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Member design and optimisation
Steel design to AISC 360-16 and AISC 341-22, reading the checks, least-weight optimisation, and concrete, wood and masonry design.
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Member design and optimisation in ILX Structures.
Design parameters
Set each member's unbraced lengths and type, or let them come from the model. Members that share them can be set together.
Steel design
Design the steel members to AISC 360-16. Every member is colored by its governing ratio, so the ones that need attention stand out.
The checks
The design table lists the governing check of every member, with its combination and its clause. Open a member to see every check. A check outside the program's scope is marked as such, never as a pass.
Seismic frames
For special moment frames and braced frames, the AISC 341-22 checks are added.
Optimise
The optimiser tries the candidate sections and lists the lightest one that works for each member, with its ratio and its governing check. Review the list, then apply it.
Other materials
Concrete members are designed to ACI 318-19, wood to NDS 2018, and masonry walls to TMS 402, the same way.
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