Plated steel beams
Plated beams - AISC head code
In general, the scope of strength checks undertaken is the same as for rolled sections with the following current limitations:
- The design is for non-composite sections only.
- Slender Sections are beyond scope.
- Only parallel flange sections can be used.
Plated beams - Eurocode head code
In general, the scope of strength checks undertaken is the same as for rolled sections.
Plated beams - BS head code
In general, the scope of strength checks undertaken is the same as for rolled sections.
Plated beams - Indian head code
The section shapes supported are:
- Rolled Channels back to back
- Rolled Channels toe to toe
- Doubled rolled I sections
- Doubled rolled I sections with plates
The scope of design of these compound sections includes both beams and columns and autodesign.
In general, the scope of strength checks undertaken is the same as for rolled sections with the following current limitations:
- The design is for non-composite sections only.
- Slender Sections are beyond scope.
- High Shear case with minor axis moment is beyond scope.
- Design of the lacing or battening system is beyond scope.
- Only parallel flange sections can be used.
Plated beams - Australian head code
When the Fabrication type is set to Plated, only welded doubly symmetric I-section beams can be autodesigned or checked to the Australian code.
A pre-defined range of these is available from the Welded Beams page of the Select Section dialog - these can be both checked and autodesigned.
While you can add to the range of welded beams the Select Section dialog by clicking the Add... button, any such user-defined beams can only be analyzed, but are not designed.