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RF-TIMBER Pro - Dlubal Software

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2 Input Data<br />

Figure 2.17: Selecting the local member axis systems in the Display navigator of <strong>RF</strong>EM<br />

When buckling is possible about one or even both member axes, you can enter the buckling<br />

length coefficients as well as the buckling lengths in the columns C and D or F and G. The<br />

same is possible for the table Settings for Member.<br />

When you specify the buckling length coefficient β ef , the program determines the effective<br />

length l ef by multiplying the member length L by the buckling length coefficient. The input<br />

fields are interactive.<br />

To define the buckling length, you can use the [...] button appearing at the end of the l ef<br />

input fields to determine the distance between two nodes graphically in the <strong>RF</strong>EM work<br />

window.<br />

Lateral Buckling Possible<br />

Table column H shows you for which members the program performs an analysis of lateraltorsional<br />

buckling.<br />

The equivalent member length l ef for this type of design can be defined manually or graphically<br />

by the spacing of lateral supports.<br />

Below the Settings table you find the check box Set Inputs for Members No. If it is ticked,<br />

the settings entered afterwards will be applied to the selected or even to All members.<br />

Members can be selected by entering the member number or by selecting them graphically<br />

with the [Pick] button. This option is useful when you want to assign the same boundary<br />

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<strong>Pro</strong>gram <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>TIMBER</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> © 2011 Ing. <strong>Software</strong> <strong>Dlubal</strong>

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