Eurocode 3 Welds 1D
Section 4 of the standard EN 1993-1-8:2005 Design of joints is implemented to check of welded T, X and Y joints with H/I or RHS brace and RHS chord (Ref. EN 1993-1-8).
To add the standard execute from the ribbon:
By default, all supported Connections (RHS chord and H/I or RHS braces) are included in the selection but it can be changed by pressing 
.
If connections were not recognized press 
to run Connection Finder tool.
Press 
to Set Standard Custom Settings
Weld Sizes
Weld sizes have to be set for 3 or 4 points shown above depending on shape.
Each point has fields to be set:
Point Weld Type - weld type used in point; can be Fillet, Partial Pen (Penetration), Partial Pen And Fillet, Flare Bevel or No Weld;
Point Throat Size - throat size of the weld at point, define in model length units for Fillet and Partial Pen And Fillet weld types;
Point Penetration Depth - penetration depth of the weld at point, define in model length units for Partial Pen, Flare Bevel and Partial Pen And Fillet weld types;
- to view details of weld sizes.
Press button to define multiple weld sizes:
- to add brace connection as selection:
Selection can be set by: Custom Selection, Components, Properties, Materials and Groups.
Define Weld Type, Throat Size, Penetration Depth, check points that sizes have to be applied and press to set sizes for selected connections.
- to view details of weld sizes.
Keep Existing - keep already set sizes, otherwise they will be overwritten with new ones.
Press 
to set a Correlation factor (Beta_w):
factor is obtained from the Table 4.1, section 4.5.3.2 and depends on the material type:
- material resistance factor for plated structures is a constant value (=1.25) and used in calculations to check a base material strength.
Press 
to select connections from the list.
Standard uses material data (Yield/Tensile) in calculations. Wizard checks if the values are defined for all materials.