To create a user-provided table section with a single angle profile, use
the following procedure.
You may want to change the input dimensions prior to
creating user provided table sections. Select
to do so.
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On the
Specification ribbon tab, select the
tool in the
Beam Profiles group.
If no User Defined Table exists, you will be prompted
to create one.
The
User Table Manager dialog opens.
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Click New Table.
The New User Table dialog opens.
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the Select Section Type list, select
ANGLE and then click OK.
The dialog closes and the Table Data
list in the User Table Manager dialog now has
at least one entry.
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Click Add.
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Type a
Section Name.
- Required:
Enter the following angle section parameters:
D
|
Depth of angle (i.e., length of the leg along the
local y-axis)
|
WF
|
Width of angle (i.e., length of the leg along the
local z-axis)
|
TF
|
Thickness of angle leg
|
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Specify the section properties by either:
Option | Description |
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To automatically have the program calculate the section properties… |
Click Calculate. The program
calculates the R, Ay, and Az values from the provided section
dimensions.
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To manually specify the section properties… |
Type values for:
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Rad. of Gyration about Principal Axis
(R),
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Shear Area in Y (Ay), and
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Shear Area in Z (Az)
|
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Click OK.
- Optional:
Repeat steps 4 through 8 to add more angle sections.
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Click Close.
The section can now be added for use in the
dialog by selecting it in the
User Property Table dialog.