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Follow the next steps to create K Top type and X type cross-frames. |
1 | Pick 2 Girders that the cross frame will be placed between. | ||||||
2 | Enter the Station of the cross frame. | ||||||
3 | Go to Sections tab. | ||||||
4 | Import AISCL8X8X3/4 and assign it to Top & Bottom & Diagonal Chord Sections. | ||||||
5 | Go to Gusset Plate tab and edit the gusset plate offset values for top, bottom and diagonal plates. | ||||||
6 | Go to Stiffener tab. | ||||||
7 | Edit the vertical stiffener thickness as 0.75 and vertical stiffener width as 7 in. | ||||||
8 | Go to Geometry tab. | ||||||
9 | Edit the offset values for top chord, diagonals, and bottom chord. | ||||||
10 | Perform the same steps for X type cross-frames. | ||||||
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1 | Go to Cross-frame K Top under Cross Frames on the tree view. |
2 | Copy Location, Sections, Gusset Plate, Stiffener, Geometry from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM. |
3 | Go to Cross-frame X under Cross Frames on the tree view. |
4 | Copy Location, Sections, Gusset Plate, Stiffener, Geometry from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM. |
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Completed cross frames is illustrated below. |
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Location
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| Stiffener
| Geometry
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Location
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| Geometry
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