IDEA StatiCa Connection - Component Based Finite Element Model (CBFEM)

Component Based Finite Element Model include …

• Joint is divided into components
• All steel plates are modeled by Finite Element method assuming ideal elastic-plastic material
• Bolts, welds, concrete blocks are modelled as nonlinear springs
• FE Model is used for investigating of internal forces in each component
• Plates are checked for limit plastic strain – 5% acc. to EC3
• Each component is checked according to specific formulas as in Component Method

Screenshots of IDEA StatiCa Connection in Action

Base plate with diagonal

Bolted frame corner

Design and check

Gusset connection

Output report 1

Output report 2

Shifted end plate

Stiffness analysis of connections

Impact for daily work of engineers

Welded T-joint

Wide range of manufacturing operations