Figure 7: Input Frame Locations Figure 8: Definition of Frame Locations The locations at which girts and purlins are attached to the Input Attachment Locations. □ frames are defined by specifying the spacing between purlins and between girts in the dialog box shown in Figure 9. The locations of girts and purlins can be further edited by accessing the building input file once it has been saved. Figure 9: Input Attachment Locations Using the dialog box shown in Figure 10, the support conditions Input Frame Supports. □ (either or of the frames can be specified. “pinned” “fixed”) Figure 10: Input Frame Supports In this interface (Figure 11), the yield stress and modulus of Input Steel Design Parameters. □ elasticity of the steel material used are defined. Figure 11: Input Frame Design Parameters In the panel of the interface, options for selecting Design Information windDESIGN Menu and specifying; type of building enclosure (i.e. enclosed = +/- 0.18, partially enclosed = Cpi Cpi +/- 0.55, or open = 0), design parameters and gravity loads are also provided. Pressing the Cpi Design Parameters” and Gravity Loads” buttons open the dialog boxes shown in “Input “Input Figure 12 and Figure 13 respectively. In the dialog box shown in Figure 12, design wind speed
Figure 7: Input Frame Locations Figure 8: Definition of Frame Locations □ Input Attachment Locations. The locations at which girts and purlins are attached to the frames are defined by specifying the spacing between purlins and between girts in the dialog box shown in Figure 9. The locations of girts and purlins can be further edited by accessing the building input file once it has been saved. Figure 9: Input Attachment Locations □ Input Frame Supports. Using the dialog box shown in Figure 10, the support conditions (either “pinned” or “fixed”) of the frames can be specified. Figure 10: Input Frame Supports □ Input Steel Design Parameters. In this interface (Figure 11), the yield stress and modulus of elasticity of the steel material used are defined. Figure 11: Input Frame Design Parameters In the Design Information panel of the windDESIGN Menu interface, options for selecting and specifying; type of building enclosure (i.e. enclosed Cpi = +/- 0.18, partially enclosed Cpi = +/- 0.55, or open Cpi = 0), design parameters and gravity loads are also provided. Pressing the “Input Design Parameters” and “Input Gravity Loads” buttons open the dialog boxes shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13 respectively. In the dialog box shown in Figure 12, design wind speed
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