Westok beam subject to loads which cause hogging moments along the beam are currently beyond scope

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Beyond Scope
westok beam
Cellbeam
Hogging
Environment
British Standard
Eurocode

Question:
Is it possible to design Westok beams as rafters in a roof system? I tried but the wind uplift always results in hogging / load reversal and I obtain the following Beyond Scope message. Is there another way to deal with it?

  

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Answer:
Currently Westok beam design within Tekla Structural Designer can only handle gravity loading. i.e. if the beam exhibits hogging, then it is beyond the scope. For these beams, you can go to the Home tab > BIM Integration group > Cellbeam Export command to export the beam to Westok Cellbeam to undertake the design in this separate application.

 

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