Internal Cross-frame K Top [STG]

Location

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

Skew Angle [deg]:

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

The diagram below illustrates what the chord geometry inputs correspond to.

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.

The diagram below illustrates what the ‘Gusset Plate’ inputs correspond to.

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

However If "Stiffeners Load" is applied in the girder construction object, you can see the effect of gusset plate objects, along with stiffeners, as point loads acting on the girder top flanges during the load stage.

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.

The diagram below illustrates what the ‘Stiffener’ inputs correspond to.

However If "Stiffeners Load" is applied in the girder construction object, you can see the effect of stiffener objects, along with gusset plates, as point loads acting on the girder top flanges during the load stage.

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 :