Design Code

 

 

 

Use this function to select the design code to apply for the strength verification of steel members and specify the lateral bracing condition of the structure's horizontal members (beams and girders).

 

 

 

From the Main Menu select Design > Steel Design Parameter > Design Code.

 

From the Menu tab of the Tree Menu select Design > Steel Design Parameter > Design Code.

 

 

 

 

The following dialog box is used for data entry:

 

 

Steel Design Code dialog box

 

Design Code

 

Steel design code (refer to Note 1)

 

 

All Beams/Girders are Laterally Braced

 

Specify the lateral brace condition to the horizontal members (beams and girders) of the structure to be designed (refer to Note 2).

 

 

Apply Special Provisions for Seismic Design

 

Not available

 

 : Enter the selection and close the dialog box.

 

 : Do not enter the data or the selection and close the dialog box.

 

 

Revision of Ver.7.6.1

Note 1 Available steel design codes

- Load and Resistance Factor Design, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC-LRFD 2k & 93)

- Allowable Stress Design, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC-ASD89)

- British Standard, Structural use of steelwork in building (BS5950-90)

- EN 1993-1-1:2005 Eurocode3, Design of Steel Structures Part 1.1 (Eurocode3:05)

- ENV 1993-1-1:1992 Eurocode3, Design of Steel Structures Part 1.1 (Eurocode3)

- Canadian Standards Association, Limit States Design of Steel Structures (CSA-S16-01)

- American Iron and Steel Institute, Cold-Formed Steel Design, 1986 (AISI-CFSD86)

(available upon request)

- The Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ-ASD02)

- The Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK-ASD83)

- The Specifications for Roadway Bridges and Steel Bridges of the Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE-ASD96)

- The Steel Structures Limit-State Design Criteria of the Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK-LSD97)

- The Cold-Formed Steel Design of the Architectural Institute of Korea(AIK-CFSD98)

- China Standard(GBJ17-88)

- Indian Standard(IS800-1984)

- Indian Standard(IS800-2007)

Note 2
When the top compression flanges of the steel girders or beams are connected to the concrete floor by welded metal decks and/or shear connectors, it is assumed that all the members are laterally braced. If this item is selected, the Laterally Unbraced Length (Lb) field is deactivated in the "Unbraced Length (L,Lb)" Dialog Bar and Lb = 0 is applied to all the members.
(Refer to "Unbraced Length (L,Lb)")

Note 3
Applied steel design parameter by design codes