Truss K joing with a gap

[skilak]

Hi,

I have tried to design the truss K joint with a gap and it seems that the software does not perform the check according to EN 1993-1-8 5.1.5 (5.1 a and b). So, therefore now it is possible to design a K joint detail with a gap of 1000000mm 😉 without taking into account such huge eccentricities unless it is down to the designer. I think the check should be incorporated.

Best regards,

[Artur.Kosakowski]

I'll check this next week but could you attach a sample connection of the type you described please? This will help me a bit. Thank you.

[skilak]

Hi,

As requested, pls find attached detail.

Cheers

[Artur.Kosakowski · Accepted solution]

Thank you. After checking I can see that internally (in the Robot internal code) such check is actually done but by mistake the corresponding error about the incorrect geometry of a connection is not displayed. This is now in the hands of the development team.

[Artur.Kosakowski]

Corrected in SP3 for Robot 2015.

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