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2017-12-01

Question

When designing the structure cores and partial cross-sections in the SHAPE‑THIN program, the following issue arises:The horizontal force does not act in the shear center. Therefore, I need to define a torsional moment to keep the component forces or shear stresses in the cross-section.Do I have to use the resulting torsional moment as M_tsek or M_tpri?


Answer:

If the horizontal force does not act in the shear center so torsion occurs, it is necessary to use the secondary torsional moment M_xs for correct consideration.

Thus, you obtain the shear components due to torsion Vy,k and Vz,k that act on the partial cross-section k and contribute to the component shear forces due to bending.

The primary torsional moment M_xp should be applied if the torsion due to the bracing system does not originate from the horizontal force (with a distance from the shear center), but directly from the acting torsional moment.