AStrutTie 2020

Product Information

Deep Beam Design – Direct Modeling(1)

Deep Beam – Design Specification

Let’s look at how to input and use the AStrutTie program through the design of deep beam using strut-tie model.

Creating Element

Click [New]
Set ACI 318-14
Click [Add STM Element]
Input coordinates (0, 0) and enter key. Move is possible with Tab key
Input coordinates (0, 1.400) and enter key
Select on the bottom node (1) of the created member
Click [F8] key , Ortho On
Move the mouse horizontally and click any point
[Distance] input 2.5m and enter key.
Select the created horizontal member by dragging
[Ctrl + C], copy of element
[Ctrl + V], paste of element
Click on the upper node (2) of the vertical member as the reference point of the copied member
Drag the top horizontal member that was copied
Select upper element
Click [Divide]
Choose [Relative distance]
1st, input 0.7
[OK]
Select all members created by dragging
Click [Mirror Node or Element]
Click on the upper right side joint and the lower right side joint of the member to specify the baseline
[Select Mirror Type] dialog – choose [Copy]

Load Define and Loading

1. Load Define
[Defind – Static Load]
Load Name : Dead, Description : Description
Click [OK]
2. Loading
Select two of the top of the absence by dragging
Click [Assign – Static Load]
Right-click on the left side of the load starting point
After clicking Static Load, the Element Static Loads (Dialog) appears by clicking the right button of mouse
when the color of node changes from green to red. And then, loads are assigned by clicking Add button.
Click [Add]
Choose [Relative]
1 Distance:0.0, Load:-1000
2 Distance:1.0, Load:-1000
3, 4 Distance:0, Load:0
[OK]
Click [Defind – Load Combinations]
Click [Add]
LC01 : Dead=1.0, LC02 : Dead=1.3
Click on the load in the Work Tree and check it on the screen.
[save] – DeepBeam-1.stm