limcon 3.6 adding new material for sections

Question

I would like to add a custom material for beam and column sections with custom Fu = 52 kn/cm2 and Fy = 36 kn/cm2 is this possible ?

mohamed abdel khalik · Accepted Answer

thanks for your concern, I was already using "international" but the thing is for special reasons I need to dectate Fu=52 kn/cm2 and Fy=36kn/cm2 which is totally custom material there is no standard like that, but what helped me was creating special custom material files in the limcon library folder same for bolts, it is strange these files do not exist by default

Seth Guthrie · Answer

In File - Configure - General there is an "International" check box option. Checking this item allows you to choose any known international grade for sections and plates. Section grades can otherwise be chosen only from the grades nominated for each section in the library. This setting also allows you to choose any international bolting category. If you are still not seeing an appropriate steel grade when using that option let me know a bit more about the material you are using.