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C-12 · LOADS · EN 1990 · ASCE 7-16

Load combinations

Enter the characteristic effect of each load case — a moment, a force, a reaction — and get every ULS and SLS combination, with the governing maximum and minimum and the factors written out.

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INPUTone action effect, with its sign
1 · Code
2 · Characteristic effects e.g. a moment from each load case

Two rows of the same kind (wind from the left and from the right, say) are alternatives — they are never added together.

3 · Partial factors EN 1990 recommended — check the National Annex

Results update as you type. The effects are added linearly, so they must come from a linear analysis.

DESIGN ENVELOPE · min to max of each group
  • Recommended values of EN 1990. Check the National Annex of the country of the works — it may change γ, ξ, ψ and which of 6.10 or 6.10a/b applies.
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HOW IT'S CALCULATED · WITH YOUR NUMBERS

Step by step, with your numbers

EN 1990 Annex A1 (Tables A1.1, A1.2(A), A1.2(B); expressions 6.10, 6.10a/b, 6.12b, 6.14b–6.16b), recommended values; ASCE 7-16 §2.3 and §2.4.

BEYOND ONE EFFECT

Full combination sets for a whole model, non-linear analysis and code checks — we run the model.

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