Challenge

To plan a structural layout and to create grids using TSD

1)

AIM - To Summarize the user interface in TSD with the for the following items: -

i) Project Workspace – How to access and usage

ii) Scene Content – Demonstrate the use of scene content

iii) Create two scene views

iv) Loading drop list- How to access

v) Properties windows – how to access and usage

Procedure -

1) Project Workspace -

i) Open the Tekla Structural Designer software

ii) It will look like as follows.

iii) Now click on New to create a new model workspace.

iv) Ribbon tab will be activated as shown below

2) Scene Content -

i) Click on Windows tab from Ribbon Menu

ii) Now click on Scene Content

iii) Once you Click on Scene Content a following dialog box will open

iv) You can tick and untick the boxex whichever you want to visible or disable.

3) Create two scene views

i) Tekla software will automatically creates two default views like 2D and 3D.

ii) Draw the Grid lines to create the 2 scene view

2D view -

3D View -

4) Loading drop list- How to access

i) On the left hand side called Project workspace there is an option of Loading as shown below

ii) Click on Loading , following loads are considered by default .

5) Properties Window

i) Below the Project workspace you will see Properties window where we can edit the properties of material

ii) or Click on Windows tab - Select Properties Windows

Results

We Summarized the user interface in TSD with the for the following items: -

i) Project Workspace

2) Scene Content – Demonstrate the use of scene conten

3) Create two scene views

4) Loading drop list- How to access

5) Properties windows - how to access and usage

2)

Aim - i) To Create a new file in TSD and set up the settings for a steel building to have member grade FE410 and

concrete grade of M30 as per IS codes.

ii) The covers for the members to be as per the following input

Procedure -

i) Open the Tekla Structural Designer software

ii) It will look like as follows.

iii) Now click on New to create a new model workspace.

iv) Ribbon tab will be activated as shown below

v) Click on Home tab - Select Materials

vi) Click on Materials -

vii) Code - India

viii) MAterial type - Concrete

ix) Select - M30 as default

x) Similarly Select for Steel as FE410 and click on Default

Step 2) For Covers

i) Click on Home tab - Setting

ii) Select Structural Defaults -

iii) Enter the value as given and Select the option S.S.L

iv) Now Select - T.O.F and enter the given values

Results - A New file is created in TDS and applied all the material as per given .

3)

Aim - To the input drawing given, study the steel building plan and to summarize our understanding of the plan.

Based on our study assume and explain the location of columns and beam and to develop a hand sketch for each plan

Introduction -

Columns are to be placed at:

i) At or near the corners of the building.

ii) Intersection of beam or wall

iii) Avoid larger centre-to-centre distance between columns.

vi) Columns on property line.

vii) Columns should not be placed at places having door(openings) .

1) Ground Floor -

2) First Floor -

3) Elevations -

4)

Aim - To model grid lines and construction levels as per Attachment 1. 1.1 and 1.2. All dimensions are in mm

Procedure -

i) Open the Tekla Structural Designer software

ii) It will look like as follows.

iii) Now click on New to create a new model workspace.

iv) Ribbon tab will be activated as shown below

v) Now go to Model - Select Construction Levels

vi) Name the level as Base , GF , 1ST Floor , Roof Level

vi) Enter the level as shown below

vii) Now using Grid line option draw the grid lines as per the given drawings

viii) Grid to grid dimensions are given is drawings

Results -

i) The construction levels and grids are drawn for given drawings

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