Manual Verification - LRFD

Use the Manual Verification dialog to manually verify the steel member for values defined by the user according to the requirements of the American Steel Code LRFD. Access the dialog by clicking Design Steel Members Design - Options Verification. The following dialog displays:

Member verification is performed by assigning the force values appropriate for calculations. The dialog is divided into two main parts:

Click the Robot button to select values from a load case list. Appropriate force values will automatically be entered in the corresponding fields of the Manual Verification dialog.

To perform verification of a member acted upon by internal forces defined by the user, you should:

  1. In the member number field: select the member which is to be verified.
  2. In the Internal Forces in the Analyzed Section field: enter the values of appropriate internal forces (the values used are displayed in the right, upper corner of the dialog box).
  3. In the Internal Forces in Specific Sections: enter the values of additional internal forces (the values used are played in the upper, right corner of the dialog box) needed for code calculations.
  4. Select the calculation options after pressing the Options button
  5. Click the Calculations button.

After the Calculations option is selected, member verification will be performed. After they are completed, a dialog displays the results.