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The module Joints III. Welded – Building frames with rolled and welded steel I sections allows CYPECAD, Metal 3D and Integrated 3D structures of CYPECAD to carry out the automatic design of the most common welded connections of rolled and welded steel I sections in building frames. More information on the types of joints that can be designed and the codes available to design them can be found in the Implemented type of building welded connections section and Implemented codes for the design of building welded connections section.
- Implemented codes for the design of building welded connections
- Implemented type of building welded connections
- Design options
- Design of building welded connections
- Joints III in CYPECAD, Integrated 3D structures and Metal 3D
- Beam to column moment or simple connections
- Beam to column moment connections
- Beam to column simple connections
- Moment connection between beams with coplanar webs
- Non-deformable bar ends
- Consulting welded joints
- Baseplates designed using the Joints III module
- Joints report
- Joints drawings
- Other CYPECAD modules
- Other Metal 3D modules
- Related programs
Implemented codes for the design of building welded connections
The codes implemented for the design of building welded connections in CYPECAD, Metal 3D and the Integrated 3D structures of CYPECAD are as follows:
- CTE DB SE-A (Spain)
- Eurocode 3 EN 1993-1-8:2005 (General document)
- Eurocode 3 EN 1993-1-8:2005 (General document adapted to Portugal)
- Eurocode 3 NF EN 1993-1-8/NA:2007-07 (France- National application document)
- ABNT NBR 8800:2008 (Brazil)
Implemented type of building welded connections
 Beam to column web moment connection (at last span of column) |
 Beam to column flange and beam to column web moment connections (at last span of column) |
 Two beam to column flange and beam to column web moment connections (at last span of column) |
 Beam to column web moment connection (continuous column) |
 Beam to column flange and beam to column web moment connections (continuous column) |
 Two beam to column flange and beam to column web moment connections (continuous column) |
 Beam to column web moment connection (at column transition) |
 Beam to column flange and beam to column web moment connections (at column transition) |
 Two beam to column flange and beam to column web moment connections (at column transition) |
 Two beam to column web moment connections (at last span of column) |
 Two beam to column web and beam to column flange moment connections (at last span of column) |
 Two beam to column flange and two beam to column web moment connections (at last span of column) |
 Two beam to column web moment connections (continuous column) |
 Two beam to column web and beam to column flange moment connections (continuous column) |
 Two beam to column flange and two beam to column web moment connections (continuous column) |
 Two beam to column web moment connections (at column transition) |
 Two beam to column web and beam to column flange moment connections (at column transition) |
 Two beam to column flange and two beam to column web moment connections (at column transition) |
 Beam to column flange moment connection (at last span of column) |
 Beam to column flange moment connection (at last span of column) with pinned orthogonal beam |
 Beam to column flange moment connection (at last span of column) with two pinned orthogonal beams |
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 Two beam to column flange moment connections (at last span of column) |
 Two beam to column flange moment connections (at last span of column) with pinned orthogonal beam |
Two beam to column flange moment connections (at last span of column) with two pinned orthogonal beams |
 Two beam to column flange moment connections (continuous column) |
Two beam to column flange moment connections (continuous column) with pinned orthogonal beam |
Two beam to column flange moment connections (continuous column) with two pinned orthogonal beams |
 Two beam to column flange moment connections (at column transition) |
Two beam to column flange moment connections (at column transition) with pinned orthogonal beam |
Two beam to column flange moment connections (at column transition) with two pinned orthogonal beams |
 Ridge connection |
 Beam to beam simple connection |
 Beam to two beam simple connection |
 Splice connection of continuous equal sections with plate |
 Tie detail |
Baseplates on pad footings, pile caps and mat foundations |
The design options for welded and bolted connections may be configured in the Options menu (Joints > Options). The dialogue box contains three tabs:
- Non-prestressed bolts
Contains the design options for non-prestressed bolts (Bolt series code, Bolt steel class and Available diameters). Options selected here will only affect bolted connection design. - Prestressed bolts
Contains the design options for prestressed bolts (Bolt series code, Bolt steel class, Available diameters and Friction surface class). Contrary to what occurs with non-prestressed (ordinary) bolts, the bolt codes are exclusive (code recommendation). Additionally, the type of friction surface must be indicated to check the bolt for slipping. Within this dialogue, the program also defines the properties of the selected surface in accordance with the article of the selected code. Options selected here will only affect bolted connection design. - Stiffeners
Contains two option groups which configure the layout of the stiffeners: - Stiffeners at haunch ends
Contains two options which when activated force the program to always provide stiffeners, one in column to beam connections and the other in ridge connections. Affects welded connections designed with the Joints I module and bolted connections designed with the Joints II module. - Stiffeners for beams fixed to the column web
Activates the trimming of stiffeners for beams fixed to column webs. It only affects welded connections designed with the Joints III module (the other modules do not contemplate connections consisting of beams fixed to column webs).
This option does not imply changes in the structural check but only takes into account aspects related to the aesthetics and with the number of trimming operations undertaken in the fabrication process. Upon activating the trimming option, it will be carried out if the following conditions are met: - The smallest side of the trim has to be greater than 10mm.
- The angle formed between the inclined side of the trim and the plane perpendicular to the web has to be greater than 15 degrees.
Design of building welded connections
Joints III in CYPECAD, Integrated 3D structures and Metal 3D
As occurs with the Joints I and Joints II modules, the Joints III. Welded – Building frames with rolled and welded steel I sections module designs the joints at floor level (with column transition) and at column ends. In the case of Metal 3D and Integrated structures of CYPECAD, as the concept of floor level does not exist, the joints may be placed at an intermediate level of a column span (continuous column) and at the connecting node between two different column spans (a transition plate between the two column spans is provided).
Beam to column moment or simple connections
- Differing depths
Elements pinned or fixed to columns may have different depths. - Sloped beams
- Sloped beams at joints with elements fixed to the column web and flanges
In this case, the beams may be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane if the elevations of the top or bottom beam flanges coincide at the cut-off point of the joint.
- Sloped
beams at joints with elements fixed to the column flanges and pinned to the column
web.
In this case, elements fixed to the columns may be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane if the joint occurs at the end of a column. At floor level or at intermediate column spans, these beams must be horizontal. To be able to design these joints with sloped beams at any column span, the user license must have the necessary permits to be able to use the Joints I and Joints II modules.
In upcoming updates of the program, the Joints III module will allow for the design of joints at column ends with sloped beams pinned to the web.
Beam to column moment connections
Using the Joints III module, joints consisting of beams fixed to the column web and flanges can be designed.
- Beams fixed to column flanges
- Stiffeners
Stiffeners are always provided in correspondence with all the flanges.
When the elevation difference between the beam flanges which are to be fixed to the column flanges is small, a stiffener cannot be welded correctly to each flange. In these cases, the Joints III module may design the joints using two construction solutions: - A single horizontal stiffener between both flanges. This is used when the free distance between the column flanges is less than or equal to the thickness of the stiffener.
- A inclined stiffener between the flanges. This is used when the free distance between
the beam flanges is greater than the thickness of the stiffener and less than the
distance which allows for two stiffeners (one for each flange) to be placed.
In these cases the user must bear in mind that the program does not allow for a beam that is fixed to the web to bear on an inclined stiffener. - Coplanar webs
The webs of the beams must be in the same plane as the column web
- Haunches
The Joints III module does not use haunches in its joint design, as they are not usually used in building frames. To be able to place haunches at elements fixed to column flanges, using Metal 3D or the Integrated 3D structures of CYPECAD, the user license must have the necessary use permits for the Joints I (welded) and Joints II (bolted) modules. - Beams fixed to column webs
Beams fixed to column webs bear on front plates, which are connected to the web of the column by means of the following welded elements: - Plate perpendicular to the column web which allows the beam to behave as a continuous element between the front plate and the web of the column.
- Stiffeners in correspondence with the flanges of the beam fixed to the column web or with the stiffeners placed by the beams fixed to the column flanges.
Beam to column simple connections
The Joints III module allows for beams to column simple connections to be designed for the following cases:
- There must always be a beam fixed to a flange of the column
- When there is only one beam fixed to a column flange, one or two beams may be pinned to its web.
- In forthcoming updates of the program, it will be possible to pin one or two beams to the column web when there are already two beams fixed to the column flanges.
Moment connection between beams with coplanar webs
Using the Joints III module, a joint containing two beams with coplanar webs can be designed with the following conditions:
- Two extended beams (beam overlap) in any direction and with the same depth.
- One of the beams is horizontal and the other may have ascending or descending inclination. The depths of the beams may differ and the flanges do not necessarily have to coincide, as long as the flanges of the beam with the smaller depth are contained between the flanges of the other beam.
- Haunches are not provided.
When welded or bolted connections are designed or when the structure is designed with the joints, the program analyses, for each node of the job, the spatial layout of the bars and the fixity conditions. The program then determines the dimensions of the nodes and generates the rigid ends in which the portions of the bars are considered to be non-deformable due to them being contained within the node.
Following the analysis, the joints that have been designed by the program can be consulted.
Metal 3D and CYPECAD place different coloured circles at the nodes to indicate whether or not all the connections of the node have been designed, if there are only a few that have been designed or if the node does not contain any designed connections.
If the cursor is brought close to a node in which there are connections that have been designed, an information window will appear indicating the types of connections designed for that node. By clicking on the node a dialogue box with three tabs is displayed containing the following information:
- The construction details of the resolved connections
- A report of the checks and take-off of the resolved connections
- Real 3D views of the connections. It is possible to visualise a 3D view of each connection designed by the program with an isometric or conical perspective. The elements making up the joint (columns, beams, stiffeners, welds, bolts and plates) are drawn in different colours. Prestressed bolts and non-prestressed bolts are also represented in two colours to differentiate between them. The user may also freely rotate and amplify the 3D view. These characteristics greatly help the user to understand the assembly of the joint. The 3D view of the joints can be visualised by selecting the 3D view tab that appears in the bottom part of the window that is activated upon consulting the joint.
If the cursor is brought close to a node in which there are no designed connections, but belongs to one of the connections recognised by the program, a window appears informing of the causes that have prevented that joint from being designed.
Baseplates designed using the Joints III module
The Joints III. Welded – Building frames with rolled and welded steel I sections designs baseplates on footings, piles and mat foundations.
The Joints III module also designs baseplates at the connections points of Integrated 3D structures if these lie on footings, piles, slabs, columns or concrete beams (these last two options are applicable if no other steel beams or other steel bars of the integrated 3D structures reach that point).
The designed baseplate properties include:
- Type of baseplate: rolled and welded steel I section baseplates are designed
- Welds: Includes the analysis and design of plate, stiffener, column and bolt welds.
- Automatic match: Automatically matches the baseplates of the same job (bearing in mind the type of section, the forces and external fixities). This way and without the user having to intervene, the number of different types of plates is reduced, obtaining more uniform results.
- 3D view with colour representation of the elements and welds: A 3D view can be seen on screen whereby the plate, column, stiffeners, bolts, welds carried out on site and in the workshop are displayed in different colours, in the same way as with I section connections. This helps to obtain a better understanding on how the support is assembled.
- Baseplate details: Baseplate details are generated in which the design weld details are displayed as well as those corresponding to the stiffeners. These details can be included in the job drawings.
- Code check and takeoff reports: Code check and takeoff reports of the baseplates are generated, integrated with the rest of the designed connections.
More information on baseplate design can be found in the Baseplate section of Metal 3D.
- Baseplates designed using the Joints I module
- Baseplates designed using the baseplates module
- Design options for baseplates
- Baseplate checks
Metal 3D and CYPECAD generate a joints report with the following data:
- Welded connection specifications
- Code
- Materials
- Construction layout
- Checks
- Bolted connection specifications
- Code
- Materials
- Construction layout (includes conditions and possible fastening methods of prestressed bolts)
- Checks
- References and symbols
- Baseplate checks
- Relationship of reported joints
- Calculations
- Construction detail of each type of joint
- Description of the components of each type of joint
- Check results of each type of connection
- Weld, plate and bolt take-off for each connection type
- Complete take-off of welds, plates and bolts of the designed joints
The construction details of the joints designed by the program can form part of the drawings of the structure. The Joints drawings include the following elements:
- Construction detail of the joint
- Schedule with specifications of the welds in steel structures
- Code
- Materials
- Construction layout
- Fastening procedure of prestressed bolts
- Checks
- Reference and symbols table
- Complete take-off of welds, plates and bolts of the designed joints
- Concrete columns
- Concrete beams
- Steel columns
- Steel beams
- Joist floor slabs (generic concrete joists)
- In-situ, prefabricated and steel joist floors (Joist floor module required)
- Waffle slabs
- Flat slabs
- Composite slabs
- Hollow core slabs
- Shear walls
- Reinforced concrete walls
- Stairs
- Mat foundations and foundation beams
- Concrete block walls
- Pile caps (includes strap and tie beams)(*)
- Pad foundations (isolated and combined) (includes strap and tie beams)(*)
- Baseplates(*)
- Automatic job introduction
- Aluminium sections
- Timber sections
- 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
- Export to Tekla
- Export to TecnoMETAL
- Export to in CIS/2 format
(*) Common modules: Pile caps, Pad foundations and base plates are operative for both CYPECAD and METAL 3D.
- Footings
- Pile Caps
- Baseplates
- Timber sections
- Joints I. Warehouses with rolled and welded steel I sections
- Joints II. Bolted. Warehouses with rolled and welded steel I sections
Includes the analysis and design of reinforced or mass concrete footings. These can be square, rectangular, eccentric, corner or edge centred. This a common module for Metal 3D and CYPECAD.
Analyses and designs pile caps for multiple piles. A wide range of types are available. They may hold 1, 2, 3 and 4 piles; linear and rectangular pile caps for any number of piles; pentagonal pile caps for 5 and 6 piles, and hexagonal for 6 and 7 piles. Includes the analysis and design of strap and tie beams. It is a common module for Metal 3D and CYPECAD.
Designs baseplates for any steel column arrangement (simple and composed sections). This a common module for Metal 3D and CYPECAD.
Analyses and designs rectangular (constant or variable) and circular section bars. They may be composed of sawn wood (conifer and poplar species), sawn wood (frondescent species), homogenous glue laminated wood and combined glue laminated wood. It also carries out a fire resistance check.
Analyses and designs welded connections of I sections according to CTE. DB SE-A code and Eurocode 3 of various types.
Designed to carry out an automatic analysis and design of I section bolted connections using prestressed or ordinary bolts (non-prestressed) displayed in the Types of implemented bolted connections.
