Design Check Details

In the result tables of the “Steel Design” category, you can access the design check details in one of the following ways:

• Button in the table toolbar
• Double-clicking in a result row

Button "Design Check Details" in Table Toolbar

The "Design Check Details" dialog box appears. It displays the design checks and intermediate results of the design that apply to the result selected in the table.

Design Check Details of Steel Design

The detailed results are displayed in the central area, and the design check formulas are displayed in the right column.

Display

In the section on the left, you can specify the parameters of the table row that is selected when opening the dialog box. Thus, you can check the design situation, governing objects, and the design criterion.

Display Setting for Design Check Details

If you want to check the details of a different case configuration, you can always adjust the parameters in the selection lists – design situation, loading, object, x-location or mesh nodes, stress point or layer, design. There are selection options for all calculated result types. For example, if you only design members, there are no options available for member sets and surfaces. Furthermore, you cannot switch to the member design checks in the Design Check Details of surfaces. In this case, select the corresponding result table in the program without closing the "Design Check Details" dialog box.

If you want to check the results of another object, you can graphically select the member or surface by clicking the button in the work window.

For the results of a member set, only the member numbers belonging to this member set are available for selection in the list of members. Even for the results of a surface set, only the associated surfaces are included in the list. When activating the button for a member set, the "Member Location x" refers to the start of the member set. If it is inactive, the x-location refers to the start of the selected member. The members designed without a member set are available in the list if you select the "--" entry for "Member Set No."

For stress points, you can only select design checks that are related to a stress point (for example, stress design). You can select all other design checks if you specify -- option for the stress point.

Design Check Details

In the central area, the Design Check Details tab lists the essential input parameters, intermediate values, and design results in a tree structure (see the image Design Check Details of Steel Design). This allows you to review the design checks performed step by step.

You can also check the intermediate values on the right side of the Design Check Formulas. If you click in a row in the "Design Values" category, the corresponding design check formula is highlighted there.

The "Design Internal Forces" category specifies the internal forces used for the design at this location. If a design load is marked as "Negligible", it is below a limit value (see the chapter Members | Main). It is not taken into account in the further design.

Design at Location

The Design Checks at Location tab lists all design checks managed at staff position x or at the mesh node. Here you can quickly see an overview of the design ratios for the various types of design.

Design Check Details of Steel Design | Design Checks in Location

When you click in a row, the corresponding design check formula is displayed on the right. Double-clicking a row takes you to the "Design Check Details" tab, where you can check the intermediate values and results of this design.

Some design checks—for example, comparative stress design checks—are performed at each stress point. Other design checks, such as stability analyses, do not require any distinction between stress points.

Design Check Formulas

The section on the right shows the key formulas for determining the intermediate values and the final calculation of the design criterion (see the image Design Check Details for Steel Design). When you click on a formula, the corresponding row in the “Design Values” category is selected in the design check details. Use the button at the bottom to switch between formula symbols and numerical values, and use the button to display an abbreviated version with the design equation.

You can also use the design check formulas for documentation purposes. The list button offers various options for printing (see the image Printing Design Check Details).

The button allows you to switch between the formulas and the model view. You can thus quickly find the design location in the model.

Menus “View” and “Options”

In the “Design Check Details” dialog box, you can use the menu functions to open additional dialog boxes for evaluating the results or to control the view. You can also use the corresponding buttons. They have the following functions:

Button	Feature
	Synchronize design check details with the selected objects in the table
	Synchronize result table with the selection of design check details
	Show or hide colored reference scale in the Design Checks in Location tab
	Open the Result Diagrams in Section window
	Open the Result Diagrams in Surface Point window
	Open a window with information on the steel material properties
	Open a window with information on the cross-section properties
	Open the Temperature-Time Diagram dialog box
	Open the Result Diagrams dialog box