TCL Command JOINTTYPE

Syntax

JOINTTYPE arg1 arg2

Description

The classification is made according to the selected standard.

Arguments

Minimum quantity: 1

arg1

Value	Dimension	Meaning
EN	KEYWORD	Euronorm
AASHTO_LRFD	KEYWORD	AASHTO LRFD

arg2 (arg1 = EN)

Value	Dimension	Meaning
VERYSMOOTH	KEYWORD	Very smooth
SMOOTH	KEYWORD	Smooth
ROUGH	KEYWORD	Rough
IDENTED	KEYWORD	Indented

arg2. (arg1 = AASHTO_LRFD)

Value	Dimension	Meaning
CASTINSITU	KEYWORD	Cast-in-situ concrete slab on clean concrete girder surface
NORMWEIGHT	KEYWORD	Normal weight concrete placed monolithically
LIGHTWEIGHT	KEYWORD	Light weight concrete placed monolithically
NORMWTOCLEAN	KEYWORD	Normal weight concrete placed against a clean concrete surface
CONCTOCLEAN	KEYWORD	Concrete placed against a clean concrete surface
ANCHORED	KEYWORD	Concrete anchored to as-rolled structural steel by headed studs or by reinforcing bars
BRACKETS	KEYWORD	Brackets, corbels and ledges

Scopes

JOINT

Examples

JOINT "Joint1" BEGIN

JOINTTYPE EN SMOOTH

BOUNDARY "Boundary1" BINDEX 2:7

UNIT2 2

JOINT END

The joint "Zone1" is defined by the boundary line "Boundary1" . The classification is made according to Euronorm. Two parts touch each other in the joint. Each property set is located in a structure part, which is structural unit 1. The 2nd structural unit is defined by the UNIT2 command.