Meteorological load generation
Applying meteorological loads to a structure can be a real headache. Whether it’s a regular, orthogonal or an irregular, even free-form structure, Consteel provides the tools to generate meteorological loads effortlessly.
For regular shapes, the meteorological load generator function can automatically create wind and snow loads. But engineers often have to go beyond the limits of these standard approaches, and this is where FALCON proves useful. Using computational fluid dynamics-based simulation results, our plugin can generate wind surface loads that are easy to interpret and apply.
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Specific Feature Solutions for Meteorological load generation in Consteel
Automatic generation of meteorological loads
In Consteel, extensive tools are implemented in order to assist you to define the meteorological loads required to be used for structural design by the Eurocode. Wind, snow and exceptional snow loads are automatically generated on load transfer surfaces in most of the cases defined in the code and also can be applied partially in more special situations. Modification of the generated loads and controlling the regeneration by the user is also possible.
Adaptive eccentricity of loads and supports
Loads and supports are placed on the members‘ reference line by default which corresponds to the gravity center of the cross-section. Defining eccentricities is also possible. Eccentricities are always relative to the cross-section’s dedicated points and so the placement of the load or the support adopt to the changes of the section.
Load combination filtering
In nearly all structural design projects, a major challenge arises from the vast number of load cases and combinations defined by standards. While many of these combinations are neither relevant nor critical for design, it is often unclear which ones can be safely disregarded. As a result, the optimization process becomes burdened with excessive and unnecessary calculations.
To address this issue, the load combination filtering function provides a powerful solution. By leveraging the type of load combinations and prior analysis and design results, users can define a variety of filtering rules to identify only the most relevant cases. The refined list of load combinations can then be saved for different stages of the optimization process, streamlining the design workflow and significantly reducing computation time.
Model creation by in-built scripting environment – Descript
As most scripting languages, Descript can be used to perform a sequence of actions unattended within a software, which can be defined beforehand, thus saving time.
Descript can be useful for parametric work, where certain parameters govern the creation or analysis of a model. Parameters in the script can be changed for different script runs in order to explore the range of possibilities, to find an optimal solution, etc..
Wind load generator tool – FALCON plugin
FALCON (Fluid-dynamics Aided Loads in Consteel) is a universal load-generation tool supported by fluid dynamics simulation. Its goal is to provide structural engineers the opportunity to determine applicable wind loads that can be compared with standards, for a wide variety of building types.
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The ordinary practice of structural design is based on the use of many empirically introduced safety factors and statistical approaches, considering / applying different standards. As a result, the geometrical model of the buildings and the loads acting on them can often differ significantly from reality because of these simplifications, especially if the geometry of the structure is freeform, which is practically impossible to accurately model and analyse with standard tools.
Detaching from reality can be a legitimate concern for a structural designer which amplifies when it comes to wind load evaluation. Thoughtfully, but structural…
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Surface wind load on a custom shape roof
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Model example for wind load on custom shape roof
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