Supported Sections

The following table shows which cross-section types are supported for which type of analysis:

FRILO LTBII CSS

SCIA Engineer CSS

Eigenvalue

analysis

2nd Order

analysis

Double T

I section from library

x

x

 

Thin walled geometric I

x

x

 

Sheet welded Iw

x

x

Double T unequal

IPY from library

x

x

 

Thin walled geometric asymmetric I

x

x

 

Haunched sections

x

x

 

Welded I+Tl

x

x

 

Sheet welded Iwn

x

x

 

HAT Section IFBA, IFBB

x

x

U cross section

U section from library

x

x

 

Thin walled geometric U

x

x

Thin walled

Cold formed from library

x

x

 

Cold formed from graphical input

x

x

Double T with top flange angle

Welded I+2L

x

 

 

Sheet welded Iw+2L

x

 

Rectangle

Full rectangular from library

x

 

 

Full rectangular from thin walled geometric

x

 

Static values double symmetric

all other double symmetric CSS

x

 

Static values single symmetric

all other single symmetric CSS

x

 

Remark: Haunched sections are replaced by equivalent asymmetric I sections, by ignoring the middle flanges.

The following picture illustrates the relation between the local coordinate system of SCIA Engineer and FriLo LTBII. Special attention is required for U sections due to the inversion of the y and z-axis.

Axis

For more information, reference is made to Ref[2]

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