EC2:2004
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| AppliesTo | |||
| Product(s): | STAAD.Pro | ||
| Version(s): | All | ||
| Environment: | N/A | ||
| Area: | Design | ||
| Subarea: | ConcreteDesigntoEC2:2004 | ||
| OriginalAuthor: | BentleyTechnicalSupportGroup | ||
1.WhenIrunthebeamdesigninEC2:2004thedesignabortswiththefollowingmessage:
Member10:Axialforcetoolarge.Beamdesignnot
appropriate.
Member10:Failedtensioncalculationsforhoggingat0.727m.Designnotpossible...
WhatcanIdotoavoidthismessageandhavetheprogramdesignthemember?
Whenthebeammembersaresubjectedtoaxialforcesthe EC2:2004 implementationchecksitaccordingtoclause4.3.1.2(6)ofDDENV1992-1-1:1991,whichstatesthefollowing:
"Intheanalysisofacross-sectionwhichhastoresistbendingandonlyasmalllongitudinalforce,theeffectof
thelongitudinalcompressiveforcemaybeignoredifitdoesnotexceed0.08fcktimesthecross-sectionalarea".
Thisclauseischeckedbytheimplementationwhenanyoneoftheanalyticalmembersformingtheparticular
physicalmemberissubjectedtocompressiveaxialforces.Themessageisdisplayedwhentheaxialforceexceedsthelimitsetbythe code.