A recent project was the design of a temporary seating grandstand with a 660-person capacity, manufactured by CETA SPA, an Italian company from Bergamo. The structure included 11 inclined rows, a front area aisle, two staircases, and a frame system assembled with pipes and standard connections.
Studio Rota Nodari
Via M. Zanchi 85,
24022 Bergamo, Italy
Axial Forces Due to Wind Loads (© Studio Rota Nodari)
Roofed Grandstand
Number of Nodes | 2604 |
Number of Lines | 5188 |
Number of Members | 5188 |
Number of Surfaces | 17 |
Number of Load Cases | 4 |
Number of Load Combinations | 20 |
Number of Result Combinations | 4 |
Total Weight | 13.525 tons |
Dimensions | 122.38 x 44.62 x 30.84 feet |
Program Version | 5.21.02 |
In the Modal Analysis add-on, you have the option to automatically increase the sought eigenvalues until reaching a defined effective modal mass factor. All translational directions activated as masses for the modal analysis are taken into account.
Thus, it is possible to easily calculate the required 90% of the effective modal mass for the response spectrum method.
The Time History Analysis add-on provides you with accelerograms for the calculation. This extension allows for dynamic structural analysis of the acceleration-time diagrams.
There is an extensive library of earthquake records available for you, but you can also enter or import your own diagrams. The time history analysis is performed using the modal analysis or the linear implicit Newmark analysis.
The member hinge nonlinearity "Scaffolding N | phiy,phiz" allows you to simulate an inserted scaffolding tube joint.
Create guidelines with or without a description for the display of a building grid! You can lock the guideline position to prevent accidental movement of them, for example.
Furthermore, you can glue the guidelines to nodes in order to move the glued nodes as well. That makes your work a lot easier!
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