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What the video shows
The wheel is a 3D frame in XFEM4U 2023.2: two rims joined by cross members and spokes, carried by inclined legs on either side. The cover of the video shows the displaced shape in colour.
| In the video | |
|---|---|
| Program | XFEM4U 2023.2 |
| Material | steel |
| Result on screen | the displaced shape in colour for the envelope of the ULS combinations, on a scale from 0 to 29.1 mm |
| Load combination in the status bar | 1.2 ULS: fully loaded in operation, with a sway imperfection of 1/300 in the −X direction |
| Self-weight | 3,216.9 kg, from the status bar |
| Paint surface | 107.4 m², from the status bar |
XFEM4U gives the total self-weight and the total paint surface of the model in the status bar, both worked out from the profiles, which is handy for a first estimate of steel and coating.
Displacements in the ultimate limit state are useful for seeing how a structure behaves; the deflection checks themselves use the serviceability combinations. Sway imperfections are explained in second-order analysis and imperfections.
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The video does not name the engineer, the client or the location, so this page does not either. The numbers above are read from the screen in the video.