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2019-03-27

Question

Why it is not possible to design a biaxial bending with the RF‑/JOINTS add-on module?


Answer:
In the current standards, fasteners or connections are always designed in one plane only. The reason for this is that the design checks of shear and so on can only be analyzed in a 2D plane. The design of bearing, for example, is not possible for a failure out of the plane.

Since internal forces in vy and vz can always occur in a three-dimensional calculation, it has been proven useful in practice to allow a small proportion of internal forces in the secondary direction and not to fully utilize the connection. However, if the ratio of the shear force in the secondary direction is too high, a detailed analysis with an FE simulation might be necessary.