Steel Design & Composite Member Settings

Steel Design & Composite Member Settings

Steel design & composite member setting is important to preset before starting to design any steel or composite steel members. By presetting these design parameters can save a significant amount of time for user compare to user who set after designing steel & composite members. This is to ensure the steel & composite members are correctly designed based on the project criteria.

To access the Steel Design Setting, user can:
  1. Go to "Building Setout" tab > "Settings Center" > "Steel Settings"
To access the Composite Member Setting, user can:
  1. Go to "Building Setout" tab > "Settings Center" > "Composite Member"

Steel

Member Settings - Deflection Check

The parameters on this sub-page controls the deflection limit for beams and purlins/girts. When 0 is input, the check will be hidden. 

Member Settings - Member Design

The parameters on this sub-page provides option to reduce beam buckling length using purlins. 

Member Settings - Member Connection Groups

The parameters on this sub-page controls the steel member connection group and group count as constraint in ProtaSteel.

Composite Member

In the General tab consist of all the composite member settings such as default stud, default sheeting, stud layout, etc.  Ensure these settings are reviewed and set before modelling or composite beams and slabs. 



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