Thesis (MScEng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Connections are a vitally important part of any structural framework. Thisstatement may seem
obvious, yet it is surprisinghow often insufficient attention is given to the design of this essential
aspect of steelwork projects.
This thesis concentrates on developing a specification for designing steel connections with the
main emphasis on the practical and economical design of typical connections. The design
methods of the specification are developed according to the new South African design code
which is currently in draft form, namely SANS10162:Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Steel:
Part 1: Limit States Design of hot-rolled steelwork - 2002.
An object-oriented framework and associated graphical user interface for designing the
connections are developed and implemented. The primary objectives of the implemented
framework are:
• Being generic in the sensethat it allows for easy addition of additional connection types,
• To implement the design paradigm of the South African code, without fixing specific
parameter values programmatically in the implementation and
• To build on an existing architecture that allows for structural analysis,structural steel member
design and distributed collaboration in the design process. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Verbindings vorm In uiters belangrike deel van enige staal struktuur. Alhoewel hierdie stelling dalk
vanselfsprekend mag wees, is dit egter verbasend hoe selde voldoende aandag aan die ontwerp
van hierdie essensiëleaspek van staalwerk projekte gegee word.
Hierdie tesis konsentreer op die ontwikkeling van In spesifikasievir die ontwerp van staal verbindings
met die oog op praktiese en ekonomiese ontwerp van tipiese verbindings. Hierdie
ontwerpmetodes isgebasseer op die nuwe Suid Afrikaanse ontwerpkode wat tans in proef-vorm is,
naamlik SANS 10162: Gebruikskode vir Stoa/bouwerk: Dee/I: Grenstoestandontwerp vir
warmgewa/ste staa/werk - 2002.
In Objek orienteerde raamwerk en In geassosieerde grafiese gebruikerskoppelvlak word ontwikkel
en geimplimenteer. Die primêre mikpunte van hierdie geimplimenteerde raamwerk is:
• Om generies te wees in die sin dat dit die byvoeging van addisionele verbinding tipes
toelaat,
• Om die paradigma van die Suid Afrikaanse kode te implimenteer sonder om enige waardes
van spesifieke parameters programmaties vas te lê, en
• Om dit op In bestaande argitektuur te bou wat strukturele analise, strukturele ontwerp en
verspreide samewerking in die ontwerpproses toelaat.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:repository.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50048 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Willemse, G. E. (Grant Erin) |
| Contributors | Van Rooyen, G. C., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Civil Engineering. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 203 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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