Extension of Production Plant in Germany
Customer Project
A chipboard factory in Germany was reconstructed at the beginning of 2014. The main structural elements were made of S235 steel hot‑rolled shapes and the structure was set on a slab foundation.
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Construction and Design Engineering Office Kozłowski-Projekt Szczecin, Poland www.kozlowskiprojekt.com |
The designers faced the challenge of having limited space to work with. It was necessary to integrate multiple structures without being in conflict with the existing elements.
Moreover, the existing dynamic loads from agitators and vibrating sieves could interfere with the scales and dosing machines.
In addition to the above requirements, it was necessary to keep the existing passageways and integrate the new structures into the existing hall building. Thus interpenetrating structures were designed.
Structural Analysis
For the design, a separate 3D model for each of the four structures was created in RSTAB. Dynamic calculations were performed in the DYNAM Pro add‑on modules.
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SHAPE-THIN determines the effective cross-sections according to EN 1993-1-3 and EN 1993-1-5 for cold-formed sections. You can optionally check the geometric conditions for the applicability of the standard specified in EN 1993‑1‑3, Section 5.2.
The effects of local plate buckling are considered according to the method of reduced widths and the possible buckling of stiffeners (instability) is considered for stiffened sections according to EN 1993-1-3, Section 5.5.
As an option, you can perform an iterative calculation to optimize the effective cross-section.
You can display the effective cross-sections graphically.
Read more about designing cold-formed sections with SHAPE-THIN and RF-/STEEL Cold-Formed Sections in this technical article: Design of a Thin-Walled, Cold-Formed C-Section According to EN 1993-1-3.
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