Shear stud (1010)

Tekla Structures
Modified: 9 Oct 2023
2025
Tekla Structures

Shear stud (1010)

Shear stud (1010) creates shear studs as profiles, studs, or bolts on a beam or a column.

Objects created

  • Shear studs

  • Welds

Use for

Option Description

Shear studs created on a beam.

Selection order

  1. Select the main part (beam or column).

  2. Pick a point to indicate the location of the shear studs.

    The shear studs are created when you pick the point.

Part identification key

Description

1

Shear studs

Picture tab

Use the Picture tab to define the dimensions of the detail.

Dimensions

Description

1

Select whether to create shear studs as profiles, studs, or bolts.

2

Dimension for vertical bolt group position.

3

Dimension for horizontal bolt group position.

4

Number of bolts.

5

Bolt spacing.

Use a space to separate bolt spacing values. Enter a value for each space between bolts. For example, if there are 3 bolts, enter 2 values.

Profile tab

Use the Profile tab to define the properties of the shear stud profile.

Parts

Option Description

Profile

Select the profile from the profile catalog.

Option

Description

Default

Pos_No

Prefix and start number for the part position number.

Some components have a second row of fields where you can enter the assembly position number.

The default part start number is defined in the Components settings in File menu > Settings > Options.

Material

Material grade.

The default material is defined in the Part material box in the Components settings in File menu > Settings > Options.

Name

Name that is shown in drawings and reports.

Profile length

Description Default

1

Define the length of the shear stud profile.

4”

Bolts tab

Use the Bolts tab to define the bolt group dimensions and the properties of bolts and studs.

Bolt basic properties

Option

Description

Default

Bolt size

Bolt diameter.

Available sizes are defined in the bolt assembly catalog.

Bolt standard

Bolt standard to be used inside the component.

Available standards are defined in the bolt assembly catalog.

Tolerance

Gap between the bolt and the hole.

Thread in mat

Defines whether the thread may be within the bolted parts when bolts are used with a shaft.

This has no effect when full-threaded bolts are used.

Yes

Site/Workshop

Location where the bolts should be attached.

Site

Slotted holes

You can define slotted, oversized, or tapped holes.

Option

Description

Default

1

Vertical dimension of slotted hole.

0, which results in a round hole.

2

Horizontal dimension of slotted hole, or allowance for oversized holes.

0, which results in a round hole.

Hole type

Slotted creates slotted holes.

Oversized creates oversized holes.

No hole does not create holes.

Tapped creates tapped holes.

Rotate Slots

When the hole type is Slotted, this option rotates the slotted holes.

Slots in

Part(s) in which slotted holes are created. The options depend on the component in question.

Bolt assembly

The selected check boxes define which component objects (bolt, washers, and nuts) are used in the bolt assembly.

If you want to create a hole only, clear all the check boxes.

To modify the bolt assembly in an existing component, select the Effect in modify check box and click Modify.

Bolt length increase

Define how much the bolt length is increased. Use this option when, for example, painting requires the bolt length to be increased.

Staggering of bolts

Option

Description

Default

Not staggered

AutoDefaults can change this option.

Not staggered

Staggered type 1

Staggered type 2

Staggered type 3

Staggered type 4

General tab

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General tab

Analysis tab

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Analysis tab

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