...
Bulb-girder
...
cross
...
sections,
...
such
...
as
...
that
...
shown
...
in
...
Figure
...
1,
...
may
...
be
...
created
...
using
...
the
...
...
...
.
Figure 1 - Bulb-girder
...
cross
...
section
To model a bulb-girder
...
section,
...
first
...
open
...
the
...
Section
...
Designer,
...
then
...
...
...
...
...
the
...
outline
...
of
...
the
...
section
...
without
...
the
...
corner
...
radius,
...
as
...
shown
...
in
...
Figure
...
2:
Figure 2 - Outline without the corner radius
Next, switch to reshape mode by selecting Draw > Reshape Mode. Click on the section, then right-click on each corner joint to specify a radius where needed, as shown in Figure 3:
Figure 3 - Creating radial chamfers
Figure 4 presents the final bulb-girder cross section. All corners other than those at the extreme fibers are properly modeled with round corners.
Figure 4 - Final cross-section
Attachments
SAP2000 V14.2.0 model (zipped .SDB file)
Metadata
Name: Create bulb-girder sections with rounded corners
Description: Use the Section Designer to create a bulb-girder section with rounded corners.
Program: SAP2000
Program Version: 14.2.0
Model ID: na
| Show if | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
Related Incidents:
|