Question: How to set up the SLS check for steel?

Answer: To perform the SLS check for steel, you need to specify the following data:

• You need to check the spans of the elements.
• You need to check the deflection limits of the elements.
• Deflection allowances assigned to elements.

Spans, deflection limits, and deflection values can be entered via buckling settings, which you can access through the Properties window in each element.

To adjust the spans of the elements:

Spans of 1D elements (beams, columns) can be adjusted (independently for local z and y directions) via buckling settings.

Deflection limits can be set in the "buckling settings". Deflection limits can be adjusted independently for local y and z directions and independently of total and variable loads.

To set up deflection limits for elements: