To model beams and bracings for industrial steel structures using TSD

1.

Aim:

To create beam properties for first floor and model the beams

Procedure:

Step 1:

• Open tekla software
• Click on manage property sets
• Click on new
• Select steel beams
• Create the beams and assign steel beam properties
• Types of beams are taken : Beam 6 - MB300,Beam 7 - MB250,Beam 8 - MB250,Beam 9 - MB500,Beam 10 - MB300
• untick autodesign in each of the beam
• Major alignment is taken as bottom in the beams

Step 2:

• Now place beams at the first floor
• MB300 beams are placed horizontally on plan
• MB250 beams are placed horizontally on plan
• MB250 beams are placed vertically on plan
• MB500 beams are placed first beam on plan
• MB250 beams are secondary beam on plan

Result:

2.

Aim:

To create rafter beam on second floor as roof and moment frame action in one direction and add bracings at suitable location

Procedure:

Step 1:

• Go to model tab
• Go to manage property set
• Select new steel beam:Rafter
• Assign properties to the beam:section is MB500
• Untick autodesign,major alignment is bottom and under release both end are fixed

Step 2:

• Create another steel beam:Ridge beam
• Assign properties to the beam:section is MB350
• Untick autodesign and major alignment is bottom

Step 3:

• Now click on frames
• Select all the grids and assign frames

Step 4:

• Now open the Frames 1 2D
• Draw construction line midpoint
• Draw another construction line above first floor level

Step 5:

• From the intersectioting point draw rafter beam connection to both the end points
• Draw similar rafter beams at remaining grids
• Noe place ridge beam on top of the rafter beams

Step 6:

• Go to the manager property sets
• Add new member:Steel braces
• Assign section as:Equal angle 75x75x8 size and connection as bolted

Step 7:

Select brace = X from model and draw bracing in frame

Step 8:

Now click on Wall panel in model tab and Roof panel at rafter beams

Step 9:

• Go to model tab
• Go to manage property set
• Create the slab
• Assign properties to the slab type : slab on beam
• Untick autodesign

Results: