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Follow the next steps to define transverse stiffener.

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Go to Transverse Stiffener.

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Enter the Station, Side of Web and Material.

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Go to Dimensions tab to edit the stiffener inputs.

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Go to 3D Detailing tab to edit the stiffener 3D Detailing inputs.

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Go to FEM tab to enable/disable Stiffener FEM.

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Do not forget to assign the related material for each case.

Follow the below steps to copy and paste all inputs from our data set.

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Go to Transverse Stiffener under Connections on the tree view.

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Completed transverse stiffener is illustrated below.

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After clicking on 'Superstructure> Stiffeners> Transverse Stiffener' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Transverse Stiffener. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter.

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titleTransverse Stiffener
Transverse Stiffener [SIG]
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🖱️ Click the three-dots icon on the Girder cell, and then set G1.

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🖱️Enter the Station as 130.2414.

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🖱️ Keep Skew Angle and Side of Web as default.

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🖱️ Click three-dots icon on Material cells and select a Material as A709 50W.

If you have reached this stage and you don't have a material to select, and if you want to use the Import Button, you can refer to the Quick Tip.

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🖱️ Keep the Dimension, 3D Detailing and FEM as default.

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When the steps are completed, the shared screenshot displayed in the adjacent cell should be visible in the 3D view of OpenBrIM.

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To model all the Transverse Stiffener, copy the data below and paste the parameters into the first cell in OpenBrIM spreadsheet. Refer to the quick tip for an easy guide on how to perform the copy operation. After completing the copy, proceed to the next step to verify the model.

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Transverse Stiffener

General

Code Block
STFT1	
G4
G1	130.2414	0.0000	Both	A709_50W
STFT3	
G4
G1	90.2414	0.0000	Both	A709_50W

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STFT1	1.0000	12.0000	0.0000	0.0000
STFT3	1.0000	12.0000	0.0000	0.0000

 

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3D Detailing

Code Block
STFT1	3.5000	2.5000
STFT3	3.5000	2.5000

 

FEM

Code Block
STFT1	NO
STFT3	NO

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The completed transverse stiffeners are illustrated below. Please verify that you have the same model on your end by examining each view provided here. For more information on how to perform visual checks, refer to the quick tips.

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To view the entire procedure explained on this page, please watch the recorded Video below.

TRansverse Stiff.mp4