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1. License accept the terms of the License Quit Uninstall In this step you have to accept the license by choosing the option I Accept the terms Doing it the button Continue will be automatically enabled Clicking on this button you will enter to Dimenes in the demonstration mode You will be able to check if it is operating in demo version by looking the indicator detailed at the next screen fx ern nue During the operation in the demo version you will be able to operate with a limited range of sections operate with the complete range of sections you have to register the software You will be able to see the admitted sections without limitations in the Demo version in the following screen 5 DIMENES 1 5 rf D N D A N 197284 DEMO VERSION E m PLEASE READ CAREFULLY Before using the program You must read User s Manual and the file of Calculation For it presses the button that is above to the right of the following main screen of the program We recommend you to qo to our web site weew_fogalestructuras com and download from there Instructive of Calculation step by step In this documentation you will recognize Dimenes as a program of calculation of simple use but powerful and potent amp The present Demo version does not limit any function of the program The only limitation is that you will not be able to calculate with all the sections available HOWEVER2. STEEL F 20 Working sigmas 2100 y 2400 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 1350 y 1575 Kg cm2 011 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 29 20 19214201 3520771 2T 01 522 40 2522 5 25 1525 1 1 24 20 30 124 25 1 125 1261 126 LE Z 7 2528 126 0 129 129 30 40 1 30 L3L 1321 1532 L33 b35 L94 L35 536 L36 40 60 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 49 1 50 1 51 1 52 1 54 1 55 1 56 60 70 1 57 1 58 1 59 1 61 1 62 1 63 1 65 1 66 1 67 1 69 70 80 1 70 1 71 1 73 1 74 1 76 1 77 1 79 1 81 1 82 1 84 80 90 1 85 1 87 1 89 1 91 1 92 1 94 1 96 1 98 2 00 2 02 90 110 224 2 26 2 28 2 31 2 33 2 35 2 7 2 40 242 2 45 110 120 247 249 2 52 2 54 2 57 2 59 2 62 2 65 2 67 2 70 120 130 2 72 2 76 2 80 2 84 2 89 2 93 2 97 3 02 3 06 3 11 130 140 3 15 3 20 3 24 3 29 3 33 3 38 3 43 3 48 3 52 3 57 140 160 4 412 4417 4 22 4 27 4 33 4 38 4 43 4 49 4 54 4 59 160 170 4 65 4 70 4 76 4 81 4 87 4 93 4 98 5 04 5 10 5 15 170 180 5 21 5 27 5 33 5 39 5 44 5 50 5 56 5 62 5 68 5 74 180 190 5 81 5 87 5 93 5 99 6 05 6 12 6 18 6 24 6 31 6 37 190 210 7 09 7 16 7 23 7 30 7 37 7 43 7 50 7 57 7 64 7 71 210 220 7 78 7 85 7 93 8 00 8 07 814 821 8 29 836 8 43 220 230 8 1 8 58 8 66 8 73 81 8 88 8 96
3. 11 21 11 30 11 40 11 49 11 58 11 68 11 77 11 87 11 97 240 STEEL F 26 Working sigmas 1625 y 1857 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 1045 y 1219 Kg cm2 Aal o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 1 20 1 20 1 21 1 21 1 22 1 22 1 23 1 23 1 24 1 24 20 30 1 25 1 26 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 30 1 31 30 40 1 32 1 33 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 38 1 38 1 39 40 60 1 51 1 53 1 54 1 55 1 56 1 58 1 59 1 61 1 62 1 64 60 70 1 65 1 67 1 68 1 70 1 71 1 73 1 75 1 76 1 78 1 80 70 80 1 82 1 84 1 86 1 88 1 89 1 91 1 94 1 96 1 98 2 00 80 90 2 02 2 04 2 06 2 09 2 11 2 13 2 16 2 18 2 20 22223 90 110 2 53 228 2 02 2 67 22722122207 2 81 2 86 2 91 2 96 110 120 3 01 3 06 3 11 3 16 3 21 23 21 2 22 3 37 3 43 3 48 120 130 3 53 3 59 3 64 3 70 3 75 3 81 3 87 3 92 3 98 4 04 130 140 410 416 4 22 428 4 4 440 446 4 52 4 58 4 64 140 160 5 29 542 5 49 5 55 5 62 5 69 5 76 5 83 5 90 5 97 160 170 6 04 6 11 6 19 6 26 6 33 6 40 6 48 6 55 6 62 6 70 170 180 6 77 6 85 6 93 7 00 7 08 7 16 7 23 7 31 7 39 7 41 180 190 LOr 7 71 221924 25 295 9 03 8 11 8 20 8 28 190 210 9 22 9 31 9 40 9 49 9 57 9 66 9 75 9 85 9 94 10 03 210 220 10 12 10 21 10 30 10 40 10 49 10 58 10 68 10 77 10 87 10 96 220 230 11 06 11 16 11 25 11 35 11 45 11 55 11 64 11 74 11 84 11 94 230 244 12 04 12 14 12 4 12 35 12 45 12 55 12 65
4. 12 76 12 86 12 96 240 250 1307 250 STEEL F 30 Working sigmas 1875 y 2143 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 1206 y 1407 Kg cm2 L 0 1 02 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 20 1 20 1 20 1 21 1522 1 22 1 23 1 23 1 24 1 24 1 25 20 30 1 26 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 30 1 31 1 32 30 40 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 36 1237 1 38 1 39 1 40 1 41 40 60 1 55 1 56 1 58 1 59 1 61 1 62 1 64 1 66 1 67 1 69 60 70 1 71 1 72 1 74 1 76 1 78 1 80 1 82 1 84 1 86 1 88 70 80 1 90 1 92 1 95 1 97 1 99 2 01 2 04 2 06 2 09 2 11 80 90 DAE 2 16 2 19 221 2124 2I 2590 11522592 22533 2 38 90 110 202 25097 3 03 3 08 3 14 3 19 3 29 3 30 3 36 3 42 110 120 3 47 3 53 3 59 3 65 2 71 3 17 3 83 3 89 3 95 4 01 120 130 408 414 420 427 4 33 440 446 4 53 4 50 4 66 130 140 473 4 80 4 86 4 93 5 00 5 07 5 14 5 21 5 28 5 36 140 160 6 18 6 25 6 33 6 41 6 49 6 57 6 65 6 73 6 81 6 89 160 170 6 97 7 05 7 14 7 22 7 30 7 39 7 47 7 56 7 64 2222 170 180 7 82 7 90 7 99 8 08 8 17 8 26 8 35 8 44 8 53 8 62 180 190 8 71 8 80 8 89 8 99 9 08 9 17 9 27 9 36 946 9 55 190 210 10 64 10 74 10 84 10 94 11 05 11 15 11 26 11 36 11 46 11 57 210 220 11 68 11 78 11 89 12 00 12 10 12 21 12 32 12 43 12 54 12 65 220 230 12 76 12 87 12 98 13 10 13 21 13 32 13 44 13 55 13 66 13 78 230 240 13 90 14 01 14 13 14 25 14 36 14 48 14 60 14 72
5. 14 84 14 96 240 Working sigmas 2250 y 2571 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 1447 y 1688 Kg cm2 OX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 1 20 1 21 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 23 1 24 1 24 1 25 1 26 20 30 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 30 40 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 38 1 39 1 40 1 41 1 42 1 43 1 45 40 60 1 61 1 62 1 64 1 66 1 68 1 70 1 72 1 74 1 76 1 78 60 70 1 80 1 82 1 84 1 86 1 89 1 91 1 93 1 96 1 98 2 01 70 80 2 04 206 2 09 2121 241641 247 2 20 2523 2 26 2 29 80 90 2 34 2 40 2 45 2 50 2 56 2 61 2 67 2 72 2 78 2 84 90 110 3 50 3 57 3 63 3 70 3 76 3 83 3 90 3 96 4 03 4 10 110 120 4 7 4 24 4 31 4 38 4 45 4 52 4 60 4 67 4 74 4 82 120 130 4 80 4 97 5 04 5 12 5 20 5 28 5 35 5 43 5 51 5 59 130 140 5 67 5 76 5 84 5 92 6 00 6 09 6 17 6 26 6 34 6 43 140 160 7 41 7 50 7 60 7 69 7 79 7 88 7 98 8 07 8 17 8 27 160 170 8 37 8 46 8 56 8 66 8 76 8 87 8 97 9 07 9 17 9 28 170 180 9 38 9 48 9 59 9 69 9 80 9 91 10 02 10 12 10 23 10 34 180 190 10 45 10 56 10 67 10 78 10 90 11 01 11 12 11 23 11 35 11 46 190 STEEL F 36 210 12 77 12 89 13 01 13 13 13 26 13 38 13 51 13 63 13 76 13 88 210 220 14 01 14 14 14 27 14 40 14 53 14 66 14 79 14 92 15 05 15 18 220 230 15 31 15 45 15 58 15 72 15 85 15 99 16 12 16 26 16 40 16 54 230 240 1667 16 81 16 95 17 09 17 24 17 3
6. 903 9 11 9 19 230 240 9 26 9 34 942 9 50 9 58 9 65 9 73 9 81 9 9 9 97 240 STEEL St 52 3 STEEL F 22 Working sigmas 1375 y 1570 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 884 y 1031 Kg cm2 aA 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 1 20 1 20 1 20 1 21 1 21 1 22 1 22 1 23 1 23 1 24 20 30 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 26 1 24 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 29 1 30 30 40 1 31 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 37 40 60 1 48 1 49 1 50 1 51 1 52 1 53 1 55 1 56 1 57 1 58 60 70 1 60 1 61 1 62 1 64 1 65 1 66 1 68 1 69 1 71 1 72 70 80 1 74 1 75 I4 1 79 1 80 1 82 1 84 1 85 1 87 1 89 80 90 1 91 1 93 1 95 1 96 1 98 2 00 2 02 2 04 2 06 2 09 90 110 2 33 2 36 2 38 2 40 2 43 2 46 2 48 2 51 2 53 2 56 110 120 2229 2201 2 64 2 68 272 2 76 2 81 2 85 2 90 2 94 120 130 2 99 3 04 3 08 3 13 3 18 2 22 2 21 2 92 3 37 3 42 130 140 3 47 3 52 3 7 3 62 3 67 2 12 STI 3 82 3 88 3 93 140 160 4 3 4 9 4 64 4 70 4 76 4 82 4 87 4 93 4 99 5 05 160 170 5 11 S D 35 23 5 29 5 36 5 42 5 48 5 54 5 61 5 67 170 180 5 73 5 80 5 86 5 92 5 99 6 05 6 12 6 19 6 25 6 32 180 190 6 39 6 45 6 52 6 59 6 66 6 73 6 80 6 87 6 94 7 01 190 210 7 80 7 88 7 95 8 03 8 10 818 825 833 841 8 48 210 220 8 56 8 64 8 72 8 80 8 88 8 06 9 04 9 12 9 20 9 28 220 230 9 36 9 44 9 52 9 00 9 00 9 77 9 85 9 94 10 02 10 11 230 240 10 19 10 28 10 5
7. you will have access to a powerful and easy to use calculation program of metallic structures but also to all the experience of a company that has built thousands of square meters and with more than 30 years of uninterrupted activity in the country together with other free benefits as detailed below 1 By e mail You will have a help desk of the operation and techniques of the program Answers will not be given to the questions that are inside the FREQUENT QUESTIONS in the User s Manual that is installed together with the program in three formats Text word document and pdf 2 By e mail and up to 3 monthly consultations Orientation and help to calculate any metallic piece From the determination of efforts up to the resulting piece simple pieces or simple gantries You will be able to attach any calculation XXX nes file generated by Dimenes attached to your consultation so we will be able to send you another file with the corrections REMEMBER that Dimenes generates compatible files under any regional configuration that uses comma or dot as decimal separator this doesn t hinder in any way its exchange VALID ONLY FOR ARGENTINA 3 Technical advice For metallic structures to be executed or that are in execution project with limited scope to our availability and in the Argentinean Republic 6 General description of Dimenes Dimenes is a program useful to size metallic structures for the cases most commonly presente
8. 1 09 1 09 1 10 1 10 1 11 1 12 1 12 40 60 1 27 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 33 60 70 1 34 1 36 1 37 1 39 1 40 1 42 1 44 1 46 1 47 1 49 70 80 1 51 1 53 1 55 1 57 1 60 1 62 1 64 1 66 1 69 1 71 80 90 1 74 1 76 1 79 1 81 1 84 1 86 1 89 1 92 1 95 1 98 90 110 2 92 32 99 2 99 242 246 2 49 2 53 2 56 2 60 2 64 110 120 207 271 2 13 2 79 2 82 2 86 2 90 2 94 2 98 3 02 120 130 3 06 3 11 3 15 3 19 3525 3 27 3 32 3 36 3 40 3 45 130 140 3 49 3 54 3 58 3 63 3 67 3 72 3 77 3 81 3 86 3 91 140 160 445 4 51 4 56 4 61 4 66 4 72 4 77 4 82 4 88 4 93 160 170 4 99 5 04 5 10 5 15 3 21 9 20 22232 45 25 5 44 5 49 170 180 5 55 5 61 5 67 5 73 5 79 5 85 5 91 5 97 6 03 6 09 180 190 6 15 6 21 6 27 6 34 640 6 46 6 53 6 59 6 65 6 72 190 210 7 45 7 52 7 59 7 66 7 72 7 79 7 86 7 93 8 01 8 08 210 220 8 15 8 22 8 29 8 36 8 44 8 51 8 58 8 66 8 73 8 80 220 230 8 88 8 95 9 03 9 11 9 18 9 26 9 33 9 41 9 49 9 57 230 240 9 04 9 72 9 80 9 88 9 96 10 04 10 12 10 20 10 28 10 36 240 250 1044 j j 11259 STEEL A 52 _ Working Sigmas 2400 y 2700 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 1543 y 1772 Kg cm2 L amp L0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X 20 1 02 1 02 1 03 1 03 1 03 1 04 1 04 1 04 1 05 1 05 20 30 1 05 1 06 1 06 1 07 1 07 1 08 1 08 1 09 1 10 1 10 30 40 1 11 1 12 1 13 1 13 1 14 1 15 1 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 40 60 1 35 1537 1 39 1 41 1
9. 2 values of Lambda for beads and 2 for trusses g Why are there 3 values of Sigma h In what cases do the sections consider Shear Stress as such i What deflection coefficients should be introduced j Why are equal the upper and lower longitudinal beams of the calculated combined pieces k What type of main and secondary trusses is considered 1 How are measured Height Width and Truss Spacing m Does the View Finder result include the previously estimated Dead weight of the piece n What is moment of inertia of the piece J x x that appears in the Results View Finder useful for o How is the Screen enabled to begin a calculation p What shall I do to calculate a bar to traction stresses q What are the New Open and Save as buttons for r What is Click in the Section used for s What sections does Profiles contain t Can I calculate a section with longitudinal beams in mm and trusses in inches How do you calculate when de USA box is marked v What is the Activate heights option used for when the I Welded section is chosen 10 Tricks and suggestions a How can I calculate a beam with axial efforts b How can I calculate the deflection in beams with moments of different signs that don t appear in the k chart 11 How to obtain help and make contact 1 System requirements to install Dimenes To install Dimenes it is necessary that your computer fulfills the following minimum requirements Processor 486 or hig
10. IT WILL BE ABLE TO LOAD EXAMPLES OF ALL THE SECTIONS The sections available to calculate without restrictions in this Demo version are the following ones normal profiles MP and millimetric For Beams For Bars For Columns ACCEPT 4 Registering Dimenes To register the software you have to click on the button Demo Version DEMO VERSION E Clicking on it you will get a number that will register your PC and later the whole program Click here to go to our web site and to see the Payment mode REGISTER With this number you will have to enter to our Web site and after choosing and completing the payment mode and the registration form where this number will be requested to you you will get the Authorization of Use Code This code will be sent to you with the chosen payment mode corresponding delay This delay will be immediately notified to you to the e mail you informed together with the corroboration of your order REMEMBER That this Authorization of Use Code is SELECTIVE AND WILL ENABLE THE COMPLETE PROGRAM CORRECTLY ONLY in the PC where you installed the Demo Version and asked for the registration THIS MEANS Try the Demo Version in the computer you want BUT GET THE REGISTRATION NUMBER that will enable you to buy the license IN THE PC WHERE YOU WILL USE THE COMPLETE VERSION please read the license contract where it is exposed your right to get the Authorization of Use Code free of charge if you c
11. moments of different sign that don t appear in the k chart By taking the section L and calculating it as a freely supported beam with the loads of that part CHARTS OF BUCKLING COEFFICIENTS FOR THE USED STEELS the Sigmas refer to admissible working values and under conditions of safer use Generic Admissible shear stress for STEELS of 1200 kg cm2 800 Kg cm2 STEEL St 33 St 37 Working sigmas 1100 y 1250 Kg cm2 1400 y 1600 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 708 y 821 900 y aA 0 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 1 04 1 04 1 04 1 05 1 05 1 06 1 06 1 07 1 07 1 08 20 30 1 08 1 09 1 09 1 10 1 10 1 11 1 11 1 12 1 13 1 13 30 40 1 14 1 14 1 15 1 16 1 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 1 19 1 20 40 60 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 39 1 40 60 70 1 41 1 42 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 48 1 49 1 50 1 52 1 53 70 80 1 55 1 56 1 58 1 59 1 61 1 62 1 64 1 66 1 68 1 69 80 90 1 71 L7 1 74 1 76 1 78 1 80 1 82 1 84 1 86 1 88 90 110 2 11 2 14 2 16 2 18 2 21 2523 2524 2 31 2 35 2 39 110 120 2 43 2 47 2 51 2 99 2 60 2 64 2 68 2212 S2 2 81 120 130 2 85 2 90 2 94 2 99 3 03 3 08 3 12 3 17 2 22 3 26 130 140 3 31 3 36 3 41 3 45 3 50 3 55 3 60 3 65 3 70 3 75 140 160 4 32 438 443 449 4 54 4 60 4 65 4 71 4 82 160 170 4 88 4 94 5 00 5 05 5 11 5 17 5 23 329 55 595 5 41 170 180 5 47 5 53 S99 5306 3 727 153 78 5 84 5 91 5 97 6 03 180 190 6 10 6 16 6 23 6 29 6 36 642 6 49 6 55 6 62 6 69 190 210
12. 4 Sch 150703 2 1114 3 46 02 Sch 1809023 2 139 7 6 3 1601103214135 6 55 Sch 158 3 5 3 158 3 711 Sch 3 1 2x1 4 3 1 2x5 15 98 t sg Wr 4 4 Deflection coefficients Most frequently used K coefficients 2 Coefficients k ang DEFLECTION COEFFICIENTS PRINT For P most usual K For Q most usual K P P P Li5 L 5 L 5 L 5 L 5 k 6 2 P Li4 P a 6 1 2 1 2 9 921 k 6 251 TUI 2 574 36 38 P L 2 LII pt s 3 m k 4 437 k 3 222 E P UA k 1 24 P P P i bs Li4LL 4L L 4 LL 4 1 2 L LD2 ep Li2 Li2 k 1 277 k 23 56 k 2 48 LigPL i4 Pura Puia Puig TULLIA 52x Etr X They are added automatically k 59 K 25 42 a When using the Stresses button 4 4216 90 Lig P Lsa Piss k 19 47 Calculator Screen It operates simultaneously with the Main Screen Dimenes Calculator 9 Frequent questions about how Dimenes operates a What is DIMENES used for It is used as a calculator to calculate metallic pieces with quick comparison of different sections and qualitative and quantitative computation of materials b What scope has DIMENES Pieces which weight up to approximately 290 kg per lineal meter of own weight of the piece if the calculation compounds the piece with the hig
13. 43 1 45 1 47 1 49 1 51 1 54 60 70 1 56 1 59 1 61 1 64 1 66 1 69 1 72 1 75 1 78 1 81 70 80 1 84 1 87 1 90 1 94 1 97 2 01 2 04 2 08 2311 2 15 80 90 2 18 2 22 2 20 gt 2530 2 34 22526 2 42 2 46 2 50 2 54 90 110 3 04 3 09 3 14 3 19 3 24 3 29 3 34 3 39 3 44 3 49 110 120 3 55 3 60 3 65 3 71 3 76 3 82 3 87 3 93 3 98 4 04 120 130 410 416 4 22 4 27 4 3 439 445 4 52 4 58 4 64 130 140 4 76 4 83 4 89 4 95 5 02 5 08 5 15 522 5 26 140 160 6 04 612 6 19 6 26 6 34 6 41 6 48 6 56 6 63 6 71 160 170 6 79 6 86 6 94 7 02 7 09 7 17 7 25 7 33 7 41 7 49 170 180 7 57 7 65 7 73 7 82 7 90 7 98 8 07 8 15 8 24 8 32 180 190 8 40 8 49 8 58 8 66 8 75 8 84 8 93 9 02 9 10 9 19 190 210 10 21 10 30 10 40 10 49 10 59 10 69 10 78 10 88 10 98 11 08 210 220 11 18 11 27 11 38 11 48 11 57 11 86 11 78 11 88 11 98 12 09 220 230 12 19 12 29 12 40 12 50 12 61 12 72 12 82 12 93 13 03 13 14 230 240 1325 13 36 13 47 13 58 13 69 13 80 13 91 14 02 14 13 14 25 240 Calculation Instructive Download free of charge from our website the calculation instructive developed step by step THEY EXPLAIN THE OPERATIONS OF DIMENES AND ALSO DEVELOPED MATHEMATICALLY STEP BY STEP THE CALCULATION WITH ALL THE FORMULAS How to obtain help and to be contacted If you want to obtain help contact the company
14. 6 10 45 10 55 10 62 10 71 10 79 10 88 10 97 240 250 1006 280 STEEL F 24 Working sigmas 1500 1715 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 965 y 1126 Kg cm2 pA 10 1 2 3 4 5s 6 7 8 9 j 20 20 12 1201 2 1 221 WT 22 36222 123 1 12927424 0 124 20 30 1255 3525 d526 12912227 126 22977 529 130 7130 30 40 P 4555 1 1294 1356 I597 35398 9 40 60 1 50 1 51 1 52 1 53 1 54 1 56 1 57 1 58 1 60 1 61 60 70 1 62 1 64 1 65 1 67 1 68 1 70 1 71 1 73 1 74 1 76 70 80 1 78 1 80 1 81 1 83 1 85 1 87 1 89 1 90 1 97 1 94 80 90 1 96 1 98 2 00 2 02 2 05 2 07 2 00 2 11 2 13 2 16 90 110 2 43 2 45 2 48 2 51 2 53 2 56 2 60 2 64 2 69 2 73 110 120 2518 2582 Zot 32592 71 22 97 3 02 3 06 3 11 3 16 3 21 120 130 3 26 3 31 3 36 3 41 3 47 3 52 3 57 3 62 3 68 3 73 130 140 3 78 3 84 3 89 3 95 4 00 4 06 4 11 4 17 4 23 4 28 140 160 4 94 5 00 5 06 5 13 3 19 55 25 5 32 5 38 5 45 5 51 160 170 5 58 5 64 5 71 5 78 5 84 5 91 5 98 6 05 6 11 6 18 170 180 6 25 6 32 6 39 6 46 6 53 6 61 6 68 6 75 6 82 6 89 180 190 6 97 7 04 7 11 7 19 7 26 7 34 7 41 749 7 57 7 64 190 210 8 51 8 59 8 67 8 76 8 84 8 92 9 00 9 09 9 17 9 26 210 220 9 34 9 43 9 51 9 60 9 68 9 71 9 86 9 94 10 03 10 12 220 230 10 21 10 30 10 39 10 48 10 57 10 66 10 75 10 84 10 93 11 02 230 240 11 12
15. 8 17 52 17 66 17 80 17 95 240 250 1809 250 Working sigmas 1600 y 1800 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 1029 y 1182 Kg cm2 L 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 j 20 1 01 1 02 1 02 1021 102 102 1 02 1 03 1 03 1 03 20 30 1 03 1 04 1 04 1 04 1 05 1 05 1 05 1 06 1 06 1 06 30 40 1 07 1 07 1 08 1 08 1 08 1 09 1 09 1 10 LIO 1 11 40 60 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 28 1 29 60 70 1 30 1 31 1 33 1 34 1 36 1537 1 39 1 40 1 42 1 44 70 80 1 45 1 47 1 49 1 51 1 53 1 55 1 57 1 59 1 61 1 63 80 90 1 65 1 67 1 70 1512 1 74 1577 1 79 1 82 1 84 1 87 90 110 2518 22221 Z4 2221 2 30 2 33 2 97 2 40 2 43 2 47 110 120 2 50 2 53 2 57 2 60 2 64 2 68 2 71 2 75 2 78 2 82 120 130 2 86 2 90 2 94 2 97 3 01 3 05 3 09 3 13 3 17 3 21 130 140 3 25 3 29 3 33 3 38 3 42 3 46 3 50 3 55 3 39 3 63 140 160 414 418 423 4 28 433 438 443 448 4 53 4 58 160 170 4 3 4 0668 4 73 478 4 83 4 88 4 94 4 99 5 04 5 09 170 180 5 15 3 20 5 26 5 54 5 36 5 42 5 48 5 53 5 59 5 64 180 190 5 70 5 76 5 81 5 87 5 93 5 99 6 05 6 11 6 16 6 22 190 STEEL A 37 STEEL A 42 Working sigmas 1730 y 1950 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 1113 y 1280 Kg cm2 aA oO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X 20 1 02 1 02 1 02 1 02 1 02 1 03 1 03 1 03 1 03 1 04 20 30 1 04 1 04 1 04 1 05 1 05 1 05 1 06 1 06 1 07 1 07 30 40 1 07 1 08 1 08
16. FOGAL x SSS eb www fogalestructuras com ail contact fogalestructuras com Any eventual mention to marks denominations terms or others in this manual could be registered by their respective proprietors and are not attributable to FOGAL SRL Other marks or trade marks are property of their respective owners Windows is a Microsoft Corporation trade mark Dimenes Version 1 5 User s Manual Novelties of Version 1 5 rf Profiles IPE HE A and 540 types of Welded plates I sections are introduced for calculation The function of FORCE HEIGHT was added for these sections look at the frequent questions Examples of ALL THE SECTIONS AVAILABLE IN THE PROGRAM can be loaded now These examples are installed with the program Dimenes You will find them at the directory where you installed Dimenes in the folder Examples You can load them by clicking LOAD in the main screen of the program Index 1 System requirements to install Dimenes 2 How to install or uninstall Dimenes 3 Executing Dimenes 4 Registering Dimenes 5 Benefits of registering Dimenes 6 General description of the software 7 Limitations of the DEMO version of Dimenes 8 Description of the software screens 9 Frequent questions about the Dimenes operation a What is DIMENES used for b What is the scope of DIMENES c What Standards are applied in the program d With what numeric system does it operate e What is the button Effort used for f Why are there
17. LAS 0592 4 59 1 66 72 73 7 81 7 88 7 95 8 03 8 10 210 220 8 17 8 25 8 32 840 8 47 8 55 8 63 8 70 8 78 8 86 220 230 8 93 9 01 9 09 9 17 9 25 9 33 9 41 9 49 20 57 9 65 230 240 9 73 9 81 9 80 9 97 10 05 10 14 10 22 10 30 10 39 10 47 240 Working sigmas 2100 y 2400 Kg cm2 Admissible Shear Stress 1350 y 1575 Kg cm2 0 t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 20 1 06 1 04 1 04 1 05 1 05 1 06 1 06 1 07 1 07 1 08 20 30 1 11 1 09 1 09 1 10 1 10 1 11 1 11 1 12 1 13 1 13 30 40 1 19 1 14 1 15 1 16 1 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 1 19 1 20 40 60 1 30 121 1 3 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 39 1 40 60 70 1 48 70 80 1 55 1 56 1 58 1 59 1 61 1 62 1 64 1 66 1 68 1 69 80 90 1 71 1 73 1 74 1 76 1 78 1 80 1 82 1 84 1 86 1 88 90 120 2 64 120 130 2 85 2 90 2 94 2 99 3 03 3 08 212 3 17 3 22 3 26 130 140 3 31 3 36 3 41 3 45 3 50 2 22 3 60 3 65 3 70 3 75 140 160 4 32 4 38 4 43 449 4 54 4 60 4 65 4 1 4 82 160 170 170 180 5 47 5 53 5 59 5 66 5 72 5 78 5 84 5 91 5 97 6 03 180 190 610 6 16 6 23 6 29 6 36 6 42 6 49 6 55 6 62 6 69 190 210 7 45 7 52 7 59 7 66 7 73 7 81 7 88 795 8 03 8 10 210 220 8 17 825 832 840 8 47 8 55 8 63 8 70 8 78 8 86 220 230 8 93 9 01 9 09 9 17 9 25 9 33 9 41 9 49 9 57 9 65 230 240 9 73 9 81 9 89 997 10 05 10 14 10 22 10 30 10 39 10 47 240 250 1055 1 250
18. ation mode You can check if it is operating in demo version looking at the indicator detailed in the next screen 5 a a Aire ou Sure au wen Lurnergess a LI a m BE Bam an BEN ug m Dee kider center will be preserved a 1 m wm cm a eer HE T EEr 3 Executing the DEMO version To execute the software you should go to Start gt Program gt Dimenes button and then click with the mouse in Dimenes In this step a screen with information about the license will be presented to you Av DIMENES 1 5 rf amp D N D A N 197284 DEMO VERSION Dimenes 1 5 You in the Demo Version of the program In order to know more the reaches of this Version and how to qualify Version 1 5 please press the Demo button Demo You ratify in this act to have read tediously all the terms of the license of the Dimenes program in your Demo Version or Version 1 5 when you installed it in your PC The use of this program is left to risk of you the user defining to Fogal s r l company of all direct or indirect responsibility It is absolutely clear that if you accept the terms and presses the button Continue knows all the reaches the license If still it has doubts presses the button License to return to read it and of not agreeing entirely it presses the Uninstall button to eliminate Dimenes of the system
19. d to the user It is basically a calculator of sections of beam columns and bars with quick comparison between different solutions and qualitative and quantitative computation of materials Its use is prepared for Architects Engineers Master Builders Technicians Manufacturers Building Companies Metallic Construction Companies Students etc Its simple use even with basic knowledge makes it indispensable to get to the best results with maximum utilization of the materials The charts of profiles correspond to american STEEL sections whether Normal and folded plate sections With these sections that can be replaced at the users order for others commonly used in their region you can obtain composite pieces of up to approximately 290 Kg per lineal meter of own weight of the piece which give an idea of the usage area The used calculations Standards are DIN Germany CIRSOC Argentina and MV UNE NBE Spain in all that concerns to Metallic Structures Other Standards will be added hereafter When clicking the button STEEL Type it is possible to alternate between different STEEL standards Each STEEL type option in each standard will register the maximum values of admissible working sigmas that appear automatically in Sigmas The deformation deflection coefficients k correspond to the beam type that you calculate with an elasticity module of 2 100 000 kg cm2 For example k 6 2 for freely supported beams with uniformly distribu
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21. hange your PC or operating system compatible with Dimenes That you will be in the future identified to us with this Authorization of Use Code for any requirement SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE If you forget it enter into our Web site and follow the FORGETFULNESS OF CODE steps That a badly enabled Demo Version will produce errors even randomly Licenses for Complete Versions don t EXIST Fogal s r l always ENABLES DEMO VERSIONS The registration always guarantees you our total support and that an illegal copy will always work deficiently and randomly Besides to register also has always the benefit of obtaining future versions of Dimenes or other programs at preferential prices If you want to acquire more than one program for other machines registered under YOUR NAME you will get important discounts To register Dimenes complete the form in our web site http www fogalestructuras com Note If by any reason you enter any registration number and then click on the button Register the program will indicate you that this way the values you will get are incorrect since the program is being executed in an incorrect way of operation You will be able to check this incorrect way through the following indicator PROHIBITED 20 return to the Demonstration mode you will have to close and execute the program again 5 Benefits of registering Dimenes If you decide to get the license of the whole version
22. her Platform Windows 95 98 Millenium or Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP Hard Disk 5 Mbytes free space in the hard disk 2 Installing the DEMO version Once the program is downloaded from our web site or logging in from the CD ROM in case you have purchased itin aCD ROM support you have to double click on the INSTALL EXE file Insta exe Then to install it you have to accept the terms of the license contract so the following button will be enabled To continue the installation you have to click on the button next and continue the installation step by step 2 FOGAL SRL Metallic Structures www fogalestructuras com Please read the license contract ana mark the square of verification bellow if you accept the terms LICENCIA DEL SOFTWARE DIMENES c r FOGAL S R L AGOSTO Asma L DFOGAL E accept the terms of this contract 2 cm Uninstalling To uninstall Dimenes you have to go to the Start Programs Dimenes Uninstall button When the question Are you sure you want to uninstall Dimenes appears you must answer clicking the button YES The program will begin to uninstall itself automatically Note Dimenes can be reinstalled whenever it is not already installed Besides to uninstall it Now you have to accept the license choosing the option T Accept the terms Doing it the button Continue will be automatically enabled Clicking on this button you will enter to Dimenes in the demonstr
23. hest sections from the Profiles chart For example a beam 30 m long with uniform loads of 600 kg m and a 3 000 kg concentrated load in the center of the girder span gave results of pieces weighing up to 200 kg ml that is to say a total weight of the beam of 6000 kg c What Standards are applied in the program They are selected by clicking the STEEL Type button DIN Standards Deustcher Industrie Normen the CIRSOC Standards Civil Works National Security Regulations Investigation Center and the Standards MV UNE NBE German Argentineans and Spanish respectively are applied NOTE Other Standards will be added in future versions KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN CHOOSING SECTIONS DIMENES DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE THE STEEL TYPE OR STANDARD TO BE USED SO THE USER SHOULD DETERMINE THEM TOGETHER WITH THE VALUES OF THE WORKING SIGMAS FOR THE STEEL TYPE S THAT COMPOSE THAT SECTION d With what numeric system does it operate It operates with the Decimal Metric System separating the decimals with dot or comma according to the regional configuration which is used to work with It is automatic for the program e What is the button Effort used for The button Effort opens a box to introduce loads to different pieces excepting bars and according to the initially chosen piece type f Why are there 2 values of Lambda for beams and 2 for trusses The value 150 in beams and 200 in trusses are for bridges dynamic loads 250 in beams and 250 in trusses a
24. iew Finder include previously estimated Dead weight of the piece It doesn t include it to obtain it approximately it is necessary to make two calculations and add to the loads of the second one the dead weight of the piece obtained in the first one n What is inertia moment J x x the piece that appears in the Results View Finder used for It is used for the previous sizing of the parts of a complex structure gantry continuous beam etc And then introducing it into the definitive calculation o How is the Screen enabled to begin a calculation By marking the piece type to be calculated or loading a saved file p What should I do to calculate a bar to traction stresses I have to take the Girder span y y and the Girder span x x to zero 0 q What are the New Open and Save as buttons used for The New button is used to erase a previous operation and begin a new calculation the Open button is used to bring back a saved calculation file And the Save as button is used to save the finished calculation r What is Click used for in the Section It s used to rotate and choose different usual sections These sections are different according to the election made in the Section sector of the adopted generic type Besides in the composed sections you can introduce at will any piece width and or height s What sections does Profiles contain It contains the usual commercial STEEL sections with which Dimenes works t Can I calcu
25. late a section with sections in mm and trusses in inches Yes calculate the section in mm then calculate another of equal dimensions and loads but in inches then replace the trusses of the first one with the trusses of second one You will have worthless differences in stresses The same for the reverse case u How do you calculate when de USA booth is ticked It calculates sections with profiles in inches by defaults Completes with millimetric profiles if they don t exist in inches for the type of selected piece If this booth is not ticked it calculates by default the whole section with millimetric profiles v What is the Activate heights option used for when the I Welded section is chosen If this box is not enabled Dimenes will find the lighter profile that can find to satisfy the loads Although it is the most suitable profile it is possible to find another with a different height so that it adapts better to the project Consequently if the booth is enabled 23 heights will appear in inches if the USA booth is enabled or in centimeters if it is not There a height different to that of the best weight profile can be chosen and if it doesn t verify some of them Dimenes will inform why in a message 10 Tricks and suggestions a How can I calculate a beam with axial efforts Calculating it as column but with the limitation it is not possible to calculate the deflection b How can I calculate the deflection in beams with
26. re for buildings static loads g Why are there 3 values of Sigma The value of 1400 Kg cm 2 is for cases of load H Dead weight permanent overloads The value 1600Kg cm 2 is for cases of load HZ Dead weight transient overloads E g wind STEEL St 37 DIN Standards The value 1200Kg cm 2 is in case of using demolition STEEL The admissible shear efforts don t appear on screen but are taken related with the chosen Sigma h In what cases do the sections consider Shear Stress as such In plate core girders columns and beams they appear in the results view finder and are integrated to the piece sizing i What deflection coefficients should be introduced Those that correspond to each load case and linking of piece supports Look at the most usual values clicking the k button on the main screen Those pieces of the Effort box are introduced automatically j Why the upper and lower beams of the calculated combined pieces are equal Because they are symmetric pieces in which a reversal of loads of the same magnitude can happen k What type of main and secondary Trusses are considered They are considered forming Zigzag 1 How are the section Height and Width and Trussed Spacing measured The height and width of the section are the distances between sections external edges and the truss spacing is the distance between clusters Bead L Profile Secondary Truss LATERAL VIEW SECTION m Does the results V
27. sent Page Page Profiles Screen Available database with which Dimenes operates Available profiles in Dimenes Version 1 5 L I TE TE Ley IPH 8 USA 3 IPM 40 USA 24 One bx2bx1 xz2 5 B3 x2 B x30x10x2 5 B sdx15x1 5 B xhb x15x1 5 0505152 0 50 20 2 5 10055051 61 6 10055051 52 120850 1 5x16 1208501542 1205502025 1405605202 1405602025 mE ERa E E 1005203052 10052030525 1005505052 100550550525 120535352 1205353525 12055055052 12055050525 14035352 140535352 5 140555552 5 1605405402 160540540525 1503 2 1605600054 100 a 1000 UPN 26 UPN 28 Beam of Welded Plates MILIMETERS 540 KINDS From BlsBU2 5 90 50 2 90 90 3 2 100 80 3 2 110 110 3 2 120 60 93 2 135 135 3 2 inches 12 51 25 15 87 1 5 13 052 a2 ceKe 25 4525 20 9725 31 75 2 5 38 1023 2 41 2 x3 2 44 4543 2 4 b2x3 2 50 80 3 2 1 23 4 B3 85x3 2 TE 203 2 j gs 99 90K5 5 HO ern t SH cote s 20 t 10 To 190 0 20 2 5 ti 250 t 15mm iR on EE 50cm t1 30 mm a Sens 200K50K2 5x25 INCHES gt 540 KINDS 200 90 25 23 2 200805254 220805252 5 220 80525 3 2 220805254 8 AVAILABLE PROFILERY Dimenes Version 1 5 18050502 5 190 60560 3 2 190 80590 4 8 200555552 5 20080590548 220 50550 2 5 220 50550 3 2 140 0053 2 1101 6 x 5 7
28. ted load and k 9 921 for freely supported beams with a central concentrated load These coefficients can be obtained from the different Standards and many of them are provided by the author in THE USER S MANUAL in the complete version of the program The data to introduce in the loads and deflections will be the previously calculated by the user For the beam dimensions it shall be kept in mind that the height and width of the section as selected will always be those of external sides At the same time the spacing of the trusses will be taken between axes of clusters look at figure 1 The measuring button will not be enabled until all the data are completed Spacing Bead Profile Bead Profile Width Secondary Truss LATERAL VIEW SECTION Limitations of the Dimenes DEMO version The version DEMO allows you to use all the program characteristics only restricting the quantity of sections for calculation 8 Description of the software screens Main screen When putting the pointer anywhere on the Main Screen appears an explanatory reference text of each part If you have Windows with the regional configuration to work with decimals separated with dots the program will automatically work with dots and won t allow the entering of commas In case your configuration is with comma the software will automatically work with commas and it won t allow the entering of dots To begin a calculation you ha
29. ve to choose a type of piece Beam Column bar Then you can begin to operate the button Effort for the typical pieces or enter the data directly into the fields there are not limits on this A DIMENES 1 5 rf D N D A N 197284 DEMO VERSION Pi typ Open New Profilery Column C Beam C axial Beam Steel Types v C d To start choose Beam Column or Bar Or press Open to opena stored calculation Save Screen It allows saving the finished calculation with the assigned file name Save As Save in Bars F22 0 A42 My Documents Name 1 22 My sites of network Typical Efforts Screen Dimenes Files From the main screen choose beam or column This enables in typical efforts beam or bracket in the first case and column in the second The data are introduced into the boxes then click on calculate and the loads appear in the main screen Typical Efforts kg m Bracket Printing Screen Prints the main screen together with the finished calculations gt Print General Select printer Add Generic Text HP DeskJet printer Only 695C State Ready Location Commentary Interval of pages Calculate Erase Actions Preferences Find printer 8 All Number of copies 1 24 Selection 7 Pre
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