Built up box double channel section with top and bottom plates – bbdctbp

This is a section frequently adopted for the modelling of double C channel steel profiles with top and bottom plates.

Materials and Dimensions

Two different materials (steel) can be defined:

• Steel profile (Channel Sections),
• Steel profile (Plate).

The required dimensions are as follows:

• Flange width. The default value is 0.08 m
• Flange thickness. The default value is 0.02 m
• Web height. The default value is 0.3 m
• Web thickness. The default value is 0.02 m
• Flange to Flange distance. The default value is 0.05 m7
• Reinforcing Plate Width. The default value is 0.16 m
• Reinforcing Plate Thickness. The default value is 0.02 m