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Did you know that you can use Consteel to design simple supported, continuous and over-lapped purlins systems in Consteel, considering shear and rotational stiffness of attached roof sheeting? 

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Did you know that you could use Consteel to calculate rotational stiffness for bolted column/beam moment bearing connections?

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Bolted connection

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Bolted connection

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Welded connection

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Did you know that you could use Consteel to consider connection stiffness for global analysis?

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Assumed rigid connection without considering connection’s actual rigidity

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Considering connection’s actual rigidity 52% increase of deflection!

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Considering connection’s actual rigidity 33% increase of deflection!

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