunningTeddsforWord
TowritecalculationsyouneedtouseTeddsforWord.
1. LaunchTeddsfromtheicononyourdesktop
2. ChoosetheoptiontorunTeddsforWordthenclickStart.
3. ClickOKMicrosoftWordwillnowopenwithTeddsintegrated.Ifthisisthefirsttimeyou'verunTeddsforWord
aReleaseNotesdocumentandtheLibraryAccessSystemwillopentoo.
ItisimportanttorealisethatyouarelookingatMicrosoftWordwiththeTeddscapabilities
added.WeonlyaddtothefunctionalityofWord,soyoucandoanythingyouwouldnormally
doinWord.TreataTeddsCalculationDocumentjustlikeyouwouldanyordinaryWorddocument.
Youcantypereports,importfilesandtext,embedspreadsheetandsoon.Andofcourseyoucan
addcalculationstoyourreports;eitherstraightoutoftheTeddsEngineeringLibrary,justasyoudid
inthepreviousexercise,orcreateyourown.
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TheTeddsinterface(TeddsforWord20022003)
IfyouareusingTeddsforWord20022003themaintoolbarsandcomponentsyouwillneedtouseinthisexercise
arelocatedeitherontheTeddsCalcstoolbar,ortheTeddsFormattoolbarashighlightedbelow:
CalcSheetHeader
TheTEDDSFormattoolbarhelpswitheditingthe
documentandwritingcalculations
TheTEDDSCalcSheetaWorddocumentwithadded
functionality
TheTEDDSCalcstoolbarcontrolsalltheCalculating
functionalityinTEDDSforWord
TheLibraryAccess
Systemisthe
equivalentof
theSelectCalculation
dialoginTedds
YouwillfindaWordDocumentopen,whichlooksverysimilartotheTeddsoutputdocument.
ThedocumentHeadercanbeeditedinasimilarmannertothatinTeddsbyclickingtheCalcSheetHeaderbutton
ontheTeddsFormattoolbarthisbuttonishighlightedabove.
1. Inthisexercisetwodocumentsarerequired,soopenanewblankonebyselectingFile/NewTeddsDocument.
2. ClosetheLibraryAccessSystemforthetimebeing.
NowwearereadytobeginwritingourfirstcalculationinTedds.
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TheTeddsinterface(TeddsforWord200720102013)
IfyouareusingTeddsforWord20072010)thecommandsyouwillneedtouseinthisexercisecanallbefoundon
theTeddsTaboftheribbonashighlightedbelow:
Variables
CalcAll
EditHeader
GreekText,Superscript
&Subscript
TeddsOptions
YouwillfindaWordDocumentopen,whichlooksverysimilartotheTeddsoutputdocument.
ThedocumentHeadercanbeeditedinasimilarmannertothatinTeddsbyclickingtheEditHeaderbuttonthis
buttonishighlightedabove.
1. Inthisexercisetwodocumentswillberequired,soopenanewblankonebyselectingFile/NewTedds
Document.
NowwearereadytobeginwritingourfirstcalculationinTedds.
TheBasics
WritingcalculationsinTeddsforWordiseasy.Teddsfollowsstandardmathematicalrulesandusesstandard
mathematicaloperators.Forexample1+2wouldadd1to2.Towriteanequationusethe=sign,andtospecify
whereyouwanttoseetheanswerusethe?symbol.Forexample:
1+2= ?
1. Typetheaboveanywhereinyourdocument.Whenyoucalculatethisequationthe ?willbereplacedwiththe
answer.
CalculatinginTeddsforWord
TocalculateequationsinTeddsyoucanuseoneofseveralicons:
Allthiswillcalculatethewholedocument.
CalculateSectionthiswillcalculatetheCalc.Sectionyourcursorisin.
CalculateSelectionthiswillcalculateonlyequationsyouhave
highlighted
2. ClicktheCalculateAllbuttontocalculateyourequation:
1+2=3.000
3. Youshouldfindtheanswerdisplayedinyourdocumentasshownabove.Ifyouhaveanerror,turntoErrors
andTroubleshootingonpage 33.
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UnitsinTedds
Teddsautomaticallytakesunitsintoaccount,soyoudontneedtoapplyconversionfactorstogettherightanswer.
Teddswillalsocheckthattheunitsyouareusingaredimensionallycorrectandwarnyouiftheyarent.
1. Typethefollowinginyourdocumentusingthesamecaseasyouseehere:
890mm+1ft+8.5in= ?m
2. ClicktheCalculateAllbuttontocalculatethisequation:
890mm+1ft+8.5in=1.411m
3. Youshouldfindtheanswerdisplayedinyourdocumentasshownabove.Ifyouhaveanerror,turntothe
sectionErrorsandTroubleshootingonpage 33.
DefiningandUsingInputVariablesinTedds
DefiningvariablesisthekeytowritingeffectiveTeddscalculations.Wewillusethefollowingcalculationsto
demonstratethis.Donottypethisyetwewillshowyouhowtoenterthecalculationbelow(instages)inthe
followingcoupleofpages.
1. Closethecurrentdocument,(becausetwodocumentswereopenedatthebeginningoftheexerciseyou
shouldstillhaveanemptyonedisplayed).
2. Typeinthefollowingtwoparagraphsintheemptydocument.
3. Thefirstparagraphisjustatitleforourcalculation.ThesecondparagraphisastandardVariableDefinition.
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4. Onceyouhavefinishedtyping,readthenotesintheboxbelowforanexplanationofastandardvariable
definition,andtocheckyouhavetypeditcorrectly.
TheStandardVariableDefinitionExplained
Delimiter
Equality
Variable Name
Value
fu = 430 Mpa
Yield strength ;
Explanation (optional)
Unit always
use if the
variable has
Expression
Notethefollowing:
Theexpressiondefinesthevariable'suniquename,currentvalueandunits.
Variablenamesarecasesensitive,cannotcontainspacesorbefunctionnames(likesinfor
example).Otherthanthatyoucanuseprettymuchanythingyoulikeasyoucansee,including
GreektextandSubscripts.
Thesemicolonisimportant.Itisadelimiterthatseparatesanexpressionfromtext,oranother
expressioninthesameparagraph.Ifyouomitdelimitersineitherofthesecases,thenyouwill
getanerrorwhenyoucalculateyourdocument.
Theequalitysign'='definesanexpression.Withoutitnocalculationwillbeperformed.
SpacesandTabsarenotsignificantinthis,oranyother,expression.Useasmanyorasfewas
youwishtomakeyourcalculationslookpresentableandeasytoread.
WewilllookatUnitsinmoredetailshortlybut,fornow,notethattheyarealsocasesensitive
andhaveacorrectsyntax,thatyoumustuse(asshownabove).
5. Nowenterthefollowingparagraphwhichusesthisvariable:
6. UsetheMultiplySymbolbuttontoenterthemathematicaloperatordonotusealowercasex
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7. Checkthenotesintheboxbelowforadetailedexplanationofthecomponentsofthisparagraph.
MathematicalExpressionsExplained
Thesameobservationsasbeforeapplytodelimiters,explanations,spacesandunits.
Youcannotomitmathoperatorsinexpressions:Teddscannotcalculate0.6Fu,youmusttype
theexpressionasshownabove,includingthe.
Theresultfield?isusedtotellTeddswheretheresultshouldbeoutputwhencalculatedthe
?willbereplacedwiththeresultoftheexpression.
Thevalueoftheresultwillbeintheresultunityouspecify.Ensurethishasthecorrectform
anddimensions.Donotomitthis.
Theexpressioncontainsavariable(Fu)thatisdefinedinthecalculationsbefore(thatisabove)
thepointwhereitisused.Expressionsshouldnotcontainvariablesthatarenotyetdefined.
Theexpressioncontainstwoequalitiesandperformstwofunctions:
calculatesanddisplaysthevaluewewishtoknowtheresult.
assignsthisresulttoavariablenamedfy
Itisnotobligatorytoalwaysdothis.Youcanwriteavalidexpressiontoperformjustoneof
thesefunctionsbyeitheromittingthevariablenameandthefirstequality,orthesecond
equalityandthe ?andunit.
8. NowclicktheCalculateAllbuttontocalculateyourcalculation.
9. Yourexpressionhasbeencalculatedandtheresulthasreplacedthe ?asbefore.Ifyouhaveanerror,turnto
ErrorsandTroubleshootingonpage 33.
10. Herearethenexttwoparagraphsofthecalculation.Thefirstparagraphisastandardvariabledefinition,while
thesecondusesbothNandfytodeterminetheminimumsectionareaandcreatesavariableAmin withthis
value.
11. Typethefirstparagraph,thenfollowthestepsbelowtoenterthesecond.
12. Thesecondparagraphcontainsexamplesoftheuseofsubscript(oftenusedfornamesuffixes)andsuperscript
(usedforpowers).
13. TotypethevariablenameAmin ,firsttypetheA,thenclicktheSubscriptbutton:
14. Nowtypemin,thenclickthebuttonagaintoreturntonormaltext.
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15. Totypetheunitmm2,firsttypemm,thenclicktheSuperscriptbutton:
16. Nowtype2,thenclickthebuttonagaintoreturntonormaltext.
17. ClickCalculateAlltocalculatetheseexpressionsonceyouhaveenteredthem.
18. Youshouldfindtheresultdisplayedinthedocumentifyouhaveanerror,turntoErrorsand
Troubleshootingonpage 33.
19. Herearethefinalthreeparagraphsofthecalculation.Followthestepsbelowtocreatethese.
20. Herewedefinetwonewvariablestobeusedintheexpressiononthefinalparagraph.
21. Typethefirstparagraph,enteringthesubscriptforthenameLe asyoudidbefore.
22. Followthestepsbelowtoenterthesecondparagraph.
23. UsetheGreekTextbuttontoenterthenameL
Greek Text
24. Firstclickthebuttonindicated,thentypetheRomanequivalentoftheGreekletter(linthiscaseforlambda).
25. Nowclickthebuttonagaintoreturntonormaltext,thenenterthesubscriptsuffixasyoudidaboveusingthe
Subscriptbutton.
AmucheasierwayofenteringGreekcharactersandmorecomplexunitsistousetheTedds
GreekCharacters,TeddsSIUnitsandTeddsUSUnitstoolbars.Word20022003userssimply
pickTedds/Toolbarsmenuoptionandchecktheappropriateoptions.Word20072010users
canselectdirectlyfromtheTeddsTabontheribbon.
26. UseCopyandPastetoenterthisnameinthefinalexpression.
27. NowclickCalculateAlltocalculatethesefinalexpressions:
28. Youshouldfindtheresultdisplayedinthedocumentifyouhaveanerror,turntoErrorsand
Troubleshootingonpage 33.
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StoringVariablesinTedds
1. ClicktheVariables
button.
2. TheVariablesdialogwillopen,displayingthestoredvalues.
3. Youwillnotethatwedonotjuststorethevariablenameandvalue,butalsothedimensions.ThisishowTedds
handlesalltheunitconversionsforyou.
NotethatyoucanDeletevariablesfromthislistifyouwish:
4. Cancelfromthisdialog,andeditoneofthevaluesonthepagesaythetieforcetoN=600kN.Nowcheckback
inthestoredvariablesandyouwillnotethestoredvaluehasnotchanged.
5. Recalculatethedocumentandcheckbackinthelistofvariablesthenewvaluehasnowbeenstored.
Animportantobservationthestoredvalueofavariableonlychangeswhenyoure
calculatethedefinition,notwhenyoujustedititonthepage.Ifyoueditthevalueofa
variableyoumustrecalculatethevariabledefinition,andanycalculationsthatuseittoupdate
them.
MoreAboutUnitsinTedds
6. ChangethetieforcebacktoitsoriginalvalueN=675kN.Calculateagaintostorethisnewvalue.
7. LookagainatthevaluesdisplayedintheVariablesdialog.Youwillnotethatmanyofthesevaluesarenotthose
displayedinthedocument.
8. ThevaluesinthedialogareintheBaseUnitsinwhichTeddsperformsallcalculationsandfromwhichallthe
otherunitsarederived.Thebaseunitsareshowninthefollowingtable:
TeddsBaseUnits
Metric
Length
Mass
kg
Time
Temp
IfyouhoveroveravariablenameintheVariablesdialogasummarylistisdisplayedshowing
thevalueofthevariableinallapplicablestandardunits.
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9. Notethatourcalculationdoesnotincludeanyconversionfactors.
TeddsunithandlingisamassivehelpTeddscomeswithahugenumberofdefinedunitsand
youcanaddmoreifneeded.
DimensionalCheckingTeddschecksalldimensionsinyourcalculationandwillinformyouif
theseareincorrect.Thisiswhyyoushoulduseunitsconsistentlythroughoutyourcalculations.Do
so,andyoucanhavetotalconfidencethatyourcalculationsaredimensionallycorrect.
10. SavethedocumentandgiveitanamecallitExercise 2aswewishtobuildonitlaterintheguide.
WhatNext?
Congratulations!YouhavecompletedyourfirstTeddscalculation.Youcannowbeginwritingeffectivecalculations
inTeddsforWord.Therearemoregreatfeaturesthatmakesuchcalculationsevenmorepowerful,andwewill
showyoutheselater.
Rightnowwewilltakeabrieflookathandlingerrorsincalculations.
ErrorsandTroubleshooting
Theproblemwithalotofguidesistheyonlyshowyoutherightwaytodothings,andthenyouhavenoideawhat
todowhensomethinggoeswrong!Let'slookatacoupleoferrorsandhowtofixthem.
1. Ifyouhaveanerrorinyourcalculations,Teddswillinformyouwhenyoucalculateyourdocumentandtheerror
isencountered.ThefirstthingyoushoulddoisInterruptthecalculationprocess.
2. Ifyouhavejumpedtothissectionbecauseyouhaveencounteredanerrorpreviously,thenclicktheInterrupt
buttoninthedialog(seestep10below),reviewthedetailsfromstep11onwardsandthenreturntofixthe
errorinyourcalculationsandcontinuewiththeexercise.
3. Ifyourpreviouscalculationswereerrorfree,thenyouwillhavehadnoneedtolookatthissection.Weshall
thereforecreatesomecalculationswhichdohaveerrorssothatwecanseehowtohandlethem.Openanew
blankdocumentforthisexample.
4. ClicktheTeddsOptions
button.
5. TheOptionsdialogwillopen,clickontheCalculating/Generalpage.
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6. MakesurethattheoptionsabovearecheckedandthenclickOK.Wecannowproceedtocreatesome
calculationswitherrors.
7. Enterthefollowing2paragraphsastheyappearhereseeifyoucanspotanyerrorsasyoudo,butdontfix
themyet!
8. NowclicktheCalculateAllbuttontocalculatethecalculationsyoushouldseetheExpressionErrordialog:
Thisisthe
specificerror
ThislineistheonethatTeddscannot
evaluate,solookheretospottheproblem.
Thisisanexplanationoftheerror,
togetherwithsometypicalcauses.
Thisisthebutton
youshould
generallyclick
9. Teddsflagsthefirsterror,andgivesyousomehelpinfixingit.
10. Whenyouareready,clicktheInterruptbutton.Teddshighlightstheerrorforyouinthedocumentasshown
below:
Oncewefixtheproblemandrecalculatethiserrormessageswillautomaticallydisappear.
11. Checktheruleaboutdelimiters(seeTheStandardVariableDefinitionExplainedonpage 29.)Thereshouldbe
asemicolonbetweentheexpressionstoseparatethem.Addthisinandrecalculatetheentiredocument.
12. NowwewillgetthenexterrorthevariableWDisnotdefined.WehavetypedWDinsteadofwDandvariable
namesarecasesensitive.
13. ClicktheInterruptbuttontostopthecalculation.
14. CorrectthevariablenameonthepagetowDandrecalculate.Thecalculationsshouldnowcompletewithno
problems.Teddsautomaticallydeletesallerrormessagesfromthepage.
WhatNow?
Whenyouhavesuccessfullycompletedthissection,youcanmoveontothenexttopic.Nowwearegoingtolookat
usingcalculationsfromtheEngineeringLibraryinTeddsforWord.
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WhyuseLibraryCalculationsinTeddsforWord?
WehaveshownthatyoucanwriteyourowncalculationsinTeddsforWord,butyoucanalsousetheLibrary
Calculations.Theadvantageofthisisthatyoucanaddadditionaltexttoyouroutputeasily,becauseitisalreadyin
aWorddocument.Youcanalsocombinemorethanonecalculationinadocument,addpicturesandtables
anythingyouneedtocreateapolishedreport.Andifyouneedtoupdatethecalculationsyoucandoitdirectlyin
thedocument.
Sometimes,ofcourse,youjustneedananswerrightnowandthepolishingcanwait.That'swhywehaveTeddstoo.
Withthetwomodes,youhavebothbasescovered.
Exercise3:UsingLibraryCalculationsinTeddsforWord
InthisexercisewewillusetheRCcircularcolumndesigncalculationtoshowyouhowtorunatypicalcalculation
fromtheextensiveEngineeringLibraryinTeddsforWord.
Allow about 15 minutes to complete this exercise.
DesignInformation
Usethefollowinginformationforthecalculation.
Columnstate
=Braced
Lengthofcolumn
=3000mm
Diameterofcolumn
=300mm
Effectiveheightfactor
=1.0
Concretecharacteristiccompressivestrength
Reinforcementyieldstress
Reinforcementbarsize
Fitmentsbarsize
Nominalconcretecover
Exposureclassification
=32MPa
=500MPa
=20mm
=6mm
=30mm
=A1
Designaxialload
Smallerendmoment
Largerendmoment
Ratioofaxialdeadloadtototalaxialload
=600kN
=25kNm
=60kNm
=0.65
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ButtonsusedinthisExercise(TeddsforWord20022003)
ThenewcommandsyouwillbeintroducedtointhisexercisearelocatedontheTeddsCalcstoolbarandTedds
Formattoolbarasshownbelow:
HiddenCalcs
LaunchLibraryAccessSystem
CalculateCalcSection
AddNewCalcSection
ButtonsusedinthisExercise(TeddsforWord200720102013)
ThenewcommandsyouwillbeintroducedtointhisexercisearelocatedontheTeddstabasshownbelow:
LaunchLibraryAccessSystem
InsertNewCalcSection
HiddenCalcs
CalculateCalcSection
UsingCalculationSectionsinTeddsforWord
Asstated,oneofthereasonsforrunninglibrarycalculationsinTeddsforWordissothatyoucancombineanumber
ofcalculationsinasingledocument.Inthiscase,eachcalculationshouldbeplacedinaseparateCalculation
Section,sowewillstartoffbyintroducingthese.FormoreinformationonthistopicseeCalculationSections
Explainedonpage 40.
1. Openanewdocument.
2. Add/InsertaNewCalcSection
byclickingtheappropriatebutton.
3. Thefollowingdialogwillappearenteranameforthesection.Thiswillformthetitleforthecalculationinthe
document.
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4. ClickOKandthiswillenteraCalculationSectionTitleinthedocument.Weplaceacalculationbelowthistitle
andthuswithinthesection.Youshouldnotethatyourcursorisnowonthelinebelowthesectiontitle.
RetrievingandUsingCalculationsfromtheLibrary
AllthelibrarycalculationsareavailablefromtheLibraryAccessSystem.Torunacalculationweretrieveitfromthe
Library,placeitinourdocumentandcalculateit.
1. Ifitisnotopenalready,launchtheLibraryAccessSystem.
Index
button
Theindexoptionsare
availablehere
2. ClicktheIndexbuttoniftheindexisnotdisplayedandensureyouhavetheTeddsCalculationsindexoption
selected.
3. Toopenafolderintheindexsimplydoubleclickit.OpentheColumnsfolderthentheRCcolumndesign
(AS3600)folder.Thenselect(clickon)theRCcircularcolumndesign(AS3600)item.
4. Toplacethiscalculationinthedocument,clicktheExecutebuttoninthelibrary.(Youcanalsodoubleclickon
theselecteditemtodothis.)InbothcasesyouwillseetheInsertCalcItemdialog.
5. Thisdialogallowsyoutocontrolwheretheitemwillbeadded.SimplyclickOKandtheitemwillbepastedat
thecursorpositioninthedocument.
NotethatyoucanalsocreateaCalcSectiondirectlyfromtheInsertCalcItemdialog.
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6. Youshouldnowhavethefollowinginyourdocument.
7. WecannowclosetheLibrarythereisnoneedtohaveitopenwhileacalculationisrunning.
8. ClicktheCalculateCalcSectionbuttontostartthecalculation.
9. TheInterfaceforthecalculationwillnowbedisplayed,alongwiththeProgressLog.Youarenowin
familiarterritoryaseverythingfromthispointworksexactlyasyoulearnedinthefirstexerciseUsingTedds
(page12).
ClicktheNotes
buttonandbriefly
lookatthesebefore
proceeding.
10. EntertheoptionsgivenunderDesignInformationonpage35forthefirstpageoftheinterface.Youwillbe
comfortablewithenteringinformationintheinterfacebynow,sowewon'tshoweverypageintheguide.
11. Continuetoenterthereinforcementinformationonthesecondpage.Atthispointwedontknowhowmany
longitudinalbarswillberequiredsoacceptthedefaultof6.
12. WhenyougettotheExposureclassification,notethehelpinformationavailablefortheinputdisplayedinthe
informationpane(asshownbelow).
Notethatinformationaboutaparticularitemwillalsoappearadjacenttoyourcursorif
youhoverovertheinformationsymbolassociatedwiththatitem.
13. Fireresistanceandanyotherdatanotspecificallyspecifiedcanbeleftatthedefaultvalue.
14. Proceedtothethirdpageandenterthedesignloads.
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15. ClickNexttocompletetheinterfaceandthecalculationwillbeperformed.
16. Reviewthecalculationresultsummarydisplayedintheinterface.Thecurrentconfigurationisclearlynot
suitableasthereisinsufficientmomentresistingcapacity.
17. ClickBacktwotimestoreturntothereinforcementpage.Increasethenumberoflongitudinalbarsto8and
thenprogresstotheresultsummaryonceagain.Therevisedconfigurationshouldnowbeacceptable.
18. Thedropdownatthebottomofthepageallowsyoutochoosetheamountofoutputyourequire.Forthis
examplepicktheFulloption.AlsochecktheboxtoincludeasketchandthenclickFinishtoclosetheinterface
andgeneratethereport.
19. ClosetheProgressLogandexaminethecalculationsinthedocumenttheyareofthesameformastheones
yousawinTedds,andtheyshowyouexactlyhowtheresultshavebeendetermined.
ViewingHiddenTextinTeddsforWord
Thisparticularcalculationhasnohiddentext.Itisworthpointingoutthatsomedo,andthatthereisaslightly
differentwayofviewingHiddenTextinTeddsforWord.
20. ClicktheHiddenCalcs
buttontoviewthese.
21. Clickthebuttonagaintorehidetext.
RecalculatinginTeddsforWord
ThisisaccomplishedinasimilarmannertoTedds.
22. ClicktheCalculateCalcSection
button.
23. Thecalculationwillnowrunagaintrychangingsomeoftheinputdataintheinterface.
24. DONOTovertypevaluesonthepagepriortorecalculatingthisisnotthewaytochangeinputdatawhen
usingourlibrarycalculations(asdistinctfromonesyouhavewrittenyourselfinthemannershowninthe
previoussectionoftheguide)inTeddsforWord.
Addinganothercalculationtothedocument
TostartanewcalculationinthisdocumentcreateanewCalculationSection.
25. Placeyourcursorbelowyourexistingcalculations.
26. ClicktheAddNewCalcSectionbutton.
27. Typeinanameforthenewsectionthiswillformthetitleforyournextcalculation.ClickOKtoenterthenew
section.
28. Anewcalculationshouldbeplacedbelowthistitleandthuswithinthesection.
29. Retrieveanothercalculationfromthelibraryandplaceitwithinthissection
30. Tocalculatejustonesection,weplaceourcursorwithinthesectionandusetheCalculateCalcSection
button.
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31.
CalculationSectionsExplained
ReferbacktothesectionStoringVariablesinTeddsonpage 32.Youwillnotethatherewehave
justonelistofsavedvariables,knownasDocumentvariables,aswehavenotusedCalculation
Sections.WhenweuseCalculationSections,TeddsforWordsavesthevariablesforeach
calculationinaseparatelistuniquetoeachsection.TheseareknowsasSectionvariables.This
ensuresthatallyourinputvaluesareretainedseparatelyfromthoseforanothercalculation.
Whenyouneedtoupdateasinglecalculationwithinadocumentthatcontainsmanycalculations,
simplyplaceyourcursorwithinthatsectionandusetheCalculateCalcSectioncommand.Place
yourcursorwithinthefirstsectioninyourdocument,andclicktheVariablesbuttontoviewthe
uniquelistforthispartofthedocument.
TeddsforWordalsohascommandswhichenableyoutomanipulatethecalculationsectionsin
yourdocument.Youcandeleteacalculationsection,copyit,pasteitintoanewlocationinyour
documentandchangeitsname.
WhatNext?
Congratulations!Youhavecompletedthethirdexerciseoftheguideandlearnedallyouneedtoruncalculations
fromtheLibraryinTeddsforWord.
Youcannowsavethedocumentandreuseitasappropriate.
Inthenextsectionyouwilllearnhowyoucanmakeyourowncalculationsevenmorepowerful.
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Exercise4:UsingMathandDatafunctionsandFormattingResults
InthisexercisewewillbuildonthecalculationwewroteinExercise2toextenditscapabilitiesandintroducesome
moreTeddsfeatures.
Allow about 30 minutes to complete this exercise.
ButtonsusedinthisExercise(TeddsforWord20022003)
ThenewcommandsyouwillbeintroducedtointhisexercisearelocatedontheTeddsCalcstoolbarandTedds
Formattoolbarasshownbelow:
ShowFieldCodes
LaunchEngineeringData
ButtonsusedinthisExercise(TeddsforWord200720102013)
ThenewcommandsyouwillbeintroducedtointhisexercisearelocatedontheLibraryandShow/Hidegroupsof
theTeddstabasshownbelow:
ShowFieldCodes
LaunchEngineeringData
DefiningInputVariables
1. Openthedocumentyoucreatedinexercise2Exercise 2.
2. Herearethenewcalculationswewilladdtochecktheadequacyofanactualsection:
Checksection;
Trya150ParallelFlangedChannel
Sectionproperties;
Designradiusofgyration;
Actualstress;
Actualslenderness;
3. Typethefirsttwoparagraphs,whicharejusttext,belowtheexistingcalculation.
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4. Typethethirdparagraphandnotethatherewearedefiningthreeinputvariableswhicharepropertiesofthe
sectionwearechecking.Ensureyouseparatethetextandalltheexpressionsusingdelimiters(;)asshown.
TeddsMathFunctions
5. Nowtypethefourthparagraph.NotehowtheTeddsmathfunctionminisusedhere.
Amathfunctionisalwaysfolloweddirectlybyitsargument(s)inparenthesesasshownhere.
TherearemanymoresuchfunctionsavailableinTeddsforWord.
Forfulldetailsofthisandotherfunctions,consulttheTeddsHelpsystemtopicTeddsMathematics/
Functions,orusetheCalcWritingAidssetfromtheLibraryAccessSystem,whereallfunctionsare
completelydocumented.
6. Nowtypethefifthparagraphthisisasimpleexpressionthatdeterminesanddisplaystheactualstressinthe
sectionandassignstheresulttothevariablefa .
ResultAccuracyandFormats
Itissufficienttodisplaytheslendernesstoonedecimalplace.Todothisweuseaformatstringtooverridethe
defaultresultsettingofthreedecimalplaces.
7. Nowtypethelastparagraphofthenewcalculationsasfollows.UsetheGreektextbuttonasyoudidonpage
31forthevariablename.
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13. ClicktheVariablesbuttontoexaminethelistofsavedvariablesandcheckthestoredvalueforthisvariable:
ResultFormatStringsExplained
Youcanoverridethedefaultresultsetting,andreduceorincreasethenumberofdecimalplaces
foradisplayedresult,byusingaresultformatstringafterthe?resultfield.Forexampletyping?f2
willdisplaytheresulttotwodecimalplaces.Itisimportantthatthereisnospacebetweenthe
formatstringandthe?.Theformatstringcharacterssignifythefollowing:
f=fixedformat,and2=resulttobedisplayedto2decimalplaces(canbefrom015)
Notethatformatstringsonlycontroltheprecisionoftheresultdisplayedinthedocument,notany
resultthatisstoredbyTedds.
Forfulldetailsofthisandotherresultformats,consulttheTeddsHelpsystemtopicTeddsResult
Formats/FormatStrings.
UsingDatafunctionsincalculations
Thecalculationaswrittenisveryuseful,butwecanenhanceitfurther.OnebigimprovementistoincludeaData
Listinthecalculation,makingthepropertiesofahugenumberoftypesandsizesofsectionsinstantlyavailable.
1. FirsteditthetwoparagraphsunderneaththeheadingCheckSection;asfollows:
2. DeletethefollowingtextforthesectionnameTrya150ParallelFlangedChannel.Leaveanemptylinehere.
3. Nextdeletejustthevaluesforthepropertiesofthesection.Replacethemwitha?resultfield.Youshouldend
upwiththefollowing:
4. Finally,placeyourcursorasshownattheveryendoftheheading.
RetrievingDataListsfromtheLibrary
5. ClickthebuttontoLaunchtheTeddsEngineeringData.
6. ThisopensaspecialSetintheLibrarywherealltheDataListsandDataTablesareaccessed.Thereisalotof
datainthisset.WewishtofindaDataTablethatincludessteelpropertiessuitableforanAS4100calculation.
WewillusetheFindfacilitytohelpuslocatesuchatable.
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7. FirstselecttheGroupwewanttosearchinAustralianstandards.SelectEdit/Findinthelibrary,andtypeinAS
4100asshown.
8. LibraryAccessSystemfindstheAS4100groupwhichcontainsthedatalistswhichareappropriateforAS4100
design,clicktheplussigntotheleftofthisgroup.PicktheSteelsectionsdatalist(AU)itemwhichisalso
highlightedabove.
Steelsectionsdatalist(AU)
9. Nowtobringthisitemintoyourcalculation,eitherdoubleclicktheitem,orclicktheExecute
button.Youshouldfindthefollowinghasbeenenteredinyourdocument.
10. ThistextinsertedisaTeddsDataListFieldwhichlaunchesthespecifiedDataList(furtherdetailsonTedds
Fieldsaregivenbelow),
11. ClosethelibraryonceyouhaveretrievedtheTeddsDataListField.
12. NowclickCalculateAlltocalculatethedocumentagain.
13. TheDataListwillnowbedisplayedwhentheTeddsDataListFieldiscalculated:
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14. Selectthe150channelsectionthenclickontheDetailsbuttontoexaminethevariablesdefinedinthetable.
Notethatalthoughwehaveusedexactlythesamenamesfortheradiiofgyrationinour
calculationasthosedefinedbytheDataTable,rx andry wehavedefinedtheareaasA.Inthe
DataListtheareaofthesectionisnamedAg.Ifwedontusethesamenames,thenourcalculations
willnotintegratecorrectly.Wethereforeneedtochangethevariablenameinourcalculations(A)to
thatheldintheDataList(Ag).Thevariableisusedtwice.
15. ClicktheSelectbuttontoreturnthesevariablestoyourcalculationsyouwillseethatthesection'sproperties
fromtheDataListreplacethe?fieldsinyourdocumentandtheTeddsFielddisplaysthechoiceyoumadein
theDataList
16. TheDataListisnowintegratedwithyourcalculation.Recalculateafewtimes,eachtimechangingyour
selectionofchannelsizeintheDataList,totestthis.
17. ClicktheVariablesbuttonandyouwillseethatallthevariablesdefinedbytheDataListarelistedandarethus
availabletobeusedincalculations.
18. Savethecalculationatthisstage,aswewillbuildonitinthefinalexercise.
19. DataTablescanbeintegratedwithyourcalculationsinexactlythesameway.
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TeddsFields
20. ClicktheFieldCodes
button.
21. LookattheTeddsFieldinyourdocumentandyouwillseethefollowing:
22. ThecommandthatrunstheDataListisnowrevealed.ClicktheFieldCodesbuttonagaintoreturntothe
normalviewofthedocument.
TeddsFieldsExplained
TheFieldCodesbuttonenablesyoutoseeandthuseditthehiddencommandswhichareTedds
Fields.ThesecommandsrunspecialfunctionsinTeddsliketheDataLists.Wewillseesomemore
TeddsFieldsshortly.ATeddsFieldwillrunwhenitiscalculated,likeanynormalexpression.We
hidetheTeddsfield,sinceyouwouldnotwantittoappearinaprintedreport.TheFieldCodes
buttonrevealstheTeddsFields.TeddsFieldsshouldbetreatedlikeexpressions,andseparated
fromtextandotherexpressionsinthesameparagraphusingsemicolons.
WhatNext?
Congratulations!Youhavecompletedthefourthexerciseandlearnedeverythingyoureallyneedtowritepowerful
Teddscalculations.Maybenowwouldbethetimetohaveagoatwritingacalculationofyourown.It'sagoodidea
tostartwithsomethingsimpleandbuildonthecomplexityasyoubecomemorefamiliarwithTedds.
ThenextstepintheguideisaboutmakingTeddscalculationsstilleasiertoworkwith,andisespeciallyrelevantif
youenvisagewritingcalculationsforotherstouse.Evenifyourcalculationsareforyourownuseyoumayfind
thesefurtherfeaturesbeneficialsowerecommendthatyoureviewthem.Youmightliketoleavethisstepuntilyou
havehadagoatwritingacalculationofyourownusingwhatyouhavelearnedsofar.
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EnhancingCalculations
EnhancingCalculations
Thereisevenmorefunctionalityavailableforourcalculationsthanwehaveseensofar.Whetheryouusethese
enhancementsdependsbothonthepurposeofthecalculation,andonthetimeyouhaveavailable.Certainlythese
featuresareveryusefulwhenyouarewritingcalculationswhichotherswilluse(aswedoatCSC).HencetheTedds
libraryispackedwithexampleswhichusethesefeatures,andyouhavealreadyseenmanyofthemwhenrunning
ourcalculations.
Exercise5:EnhancingCalculations
Inthisexercisewewillenhancethepreviouscalculationandyouwillseewhatwearetalkingabout.
Allow about 15 minutes to complete this exercise.
ButtonsusedinthisExercise(TeddsforWord20022003)
TheonlynewcommandyouwillbeintroducedtointhisexerciseislocatedontheTeddsCalcstoolbarasshown
below:
TeddsField
ButtonsusedinthisExercise(TeddsforWord200720102013)
TheonlynewcommandyouwillbeintroducedtointhisexerciseislocatedontheInsertgroupoftheTeddsCalcs
ribbonasshownbelow:
TEDDS Field
TeddsInputFields
TheTeddsInputFieldspeedsuptheeditingandoftenthecreatingofinputvariables.Wewillreplacealltheexisting
variabledefinitionsinthecalculation:
1. DeletetheentiredefinitionfortheYieldstrength,fu,fromyourpage.Leaveyourcursorontheemptyline.
2. ClicktheTeddsFieldbutton.
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3. Thefollowingdialogwillappear.Enterthedetailsshowntodefinetheinputforthisvariable:
Prompt=Yieldstrength
Name=fu
Units=MPa
Defaultvalue=0
Format=Fixed
No.ofdecimalplaces=0
4. Notethatwedonotputavalueinthisdialogthisisenteredwhenthestatementiscalculated.Notethe
following:
Prompt
Name
Units
Defaultvalue
Format
No.ofdecimalplaces
tellstheuserwhatthevariableisandappearsonthepage
theuniquenameofthevariable
ifthepropertyhasdimensionsthenenteraunithere
thisvaluewillbedisplayedinitiallyforusertoeditoraccept
theformatdisplayedonthepage
thenumberofdecimalplacesdisplayedonthepage
5. AcceptthedefaultsforotheroptionsandclickOKwhenyouhaveeverythingentered.
6. Thefollowingwillappearonthelinecontainingyourcursor:
7. WiththeFieldCodesbuttononyouwillseethefollowingTeddsInputFieldprecedingthetextontheline.
8. Calculateyourdocumenttorunit:
9. TheSetVariableValuedialogappears,asshownabove.
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10. Becausewealreadyhaveavaluedefinedforthisvariableitisdisplayedintheinput.Youcanacceptit,oreditit
asrequired.Thereisnoneedtofindandeditthevariablevalueonthepage,asitisautomaticallyupdated
whenyouenteravalueintheSetVariableValuedialog.
11. Deleteandreplacethe3remainingvariabledefinitionsinthesamemannerthetablebelowshowswhatyou
needtoenterintheInsertTeddsFielddialogforeachofthethreevariablesinorderfromlefttoright.When
youhavedonethis,recalculateyourdocumenttoensurethatyourdefinitionsarecorrect.
Property
Input
Le
Prompt
Name
Units
Defaultvalue
Format
No.ofdecimalplaces
Tieforce
N
kN
Tieeffectivelength
Le
m
Slendernesslimit
L
fixed
2
fixed
3
300
fixed
0
ToenterGreekcharactersintheInsertTeddsFielddialogforvariablenameslikesimplyclick
theGreekcharacterbutton( )andthentypeintheequivalentRomancharacter,inthiscase
youneedtotypel(i.e.lowercaseletterL)toget.
ToenterSubscriptorSuperscriptcharacterssimplyclicktheSubscriptorSuperscriptbutton( )
andthencontinueandtypeinthesubscriptorsuperscript.Onceyouhavereacheditsendclickthe
buttonagaintoswitchbacktotypingnormaltext.
TheDefaultvalueisentirelyoptional.Ifyouenteroneitwillbedisplayedthefirsttimea
calculationisrun,otherwisetheinputboxwillbeempty.Deletethestoredvariablesandre
calculatetoseethedefaultsinoperation.
.
TeddsInterfaceDesigner
AlthoughTheTeddsInputFieldcanbeusedtocreateallthevariablesrequiredinacalculation,if
youwouldliketogiveyourcalculationsaslickerappearancewewouldstronglyrecommendusing
theTeddsInterfaceDesignerinstead.Thiseasytousetoolallowsyoutoplacealltheinputvariables
onasingleinterfacealongwithsketchesandnotesifrequired.Foraworkedexampleandfurther
detailsofhowtousetheTeddsInterfaceDesignerrefertotheTeddsforWordHelp.
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TeddsShowFields
Thefinalthingwewouldlikethecalculationtodoisautomaticallyassessoursectionandreportinthedocument
whetherourchosensectionispassingorfailingand,ifitisfailing,why.WeuseaTeddsShowFieldtodothis.
1. Enterthefollowingtwoparagraphsafteryourexistingcalculations:
2. Theselasttwovalueshelpusassesstheutiliationofthesectionforthetwochecks.Assigningthemtooutput
variableswillhelpuswithcreatingTeddsShowFields.Calculateyourdocumentonceyouhavewrittenthemto
ensuretheyareworkingproperlybeforeproceeding.
3. PlaceyourcursorbeneaththeseparagraphsandclicktheInsertTeddsFieldbutton.
4. SelecttheShowtab.TheShowFieldwewanttocreatewilltestwhetherthesectionisfailingstressandoutput
amessagetogivethestatusofthecheck.
5. SelecttheConditiontypeoptionandinputthefollowinginformation:
6. TheoutputoftheTeddsShowFieldconsistsoftwotextmessagesknownasoutputstrings.Onlyoneoutput
stringisdisplayedinthedocumentdependingonthestatusofthecondition.
7. Checkyourinputcarefully,thenclickOKtoentertheTeddsShowFieldinthedocument.
8. WhenyouhaveOK'dtheinput,clicktheFieldCodesbuttontoviewtheresultingTeddsShowField.Itshouldbe
asshownbelow.IfyourTeddsShowFieldisincorrect,thebestthingtodoatthisstageistodeleteitandrun
throughtheInsertTeddsFielddialogagain.
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UsingLogicInTedds
9. TakeacloselookatthisTeddsShowfield,andyoucanseehowweuseasimplelogicstatementtooutputone
oftwopiecesoftextusingtheiflogicaloperator.
if(check_stress>1,Sectionfailsstresscheck,SectionOKforstress)
Thegeneralformofthislogicexpressionisasfollows:
if(condition,true_output,false_output)
Notethatyoucanusethiskindofexpressiontodefinevariablesusingacondition.The
outputscanbevalues,expressionsorfurtherlogicexpressions.Forexample:
a=if(b>c,10,20)= ?
CheckthefollowingtopicinTeddsHelpforfulldetails:
TeddsMathematics/Functions/LogicalFunctions
10. NowcalculateyourdocumenttocalculatetheTeddsShowField.Youshouldfindyouhavesomethingsimilarto
thefollowinginyourProgressLogandyouwillalsoseetheoutputtextonthepagewhereyouplacedthe
TeddsShowField.
11. Changesomeofyourinputvaluesandrecalculateafewtimestotestyourfullcalculationandboththepass
andfailoutputoftheTeddsShowField.
WhatNext?
Congratulations!YouhavecompletedthefinalexerciseintheguideandarereadytobeginusingTeddstoitsfull
potential.
Hereareafewthingsyoucouldtrynext:
CreateanotherTeddsShowFieldsimilartothatabovefortheslendernesscheckfollowingisthelogic
statementyouwoulduseforthis:
Condition
check_slender>1
CreateaTeddsShowFieldtogivetheoverallstatusofthesection,checkingbothslendernessandstress.Try
thefollowing:
Condition
Yes
No
and(check_stress<=1,check_slender<=1)
PASS
Sectionfails!
TakealookatTeddsMessageFields.TheinputfortheseisthesameasTeddsShowFieldsbuttheiroutputis
displayedinaMessagebox,ratherthaninthedocument.YouwillseeexamplesoftheiruseintheTedds
EngineeringLibraryCalculations,forexampletheRCFootingdesigncalculation.
TrycreatingMessagesusingtheValueofVariableoptiontoshowthevaluesoftheminimumareaand
radiusofgyrationintheLogbeforetheDataListisdisplayed.
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Ofcoursethere'smuchmoreforyoutodiscover.Wewishyouanenjoyableandproductivetimeinusingthe
programinyourdaytodaywork,andexploringitscapabilitiesmorefully.
IfyouwouldliketoreaduponfurtherinformationaboutTedds,thenwewouldrecommendtheTeddsUsers
Guide.YouwillfindthisintheDocumentationfolderwithinthefoldertowhichyouinstalledTedds.Themanualis
intheelectronic.pdfformat.TheinformationinthemanualisalsoavailablewithintheTeddsHelpsystem,which
youcanaccessintheusualway.
SomeTeddsdialogshavecontextsensitivehelp.ToseethissimplyclicktheHelpbuttoninthedialog.
Wealsoruntrainingcoursesinmostlocales,forfurtherinformationonavailabilitycontacttheTeddssupportteam
inyourregion,simplyclicktheSupporticoninanyofTeddsautomatedcalculations.
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