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Eurocode 3 Welds 1D

Section 4 of the standard EN 1993-1-8:2005 Design of joints is implemented to check of welded T, X and Y joints with H/I or RHS brace and RHS chord (Ref. EN 1993-1-8).

To add the standard execute Standards - Main - Eurocode3 - Eurocode3 Welds 1D (EN 1993-1-8, 2005) from the ribbon:

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By default, all supported Connections (RHS chord and H/I or RHS braces) are included in the selection but it can be changed by pressing . If connections were not recognized press to run Connection Finder tool.

Press to Set Standard Custom Settings

Weld Sizes

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Weld sizes have to be set for 3 or 4 points shown above depending on shape.

Each point has fields to be set:

Point Weld Type - weld type used in point; can be Fillet, Partial Pen (Penetration), Partial Pen And Fillet, Flare Bevel or No Weld;

Point Throat Size - throat size of the weld at point, define in model length units for Fillet and Partial Pen And Fillet weld types;

Point Penetration Depth - penetration depth of the weld at point, define in model length units for Partial Pen, Flare Bevel and Partial Pen And Fillet weld types;

Eurocode3_info - to view details of weld sizes.

Press Set Sizes button to define multiple weld sizes:

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Eurocode3_set_size - to add brace connection as selection:

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Selection can be set by: Custom Selection, Components, Properties, Materials and Named Selections.

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Define Weld Type, Throat Size, Penetration Depth, check Points that sizes have to be applied and press Apply to Selected to set sizes for selected connections.

Eurocode3_info - to view details of weld sizes.

Keep Existing - keep already set sizes, otherwise they will be overwritten with new ones.

Press to set a Correlation factor (Beta_w):

Beta_w factor is obtained from the Table 4.1, section 4.5.3.2 and depends on the material type:

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Gamma_M2 - material resistance factor for plated structures is a constant value (=1.25) and used in calculations to check a base material strength.

Press to select connections from the list.

Standard uses material data (Yield/Tensile) in calculations. Wizard checks if the values are defined for all materials.