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Created on Sep 21, 2023

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Combined profile of a wide flange and channel as a single object

For Inclusion of built up section in standard I section combination with Channel section on top flange, which is widely used for gantry girder.

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  • Sahil Shaikh
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    |     Jan 22, 2024
    1: Along with the same, it is very necessary to implement modeling and designing of lacing and battening for steel columns, as it is required in almost all steel structures. As of now staad only supports front to front or back to back or toe to toe members, but modelling and designing of lacing pattern or battening pattern and it's rivet/bolt/weld design is not support. Implementation of the same is necessary..... 2: Modeling and design of stepped steel column also needs to implement......
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    Carlos Aguera
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    |     Jan 9, 2024

    We already provide this capability by creating a profile in the Section Wizard module, e.g.

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  • Prashant Patil
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    |     Jan 9, 2024

    Not only wide flange members but also add tapered section (3 plated elements with constant flange width) with standard channel section as this section are very widely used in PEB industry for gantry girder design.

    I have attached the section for example.

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    Carlos Aguera
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    |     Jan 8, 2024

    Please can you provide the information as requested otherwise the idea will be closed.

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    Carlos Aguera
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    |     Sep 25, 2023

    Thank you for posting this idea. Perhaps you can elaborate on this idea a little. I think you are suggesting that this is an addition to the current range of parameters that can be assigned to a standard wide flange which currently has options such as TC for adding a top cover plate, then dimensions added for the plate. So there are lots of considerations to account for when suggesting combining different profiles such as 1) the channel can be from a standard database table and if so can this be from another database? or just basic dimensions such as width, height, flange thickness and web thickness?

    2) If this is designed to say AISC 360 or EN 1993, then a new set of design rules will need to be implemented to account for the new combined profile.

    3) What should happen when STAAD is tasked to select the profile with the SELECT or SELECT OPTIMISE? Does the channel change or remain the same. It would seem that the channel should remain constant, but the wide flange change size.

    I renamed the title of the idea to better reflect the specific requirement.