License & Copyright iii
Table of Contents. v
About this manual 1
Chapter 1
Getting Started. 3
About Steel Designer 3
Design Codes. 3
Installing Steel Designer 4
Design Overview.. 4
Windows. 6
Design Members. 8
Coordinate Systems. 9
Properties for Design. 9
Shear Area. 10
Chapter 2 Using Steel Designer 11
Design Procedure. 11
Working with Design Members. 12
Setting Design Properties. 12
Setting Design Properties. 13
Setting Section Type. 15
Setting Steel Grade. 15
Setting Design Constraints. 17
Setting Section Constraints. 17
Setting Frame Type. 18
Setting Allowable Stresses. 18
Setting Acceptance Ratio. 19
Setting Capacity Factors. 19
Checking a Frame. 19
Designing a Frame. 22
Printing. 25
Saving your Work. 25
Saving the report 25
Chapter 3
ASD and AIJ 27
Design Checks - ASD and AIJ 27
Bending - ASD and AIJ 27
Tension - ASD and AIJ 28
Compression - ASD and AIJ 29
Combined Actions - ASD and AIJ 31
Default Design Properties - ASD and AIJ 31
Code Clauses Checked - ASD and AIJ 32
Chapter 4
AS4100 and NZS3404. 35
Notation - AS4100 and NZS3404. 35
Design Checks - AS4100 and NZS3404. 35
Bending - AS4100 and NZS3404. 35
Tension - AS4100 and NZS3404. 39
Compression - AS4100 and NZS3404. 41
Combined Actions - AS4100 and NZS3404. 42
Serviceability - AS4100 and NZS3404. 42
Seismic (NZS3404) 43
Default Design Properties - AS4100 and NZS3404. 44
Code Clauses Checked - AS4100 and NZS3404. 45
Chapter 5
LRFD. 49
Notation - LFRD. 49
Design Checks - LFRD. 49
Bending - LFRD. 49
Tension - LFRD. 53
Tension Dialog - LFRD. 54
Compression - LFRD. 54
Combined Actions - LFRD. 56
Serviceability - LFRD. 56
Default Design Properties - LFRD. 57
Code Clauses Checked - LFRD. 58
Chapter 6
BS5950. 61
Notation - BS5950. 61
Design Checks - BS5950. 61
Bending - BS5950. 62
Tension - BS5950. 66
Compression - BS5950. 68
Combined Actions - BS5950. 71
Serviceability - BS5950. 72
Default Design Properties - BS5950. 72
Code Clauses Checked - BS5950. 73
Chapter 7 AS/NZS4600. 77
Setting Properties - AS/NZS4600. 77
Bending - AS/NZS4600. 79
Tension - AS/NZS4600. 82
Compression - AS/NZS4600. 83
Combined Actions - AS/NZS4600. 84
Design Properties - AS/NZS4600. 84
Steel Grade - AS/NZS4600. 85
Code Checks - AS/NZS4600. 86
References - AS/NZS4600. 86
Chapter 8 AISI 89
Setting Properties - AISI 89
Bending - AISI 91
Tension - AISI 94
Compression - AISI 95
Combined Actions - AISI 96
Design Properties - AISI 96
Steel Grade - AISI 97
Code Checks - AISI 98
References - AISI 98
Chapter 9
User Code. 101
Chapter 10
Steel Designer Reference. 105
Windows. 106
Frame Window.. 106
Data Window.. 106
Load Window.. 106
Result Window.. 106
Plot Window.. 106
Report Window.. 106
Menus. 107
Group Menu. 107
Design Menu. 107
Code Submenu. 109
Display Menu. 110
Efficiency Submenu. 110
Help Menu. 113
References. 114
Index. 115