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CIV 7530 S-Frame - Composite Beam Tutorial
CIV 7530 S-Frame - Composite Beam Tutorial
Composite Beam Design : Design the following beams for steel concrete composite
action. Use DL=SW of Slab (t > 65mm) + 0.7kN/m2; LL=3.5kN/m2, Deck sizes available:
38, 50 or 75 mm. Concrete: 25 or 30 MPa. Use ¾" (19mm) Shear Studs
8m
Main Beam Secondary Beam
12m
4.5m
25 or 30MPa
Concrete
Steel Deck
Beam
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Composite Beam (S-Frame Tutorial)
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Starting S-Frame:
Search for S-Frame in the start menu, then click on the icon.
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Fixing Units:
Select the units as per requirements and click on ‘Next’.
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A 3D structure will appear as follows. We need to delete few members from here.
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After deleting the members and joints, the structure will be like this:
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Placing Supports:
Right click on the ‘support tool’, fix translation and rotation in and about Z-direction by
checking the boxes as follows. Then click ‘OK’ and select the Nodes at the bottom of the
columns.
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Composite Beam (S-Frame Tutorial)
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Now left click on the 3 nodes of a panel, turn ‘On’ the tab ‘Render Model’. The outcome will be
like:
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Assigning Panels:
Right click on ‘Panel Element Tool’ to select and put ‘Thickness=150mm’. Check the box
‘Display Thickness’ and ‘Area Load Only’.
Right click on ‘Level 2 Beams’, select ‘Copy Group’ and copy to ‘Area Load Members’.
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Right click on ‘Panel Element Tool’ and then left click on the 4 nodes of a panel to assign the
panels. This step is quite similar to assigning quadrilateral shell elements. The outcome is like
the following:
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Repeat the same procedure for rest of the panels. The final outcome will be like:
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Composite Beam (S-Frame Tutorial)
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Run Analysis:
The model is ready now. Save the model, click ‘Run’ and select ‘Analysis...’. Select the Analysis
type as follows and press ‘OK’.
A window will appear to allow access if you want to proceed with analysis. Press ‘OK’.
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A window will appear to allow access if you want to proceed with analysis. Press ‘OK’.
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Code-Checking:
Now we shall check the code using S-Steel. Select the input of code check- ‘Code Check Input CAN/CSA
S16-14’. Before running the code check select the whole structure by left clicking and draging the
mouse.
The code check result will be like the following. Select ‘Color coding + Ratios’. You will see that all
the members are red in color and all the ratios are greater than 1.The ratios must be less than 1 in order
to pass and the color will not be red anymore then. So we need to increase the size of the members
now.
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Select ‘Design Input’ from the ‘Shortcuts’ and select the whole structure by left click and draging the
mouse, click ‘Edit’ and select ‘Composite Beams…’. Then press ‘OK’.
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Now, select ‘Level 2 Beams’, click ‘Edit’ and select ‘Composite Beams…’. Then fill up the composite
beam data as follows:
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Reanalyze
Select the whole structure, click ‘Run’, select ‘Design 1 Step’ and select the ‘Load Comb 1’.
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