FRAME-JOINT Pro: Frame Joints of Frames According to EC 3

Add-on Module for RSTAB 8

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FRAME-JOINT Pro Add-on Module for RSTAB 8

The FRAME‑JOINT Pro add-on module designs rigid bolt connections between columns and horizontal beams, and classifies these connections. The rigid bolt connections are designed with the ultimate load method according to Eurocode 3 or DIN 18800.

Optionally, you can define stiffeners, web plate reinforcements, and filler plates, and it is also possible to screw the designed connections.

Frame Joints of Frames According to EN 1993-1-8 (EC 3)

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RF-/FRAME-JOINT Pro | Features

Design of knee joints, T-joints, cross joints, and continuous column connections with I-shaped sections
Import of geometry and load data from RFEM/RSTAB or manual specification of the connection (for example, for recalculation without an existing RFEM/RSTAB model)
Flush top connections or connections with bolt row in extension
Design of positive and negative frame joint moments
Various inclinations of right and left horizontal beams as well as application to frames of duopitch and monopitch roofs
Consideration of additional flanges in a horizontal beam, for example for tapered sections
Symmetrical and asymmetrical T-joints or cross joints
Two-sided connection with different cross-section depth on the right and left
Automatic preliminary design of bolt layout and required stiffening
Optional design mode with possibility to specify all bolt spacing, welds, and sheet thicknesses
Screwability check with adjustable dimensions of used wrenches
Connection classification by stiffness and calculation of the spring stiffness of connections considered in the internal forces determination
Check up to 45 individual designs (components) of the connection
Automatic determination of governing internal forces for each individual design
Controllable connection graphics in rendering mode with specifications of material, sheet thickness, welds, bolt spacing, and all dimensions for construction
Integrated and flexibly extensible settings of National Annexes according to EN 1993-1-8 standard
Automatic conversion of internal forces from structural analysis into respective sections, also for eccentric member connections
Automatic determination of initial stiffness S_j,ini of the connection
Detailed plausibility check of all dimensions, including specifications of input limits (for example, for edge distances and hole spacing)
Optional application of compression forces to a column through contact
Possibility to update the cross-section depth of horizontal beams in case of tapered connections after connection geometry optimization in RF-/FRAME-JOINT Pro

RF-/FRAME-JOINT Pro | Input

The RF-/FRAME-JOINT Pro add-on module designs connections of structures calculated in RFEM/RSTAB. If there is no RFEM/RSTAB structure available, you can define the geometry and loading manually; for example, when checking external calculations, for example.

Designed nodes are usually imported from RFEM/RSTAB. The module recognizes all connected members automatically and assigns a connection type to them. Depending on the connection type, you can define further details of ribs, backing plates, web plates, bolts, welds, and hole spacing. As loads, you can select any load case, load combination or result combination in RFEM/RSTAB.

In the case of the "preliminary design" calculation mode, RF-/FRAME-JOINT Pro performs the first calculation step to suggest applicable layouts. After you select the relevant layout, the module displays all designs in detailed result tables and various graphics.

RF-/FRAME-JOINT Pro | Design

The RF-/FRAME-JOINT Pro add-on module performs the following designs according to the standards EN 1993-1-8 or DIN 18800:

Beam end plate and column flange according to the plastic hinge theory
Tension of bolts (including contact forces)
Shearing of bolts
Tension force introduction in column web and beam web
Buckling analysis of gusset plate
Shear design of gusset plate
Compression force introduction in column web and buckling design of web plate
If required:
- Design of diagonal stiffeners
- Web stiffener
- Supplementary web plates
Compression force introduction in horizontal beam
Design of welds

RF-/FRAME-JOINT Pro | Results

First, the module combines governing designs of the column and the horizontal beam and displays the connection geometry in a result table. The other result tables include all important design details such as flow line lengths, load-bearing capacity of screws, weld stresses, or connection stiffnesses. All connections are visualized in a 3D rendering graphic.

Dimensions, material specifications, and welds that are important for the construction of the connection are visible immediately and can be printed out. It is possible to visualize the connections in RF-/FRAME-JOINT Pro or directly in the RFEM/RSTAB model. All graphics can be included in the RFEM/RSTAB printout report or printed directly. Due to the scaled output, an optimal visual check is possible as early as in the design phase.

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