Cross-Bracing (3-D SE)

"Civil Engineering functions" docking window > Steel Engineering > Connections > Web/flange to Web/Flange > Cross-bracing (1601)

This Design Variant-based connection enables you to insert stabilizing cross-bracings between two existing columns.

After calling this function, HiCAD prompts you to identify the two vertical beams (columns) between which the bracing is to be fitted.

Please note the following:

• the beams must be identified, one after the other, at their diagonally opposite sides.
• the two beams must be located in one plane.

The Cross-bracing dialogue window is displayed.

The Cross-bracing dialogue window

Manage configurations

Configurations for cross-bracings can be saved, enabling you to access your individual, customised configurations at any time.

The following functions and information for configuration management are available:

To load a configuration, simply select it from the listbox.

To create a new configuration, simply load an already existing configuration, save it with a different name and change this copy according to your requirements.

More about configurations

Use the Rule Editor to define customer-specific configurations, taking Steel Engineering-specific standards and construction guidelines (rules) into account. The operation of the Rule Editor requires programming skills and should therefore only be used by experienced programmers.

Configure cross-bracing

You use the different tabs of the dialogue window to configure the cross-bracing.

Selected parts

This tab is divided into two sub-tabs, 1st beam and 2nd beam, that provide information about the previously identified columns, such as beam type, material, dimensions etc. It is however not possible to make any entries here.

The Selected parts tab

Standard Parts

In this area you specify the beams onto which the cross-bracing is to be mounted. Permissible types for the bracing are U- and L-beams and flat steels. Click the icon to select the bracing member as well as the material directly from the corresponding Standard Part catalogues.

If there are any particular components that you do not want to be fitted, simply deactivate the corresponding checkbox.

The Standard Parts tab

Permitted beam and profile types are U- and L-beams and flat steels. Click the symbol to select the beam/profile as well as the material directly from the corresponding standard part catalogues.

To select the desired bolting, click the symbol and select the desired components in the Bolting dialogue window:

The Bolting dialogue window

The selection of bolting components works in the same way as with the Boltings function in the 3-D module.

Plates

Use this tab to determine if you want to mount any plates to the bracing members, and, if so, to additionally specify the plate type. if you do not want a plate to be fitted, simply deactivate the corresponding checkbox.

The Plates tab

For each 1st and 2nd plate of both bracing members you can specify the following settings:

• Semi-finished product (Type, Material, Plate thickness)
  Click the symbol to choose these data directly from the corresponding Standard Part catalogues.
• Distance from beam end
  This value determines the distance between the upper edge of the plate and the end of the column to which the plate is to be connected.
• Plate type / Geometry
  You can choose between a rectangular and a pentagonal plate. Select a plate type and enter the required dimensions in the Geometry area.

• Bore diameter
  Here you specify the nominal diameter of the bores. These values are of relevance for the bore grid and the boltings.
• Bore grid
  The bore grid determines the arrangement of the boltings.
• X- and Y-offset (distance to centroid of beam ).
• Number of bores in X- and Y-direction and their distance to each other. If you want all bores running in one direction to have the same distance to each other, you can simplify the data entry by entering the distance value in the Change all input field.

You can also copy the settings of the current tab to other plates. To do this, select the desired option from the Settings of this plate for... listbox at the top and click the Copy button.

Others

Here you can specify the distance from the beam axis. This value determines the fitting point of the first plate on the first identified column.

The Others tab

Click the Preview button if you want to display a preview of the connection based on the currently entered data. If you want to modify the current data, apply the required changes and click Preview again to update the preview. Click OK to insert the connection according to the current data and close the dialogue window. If you click the Cancel button, the window will be closed, and the specified or changed connection will not be inserted.

Please note:

• If you right-click a component in the preview image on the right hand side, the corresponding input area will be automatically selected and opened.
• The first identified column, its plates and boltings form one assembly. All other components of the cross-bracing are fitted as main parts.

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