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2020-07-23

Minimum Distance Between Stiffeners in RF-/PLATE-BUCKLING

I get a message in RF‑/PLATE‑BUCKLING saying that the distance between stiffeners exceeds the minimum requirement. What can I do?


Answer:

The message shown in Image 01 is displayed if you select the "Minimum distance between stiffeners: 30 ε t" check box in Details and the clear distance between the stiffeners is smaller than this minimum distance amin. The minimum distance is calculated as follows:


In this case, the distance of the stiffeners must be increased in Window "1.2 Stiffeners". For the buckling panel shown in Image 01, the clear distance between the stiffeners is:
Δz = z2 - z1 - (t1 + t2) / 2 = 890 - 600 - (10 + 10) / 2 = 280 mm

This distance is smaller than the minimum distance:
amin = 30 ⋅ ε ⋅ t = 30 ⋅ √(235 / 355) ⋅ 12 = 292.9 mm

Therefore, the position of Stiffener 2 should be entered at least
z2 = z1 + (t1 + t2) / 2 + amin = 600 + (10 + 10) / 2 + 292.9 ≈ 903 mm
specified.

This distance is also displayed as information in Window "1.2 Stiffeners" when placing the mouse pointer over Stiffener 2 (Image 02).

If the calculation should also be performed for a stiffener distance smaller than the minimum distance, the "Minimum distance between stiffeners: 30 ε t" check box must be deactivated (Image 03).


Author

Ms. von Bloh provides technical support for our customers and is responsible for the development of the SHAPE‑THIN program as well as steel and aluminum structures.

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