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Bulb-girder cross sections, such as that shown in Figure 1, may be created using the Section Designer.
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Figure 1 - Bulb-girder cross section
To model a bulb-girder section, first open the Section Designer, then [use polygons to draw] the outline of the section without the corner radius, as shown in Figure 2:
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Figure 2 - Outline without the corner radius
Next, switch to reshape mode by selecting Draw > Reshape Mode. Click on the section, then right-click on each corner joint to specify a radius where needed, as shown in Figure 3:
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Figure 3 - Caption
Figure 4 presents the final bulb-girder cross section. All corners other than those at the extreme fibers are properly modeled with round corners.
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Figure 4 - Caption
Attachments
- SAP2000 V14.2.0 model (zipped .SDB file)
