SCF for a specific Joint connection?


Product(s):SACS
Version(s):ALL.
Area:Fatigue

Community Question:

how to change the SCF for a specific Joint connection?

Answer 

The user can specify an SCF value used to override any value either calculated by the program or
specified as a default value using the SCF and SCF2 lines

Beam element values can be overridden for specific joints, member groups, individual members, or
specific brace-chord connections. The hierarchy of SCF overrides is as follows:

  1. Program calculated or user input values are overridden by SCF overrides specified for the joint (JNTSCF).
  2. Joint SCF overrides are overridden by applicable group SCF overrides (GRPSCF).
  3. Group SCF overrides are overridden by SCF overrides designated for the member (MEMSCF).
  4. Member SCF overrides are overridden by SCF overrides designated for the connection (CONSCF or CONSWF).