Location
Girders: Choose the two girders that are connected by the cross frame.
Skew Angle [deg]:
Station [ft]: Enter the station along the PGL.
Sections
Top Chord Section :- Bottom Chord Section :- Diagonal Chord Section: Assign a section for the top/bottom/diagonal chord, which can be imported from the AISC database by the users. The finite element representation is in the form of a truss.
Gusset Plate
The parameters listed below are exclusively used for 3D representation and do not have any impact on design or finite element analysis at present.
top gusset width [in]:
top gusset height [in]:
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Stiffener
The parameters listed below are exclusively used for 3D representation and do not have any impact on design or finite element analysis at present.
vertical stiffener thickness [in]:
vertical stiffener width [in]:
Geometry
These parameters are used for both computing the member end offset of cross frame truss elements in finite element analysis and 3D representation.
horz. chord offset from web [in]:
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