Novità della versione 2014.f
CYPE-Connect (new program)
CYPE-Connect is a program to check, design and generate the detailing of welded or bolted steel connections composed of rolled steel I sections.
CYPE-Connect is available in the Structures group of the main CYPE program menu.
The types of joints that are designed are those included in the following joints modules (modules available for use with CYPECAD and Metal 3D), which were implemented in previous program versions:
- Joints I. Welded. Warehouses with rolled and welded steel I sections
- Joints II. Bolted. Warehouses with rolled and welded steel I sections
- Joints III. Welded. Building frames with rolled and welded steel I sections
- Joints IV. Bolted. Building frames with rolled and welded steel I sections
In an upcoming version of CYPE-Connect, the types of joints corresponding to the Joints V. Flat trusses with hollow structural sections module will be included.
Using a data introduction assistant, users select the design code, load combination, loadcases and design options (bolted or welded joint, bolt selection – prestressed or ordinary bolts -, stiffeners). All the data introduced using the assistant can be modified at any time.
Users can select a joint within the admissible types of each joints module or introduce the connection bars manually. The program will only check and design the connections which form part of the admissible joint types. Forces acting on the node have to be defined by loadcase, the type and series of each bar also have to be defined.
Once the data has been introduced, users can select the option to analyse and design the joint. The program automatically analyses and designs the joint so all the limitations established by the selected code and users are met. Once the design process has concluded, a detailed report of all the checks which have been carried out can be obtained, as well as the on-screen detailing of the joint and corresponding drawing.
CYPE-Connect carries out the same design as CYPECAD and Metal 3D. The new feature of CYPE-Connect which makes it different to the other two programs is that users can edit the designed joint, modify the dimensions and arrangements of the plates, welds and bolts, and finally tell the program to check the joint connections with the changes that have been carried out.
During the check, the program verifies if the connections of the joint meet all the requirements established by the code. Once the joint has been checked, a detailed report can be obtained with all the checks that have been carried out.
Therefore CYPE-Connect allows users to personalise a joint and check that the modifications that have been carried out meet the requirements of the selected code, as well as providing a complete and detailed report of all the checks that have been carried out.
To be able to use CYPE-Connect, users must have a user licence permit to use at least one of the joints modules indicated above. The program analyses, designs and checks the types of joints contained in the modules included in the user license.
A webpage will shortly be available where more details will be provided on the program.
Code implementation. SP 63.13330.2012 (Russia)
Concrete and reinforced concrete. Construction. Updated edition SNIP 52-01-2003. Moscow 2012.
Implemented in CYPECAD, Metal 3D and Continuous beams.
For this code, CYPECAD, Metal 3D and Continuous beams allow for:
- Additional loadcases to be added for special frost loads.
- A percentage of the load to be defined as long-term loading, for live load and snow loadcases.
- The advanced beam editor (CYPECAD) to be used
- The advanced column editor (CYPECAD) to be used
If the Russian concrete code is used together with its corresponding seismic code (СНиП II-7-81 – implemented in the 2014.b version), the ductility reinforcement criteria and capacity design criteria for bending of concrete columns are taken into account.
Code implementation. AS 4600:2005 (Australia)
Australian StandardTM Cold-formed steel structures.
Code implementation. NZS 4600:2005 (New Zealand)
New Zealand Standard™ Cold-formed steel structures.
Code implementation and improvements in its application. NTC 2004 (Mexico)
Normas Técnicas Complementarias para diseño por sismo.
This code was already implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D as of previous versions. Now, with the 2014.f version the option offered by appendix A of the code has been implemented, whereby for the seismic design of structures located in zones II and III, the effects of the site and ground-structure interaction can be taken into account explicitly.
To apply this possibility, an option “Interacción suelo-estructura” has been implemented in the “Seismic zone” section of the "Code for the calculation of seismic loading” dialogue box (Job > General data > Select “With seismic loading” in the Loads section > Select Mexico and the NTC 2004). This option allows users to define the values of the “Periodo dominante más largo del terreno (Ts)” and the “Factor reductivo por amortiguamiento”, and consider an overresistance factor, if necessary.
Code implementation and improvements in its application. СНиП II-7-81* (Russia). Ductility reinforcement criteria and capacity design criteria
Construction in seismic regions.
This code was already implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D in the 2014.b version. Now, with the 2014.f version, the ductility reinforcement criteria and capacity design criteria for bending are taken into account when this code is used together with the Russian concrete code SP 63.13330.2012 (implemented in this version).
Cover of concrete columns by floor and by column
Users now have the option to define specific concrete column covers different to those defined in the general data of the job for each column span (Column Definition tab > Introduction > Columns, shear walls and starts > Cover > select a column). Within the dialogue, a new option has been added: “Column properties which differ from the general properties of the job”.
Column fixity coefficients in two directions
As of previous versions, CYPECAD allows users to modify the fixity coefficient at the top (head) and bottom (base) of each column span (Column Definition tab > Introduction > Columns, shear walls and starts > Fixity coefficients > Select a column).
Now, with the 2014.f version, these fixity coefficients can have different values in the X-direction and Y-direction of the local axes of the column.
