GGU-UNDERPIN: "Struts" menu item

Struts are defined in this dialog box.

It is necessary to enter the following information:

• Depth [m] = position of the strut head

• Inclination [°] of the strut

• Length [m] of the strut

• EA [kN/m] = Axial stiffness of the strut

• EI [kN·m²/m] = Bending stiffness of the strut

• V load [kN/m²/m] = Vertical load on the strut

• Hinge
  Here you specify whether the strut is hinged or rigidly fixed to the wall.

• No. of rods
  If you have defined a vertical load on the strut, you will also get its distribution of moments. Of course, this only works if the strut is divided into a number of rods (finite elements, see Section 7.15). The maximum number of elements that can be specified is 20.