The Shear and Threaded Stud Grades setup window ( Job Settings ) (read-only)

Shown here are the settings you get for the " ASD/ LRFD/ CISC " tab. You will get additional settings if the " AS4100 " or " Eurocode " tab is shown. Which of these tabs is shown depends on the selected " Connection design method ."
  • When the user of a full-featured SDS2 program adds stud material as a submaterial (to a member) or as an independent miscellaneous member, the steel grade specified on the 1st line of this window is the default steel grade for that shear stud.
  • The Shear and Threaded Stud Grades window lets you review the steel grades that users of this Job in a full-featured SDS2 program can assign to threaded studs or shear studs . See " Steel grade " on the review window for a specific shear stud or threaded stud to review the grade that has been assigned to that stud. Connection design in a full-featured SDS2 program does not use the steel grade that has been applied to shear studs or threaded studs.

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To open Shear and Threaded Stud Grades :

Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Job > Material Grades > Shear and Threaded Stud Grades .

Method 2 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Options > Job Options > Shear and Threaded Stud Grades (classic), or use a keyboard shortcut , or click the icon.

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Tabs and columns on the window :

Tabs: ASD/LRFD/CISC or AS4100 or Eurocode . Which tab applies to your current Job depends on the " Connection design method " that is selected for that Job.

Tab Columns When Shown  
" ASD/LRFD/CISC "  
" Line number " " Steel Grade " " Nonstandard Notation " " Fy " " Fu " 		shown when ' ASD13 ' or ' LRFD13 ' or ' CISC8 ' or ' CISC9 ' or ' ASD9 ' or ' LRFD3 ' or ' ASD14 ' or ' LRFD14 ' or ' CISC10 ' is the " Connection design method ."
" AS4100 " " Line number " " Steel Grade " " Nonstandard Notation " " Fy " " Fu " " Minimum Thickness " " Maximum Thickness " shown when ' AS 4100 ' is the " Connection design method ."
" Eurocode " " Line number " " Steel Grade " " Nonstandard Notation " " Fy " " Fu " " Minimum Thickness " " Maximum Thickness " " Correlation Factor " shown when ' EUROCODE3 ' or ' EUROCODE3 UK ' is the " Connection design method ."

Line number: The index number that a full-featured SDS2 program assigns the steel grade.

Steel Grade: Any text string (up to 29 characters) to denote the name of the steel grade (e.g. A108 , A493 ). Steel grades entered here are selectable ( ) in a full-featured SDS2 program as the " Steel grade " for shear studs or threaded studs in Modeling . You cannot apply steel grades to materials in SDS2 Site Planning.

Nonstandard Notation: Any text string (up to 29 characters) to denote that a particular steel grade used is not the standard steel grade.

For submaterials: A callout is generated next to that material's submaterial piecemark callout on the member detail when " Show non-std grade notation with piecemarks on member details " is checked in Member and Material Piecemarking (setup) and an affected member detail undergoes automatic detailing in a full-featured SDS2 program .

Minimum Thickness & Maximum Thickness (" AS4100 " and " Eurocode ") : These columns let users of a full-featured SDS2 program assign Fy (yield strength) and Fu (ultimate strength) values to a steel grade based on the diameter of the stud material.

Fy: The yield strength of the particular steel grade. If you are using imperial dimensioning, yield strength is measured in kips/sq. inch (ksi). If you are using metric dimensioning, yield strength is measured in megapascals (MPa). Since connection design in a full-featured SDS2 program does not evaluate Fy and Fu values for shear studs or threaded studs, this value is for your reference only.

Fu: The ultimate strength of the particular steel grade. If you are using imperial dimensioning, ultimate strength is measured in kips/sq. inch (ksi). If you are using metric dimensioning, ultimate strength is in megapascals (MPa). Since connection design in a full-featured SDS2 program does not evaluate Fy and Fu values for shear studs or threaded studs, this value is for your reference only.

Correlation Factor (" Eurocode ") : The appropriate correlation factor (ß w ) taken from Table 4.1 in BS EN 1993-1-8: 2005, " Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures ." The factor is used in calculations for fillet welds.

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