D2.B.10 Member Selection
This process incrementally checks increasing section profile sizes until a size is found that is AS 4100 compliant, or the largest section has been checked. Only section profiles of the same type as modeled are incrementally checked, with the increasing sizes based on a least weight per unit length criteria.
For example, a member specified initially as a channel will have a channel selected for it. Selection of members whose properties are originally provided from a user table will be limited to sections in the user table.
The design calculations for Member Selection are the same as for Code Checking.
Tip: A Fixed Group command is also
available, and can be used to force all members within a user-defined group to take the
same section size based on the most critical governing design criteria for all members
within that group. This is particularly useful when you want to use the Member Selection
feature, but want a group of elements to have the same size. Refer to TR.50 グループの設定 for information on using
this feature.
Note: Member Selection will change member sizes, and hence will change the structure’s stiffness matrix. In order to correctly account for this, a subsequent analysis and Code Check should be performed to ensure that the final structure is acceptable. This may need to be carried out over several iterations.
メンバー選択の一般的な情報については、「 D1.B.1.4 メンバーの選定」を参照してください。メンバー選択コマンドの仕様の詳細については、「TR.49.1 メンバー選定の設定」を参照してください。