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SemiRigidConnection
Assembles the connection spacings to be used in the connection analysis.
Hypothesis of a semi-rigid connection using a free center of rotation.
This component will work both for shear connections and moment-stiff connections.
Inputs
| Name | ID | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| plane | plane | plane | Plane |
| points | points | points with units in meters | Point |
| Connection | Connection | Output class from T2T or T2S components. if more than one calculated connection is given, Beaver will consider a multiple shear plane connection. The forces will be divided between those different shearplanes | Generic Data |
| Spacing | Spacing | Beaver Spacing element | Spacing |
| TimberFramePoint | TF | Beaver TimberFramePoint element | TimberFramePoint |
| ForceType | FType | ForceType | Text |
| AnalysisType | AType | UtilizationType This must be set to one of the following values: N Vz Vy Shear Axial Combined | Text |
Outputs
| Name | ID | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| points | points | points | Point |
| vector | vector | vector | Vector |
| utilization | utilization | utilization | Number |
| Mesh | Mesh | Colored mesh with fastener utilizations | Mesh |
| Translational Stiffness | kδ | [kN/m] | Number |
| Rotational Stiffness | kθ | [kNm/rad] | Number |
| Fastener | Fastener | calculated fastener resistance on the connection considering each force angle | Fastener |
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