Steel Frame

Different materials can be selected for the individual components. The following materials are available:

• Structural steel: S235, S275, S355, S450
• Annealed steel (S275N – S460N)
• Thermo-steel (S275M – S460M)
• Weathering steel (S235W – S355W)
• High-temperature steel (S460Q – S460QL1)
• Hollow section, hot-finished (S235H – S355H)
• Hollow section, hot-finished, fine-grain (S275NH – S460NH)
• User-defined steel

Available systems:

• Two-hinged frame with or without cantilever(s), different column lengths can be defined
• Restrained frame with or without cantilever(s), different column lengths can be defined
• Half-frame with or without cantilever(s)

Cross-sections:

• I-sections as standard shapes
• User-defined I-sections

Supports:

• Base pinned or restrained
• Consideration of spring values for restrained and horizontally sway bases
• The user can define the frame corners with a hinge, as being flexurally rigid or by means of a torsional spring
• Intermediate restraints for cross beams and columns out of plane (rigid/spring value) are definable in addition

• Automatic consideration of the self-weight
• Concentrated load (transverse/longitudinal), moment, and line load
• Automatic generation of the load case combinations

The program maps automatically all necessary combinations of actions in accordance with the safety concept set forth in Eurocode 0.

Either the elastic or plastic cross-sectional resistance is verified. The load combinations decisive for the design are calculated in a second-order analysis with consideration of the initial sway imperfection. Furthermore, the verification of the system’s load-bearing capacity is performed using the equivalent member method either in accordance with section 6.3.3 Annex A or B or with section 6.3.4.

In connection with the verification of the serviceability, the program determines the deformations of the structural system as well as the relative deformations of the individual components. The user must specify the design situation that should be used for the serviceability verification.

• PDF
• Word
• Printer

Output profile:

• Pre-set abbreviated output or user-defined scope

Result graphs:

• Internal forces: N, M, Q
• Deformations: vx, vz (local or global)
• Stresses: σ,x ; τ,z ; σ,v
• Utilization Eta: n,el ; n,pl ; n,stability

• Steel Frame Corner SRE+
• Lateral Torsional Buckling Analysis BTII+
• Steel Column Base ST3
• Pocketed Steel Column Base ST6
• Isolated Foundation FD+
• Block Foundation FDB+
• Framework RSX

• FRILO XML
• ASCII-file

• Word
• PDF
• FRILO XML
• Strut-and-tie model XML

• DIN EN 1993
• ÖNORM EN 1993