idea statica steelconnections v7 june 2016

DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL STEEL

JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS

www.ideastatica.com www.idea-rs.com

WHAT WE DO

Wedevelopsoftwareforstructuralengineers,fabricators,consultantsandallotherswhoperformorusestructuralanalysis.

Ourdevelopmentteamresearches,testsandappliesnewmethodsofanalyzingbehaviorofstructuresandtheirmembers.

Basedonthis,wecreateIDEAStatiCa–softwarethatenablesengineerstoworkfaster,evaluaterequirementsofthenational

codethoroughlyanduseoptimalamountofmaterial.Forus,creatingsoftwareisawaytocontributetomakingeverynew

constructionaroundtheworldsaferandcheaper.

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PARTNERS

WebuildpartnershipswithkeycompaniesinthefieldandlinkIDEAStatiCawiththeirsoftware.IDEAStatiCaisapart

ofaglobalworkflowwhichimprovesproductivityofstructuralengineersandfabricators.

WeareAECSolutionAssociateofAutodesk,arecommended3rdpartysolutionforAutodeskusers.IDEAStatiCaworks

withRobotStructuralAnalysisandAdvanceSteel.Revitlinkiscoming.

IDEAStatiCahasastrongsynergywithTeklaStructures.WepartneredupwithTrimbletocreateaseamlesslinkbetween

thesetwoprograms.ThelargestdistributorofTeklaStructuresworldwide,companyConstrusoft,resellsIDEAStatiCa

inseveralEUcountriesandLatinAmerica.

OtherpartnersincludeDlubalSoftware,MIDASITandInterCAD.

FUN FACTS ABOUT IDEA STATICA

• Thereare800licensesofIDEAStatiCain30countriesworldwide.

• IDEAStatiCawasthefirsttolaunchcloud-basedstructuralanalysisservice.Ithasover3 000registeredusers.

• TogetherwithMicrosoft,HUAWEI,Dellandothers,weareintheTOP 100companiesintheCzechRepublic.

• OurCEOandCTOwereinthefinalsofEY’sawards“Entrepreneuroftheyear2015”.

• Wehave25peopleintheteamwhoalreadycodedover6millionlinesofIDEAStatiCa.

• Resellersin20countriesaroundtheworld,BIMlinksto12engineeringprograms.

IDEA StatiCa Steel IDEA StatiCa Concrete and Prestressing

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Work with data from other programs

IDEA StatiCa Connection

FEA softwareDesignyourjointfromscratchorbuildongeometry

andloadingimportedfromRobot,SAP2000,

SCIAEngineer,RFEM,AxisVM,ConSteelandothers,

cuttingdesigntimeevenmore

CAD softwareTakeadvantageofintegrationintoTeklaStructures

andAdvanceSteeltoprovideworkshopdrawings

andsupportmanufacturingprocess

Steel connection design – reinvented

IDEAStatiCaintroducesanovelwaytodesignandcheckstructuralconnectionsandjoints.Engineerscandeal

withchallengesofresidential,industrial,off-shoreandothersteelstructures.Clearpass/failchecksaccordingto

EC/AISCareavailableinminutes,aswellascompleteoutputreports.

IDEAStatiCaConnectioncandesignalltypesofweldedorboltedconnections,baseplates,footingandanchoring.

Itprovidesprecisechecks,resultsofstrength,stiffnessandbucklinganalysisofasteeljoint.Bolts,welds

andconcreteblocksarecheckedaccordingtoEC/AISC.Templatesformost-usedconnectionsareavailableaswell

aswiderangeofpredefinedhotrolledandsheetweldedmembers.

ANY TOPOLOGYNolimitsinhowmanyconnectionsthereareinthejoint,whatistheirtypeandhowtheyareputtogether.

Shapeisdefinedbyprojectrequirements,notbysoftwarecapabilities.

ANY LOADINGAllforcesareanalyzed.Theoverallcheckofthejointtakesintoaccountinteractionsbetweenallthebeams

andconnections.Engineersstaysonthesafesideallthetime.

IN MINUTESThewholedesignandcheckprocessiskeptshortenoughtobeapartofeverydayworkofstructuralengineers

andfabricatorsallaroundtheworld.

2D frames & trusses Footings, anchoring 3D frames & trusses


Key features

• Welded/boltedconnections,baseplate,footing,anchoring

• Jointswithvariousnumbersofbeamsinmultipledirectionsandloads

• Analysismodelcreatedaccordingtomanufacturingoperationsused–cuts,plates,stiffeners,ribs,openings,cleats,welds,

boltsetc.

• Automaticgenerationofjoint’sFEmodel,userdoesnothandlewithFEA

• EfficientFEAsolverdeliversresultfasterthancurrentmethods

• Morethan90%ofcalculationsisnational-codeindependent

• Calculationofinternalstress/forcesinjointsbasedonelastic/plasticFEanalysis

• Clearinformationaboutbehaviorofthejoint/connection

• Stiffnessanalysisofanykindofconnection

• Localbucklinganalysisofsteeljoint,criticalloadfactor

Changing the way how we calculate connections and joints in steel structures

Engineerstypicallydesignsteelconnectionsthatfollowprescribedbuildingcoderequirementsbasedonlabempiricaltesting,

computationalmodelverificationandengineeringjudgment.However,manyprojectshavesituationswheretheconnection

designmustbevalidatedbyamorecomprehensiveconnectionanalysis.Thiscanbeverytime-consumingandrequires

advancedsoftwareequipment,impactingprofitability.Aproject-specificwayofstudyingconnectionbehaviorisneededto

ensuresafetyofthedesignwhileincreasingproductivityofthewholeengineeringprocess.

IDEA StatiCa Connection provides

Stress analysis Buckling analysis Stiffness analysis Overall check

IDEAStatiCaSteel


Story behind

IDEAStatiCaConnectionisaresultofalong-termR&DprojectofIDEAStatiCateamandtwotoptechnicaluniversities.

After5yearsofprimaryresearchandtheoreticalpreparations,thefirstversionoftheapplicationwascodedin24months

andreleasedinMay2014.Sincethen,ithasbeenimprovedconsistentlyandmarketedworldwide.Wearehappytohave

over400licensesin30countries.

KeypartsofthetechnologyofIDEAStatiCaConnectionisprotectedbyapatent.

Output report

Youcanchoosefromthreetypesofoutputreports–oneline,1pageanddetailed.AllchecksaccordingtoEurocodeorAISC

aredisplayedandreferenced.

Validation and verification of results

Togetherwithtechnicaluniversities,resultsofIDEAStatiCaConnectionwereexamined.Thefirstleveloftestingwastodesign

andcalculatetypicaljointsdescribedindesignguidesandcompareresults.Thesecondleveloftestingwasfornon-standard

connectionsandjoints–anadvancedFEAmodelswerecreatedinotherprogramsandresultscompared.Thethirdlevel

ofexaminationwerelivetestsinuniversitylaboratories.Forexample,gradualloadingofafootinguntilitwasrippedfrom

aconcreteblock.

ThisthoroughexaminationconfirmedaccuracyandreliabilityofIDEAStatiCaConnection.Allverificationandvalidationstudies

arepublishedandavailabletotheengineeringpublic.Ournewapproachtosteelconnectiondesignhasalreadybeenpresented

ontensofinternationalconferencesandmeetingsofregulatorybodiesallaroundtheworld.Wearehappytoseeitswide

acceptanceamongstacademics,structuralengineers,fabricators,code-checkersandotherindustryprofessionals.


Any topology – manufacturing operations

Stiffeners

Double haunches

Connecting plates, cuts

Cuts, notches

Circular end plate, stiffeners

Flange haunches, openings

Plates, bolt grid, cuts

Stiffening members, bolt grids

Irregullar bolt group, flange notches

Connecting plates, notches

Shifted end plate

Bolted or welded cleats

IDEA StatiCa Steel


Any loading – all internal forces from 3D global analysis

Base plate, stiffening members

Stub

Splice plates

Base plate - N, My, Mz

Base plate, stiffeners, cuts

Fin plate

Beam support (contact), webdoubler

3D loaded joint

Base plate, haunch, notch, washers

Overlaps, contact of plates

Plate to plate, ribs

End plate - My, Mz, Vy, Vz


3D simulation of a steel joint

Steeljointiscomposedfromplates,welds,bolts,contactsandcanbeanchoredintoconcreteblock.FEAmodelisgenerated

automatically.

PlatesModeliscomposedfromsteelplates–bothpartsofsteelmembersandstiffeningplates.Realshapeofplatesiskept.

Eachplateismeshedindependently.Equivalentstrainischecked.

WeldsWeldsaremodeledasconstrainsbetweenplates.Forcesineachweldareevaluated.Stressinweldischeckedaccording

EN/AISC.

Solid view and transparent view of welds. Calculated stress in weld. Output table with results.

ContactsContactsappearinplaceswheretwoplatesareintouch.Theytake100%ofthepressurebutdonotactintensionatall.

Contacts between web and flanges of 2 overlapped Z sections

3D model Equivalent stress Equivalent strain Overall check

IDEA StatiCa Steel


BoltsBoltsarenonlinearspringstakingtensionandshear.

3D model Tension forces Shear forces Deformed shape

3D model Contact stress area Break-out cones

Stiffness analysisStiffnessofanyconnectedmemberisanalyzed.Connection

isclassifiedandmoment/rotationdiagramgivesclearview

aboutitscapacity.

Buckling analysisLocalbucklingcandeterminesafetydesignofthejoint.

Softwareshowsthelevelofsafetyandpointouttheweakest

partofjoint.

Concrete blockSteelstructurecanbeanchoredinto

concreteblock.Baseplateisincontact

withconcrete.Tensionistaken

byanchors,shearbybolts,friction

orsheariron.


Designed by IDEA StatiCa Connection

Stadium roof

Pedestrian Bridge

Crane suport structure

Facade secondary structure

Warehouse

Power plant

Congress centre

Broadcast tower

Industry hall

Stadium roof

Lightning column

Congress centre

IDEA StatiCa Steel


Designed by IDEA StatiCa Connection

Shopping mall

Tower mast

Facade secondary structure

Theatre roof

Warehouse

Off-shore struct

Shopping mall

Railway bridge

Shopping mall

Canopy

Industry hall

Airport Service Bridge


BIMlinkstoleadingsoftwaresolutionsonthemarketenablestructuralengineersandfabricatorsquicklycheckfeasibility

ofthedesigninanystageoftheproject.Moreover,youhaveapowerfultoolforoptimizingyourdesign.

Working with other programs

IDEAStatiCaConnectionisnotjustastandaloneprogramwhereuserdefinesgeometry,loadsandotherinputsbyhimself.

IthasBIMinterfacewhichenablesimportingsteeljointsandconnections(includingloads)fromotherprograms.

FEA programs

SavetimebyimportinggeometryandloadingfromSAP2000,RobotStructuralAnalysis,SCIAEngineer,RFEM,AxisVM

andConSteelandgorightintodesignandcheck.

WorkflowinRobotStructuralAnalaysis:

CAD programs

Clickon“IDEA”iconinTeklaStructuresorruncommand“Concheck”inAdvanceSteeltoinstantlyexportgeometry

ofaselectedjointintoanewprojectinIDEAStatiCaConnection.Inputloadingandgointodesignandcheck.

WorkflowinTeklaStructures:

Node selection in RSA Design of connection Check EN/AISC

Node selection in AS Input of load effects Check EN/AISC

IDEA StatiCa Steel


R&D background

IDEAStatiCaConnectionisaresultofalong-termresearchanddevelopmentprojectwithrootsbackinthe90swhenourCEO

LubomírŠabatkastartedexaminingthetopicwithoneoftheleadingacademicsworldwideinthefieldofsteelstructures–

ProfessorFrantišekWald.

Afteryearsofpreparation,theresearchteamwasputtogetherfromIDEAStatiCadevelopersandacademicstafffromtwo

technicaluniversitiesintheCzechRepublic–CzechTechnicalUniversityinPrague(Prof.FrantišekWald&team)andBrno

TechnicalUniversity(Prof.MiroslavBajer&team).Weputtogetherlong-termexperiencewithdevelopmentofcomponent

method(CM),practicalexperiencewithdesignofsteelstructuresandprovenprofessionalexperiencewithfinite-element

andsoftwaredevelopment.Over30peopletookpartinthisprojectwithover1,5mil.EURofcostsincurredinresearch,

development,validationandverificationofthisnewapproach.

Wecreatedanewmethodforanalysisandcheckofsteeljointsofgeneralshapesandloading.ItiscalledComponent-Based

Finiteelementmodel(CBFEM)anddiffersfromallcurrentmethodsbybeing:

GENERALitisuseableforalljoints,anchors

anddetailsusedbystructural

engineersandfabricators

SIMPLE AND FASTitprovidesresultsintimecomparable

withcurrentlyexistingmethods

andtools

COMPREHENSIVEengineersgetinformationaboutjoint

behavior,stress,strainandreserves

ofindividualcomponentsandoverall

safetyandreliability

Ideal elastic/plastic material diagram Live testing of the new CBFEM method


How CBFEM works

Wecombinetwowell-knownandtrustedmethodsusedbyengineersallaroundtheworld–finiteelementmethod

andcomponentmethod:

• Jointisdividedintocomponents

• Allsteelplatesaremodeledbyfiniteelementmethodassumingidealelastic-plasticmaterial

• Bolts,weldsandconcreteblocksaremodeledasnonlinearsprings

• Finiteelementmodelisusedforanalyzinginternalforcesineachofthecomponents

• Platesarecheckedforlimitplasticstrain–5%acc.toEC3

• Eachcomponentischeckedaccordingtospecificformulasdefinedbythenationalcode,similarlyaswhenusingcomponent

method

Validation and verification

ResultsofalltestsperformedtoconfirmsafetyandreliabilityofCBFEMmethodandIDEAStatiCaConnectionarepublished

andavailable.Visitourwebsitetoexaminethem.ProfessorWaldandhisteamarealsopublishingabookdevotedtostructural

steelconnectionsdesignusingCBFEMmethod:

Component model Bolted joint CBFEM model

Benchmark cases for advanced design of structural steel connections

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Improving daily work of engineers

IDEAStatiCaConnectioncandesignsteeljointsandconnectionsofanytopologyandloadedinalldirections.Itkeepsthewhole

analysis-design-checkprocessinminutes.Thisopensapossibilityforstructuralengineersandfabricatorsaroundtheworldto

increaseproductivityofdesigningsteeljointsandconnections.

BE SAFEStayonthesafe-sidewithallchecks

accordingtoselectednationalcodes

athandatanytime.

SAVE TIMEEngineersspend80%ofthe

connectiondesigntimeon20%

non-standardcases.Dothem

inminutesaswell.

OPTIMIZEKnowexactlyhowmuchmaterial

isneededinthejointandtake

advantageofit.

OrcontactoneofourresellersinNetherlands,UK,Spain,Germany,Switzerland,Italy,LatinAmerica,Poland,Portugal,

Greece,Singapore,Belgium,Romania,Hungaryandothercountries.

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