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We have recently implemented the following building codes:

  • Concrete Codes:
    • ACI 318M-08 (USA)
    • CIRSOC 201 - 2005 (Argentina)
    • Eurocódigo 2 (Bulgaria)
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New bolted connections

  • Beam joint type: a main continuous element to which one or two orthogonal elements are pinned to it.
  • Two beam connection (with or without a bottom haunch) fixed to the flanges of a column (continuous or non-continuous).
  • Two beam connection (with or without a bottom haunch) fixed to the flanges of a column (continuous or non-continuous) with an orthogonal beam pinned to the web of the column.
  • Two beam connection (with or without a bottom haunch) fixed to the flanges of a column (continuous or non-continuous) with two orthogonal beams pinned to the web of the column.

New options for connection design

  • Stiffeners at haunch ends
    Stiffeners may be used at haunch ends in column-beamconnections and at ridge connections even though they may not be required in the design calculation. These two options can be activated in the Options dialogue (Joints > Options) which now contains two tabs:
    • Bolts: Contains bolt design options. These options were available in previous versions.
    • Stiffeners: Contains the two new options that force the program to always provide stiffeners in column-beam and ridge connections.
  • Baseplate options
    The same design options that are used in the Baseplates module are used for the baseplate design in the Joints I module, except for the type of anchorage of the bolt to the plate. These options are configured in the menu Baseplates > Options.
    More information on the properties of the two Metal 3D baseplate design modules can be found in the Baseplates section.

Improvement in the joints analysis period

The time required for the joints design has been reduced with the use of multiprocessors (the user must have one of the two following modules: Parallel analysis with two processors or Parallel analysis with four processors).

Welded connection design in accordance to the ABNT NBR 8800:2008 (Brazil) code

Welded connection design has been updated for Brazil in accordance to the ABNT NBR 8800:2008 code (Projecto de estruturas de aço e de estruturas mistas de aço e concreto de edifícios).

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  • Metal 3D and CYPECAD’s Integrated 3D structures generate detailed ultimate limit state check reports of rolled and welded steel sections for the CTE DB SE-A (Spain) and CAN/CSA S16-01 (Canada) codes, and for cold formed steel sections for the NBR 14762 (Brazil) code.

    These reports contain all the checks carried out by the program for the section design and therefore constitute an important document with which the user can:
    • Verify the design of the sections
    • Optimise the design of the sections

    The level of detail of these reports also provides an informative document, allowing the user to know all the checks to which the section has been submitted.
    More information can be found on these documents in the detailed ultimate limit state check reports.
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