GSA COM link

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GSA COM link

• Duncan Steel Rob Livesey

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Pavilion Bridge, Zaragoza, Spain
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Key Features

• Organic shape
• Geometry imported from architects 3D CAD (Rhino)
• 30 000 GSA elements
• 4500 tonnes of steelwork
• Steel design to EC3
• Optimization vs Rationalization
• Very tight programme

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Design process

• Excel Incorporating GSA COM link

• Excel Input
• Load combinations
• Steel section information
• Steel grade
• Effective lengths
• Utilisation target

• GSA Input
• Geometry
• Loading
• Load cases

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Benefits

• Reduce steel weight
• Familiar interface no black box
• No cutting and pasting
• Property number design group
• Section range defined for each design group
• Catalogue non-catalogue sections
• Goal seek optimization routine
• User module output if required
• Not project specific

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