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Calculation of Effective Lengths for Lattice Towers |
The add-on module RF-TOWER Effective Lengths determines the buckling lengths of members used in lattice towers with square, rectangular or triangular floor plans. When entering data the program considers user-created lattice towers generated in the main program RFEM as well as lattice towers from the add-on modules RF-TOWER Structure and RF-TOWER Equipment. Subsequent to the determination of the effective lengths you can export them to the add-on module RF-TOWER Design for further use.
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- Determination of buckling lengths for members in lattice towers from RFEM or RF-TOWER Structure and RF-TOWER Equipment
- Options to consider nodal restraints of different bracing types
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Input
The tower type, the equipment number as well as the member assignment in the individual categories are defined in the general data settings. For lattice towers defined in the add-on modules RF-TOWER Structure and/or RF-TOWER Equipment the program performs the assignment automatically. |
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With the detailed settings you can control the nodal restraints of the single bracing types. For example it is possible to define intersection points of horizontal and vertical bracings to be supported so that they cannot deflect in perpendicular direction to the bracing plane. |
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RF-TOWER Effective Lengths shows the effective lengths in clearly-arranged results tables after the generation. It is possible to modify single buckling lengths manually in the tables. The effective lengths can be exported to the add-on module RF-TOWER Design (in preparation) for further work by using the export function. |
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2.2 Effective Lengths - Non-Truss Members
