Multi Depth Stiffener

Tekla Structures
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Multi Depth stiffener
stiffener
PEB
Pre Engineered Buildings
PEB stiffener
Plate Stiffener
PEB Connections
PEB Components
Environment
Not environment-specific

The Multi Depth Stiffener plugin allows you to create multiple stiffeners (profiles/plates) at given distances on the beam plate or contour plate. It is useful for creating stiffeners in a PEB Member, Hoper plates, or any other beam or contour plate.

How to locate

Installers are available at Multi Depth Stiffener for Tekla Structures version 21.0 and above.
For older versions, download at Multi Depth Stiffener old installers.

After installation, the Multi Depth Stiffener plugin is available in the component catalog.

Usage

Click Multi Depth Stiffener in the component catalog. Select the member with the Select component selection switch on if the member is created using PEB Member, or the multiple webs with the Select objects in components switch on if the member is created manually.


Note: Use component selection mode for applying stiffeners on PEB Member.

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Note: Use the part selection mode if the input is not a PEB Member (for example, beam plates, contour plates, exploded PEB Member, and so on).

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Multi Depth Stiffener dialog box

The dialog box has the following tabs:
• Parameters
• Parts

Parameters

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Stiffener arrangement and set-out

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You can create stiffeners at specified distances with given top and bottom offset.

1) Offset from picked point.
2) Distances between stiffeners.
3) Stiffener offset value from top flange / top edge.
4) Stiffener offset from bottom flange / bottom edge.

Stiffener depth options

You can select different conditions for stiffener depth.

 
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Full Depth Stiffener, the height of stiffener irrespective of the depth of the web.

NS and FS stiffener arrangement

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All stiffener positions, both in NS and in FS
 
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Staggered, start from NS
 
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Staggered, start from FS
 
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All stiffener positions, but only in NS
 
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All stiffener positions, but only in FS

Near side/ Far side switch off option

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You can delete any particular near side or far side individual stiffener by giving stiffener number.

Stiffener mirror options

Mirror option -1

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Mirror option -2

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Parts

 

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On the Parts tab, you can control the following stiffener properties:

-Thickness
-Width
-Part prefix
-Start number
-Material
-Name
-Class
-Chamfer

Tips

Error handling

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The above error message on a solid error may sometimes be displayed. There may be two reasons for this:
• Spacing may be more than the total solid length of the main member to which the stiffener is applied. Reduce the spacing to achieve the desired result.
• Spacing may need to be reversed by giving negative values (-500 -1000 instead of 500 1000) because the stiffener distribution direction may be the opposite direction of what the user expects. This depends on the main member orientation.
This is just a warning message. If it does not affect your requirements, you can continue without any change.
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