Beam web openings

Tekla Structural Designer
2019
Tekla Structural Designer

Beam web openings

You cannot currently automatically design sections with web openings, you must perform the design first to get a section size, and then add and check the openings. This gives you complete control of the design process, since you can add appropriate and cost effective levels of stiffening if required, or can choose a different beam with a stronger web in order to reduce or remove any stiffening requirement.

When openings are added they can be defined as rectangular or circular and can be stiffened on one, or on both sides.

Openings cannot be defined from the Properties Window, they can only be defined from the Properties Dialog, (by right-clicking on the member and selecting Edit...)

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