TR.20.5 Assign Profile Specification
The ASSIGN command may be used to instruct the program to assign a suitable steel section to a frame member based on the profile-spec shown below. The current country of the member properties is used to search for a suitable size based on the profile spec provided, if a such a shape is included in that country table.
General Format
profile-spec = { BEAM | COLUMN | CHANNEL | ANGLE (DOUBLE) }
See TR.20.6 Examples of Member Property Specification for an example.
Note: Sections are always chosen from the relevant built-in steel table. To find out the details of the sections that are chosen, the command PRINT MEMBER PROPERTIES should be provided after specification of all member properties. These commands may not work with certain tables such as cold-formed steel, Timber, Aluminum, and even some of the standard steel tables.
Sections Provided based on Country
The following table is a list of the actual section that is applied for each database and ASSIGN type.
| Country | Beam | Column | Channel | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 US | W18X40 | W14X43 | C10X20 | L40406 |
| 1 BRIT | UB457X191X89 | UC254X254X107 | CH229X76 | UA100X100X12 |
| 10 SOUTH AFRICA | 457x75UB | 305x198UC | 260x90x38C | 100x100x10L |
| 11 SPAIN | IPE450 | HEA360 | UPN260 | L100x100x10 |
| 12 CHINA | I45A | HW300x300 | CH25B | L100x100x10 |
| 13 DUTCH | IPE450 | HE360A | UPN260 | L100x10 |
| 14 Aluminum | I12.0x12.5 | WF8x13.0 | CS10x6.23 | L4x4x0.500 |
| 15 KOREA | I450x175x11/20 | H350x350x12x19 | C250x90x9/13 | L100x10 |
| 16 VENEZUELA | TUB26090 | PIP106 | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 17 ColdFormed | (N/A) | (N/A) | 10CU1.25X045 | 4LU4x060 |
| 18 MEXICO | IR457x112.9 | IE305x60.7 | CE254x22.76 | LI102x10 |
| 19 COLD FORMED INDIAN | (N/A) | (N/A) | 200CU80X5 | 100LU100X4 |
| 2 INDIA | ISWB400 | ISHB300 | ISLC225 | ISA100X100X12 |
| 20 Lysaght Sections (AUS Cold Formed) | (N/A) | (N/A) | C20019 | (N/A) |
| 21 JOIST | 28K10 | (N/A) | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 22 AITCTimber | aspn_ST_4x12 | aspn_ST4x4 | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 23 BSCOLD | TU150x5 | PP1143x6 | 150CASH50x50 | (N/A) |
| 24 BUTLER | PO8960 | PO8718 | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 25 CAN TIMBER | DFL_SelStr_6X14_BM | DFL_SelStr_10x10_BM | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 26 KINGSPAN COLDFORMED | (N/A) | (N/A) | C25010040 | (N/A) |
| 28 JAP COLDFORMED | BCR30030012 | BCR30030012 | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 29 Australian Cold Formed | 200X100X9.0RHS | 100X100X9.0SHS | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 3 EURO | IPE450 | HE360AA | UPN220 | L100X100X12 |
| 30 Russian Cold Formed | PIP10X1 | PIP10X1 | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 31 STOASChM | B45-1 | K35-1 | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 32 Jindal | IPE450 | HEA320 | ISMC400x100 | (N/A) |
| 33 EuropeanColdFormed | RHS300150X150X12 | SHS150150X150X10 | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 34 TataStructura | 300X150X10.0RHS | 150X150X5.0SHS | (N/A) | (N/A) |
| 35 Brazilian | W460x52.0 | WH360x101.0 | C250x22.8 | EA100x100x9 |
| 4 RUSSIA | I45 | K1-35 | C27 | L100x100x10 |
| 5 JAPAN | I300X150X10 | H300X300X10x15 | C200X90X8 | L100x100x7 |
| 6 CANADA | W530X66 | HP310x94 | C230X30 | L102x102x9.5 |
| 7 FRANCE | IPE450 | HEA360 | UAP80 | L100X100X7 |
| 8 GERMANY | IPE450 | HEA360 | U260 | L100x100x10 |
| 9 AUSTRALIA | UB200X22.3 | UC200X46.2 | PFC200 | A50X50X3 |