STEEL CONNECTION DESIGN(IDEA STATICA)

1. STEEL CONNECTION DESIGN & ANALYSIS PROGRAM (IDEA STATICA)

 

Introduction
Bar members are preferred by engineers when designing steel structures. However, there are many locations on the structure where the theory of members is not valid, e.g., welded joints, bolted connections, footing, holes in walls, the tapering height of cross-section and point loads. The structural analysis in such locations is difficult and it requires special attention. The behavior is non-linear and the nonlinearities must be respected, e.g., yielding of the material of plates, contact between end plates or base plate and concrete block, one-sided actions of bolts and anchors, welds. Design codes, e.g. EN1993-1-8, and also technical literature offer engineering solution methods. Their general feature is derivation for typical structural shapes and simple loadings. The method of components is used very often.

 

2. CONNECTION ANALYSIS TYPE

IDEA StatiCa Connection Theoretical background | IDEA StatiCa

IDEA StatiCa Connection Theoretical background

The abbreviations stand for:
EPS – Stress/strain design (joint code-check, optional buckling analysis)
ST – Connection stiffness (rotational/axial stiffness of selected member connection)
MC – Member capacity design (code-check of non-dissipative connections for seismic design)
DR – Joint design resistance (maximum possible loading, reserve in joint capacity)

3. RELATED CODES