Tab: Notch

Steel Engineering > Further functions > Settings

Here, you can specify the notch type and define the corresponding parameters.

Notch type
Bore out and Radius are available as notch types.

You can chose between automatic and manual input of length and height of the notch. Automatic determination selects the standardised minimum values for height and length according to DAST guidelines while taking the entered minimum flange distance into account. The following options are available:

Length x Height

Automatic, on connecting beam
Enter the fillet radius R, the distance from web aS and the minimum distance aF from the flange.

Enter, with connecting beam
Enter the length L and the height H of the notch instead of the minimum distance from the flange.

Enter, without connecting beam
If this option is activated, you can fit notches on one or two sides, as required, without specifying a connecting beam. The entered values for the notch such as height H, length L and fillet radius R are taken into account.

Notch length according to DAST
This option is only available if you have selected the Automatic, on connecting beam option under Length x Height. If the notch length according to DAST is activated, the notch length is determined automatically according to DAST specifications. The fillet radius R, the distance form the web aS and the minimum distance aF are taken into account here. If the option is not active, you need to specify the exact distance, instead of the minimum distance, from the flange.

Top: Notch type: Drill out, (1) Distance from web, (2) Length, (3) Radius, (4) Height
Bottom: Notch type: radius

Clicking OK applies the settings of all tabs and ends the Steel Engineering Settings function.

The default settings can be specified via Steel Engineering > Representation in the set tab.

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