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Tekla Structure Issue: Howto(Tekla Structures) Design tab
Design tab
To check the design of a component that has a Design tab page:
Go to the Design tab and select Yes in the Use UDL listbox.
To use information in an Excel spreadsheet in the UDL calculation, select Excel in the External design listbox.
Enter the information you want to use in the calculation in the remaining fields.
Select a connection in the model and click Modify. To view the results of the check, right-click the component symbol and select Inquire from the pop-up menu.The inquire object window opens, which contains a summary of the design checks and related information.
See also Using Excel in connection design.
Design type tab
To check the design of a component that has a Design type tab page:
Open the component properties dialog box.
Go to the Design type tab and select Yes in the Check connection list box. Tekla Structures will check the connection each time it is used or changed in a model.
Enter the information you want to use in the calculation in the remaining fields.
Select a connection in the model and click Modify.
Tekla Structures checks the component. A green component symbol indicates that the connection will bear the UDL, red indicates it will not.
To view the results of the check, right-click the component symbol and select Inquire from the pop-up menu.The inquire object window opens, which contains a summary of the design checks and related information, for example:
Primary angle, Gross shear [AISC ASD F4-1 (p5-49)]
applied = 250.00, allowable = 190.80, capacity = 1.31
FAIL (t = 0.5000, tmin = 0.6551)
Example of design check information in the Inquire object dialog box.
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Tekla Structure Issue: Howto(Tekla Structures) Design tab
Design tab
To check the design of a component that has a Design tab page:
Go to the Design tab and select Yes in the Use UDL listbox.
To use information in an Excel spreadsheet in the UDL calculation, select Excel in the External design listbox.
Enter the information you want to use in the calculation in the remaining fields.
Select a connection in the model and click Modify. To view the results of the check, right-click the component symbol and select Inquire from the pop-up menu.The inquire object window opens, which contains a summary of the design checks and related information.
See also Using Excel in connection design.
Design type tab
To check the design of a component that has a Design type tab page:
Open the component properties dialog box.
Go to the Design type tab and select Yes in the Check connection list box. Tekla Structures will check the connection each time it is used or changed in a model.
Enter the information you want to use in the calculation in the remaining fields.
Select a connection in the model and click Modify.
Tekla Structures checks the component. A green component symbol indicates that the connection will bear the UDL, red indicates it will not.
To view the results of the check, right-click the component symbol and select Inquire from the pop-up menu.The inquire object window opens, which contains a summary of the design checks and related information, for example:
Primary angle, Gross shear [AISC ASD F4-1 (p5-49)]
applied = 250.00, allowable = 190.80, capacity = 1.31
FAIL (t = 0.5000, tmin = 0.6551)
Example of design check information in the Inquire object dialog box.
Enter the forum for further discussion about this issue.