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Location

Girder: Choose the a girder that are connected by the cross frame.

Skew Angle [deg]:

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Station [ft]: Enter the station along the PGL.

Sections

Top 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.

Chord Geometry

Top Chord- Vertical Offset from top of web [in]:

Top Chord- Horizontal Offset from center of web [in]:

Diagonal Chord- Vertical Offset from top of web [in]:

Diagonal Chord- Vertical Offset from bottom of web [in]:

Diagonal Chord- Topside Inner Offset [in]:

Diagonal Chord- Bottomside Inner Offset [in]:

Bottom Chord- Vertical Offset from top of web [in]:

Bottom Chord- Horizontal Offset from center of web [in]:

Top Chord Orientation Angle [deg]:

Left Diagonal Chord Orientation Angle [deg]:

Right Diagonal Chord Orientation Angle [deg]:

Bottom Chord Orientation Angle [deg]:

Gusset Plate

The parameters listed below are exclusively used for 3D representation.

"Gusset Plate" objects defined under the 'Properties' tab are assigned here.

Top Gusset Plate:

Bottom Gusset Plate:

Center Gusset Plate:

Vertical offset from top of Web (Center Plate) [in]:

Horizontal Distance between Web Edge and Plate Edge [in]:

Stiffener

The parameters listed below are exclusively used for 3D representation.

Stiffener Used [in]:

vertical stiffener thickness [in]:

vertical stiffener width [in]:

Vertical distance from Top of Web [in]:

Vertical distance from Bottom of Web [in]:

Top-inner chamfer [in]:

Top-outer chamfer [in]:

Bottom-inner chamfer [in]:

Bottom-outer chamfer [in]:

Material :