Channel to channel bolted connection

Tekla Structures
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific

 

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Purpose and description

Use Channel to channel bolted connection component to create a bolt connection on two channel parts.

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System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments: All

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Installing Channel to channel bolted connection

To install the extension:

  1. Download the Channel to channel bolted connection installer package from Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
  2. Install the file package.
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Using Channel to channel bolted connection

To use the extension:

  1. Open a Tekla model.
  2. Click the Applications & components button 
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    in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
  3. Search for Channel to channel bolted connection
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    and then double-click to open it.
  4. Create "U" or "C" column profile and on top a "U" or "C" beam profile.
  5. Select the main part (beam).
  6. Select the secondary part (column).

The component is created automatically when the secondary part is selected.

Situation Description
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Beam to column connection.
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Picture

Use Picture tab to provide bolt connection on two channel parts in the Channel To Channel Bolted Connection component.

Bolts positioning

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  Description Default
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Define the horizontal bolt dimension.. 50 mm
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Define the vertical bolt dimension. 50 mm
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Define the distance between the column top and the beam web bottom. 5 mm   
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Bolts

The Bolts tab can be used for defining properties for the bolts created by the Channel To Channel Bolted Connectionn connection.

Bolt basic properties

Field Description Default
Size Bolt diameter. 12
Standard The bolt standard to use inside the component. 6914
Tolerance The gap between the bolt and the hole 2 mm
Thread in mat Indicate if the thread can be inside bolted parts when using bolts with a shaft. Has no effect if using full-threaded bolts. No
Site/Workshop Location where bolts should be attached Site

Cut length

Field Description
Cut length Indicates which parts the bolt connects. The value defines the area TS should search for parts that belong to the bolt group. Using cut length you can determine whether the bolt will go through one flange or two.
TS searches for parts using half the cut length value, in both directions from the bolt group plane. In the illustration below, A is the cut length and B is the bolt origin. TS calculates the search area as A/2 in both directions from point B.
 
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TS warns you if the cut length is too small (e.g. the bolt group contains no parts) and makes the bolt length 100 mm.
If there are large gaps between the connected parts, the gap is added to the length of the bolt. TS calculates bolt length using the total distance between the first and last surfaces.
If you want to force a bolt to be a certain length, enter a negative value for cut length (e.g. -150) 

Slotted holes

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Field Description Default
1 Slotted hole X-dimension or allowance for oversized holes. Zero, which results in a round hole.
2 Slotted hole Y-dimension. Zero, which results in a round hole.
Hole type Slotted creates slotted holes.
Oversize creates oversized or tapped holes.
 
Rotate slots When hole type is Slotted, this option rotates the slotted holes.  
Slots in Member(s) in which slotted holes are created. The options depend on the component  

Bolt assembly

Select checkboxes to indicate the pieces to use in the bolt assembly (bolt, washers, and nuts).

 

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To only create a hole, clear all checkboxes.
To modify the bolt assembly in an existing component, select the Effect in modify checkbox and click Modify.

Bolt extra length

This dimension increases the bolt length. For example, you could use this for painted parts.

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