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Tekla Portal Frame Designer allows users to either automatically design frame sections based on defined geometry and loading, or check if specified sections are adequate. For automatic design, sections are selected from property files in order of increasing weight and moment capacity. For checking specified sections, property files are used directly. The software performs structural checks for strength, stability, and serviceability according to standards like BS 5950-1:2000.

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Design

Tekla Portal Frame Designer allows users to either automatically design frame sections based on defined geometry and loading, or check if specified sections are adequate. For automatic design, sections are selected from property files in order of increasing weight and moment capacity. For checking specified sections, property files are used directly. The software performs structural checks for strength, stability, and serviceability according to standards like BS 5950-1:2000.

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Design
You can either use Tekla Portal Frame Designer to find acceptable sections for the geometry and loading that
you have defined (design frame mode), or you can use Tekla Portal Frame Designer to check whether a set
of sections that you have specified are adequate (check frame mode).

Automatic design
When Tekla Portal Frame Designer finds section sizes for you it takes the section properties from Property
Files. The property files that are used depend on the country that you have selected in your preferences. The
sections in these files are sorted by serial size, and then by weight. This order is probably not the best for
design. Tekla Portal Frame Designer therefore uses another file which lists the sections in the order in which
they are to be considered during the design (Order Files). If the first section selected from the order file is
found to be inadequate for a particular member, then the next section size in the order file is taken and
checked. The actual order files and section property files will depend on the country that you have selected
in your preferences.

Help For further information on the Property Files and Order Files see:
• Property Files,
• Order files.
In the order files the sections are listed in order of increasing weight and increasing M value with certain
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less desirable sections moved to the end of the order files.

Check design
For a check design, you use the property files directly, selecting the sections that you want to check. The
actual sections that are available will depend on the country that you have chosen in your preferences.

Help For further information on the Property Files see “Property Files”.

Design checks performed


Tekla Portal Frame Designer performs strength checks for the columns, rafters and haunches in accordance
with:
• Clause 4.2.3 of BS 5950-1:2000 for shear capacity,
• Clause 4.2.5 or Clause 4.2.6 of BS 5950-1:2000 for moment capacity,
• Clause 4.8.3.2 of BS 5950-1:2000 for cross-section capacity.
As you define each combination you can choose to include the effects of frame imperfections. You can also
choose whether you want to perform the ultimate limit state checks and / or the serviceability limit state
checks.
Again, on a combination by combination basis, you can opt to perform frame stability checks in accordance
with:
• SCI Publication 292,
• Clause 5.5.4.2 of BS 5950-1:2000 for formula sway1,
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• Clause 5.5.4.2 of BS 5950-1:2000 for notional sway ,
• Clause 5.5.4.4 for the amplified moments method.
You can also check all frame members (whether tapered, uniform or cranked) for out-of-plane stability in
accordance with:
• Annex G Elastic,
• Annex G Plastic,

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• Clause 5.3.3,
• Annex I.1
• Clause 4.8.3.3.2,
• Clause 4.8.3.3.1.

Note When the program calculates the compressive strength of a member, the
approach given in Annex C of BS 5950 is adopted.

Note When checking members for lateral torsional buckling, the approach in Annex
B of BS 5950 is used.

If you have defined restraints and out-of-plane stability checks for members you can choose to automatically
perform these as part of the overall design process.

1. When the frame has 3 or more spans a Clause 5.5.4.3 snap through check is included for you.

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