U Outside Plate

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures
2020
Tekla Structures
2019i
Tekla Structures
2019
Tekla Structures
2018i
Tekla Structures
2018
Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific

Contents

Purpose and description
System Requirements
Using the U Outside Plate
U Outside Plate settings
Additional information

Purpose and description

A component to apply a single U brace connection to a tower leg and plate.

System requirements

Tekla Structures.

Using the U Outside Plate

To use the component:
  1. From the component catalog select the U_Outside_Plate_Inside component.
 
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  1. Select the parts in the model (3 No.), the selection order is always, the leg, the inside brace then the plate.
 
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U Outside Plate settings

Parameters Tab

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PropertyDescription
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The Gauge Line dimensions of the profiles are read automatically from the GaugeLines.dat file (in the model, firm or system folder).
These can be over written by the user if necessary.
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Option to specify a set dimension to the end of the brace, or select a factor. (user input number*hole diameter)
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Option to specify the distance between the bolts
Swicth DummyOption to switch the poisiton of the dummy part used to help calculate the bolt length.



Additional information

  • The Component is expecting U profiles, any other profile will give incorrect results.
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