From afar, visitors see a roller coaster standing alone on a green hill.
When approaching, they find out that it is not a roller coaster running at high speeds, but an accessible structure with a staircase of a total of 705.3 ft.
ifb frohloff staffa kühl ecker, Berlin, Germany
www.ifb-berlin.de
Model with Deformation Visualized in RSTAB (© ifb frohloff staffa Kühl ecker)
When approaching, they find out that it is not a roller coaster running at high speeds, but an accessible structure with a staircase of a total of 705.3 ft.
ifb frohloff staffa kühl ecker, Berlin, Germany
www.ifb-berlin.de
Model with Deformation Visualized in RSTAB (© ifb frohloff staffa Kühl ecker)
Steel Roller Coaster
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Number of Nodes | 258 |
Number of Members | 265 |
Number of Load Cases | 105 |
Number of Load Combinations | 14 |
Number of Result Combinations | 15 |
Total Weight | 59.181 tons |
Dimensions (Metric) | 39.810 x 38.749 x 20.831 m |
Dimensions (Imperial) | 130.61 x 127.13 x 68.34 feet |
Program Version | 7.04.33 |
The support conditions of a beam subjected to bending are essential for its resistance to lateral-torsional buckling. If, for example, a single-span beam is held laterally in the middle of the span, the deflection of the compressed flange can be prevented, and a two-wave eigenmode can be enforced. The critical lateral-torsional buckling moment is increased significantly by this additional measure. In the add-on modules for member design, different types of lateral supports on a member can be defined using the "Intermediate supports" input window.
This technical article analyzes the effects of the connection stiffness on the determination of internal forces, as well as the design of connections using the example of a two-story, double-spanned steel frame.
Plate girder is an economical choice for long spans construction. I-section steel plate girder typically has a deep web to maximize its shear capacity and flange separation, yet thin web to minimize the self-weight. Due to its large height-to-thickness (h/tw) ratio, transverse stiffeners may be required to stiffen the slender web.
Understanding steel connection rigidity is crucial in structural design. Often, connections are treated as strictly pinned or rigid, but this can lead to uneconomical or even dangerous designs. Explore how Dlubal Software's RFEM and Steel Joints add-on help verify connection stiffness and moment resistance, ensuring safer and more economical designs.
- Numerous component types, such as base and end plates, web angles, fin plates, gusset plates, stiffeners, tapers, or ribs for easy input of typical connection situations
- Universally applicable basic components (such as plates, welds, bolts, auxiliary planes) for modeling complex connection situations
- Graphical display of the connection geometry with dynamic updating during the input
- Wide range of cross-section shapes: I-sections, U-sections, angles, T-sections, hollow sections, built-up cross-sections and thin-walled sections
- Library in the Dlubal Center with a large number of program-side template connections, including user-defined templates
- Automatic adaptation of the connection geometry based on the relative arrangement of the components to each other – even in case of subsequent editing of the structural components
In the ultimate configuration of the steel joint design, you have the option to modify the limit plastic strain for welds.
The "Base Plate" component allows you to design base plate connections with cast-in anchors. In this case, plates, welds, anchorages, and steel-concrete interaction are analyzed.
In the "Edit Section" dialog box, you can display the buckling shapes of the Finite Strip Method (FSM) as a 3D graphic.
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