End plate detail (1002)

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures

End plate detail (1002)

End plate detail (1002) creates an end plate that is welded to a beam end.

Objects created

  • End plate

Use for

Situation Description

End plate at a beam end.

Selection order

  1. Select the main part (beam).

  2. Pick a position.

    The detail is created automatically when the point is picked.

Picture tab

Use the Picture tab to control the end plate distances from the beam edges.

Positive values move the end plate closer to the beam axis and thus decrease the plate size. Negative values increase the plate size.

The default distances from the upper and the lower edge are 10 mm.

The default distances from the right and the left edge are 0mm.

For rectangular tube profiles all the distances are 3 mm by default.

Parts tab

Use the Parts tab to control the end plate properties.

Option Description

End plate

Define the end plate thickness, width and height.

By default, the thickness is 1.5*beam web thickness rounded up to the next plate thickness.

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.

Finish

Describes how the part surface has been treated.

General tab

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General tab

Analysis tab

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Analysis tab

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