Robot Structural Analysis In-depth Steel Course

Model roof purlins as roof lines to apply loads and tie portal frames, while calculating deflection against code limits.

Model side guards by dividing a 7.5 m column into five parts, place guts with perpendicular constraints, copy up and down by 1.25 m, and mirror along x.

Model the gable end guts by placing points with perpendicular snap, spacing sections at 1.5 m and 1.25 m, copying to the opposite side, and finalizing the end gable guts.

Model cladding as a zero-weight element that transfers loads to portal frames via area loads, then let the software decompose them; explore control, rectangular, and contour methods.

Apply pinned and fixed supports to base nodes in robot structural analysis using properties, geometry, or multi-node selection, and manage creation, deletion, and toggling of translation and rotation constraints.

learn how to apply pinned and fixed releases to guts, vertical roof bracing, and tie beams in a portal frame, converting a fully fixed structure into a pinned system.

Use gamma to rotate a member about its local x axis to align guts horizontally for proper cladding support, demonstrated by selecting guts, applying -90 degrees, and confirming correct orientation.

Discover how to use member local access in robot structural analysis, switching global and local systems, rotating axes with gamma angle, and orienting z outward for proper load application.

Ensure primary and secondary members are oriented to transfer loads correctly; rotate columns by 180 degrees to face outward, with rafters and tie beams kept near horizontal.

Learn to manage the local system of panels in robot structural analysis by aligning panel directions with the local z axis sense and applying loads correctly, including wind loads.

maintain a consistent looker member direction along the positive x, y, and z axes, and use the looker member directions command to correct incorrect orientations for columns and beams.

Learn to view and control load distribution directions in panels, switching from two-way to one-way x and y to feed portal frames directly, using display, geometry, and claddings settings.

Create groups for columns, rafters, and roof members using similar by cross section in the object inspector, then use refresh selection to manage grouped members.

Apply load types to a modeled structure, set safe width for all members, create superimposed dead load and live load cases, and use the wind simulator for automatic wind loads.

Define and apply the superimposed dead load SDL on roof cladding, totaling 0.4 kN/m², then assign a Eurocode live load of 0.6 kN/m² to surfaces.

Explore wind load simulation in robot structural analysis, comparing manual wind load calculation with the automatic wind load simulator, and learn to apply wind cases to claddings on symmetrical roofs.

Create manual load combinations in robust structural analysis, defining ultimate limit state cases for dead and life loads, using auto and manual factors in RoboStructuralAnalysis.

Explore automatic load combinations in Robot structural analysis, using manual control to generate essential ultimate and serviceability limit state scenarios from Eurocode, with selective inclusion and efficient generation.

Visualize and validate the load distribution region in the computational model, ensuring loads transfer to primary portal frame members while preventing cladding loads from brazings, preparing for analysis and design.

Use load distribution options to exclude loads from cladding to brazings, select the brazing groups, and regenerate the model so loads go to primary members.

Practice structural verification in robot structural analysis by turning off loads, rerunning the computational model, and diagnosing issues like isolated nodes, unassigned members, and improper supports or brazing.

Learn to run linear static calculations in Robo structural analysis to determine member forces, deflection, and base reactions.

Review deflection results with diagrams for members, viewing nodal displacements in x, y, or z directions. Use normalize and labels to compare gravity and wind deflections and check against limits.

Review axial force, shear force, and bending moment results in the results environment for a porter frame, analyzing ultimate limit state and wind loads across columns and rafters.

Review base reactions and global forces for portal frames, analyzing Fz, Fx, Fy, and moments under gravity and wind with fixed versus pinned supports.

Create design groups for columns, rafters, and tie beams in the steel design environment, assign member selections and IPE sections for porter frame design, and save.

Select defined groups and ultimate limit state combinations, run code group verification for structural design, and verify columns, rafters, and typings using ero code 1993/2005 version checks.