To model beams and bracings for industrial steel structures using TSD

ANS 1)

AIM : To create beam properties for First floor and model the beams.

1. First open the previous week file.
2. Then go to manage property sets under home.
3. The click on new and select members and then steel beams.
4. Off the auto design option, and set to MB350 and click on ok.
5. Under the structure select levels option.
6. Under levels select first floor.
7. With the help of beams tool from model ta, draw the beams.
8. Make necessary adjustments and constructions for the staircase in first floor plan.
9. After that we can go to the 3D mode to see our new beams on the first floor.

RESULT :

AIM : Create rafter beam on second floor as roof and moment frame action in one direction and add bracings at locations as per the design intent.

PROCEDURE :

1. First open the structure created.
2. Go to 3D mode to view and structure.
3. Click on frames tool under model tab.
4. Select all the grid lines required and create frames and click on ESC.
5. Then open any one frame say A.
6. Draw required construction lines for the placement of rafter.
7. Go to manage sets properties and create a new steel beam for the rafter and specify it is MB500.
8. Draw the rafter using steel beams.
9. Then go to 3D mode and select all the required parts of the rafter and click on copy tool.
10. Then specify the base point and paste the rafter on all the required places.
11. Then with the help of steel beam join all the mid points of the adjacent rafter.
12. Next select the X-brace tool under model tab.
13. Construct x-braces on either ends of the structure on both the front and back side.
14. Then repeat the same process for the roof also.
15. Then select wall panels tool under model tab and construct wall panels at the places where we create x-braces.
16. Then select roof panels and construct them on the roof where we constructed x-braces on the roof.

RESULT :

With the above steps we can create beams on the second floor and using the frame action we can construct the rafter. We can also add x-braces, roof and wall panel