Bentley 2006 User Manual

 

American Steel Design 

 Section 2

 

 

 

 

STIFF

 

Member length or depth 

of beam  whichever is 

greater

 

Spacing of stiffeners for plate girder design

 

TRACK

 

0.0

 

Controls the level of detail to which results 

are reported. 

0 =  Minimum detail 

1 =  Intermediate detail level 

2 =  Maximum detail (see Figure2.1)

 

DMAX

 

1000 in.

 

Maximum allowable depth.

 

DMIN

 

0.0 in.

 

Minimum allowable depth.

 

RATIO

 

1.0

 

Permissible ratio of the actual to allowable 

stresses.

 

WELD 

1 for closed sections  

2 for open sections 

Weld type, as explained in section 2.12. A 

value of 1 will mean welding is on one side 

only except for wide-flange or tee sections, 

where the web is always assumed to be 

welded on both sides. A value of 2 will mean 

welding on both sides. For closed sections 

like pipe or tube, the welding will be on one 

side only. 

BEAM

 

1.0

 

0.0 = design at ends and those locations 

specified by the SECTION command. 

1.0 = design at ends and at every 1/12

th

 point 

along member length. (Default)

 

PROFILE 

None 

Used in member selection. See section 

5.47.1 for details. 

WMIN

 

See Sect. 2.12

 

Minimum welding thickness.

 

WMAX

 

See Sect. 2.12

 

Maximum welding thickness.

 

WSTR

 

0.4 x FYLD

 

Allowable welding stress.

 

DFF

None 

(Mandatory for deflection 

check)

 

"Deflection Length" / Maxm. allowable local 

deflection

 

DJ1

Start Joint 

of member

 

Joint No. denoting starting point for 

calculation of "Deflection Length" (See Note 

1)