Tekla Structural Designer 2023 Release Notes - 0

Tekla Structural Designer
2023
Release Notes
May 2023
©2023 Trimble Solutions Corporation

Contents
1 Tekla Structural Designer 2023 release notes............................ 5
2 New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI P354......... 9

2.1 Method............................................................................................................. 10
2.2 Footfall Assessment Settings.........................................................................11
2.3 Workflow.......................................................................................................... 13
3 New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to CCIP-016.......33
4 Global reactions enhancements................................................ 37
5 Slab and wall panels - new & enhanced key results

reporting....................................................................................... 43
6 New pile forces report table.......................................................52
7 Steel connections - enhanced IDEA StatiCa® link & new

bracing connection type............................................................. 56
8 Enhanced fire check - steel columns & automatic

calculation of load reduction factor - Eurocode...................... 64
8.1 Critical fire check for steel columns............................................................. 64
8.2 Automatic load reduction factor calculation.............................................. 67
8.3 Check now performed for all beam end fixities.......................................... 68
9 New - design of slender flexural classification hollow

sections - US regional code......................................................... 69
10 Timber design using Tekla Tedds enhancements.................... 72
11 Composite beams - new Sigmat closed ends steel

decking & design enhancements............................................... 86
12 Other enhancements and fixes................................................. 92

12.1 General & modeling........................................................................................ 92
12.2 Interoperability............................................................................................... 94
12.3 Analysis & results............................................................................................ 94
12.4 Design - general............................................................................................... 95
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12.5 Design - Eurocode............................................................................................ 95
12.6 Design - USA regional code.............................................................................96
12.7 ........................................................................................................................... 96
13 Release notes: Tekla Structural Designer 2023 SP1................. 97

13.1 Licensing & Installation.................................................................................. 97
13.2 Highlights......................................................................................................... 99
13.3 Enhancements and Fixes................................................................................99
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1 Tekla Structural Designer 2023
release notes
Welcome to Tekla Structural Designer 2023! To download this version go to:

Tekla Downloads.
Check the information below on the many new features and improvements in
this version.
NOTE We deliver new features and enhancements in Service Packs as well as the
main annual release. We are aware that many users may not install the
service packs and so, for completeness, enhancements in 2022 Service Packs
are also included here.
General and modeling highlights

• New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI P354 (page 9)
Analysis and results highlights

• Global reactions enhancements (page 37)
• Slab and wall panels - new & enhanced key results reporting (page 43)
• New pile forces report table (page 52)
Interoperability highlights
• Steel connections - enhanced IDEA StatiCa® link & new bracing connection
type (page 56)
Design highlights
• Enhanced fire check - steel columns & automatic calculation of load
reduction factor - Eurocode (page 64)
• New - design of slender flexural classification hollow sections - US regional
code (page 69)
• Timber design using Tekla Tedds enhancements (page 72)
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• Composite beams - new Sigmat closed ends steel decking & design
enhancements (page 86)
Other enhancements and fixes

• Other enhancements and fixes (page 92)
Issues with associated bulletins

• [TSD-11514] - Analysis Results - potentially incorrect results for
members in rigid diaphragms with member loads applied
This issue relates to the analysis results for members within rigid
diaphragms. As part of the load analysis post-processing in rare
circumstances member loads applied to beams, truss top/bottom
members, steel joists, or analysis elements could be incorrectly ignored or
double-counted. For more information please see Product Bulletin
PBTSD-2303-01.
• This issue is fixed in this release.
• [TSD-12211] - Seismic Analysis & Design - All Regional Codes - Incorrect
Effective seismic structure mass/ weight
In the following specific circumstances, the automatically calculated
Effective seismic structure mass (seismic weight for US code) was incorrect
and too low; 1) One or more columns and/ or walls were supported by
transfer beams or a transfer slabs which in turn were supported directly by
a supports in the model at the transfer level AND 2) this transfer level was
not set in the Seismic Wizard as the level for “Ignore seismic in floor (and
below)”. This could result in lower and hence unconservative seismic base
shear and seismic lateral loading. For more information please see Product
Bulletin PBTSD-2303-02.
• This issue is addressed in this release as follows:
• Validation now checks for no level being set to be ignored in the
Seismic Wizard and a warning is issued when this is the case, since
this is not recommended. The warning is issued in both the Status
Validation tree and in the Seismic Wizard adjacent to the entry box
for this. Both warnings have cursor tooltips giving more information
about the issue as shown in the picture below. A similar warning is
also issued if a level is set and there are supports in a level above it.

• Mat Foundation slabs - the requirement in the Seismic Wizard
that the level to be ignored must be set to that of the mat
foundation slab(s) (or the top such level when there are mat
foundation slabs on more than one level) is removed.
• For the circumstance of columns and/ or walls being supported
by transfer beams or transfer slabs which in turn are supported
directly by manually applied individual supports, the seismic
mass/ weight is now correct.
• Note however that two circumstances remain in which the
seismic mass/ weight may still be incorrect. See the Product
bulletin for more details of these.
Service packs
Follow the links below for information on new features, improvements and
fixes made in each currently available service pack:
• Tekla Structural Designer 2023 SP1 (page 97)
Compatibility
Files from all previous versions can be opened in this release however, note
that, once saved, they cannot then be opened in a previous release. If you wish
to retain this option we therefore recommend using the File > Save As… option
to save a copy of the file in the previous release and retain the original.
Integration
• Tekla Structures - if you wish to integrate with Tekla Structures you should
install both this release and Tekla Structures 2023 for optimum
performance.
• Tekla Portal Frame and Connection Designer 23 - if you install this
release and use Tekla Portal Frame Designer and/or Tekla Connection
Designer you MUST install the new Tekla Portal Frame Designer 23 and/or
Tekla Connection Designer 23 available from Tekla Downloads (note that
these too will also need a new license).
• For more information about this requirement please see the Tekla
Portal Frame Designer 23 Release Notes.

• Tekla Tedds - for integrated design using Tekla Tedds you should install the
2023 release for Tekla Tedds.
• Autodesk Revit© - the Tekla Structural Designer Integrator for Autodesk
Revit© 2023 was released in December 2022. For more information about
this see the Tekla Structural Designer Integrator for Autodesk Revit 2023©
Release Notes. The installation for this is available in Tekla Downloads. If
you are now using Autodesk Revit© 2023, you can install this to perform
BIM integration with Tekla Structural Designer.
• The other currently supported Revit© versions are: 2020 (Integrator
version 6.03), 2021 (Integrator version 7.02) and 2022 (Integrator
version 8.0). For more information about these see the Tekla Structural
Designer Integrator June 2021 updates page. If you are performing BIM
integration with any of these previous Revit© versions, we recommend
you install the latest version of the associated Integrator.
Databases
Some Databases are updated in this release. For an existing installation of a
previous release, your local Databases will automatically be updated (it is no
longer necessary to do this manually via Home > Materials). This process
works as follows:
• Providing all databases can be updated automatically without user
intervention, when this release is first run then the updates are applied and
a message is displayed stating "updating to latest database versions". On
successful completion the message closes and the program will open.

2 New - Footfall assessment of
floor vibration to SCI P354
Technological advances in structural design have made buildings lighter and

more efficient. This can lead to floors being more sensitive to vibration due to
walking-related activities. An assessment of this sensitivity is commonly
required to avoid adverse disturbance of occupants or sensitive equipment.
Previous versions of Tekla Structural Designer included options to run
simplified Floor Vibration checks to either DG11 (for the US regional code) or
SCI P354 (for BS/ Eurocode regional codes). While pragmatic, these simple
‘hand method’ checks could be limited in terms of geometric applicability and
accuracy (they are retained in this release should you still want to make use of
them). The desire for a more generally applicable and accurate method has
resulted in a comprehensive new rigorous analytical Footfall Assessment being
introduced in the 2023 Release.
While such rigorous Footfall assessment is a complex topic and process, our
Engineers have created a workflow that is simple to use while still providing all
the detail to ensure the assessment is not a "black box." The assessment
process is entirely self-contained within Structural Designer from the existing
structural model and is carried out via a new dedicated FOOTFALL ANALYSIS
view as shown in the picture below.
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The intention in these notes is to provide a brief overview of the main
intention, process and workflow of the feature - for more in depth details see
the new Help Topic(s) and and eLearning Course Footfall assessment in Tekla
Structural Designer.
2.1 Method
This first release of the Footfall Assessment implements the method of the
guide SCI P354: Design of Floors for Vibration: A New Approach by the Steel
Construction Institute. While this is a UK publication, the method follows
general and universal principles of dynamic structural behavior so could
potentially be used in any region of the world (subject to the requirements of
local authorities).
• Scope - it should be noted that the guidance in SCI P354 is almost entirely
based on steel buildings with composite or precast floors. However, the
Footfall Assessment process in Tekla Structural Designer can be performed
on models of any material with floors of any construction type. Where the
structure is not predominantly a steel building with composite or precast
floors, it is the engineer’s responsibility to determine the applicability of the
SCI P354 guide method, and thus the Footfall Assessment in Structural
Designer which follows this, to their structure.
• Analysis Process - for a full understanding of this, consult the SCI P354
guide. In simple terms, the rigorous analytical method involves:
• A modal analysis of an analytical model of the floor being assessed.
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• The analytical floor model is automatically created from the main
structural model. It is typically composed of the beams and slabs of
a floor and the single column/ wall stacks directly above and below
it.
• To include its stiffness in the analysis, the slab is meshed with 2D
elements which are orthotropic in the case of 1-way spanning slabs.
The supporting beams are subdivided into 1D elements connected
to the slab 2D element mesh to produce a well discretized analysis
model of both beams and slabs.
• The solver model can be reviewed in the Solver view, just as for
other analysis types, and the resulting mode shapes can be viewed
in the usual manner.
• The results of the modal analysis - the mode shapes and their modal
properties - are then subject to a fully automated post-analysis process
to calculate the response (SRSS) accelerations likely to result from
excitation of the floor by walking occupants. The walking excitation is
defined in terms of a Footfall (pacing) frequency and a number of other
parameters such as the walker’s weight, length of stride and walking
path. Acceleration values are calculated at every node of the slab 2D
element mesh.
• The response to excitation can be either Resonant, for lower
frequencies, or Transient for higher frequencies, different methods of
calculating the response acceleration being applicable to each.
Floors are broadly classified as either Low or High frequency by their
first (lowest) frequency; Low being 0 to 10 Hz and High > 8Hz.
• The industry recommendation is to calculate both response types
when the floor is nominally classed as Low frequency. Hence
both Resonant and Transient response accelerations can be
automatically calculated from the modal analysis results for all
exciting (pacing) frequencies.
• From the response accelerations a Response Factor (Rf) - which is a
measure of human perception of acceleration - is then calculated and
compared to a Target value. The SCI guide defines acceptable Target Rf
values for different building uses and circumstances, e.g a workshop or
residential building during day time etc.
• A number of events (per period) is also calculated at each node for a
Target Vibration Dose (VDV) assessment. See below for more about this.
2.2 Footfall Assessment Settings

A new set of Footfall Assessment settings is added to Global Settings as shown
in the picture below. These set the initial Footfall Assessment options and
parameters for new models. Briefly the Settings are:
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• Analysis Settings - these all relate to Modal Analysis and are essentially
the same as those for running Modal Analysis directly.
• Analysis Model Options - these settings control the automatic creation of
the Floor Analysis Model (FAM) discussed above. For example, amongst
others, there are options to control whether columns stacks above/ below
the floor level are modeled as full or half height and with fixed or pinned
supports.
• Concrete Modification Factors - these are modification factors specific to
the Footfall assessment modal analysis for concrete entities (default for all
= 1.0)
• Note the option on this page below the modification factors table to use
a fixed modulus of elasticity (E) value as suggested by the SCI guide -
when this option is enabled you can specify the value to be used for all
concrete entities regardless of their concrete grade (which will
otherwise determine their E value)
• Footfall Checks - these set the initial values for each FAM model created of
the various parameters used to calculate and check the Response
accelerations, Rf’s and Number of Events (per period). Note in particular
the Pacing Frequency, which can be defined as either a number of specific
discrete values, or a range of values between an upper and lower bound
with a defined step increment - e.g. by default a range from 1.80 Hz to 2.2
Hz in increments of 0.01 Hz.
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2.3 Workflow
Footfall Analysis View - to begin the process, you can open the Footfall
analysis view, either from the view tab right-click context menu or a dedicated
Status Bar button at the bottom right of the program window.
• Note that this option is only available for the 3D Structure view.
• In this view, via “Settings” you can access the Footfall Assessment settings
specific to the project file. You can create a number of different settings
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sets to use if you wish. For each set you can review and edit for example
the Analysis Model Options prior to creating a model, as shown in the
picture below. These can also be subsequently edited to change them for
existing models.
Creating & working with Footfall Analysis Models - the process begins by
creating a Footfall analysis model (FAM) for a floor on the basis of the entities
it contains. The creation method is extremely simple and rapid:
• The process begins* by 1) selecting “New” on the Footfall Analysis Ribbon,
then 2) selecting any slab item in the model in the floor you wish to assess -
on doing so a dedicated FAM view opens in which only entities in and
directly above/ below the level are visible. Entities currently in the FAM are
solid coloured while those that are displayed in the transparent ‘Ghosted’
manner.
• *You can also right-click any slab item in any view and select “Create
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• During this process, the Properties Window displays the properties of the
New FAM which are initialized by the Global settings for Footfall
Assessment > Footfall checks discussed above. The FAM will have a default
name based on the level it is in and the number of models created on that
level such as “FAM-1-1”, which you can then change if you wish in the
Properties. The “Edit” group of Properties also lists the entity type you are
working with - either Slab (by default) or Member Span/ Stack - and the
Selection Mode.
• You then continue to select further slabs to define the continuous slab area
you wish to assess on the level - all beams and column/ wall stacks
touching the slabs are automatically included. This is most easily
accomplished by setting the Selection mode = “Add only” and performing a
window operation to select the remaining slabs and members, as
illustrated in the picture below.

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• Escape from the operation to complete the FAM creation process - you will
then see a Structural View of the full Footfall Analysis model you have
defined. While in this dedicated view, you can activate the ribbon “Edit”
command should you wish to add or remove entities from the model.
• When Edit is enabled you can also enable the “Generate Facade
Restraint” option shown in the picture below. This vertically restrains the
nodes along slab edges (and hence those of beams along the same
edge). When enabled, the restraint is automatically applied to all the
slab item edges around the perimeter of the slab area and indicated by
an orange continuous support icon (similar to that shown for wall
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• To edit where this restraint applies, set Entity type = “Facade
Restraint” - you can then select individual slab edges to add or
remove the restraint setting.
• You can continue to define as many FAM’s as you wish in a similar manner,
on the same or other levels. Slab items can be in more than one FAM. For
example you might create a single FAM for a very large floor area which will
expose areas of interest which might then be investigated with other more
localized FAMs.
• In the Structure 3D > Footfall Analysis view, the extent of the FAM(s) is
shown by a shaded slab area , with a color coded legend when there is
more than one FAM. In this case, one FAM is always selected - indicated by
the selection color - with its properties displayed in the Properties Window,
as shown in the picture below. You can then select any other FAM by
clicking any part of its area to see its properties and work with it.
• Note the “Settings” option in the FAM Properties window - where you
have multiple Footfall Analysis Settings sets, this is used to select the set
that applies to the FAM.
Mass Combinations & Modal Analysis - the next stage is to define the mass
combination for the Modal Analysis, then run the Footfall Analysis.
• Clicking the “Footfall Mass Combinations'' button opens the Loading dialog
at Combinations and adds a default combination of the new “Footfall Mass”
type. You then add Loadcases to this combination (all static loadcases will
be listed in the “Available Loadcases'' box) and set their factors in the usual
manner. You can add further combinations of “Footfall Mass” type if you
wish to consider different amounts and/ or distributions of mass.
• In the same manner as for Seismic Inertia combinations for Seismic
Analysis, and Modal Mass combinations for Modal Analysis, the Footfall
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period of building use you are assessing. Hence the factors are not
‘safety’ factors - they are the proportion of the load typically present.
Thus a value of 1.0 is common for Dead loadcases and some reduced
factor for Imposed - SCI P354 suggests 10% for imposed, as illustrated
below.
• Note also the Applied Mass direction settings - only Dir Z (vertical) mass
is enabled by default, since for Floor Vibration we are commonly
interested only in vertical modes in which parts of the floor ‘bounce’ up
and down.
• At this stage you can also review the Footfall Analysis Settings - in most
cases it will not be necessary to change any of these, other than potentially
the Total number of modes requested.
• Note that sufficient modes are required to attain the “Cut off frequency”
set in the FAM parameters (typically 20 Hz). With the default number of
100 it will be extremely unlikely modes above this target are not found.
However for larger area models it may start to take several minutes to
find 100 modes. Hence if analysis speed is felt to be an issue you can
consider reducing the target number of modes.
• For small/normal sized FAMs speed will not be an issue and there is no
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Running Analysis - next select either Analyze Current to run Footfall Analysis
for the currently viewed FAM, or Analyze All to run it for all FAM’s.
• When the analysis is complete, you can activate the “Mode Shape View”
button on the Footfall Analysis ribbon and select the Footfall Mass
combination in the combinations list to view the resulting mode shapes.
There is a drop list of all the mode shapes on the ribbon and also forward
▶ and back ◀ buttons to easily cycle through the modes. These can also be
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Reviewing Footfall Assessment Results - when the Modal Analysis is
complete and results for this are available, the automatic post-process to
calculate the response accelerations and all the other results deriving from
these is carried out.
• Response Factor & Pass/ Fail Status - the Response values - calculated at
every node of the FAM 2D element mesh - are plotted on the FAM slab area
in color-coded contours (in the same manner as 2D element force and
stress results) with an associated legend. This produces ‘heat maps’ of the
vibration response that can be visually assessed to understand its
distribution and the location of ‘hotspots’ of peak values. The primary
results to view initially via their Ribbon option buttons are the Envelope (see
below for more on this) heat maps for Response Factor, Rf and Pass/ Fail
Status as shown in the picture below. The location of the node with the
highest/ critical response value is automatically identified with a blue
location arrow as shown. The critical node, Response type, pacing
frequency and Rf value are also listed in the view results text above the
heat map diagram.
• For the Pass/ Fail Status, all the calculated Rf values are checked against
the “Target Response Factor, Rf” value specified in the FAM Footfall
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value exceeds this, with the highest Rf value governing the Overall Pass/
Fail status assigned to the FAM.
• At this stage, you can make changes to any of the FAM “Footfall Checks”
options and values and see these immediately reflected in the Footfall
Assessment Result. Thus you can easily and rapidly experiment with the
input and conduct a sensitivity analysis. There are useful tooltips for
some of the parameters, such as for the “Length of walking path” as
shown below, giving you an idea of what aspects of the checks they
impact.
• If you change any Footfall Analysis Model options - such as the
options for fixity of connections or supports in this - or Modal Mass
combination cases or factors, it is necessary to re-run the complete
Footfall Analysis using Analyze Current/ All.
If any changes are made to the main 3D model geometry - such as
adding or removing slabs or beams or changing section sizes etc., all
FAMs affected by these changes will be updated automatically. You
should then re-run the complete Footfall Analysis using Analyze
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• By default, both the Resonant and Transient responses discussed above
are calculated and used in the checks. This is controlled by the FAM
Overall Status & Envelopes > “Response Type” setting as shown above
right - which defaults = All. You can set FAM checks to use only Resonant
or Transient results, or to None - the information text for this setting
explains the behavior of this latter option.
• Envelope Results - By default, results are available for each Pacing
Frequency for both Resonant and Transient results (when the above
Response type = All setting is made for the FAM). The Footfall Assessment
Results group of the ribbon has drop down options to select the specific
Response Type and Pacing Frequency you wish to view results for, as shown
in the pictures below.

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• The design requirement is to meet the Target Response criteria
specified in the FAM Footfall Checks for all the Response Types set for
the FAM and all pacing frequencies. This can rapidly and easily be
checked by activating the “Envelope” option in the Footfall Assessment
Results group of the ribbon, as shown below. The critical Response

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Type, pacing frequency and associated Rf value/ Pass/ Fail status are
then automatically identified and both displayed graphically and listed
in the view results text.
• Acceptable hotspots - for the Response Factor governed Pass/ Fail status,
you can optionally enable the Footfall Checks “Acceptable hotspots” setting
- you then enter an additional “General limit, Rf” value below the Target
value. The Pass/ Fail diagram then displays contours for three status levels
of Pass, Warning and Failed for the calculated factor being; below the
General limit, between this and the Target Rf and above the Target Rf
respectively, as shown in the picture below.

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• VDV and Number of Events (per period) - the No. of Events results can be
used as an alternative assessment when the Target Rf criteria cannot be
met. This is termed a Variable Dose Value (VDV) assessment which allows
for the temporary nature of the floor excitement. For greater ease of use,
the guide’s calculation procedure is ‘inverted’ to provide a number of
exciting events (e.g. an occupant walking along the walking path) likely to
be required to produce an adverse response.
• This number is calculated using the “Target vibration dose value (VDV)”
the default for which is 0.2m/s1.75. The lower the calculated number of
events for a given location (node of the floor slab 2D element mesh),
the more likely the response there is to be adverse.
• Refer to the SCI P354 guide Table 5.4 and Section 6.6 for further
explanation of how the number of events is calculated and
recommendations for the Target vibration dose value.
• The No. of Events (per period) results are always calculated and can be
viewed as a contour heat map by activating the Footfall Assessment
Results “No. of Events (per period)” ribbon option. In the same manner
as for Rf factors, you can view these results for an Envelope of all active
Response Types and pacing frequencies, or specific selected Response
Type plus pacing frequency.
• These results are not actually used in the Pass/ Fail status assessment
until the Footfall Checks > “Consider VDV for Pass/Fail” option is
enabled. When this is enabled, the calculated number of event values
are compared to the specified “Target number of events in a period”
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accorded a Fail Status. Provided all calculated No. of Event values for
the Envelope results are > the current FAM Target number of events
value, an Overall Pass status is accorded - regardless of the Rf check
results - as illustrated in the picture below.
• SRSS Acceleration - finally, though they are not themselves a required

assessment criteria, you can similarly view a heat map of calculated
response (SRSS) acceleration values by activating the Footfall Assessment
Results “SRSS Acceleration” option.
Reporting - various tables of Footfall Analysis results data are accessed via a
dedicated Tabular Results view for a selected FAM model. A new “Footfall
Analysis” chapter can also be included in reports.
• Tabular Data - with the Footfall Analysis View active, click the “Tabular
Results” ribbon button to open the dedicated Footfall Analysis tabular
results view where you can view various tables of the Footfall analysis and
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from this view. As a rule, this data is not generally required for output but
serves to make the calculation process transparent.
You can view tables of Modal Frequencies and Mode shapes (normalized to
unity) as shown below.
You can also view various Footfall Assessment Results tables; “Response
Parameters” gives the calculated SRSS Accelerations, Rf and No. of events
by node, while “Accelerations” and “Base Data” give intermediate values
used in the calculation of these.
There are additional ribbon buttons to select the Response type, Mode and
Pacing frequency and Node to view results for, depending on which result
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• Reports - A new “Footfall Analysis” report chapter option is added to the
list of available “Member” reports for the Member Type “Floor Analysis
Model”, as shown in the picture below.
There are additional settings for the “Heat Maps” option to control which
maps to include in the report - only those for the Rf and Pass/ Fail Status
are included by default.
The Report can be opened for a specific FAM via the context menu opened
by right clicking with the cursor over a selected FAM in the 3D structure
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The automatically compiled report contains all the information you are
likely to need to output for the Floor Assessment, as illustrated in pictures
below; the Footfall Check settings, Rf and Pass/ Fail heatmaps and a table
of key result and status at the critical nodes for the enveloped assessment
results.

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You can also create a Model Report of more than one FAM using the new
“Footfall Analysis” model report chapter option, as shown below. By default
this will include the reports of all FAM’s in the model - it can also be filtered
by selected; levels, planes, sub structures and FAM’s.

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3 New - Footfall assessment of
floor vibration to CCIP-016
A new option is added in the 2023 Service Pack 1 release to perform Footfall
analysis following the method of the UK Concrete Centre Design Guide A
Design Guide for Footfall Induced Vibration of Structures (Reference CCIP-016).
The CCIP-016 design guide is applicable to structures of any construction
material, e.g. steel, composite, concrete or timber, making it a highly flexible
option applicable to all kinds of buildings.
For this new method the settings, input parameters and overall workflow are
essentially the same as for the existing SCI P354 option introduced in Tekla
Structural Designer 2023 first release - for more about this see the 2023
Release Notes topic New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI P354
(page 9). For more in depth details see the Help Topic and eLearning Course
Footfall assessment in Tekla Structural Designer.
As part of this update, the “Footfall Assessment Results” group of the Footfall
Analysis ribbon has also been slightly reorganized - the Envelope, Response
Type and Pacing Frequency controls are now placed to the left of the controls
for viewing Response Factor, Rf and No. of Events etc, as shown in the picture
below.
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• New Settings - for the new Design Guide option a new set of Footfall
Assessment settings “CCIP-016” is added to Global Settings as shown in the
picture below. These set the initial Footfall Assessment options and
parameters for new models. The settings options and initial defaults for
CCIP-016 are the same as those for the existing SCI P354 option and so are
not discussed further here.

CCIP-016
• Workflow - Essentially the key difference in workflow to the existing SCI
P354 option is to select the new “CCIP 016” Design Guide option when
creating or editing Footfall Analysis Models (FAM), as shown below.
• The new “CCIP 016” Design Guide option can now be selected on the
Footfall Analysis Ribbon prior to creating a FAM.
• In the Footfall Analysis > Settings dialog there is now a new set of “CCIP
016” settings which can be selected, reviewed and edited.
• The CCIP 016 Design Guide and associated settings set can also be set
in the Properties window when creating or editing a selected FAM.
• Notable Differences vs SCI P354:

• Vibration Dose Value (VDV) - when working to CCIP-016 a VDV
assessment is only allowed for the Resonant response - it cannot be
used to assess the Transient response. Hence, where the Transient
response is considered for a FAM and governs, the VDV results will not

CCIP-016
override the overall Pass/ Fail status with “Consider VDV for Pass/Fail”
enabled. For more about this see the new Help Topic .
• Results - there can be significant differences in the footfall check results
from the CCIP-016 method vs those for SCI P354. In short, they are
different methods and so should not be expected to give identical, or
even necessarily comparable, results in all cases. For more on this see
the note at the beginning of the Help Topic .
See also
Release notes: Tekla Structural Designer 2023 SP1 (page 97)

CCIP-016
4 Global reactions enhancements
Tekla Structural Designer 2023 introduces significant enhancements to

reactions display and reporting.
In previous releases, Foundation reactions were always reported with respect
to (w.r.t.) the local axis system of the support, which follows that of the
supported column or wall, giving results in the most convenient manner for
foundation design. For buildings with several orientations on plan, and
columns/ walls with different rotations/ orientations, these reactions could be
in several directions, as illustrated below. This could present problems for
engineers wishing to know the total reaction for a given single direction for
several or all supports. Following customer feedback, a new feature is added in
this release to optionally obtain reactions w.r.t. a single axis system, so they all
have the same orientation. Here we give a brief overview of the new feature -
for a full explanation with diagrams of the axis systems and examples, see the
new Help Topic . This enhancement is introduced in the 2023 Release.
• The new options apply to all areas of Reaction result reporting; Results
View, Tabular Results View, Reports and Drawings
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• Results View - a new Settings button is added to the Ribbon Reactions
group - click this to open the new “Axis System for Reporting Reactions”
dialog, as shown below.

• You can then select from three options:
• Local Support - the default and the same manner of reporting as in
previous releases using the same labels.
• Building Direction (Dir1 and Dir2) - w.r.t. the Building Directions; the
labels refer to Dir1 and Dir2
• Angle to Global (X and Y) - w.r.t. a defined angle to the Global axes
• For the special case of angle = 0; the reactions are labeled FX, FY and
so on
• Otherwise, when the angle is non-zero; ; the reactions are labeled
dir1 and dir2
• With either of the new options enabled, all the reaction arrows and values
are now given w.r.t. a single axis system, for example Building Direction
(Dir1 and Dir2) as shown in the picture below for the same model shown at
the beginning of this section. Note how the reaction option labels in the
ribbon drop list change to reflect the selected option.

• Tabular Results View - the same reporting options dialog is added to the
Model & Results > Tabular Results View ribbon for the “Foundation
Reactions” results table, opened via the new “Table Options” ribbon button,
as shown in picture below. Again the reported values are w.r.t. the selected
Axis System option and the table header labels are changed to reflect this.
You can have more than one such Tabular Results view open at the same
time (using Duplicate View) with different axis options selected in each.
• Note that, as with all the Tabular Data results tables, you can export this
table to Excel should you wish to total the reactions for a particular
direction.

• Reports - the new Axis System for Reporting Reactions options are added to
the Settings dialog for the Foundation Reactions report chapter:

• Drawings- the new Axis System for Reporting Reactions options are added to
the Drawing Settings for the Foundation Reactions drawing in Options >
Planar Drawings:

5 Slab and wall panels - new &
enhanced key results reporting
The aim of these enhancements is to present tabular views in which all the
critical design force results information relating to a single panel (wall or slab)
is gathered together and reported in one place. Note that all the tabular data
result tables can be exported directly to Excel for further processing. Report
result tables can also be exported to Excel.These enhancements were first
introduced with release 2022 SP1.
• [TSD-11161] - FE results by Node - parent panel information added
The following changes are made to the existing "FE results by Node" tabular
data and associated report:
• The column pertaining to information of shells is removed.
• Two new columns are added for member and panel reference.
• Tabular data view can also be sorted by the new columns
• Similar changes are made to the associated report item "FE results by
Node".
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reporting
• [TSD-11162] - Result Strip reporting - parent panel and result type
information added
The following changes are made to the existing "Result Strips Forces"
report:
• Information about the angle of the result strip and its result type
(Average, Centerline or Maximum) are added in the reference column
• A new column for panel reference is added - this includes both the
parent slab reference and that of slab item(s) crossed by the cross
section at the current location

reporting
• [TSD-11260] - Wall Line reporting - Parent panel information
introduced
The following changes are made to the existing "Wall Lines" tabular data
results table and the associated report item;
• The "Source" column is renamed to "Member Reference".
• The Column "Wall line number" is replaced with "Stack" similar to
columns in 1D tabular data.
• Reports - the same changes are made to the associated report item.
• In addition to these changes, in the Results View the title for the
tooltip information box for Wall Line results is renamed from "Wall
Line" to "Wall Panel".

reporting
• [TSD-11453] - Wall Line results - Double click highlights associated
panel
Wall lines have results at several positions over the height of a wall. Double
clicking on a row in the Wall Line results table now automatically highlights
the associated panel in the Structure View.

reporting
• [TSD-11262] - FE Slab Results by Panel
A completely new and comprehensive tabular report "FE Slab results by
Panel '' is added in the drop-down tabular data in the analysis ribbon.

reporting
• The new "FE Slab results by Panel '' report gives the following results for
each panel:
• Max results: maximum positive value of the actions
• Min results: absolute maximum negative value of the actions
• Results are reported for the following entities: Panels (Nodal values), Result
Strips (including those automatically added by slab patches) & Result Lines.
• Note on Sign Convention: In the FE results by node table the membrane
results Fx and Fy are reported in the traditional analysis convention
where tension is positive. In this new table this is changed to the
convention traditionally used in design codes/standards where
compression is positive.
• Filtering - you can filter the results table based on any of the following:
• Slab
• Level
• Saved report filter - note that applicable report filters can be created for
Selected Sub structures, which could be used to create filters of
specific slab items for the table as illustrated in the picture at the
beginning of this section and below.

reporting
• Report - A report item for this new table “FE Slab Results by Panel” (and the
new “FE Wall Results by Panel” table described below) is also added in
"Chapters & Options" > "Analysis". As shown in the picture below, this
report can be filtered based on any of the following; Model (selected levels,
planes and substructure), Loading (load case, combination), Analysis
Method.

reporting
• [TSD-11313] - FE Wall Results by Panel
A completely new tabular report "FE Wall results by Panel '' is added in the
drop-down tabular data in the analysis ribbon.

reporting
• The new report gives the following results for each panel:
• Max results: maximum positive value of the actions
• Min results: absolute maximum negative value of the actions
• Results are reported for the following entities: Panel (Nodal values), Wall
Lines & Result lines
• Note on Sign Convention: In the FE results by node table the membrane
results Fx and Fy are reported in the traditional analysis convention
where tension is positive. In the new FE Wall Results by Panel the
reported axial force is swapped to the convention traditionally used in
design codes/standards where compression is positive
• Filtering - you can filter the results table based on any of:
• Selected Walls
• Saved report filter
• Report - A report item for this new table is also added in "Chapters &
Options" > "Analysis". The report can be filtered based on any of the
following: Model (selected levels, planes and substructure), Loading (load
case, combination), Analysis Method.

reporting
6 New pile forces report table
Following customer requests, a comprehensive new tabular report for Pile

Forces is now available giving analysis results for piles of both piled mats and
pile caps. This enhancement was first introduced with release 2022 SP3.
• The new table is added to those available in the Model and Results > Solver
Model Data view as shown in the picture below. The report is available
immediately following any analysis procedure - it is not necessary to run a
design process to obtain the Pile Forces.
• Result Type Configuration Options - like most other analysis result
reports, the table can be configured for the following via the option list/
buttons in the “Result Type” group of the Analyze ribbon; Analysis Type,
Imposed (Live) Load Reductions included or not, Factored/ Unfactored
results.
• Export to Excel - also as with other result tables, the Pile Forces table,
exactly as currently configured, can be exported directly to Excel from
this view.
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• The table can be viewed for Loadcases, Combinations and Envelopes via
the Loading List at the bottom left of the program window. Note the
following:
• For the new Pile Forces result table, the Loading List also includes a new
option at the bottom of the drop list “All Loadcases/ Combinations/
Envelopes” which is selected by default.
• For Envelopes:
• Each pile potentially has two rows - the first gives the maximum
positive value and the second the maximum negative value.
• If positive / negative values are not present, only a single row is
reported for that pile.
• Filtering - As shown below, the table results can also be filtered by any
combination of; Saved Report Filter, Pile type, Pile cap (by reference),
Foundation Mat (by reference), Selected Load Cases/ Combinations/
Envelopes*
• *The option to filter by selected Load Cases/ Combinations/ Envelopes
is controlled by the current setting of the Loading List at the bottom left
of the program window e.g. when the Loading List button is set to
Combinations, there will be a “Combinations” option in the filter dialog.
• For multiple filters, note the option to “Match all rules” (default) or
“Match any rule”.

• When filters are applied, they are listed in an information bar at the top of
the table, together with the “Match…” rule, as shown in the picture below.
• Report - to add the same new result table to a report, a new associated
Report item Pile Forces is added in the Analysis chapter as shown in the
picture below.
• This can be filtered in a similar manner to the Solver Model Data results
table; by Model and Loading filters and Analysis method. The Settings of
the item also include options for Factored (Strength) / Unfactored
(Service) results and the inclusion of (Imposed/Live) Load reductions
(enabled by default).

7 Steel connections - enhanced
IDEA StatiCa® link & new
bracing connection type
The following enhancements were recently made for steel connections.

• IDEA Statica link - the Checkbot application is now used for exporting
connections to IDEA StatiCa. First introduced with release 2022 SP2.
• Connections with Braces - a new connection type is added for where
brace members are connected to beam/ column junctions. First
introduced with release 2022 SP2.
• IDEA StatiCa Export - New Connection Noding setting - new “Connection
noding" option added to improve connections created by default in IDEA
Checkbot for some circumstances First introduced with release 2022
SP4.
IDEA Statica - link to Checkbot

Checkbot is the latest BIM application from IDEA StatiCa for managing the
design of multiple connections linked from other applications such as Tekla
Structural Designer. For more information about this see the Checkbot info
page on IDEA StatiCa’s website. Some key points about this new feature are:
• The new link has the following advantages:
• Saves time by exporting multiple connections simultaneously thus
reducing errors and speeding up connection design.
• Connections can be designed for all or selected load cases/
combinations by user choice.
• You can access both Checkbot and Tekla Structural Designer
simultaneously, for reviewing analysis results etc.
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new bracing connection type
• To use this updated link, it is necessary to install IDEA StatiCa version 22
onwards (together with this release).
• Note that, for older versions of IDEA StatiCa (21.1.6.0541 and earlier)
used with this or previous Tekla Structural Designer releases,
connections will be exported using the old IOM Connection Runner link.
• The Checkbot link is available for the following Regional Codes; US,
Eurocode, Australia, and BS.
• Connections can be exported to IDEA StatiCa from the connection window
or from the scene view context menu as shown below.
• Connections can also be exported using the BIM INTEGRATION tab by

selecting the new IDEA StatiCa Export button* as shown below.
*The IDEA StatiCa Export button only appears when the required version of
IDEA StatiCa is installed.
• For either export method, the new ‘Checkbot Control Panel’ dialog box
is then displayed and populated with the list of connections available
for transfer to IDEA StatiCa as shown below

• The Checkbot Control Panel dialog box includes the following options:
• Analysis method – a drop-down box lists the analysis types for
selection.
• Loading to export – This drop-down has two options: ‘Combinations’
and ‘Combinations & Loadcases’.
• Working directory - this allows you to specify the path where the
connection data will be stored. You can accept the default path or click
the [...] button to browse to and select a different path.
• Append model name to the path – this displays the full file path when
checked and creates a folder with the Tekla Structural Designer model
name in which exported connections are generated.
• Select All – Selects all listed connections.
• Select Not Sent – Selects connections that have not been exported to
IDEA StatiCa previously.
• Deselect All – Deselect all the selected connections in the list.
• Deselect Sent – Deselects connections that have been exported to IDEA
StatiCa previously.
• Launch Checkbot – Opens Checkbot application page.
• Information button 🛈 – Opens a dialog box of ‘IDEA StatiCa Checkbot
instructions’ for guidance on the Checkbot

• While the Checkbot Control Panel is open, selected connections are
graphically displayed by coloured boxes - you can make further graphical
selections of connections by any of the usual graphical methods such as a
window selection, as shown below.
• Connections that have previously been sent to Checkbot will be marked by

means of a tick in the column ‘Sent to Checkbot’.
• After launching the Checkbot the appropriate design code should be
selected before selecting the option ‘Create project’.
• Note that, by default, IDEA StatiCa considers critical effect combinations
for connection design. You can untick the option ‘Evaluate critical
effects’ to instead consider all load combinations.

• In Checkbot, a connection can be selected from the list of project items or
from the graphical view:
• A selected connection can then be configured and designed in IDEA StatiCa

CONNECTION for selected load cases/ combinations:
• Current limitations:
• The communication of data is one-way from Tekla Structural Designer
to Checkbot. No data (such as section changes or connection details etc)
are returned to the Tekla Structural Designer model, so the user is
responsible for making any such changes manually.
• The current link cannot handle a huge amount of connection data (e.g.
thousands of connections with hundreds of load combinations) in a
single instance. For such a case, it is necessary to select an individual or
a group of connections to export.

• Where multiple connections are formed at a joint in Tekla Structural
Designer - such as a moment connection (MCC) and a simple
connection (SCC) - these must be exported separately.
New bracing connection type

Complementing the new IDEA StatiCa export, a new automatically configured
bracing type is added in this release for beam/ column junctions to which one
or more brace members also connect. The new type is termed ‘Column Beam
Brace Connections’, abbreviated as CBBC. The CBBC connection type can be
exported to IDEA StatiCa only - it is not designed within Tekla Structural
Designer nor exported to Tekla Connection Designer.
• Key aspects of this new connection type are:

• When Update Connections is run, CBBC connection objects are
automatically created at locations where one or more brace members
are connected at a beam-column junction.
• The CBBC connection type has a separate graphical connection box in
the scene and associated control for visibility in Scene Content settings.
• All CBBC connections are listed in the connections window and are
grouped by the brace section sizes.
• As for other connections, the name and reference format of CBBC’s can
be controlled via Model Settings > Texts/Formats
• A tooltip provides detail about the CBBC connection when the cursor is
over the connection box, as shown in the picture above.
• CBBC connections can be exported to IDEA StatiCa for design just as
described above for existing connection types.
IDEA StatiCa Export - new Connection noding setting

A new setting “Connection noding" is added to connection properties to
improve the connections created by default in IDEA StatiCa for some

circumstances. The setting is an attribute of each connection and is accessed
either in the Checkbot Control Panel via the new “Connection noding” headed
column, or in the Properties Window for selected connections, as shown in the
picture below.
• Click the information button 🛈 in the Checkbot Control Panel to see a
comprehensive explanation of the two options for this setting “Top of steel
(incl. offsets)” and “Member center line (only)”.
• Key aspects of the new setting options are as follows:

• Top of steel (incl. offsets) - this option retains the previous workflow of
exporting connections to IDEA StatiCa. It is the default option since we
expect it will continue to be the preferred option most of the time.
• As previously, this option will generally ensure that in IDEA StatiCa all
of the beams connecting at the joint have the top of their top flanges
aligned (providing there are no offsets), with the connection joint at
this level.
• Each beam center line will have an offset from the connection node,
ez, of half the beam depth, as illustrated in the picture below.

• Thus, In the less common case of connecting beam members
carrying axial load, generally small eccentric moments can
develop due to this offset which are reported as ‘Unbalanced
forces’ in IDEA StatiCa. If a connection designer does not wish to
have these forces, they can try the alternative option described
below.
• Any user-defined offsets specified in the ‘Alignment’ settings of
members are retained.
• Member center line (only) - this option ignores physical member
offsets in the Tekla Structural Designer model.
• When exported to IDEA StatiCa, each beam center line will connect
directly to the connection node with no eccentricity, regardless of
any user-defined offsets specified in the ‘Alignment’ settings of
members.
• Since there is no offset, this option eliminates the possibility of
eccentricity moments from connecting member axial load. However
the resulting IDEA StatiCa connection may not replicate the required
physical connectivity at the joint.

8 Enhanced fire check - steel
columns & automatic
calculation of load reduction
factor - Eurocode
8.1 Critical fire check for steel columns

The scope of the simple to use Steel Fire Resistance design, first introduced for
steel beams in the 2020 release, is extended in this release to include steel
columns. The checks made are in accordance with EN 1993 and the National
Annex for; the UK, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, Sweden, Norway, Finland or
the recommended Eurocode values. As previously for steel beams, the check is
carried out in the temperature domain by using the critical temperature
method per EN 1993-1-2, Cl 4.2.4. Detailed, transparent and comprehensive
design details are reported, including the Temperature-Time relationship
graph per EN 1991-1-2 Cl.3.1 (10) as shown below. For more details see the
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calculation of load reduction factor - Eurocode
new/ updated Help Topics on this feature and . This enhancement is
introduced in the 2023 Release.
• As for steel beams, the design calculation checks the resistance of a single
steel column for all applied loading in case of fire for a required time of
exposure which is set by the engineer. The general scope/ assumptions of
the check are:
• Applies only to gravity load combinations for all of; axial force, Major
and Minor axis shear, Major and Minor axis bending.
• The facility to automatically calculate the fire check load reduction
factor, recently added for steel beams (as detailed below) also applies to
steel columns.
• The settings for this are the same as those for steel beams.
• It is performed as a check only, i.e. is not considered as an Auto Design
criteria.
• The column may be unprotected or protected.
• Exposure on four sides is assumed.
• Class 4 (Slender) sections are beyond scope.
• The effects of indirect actions are not considered. These actions, such as
internal forces and moments induced in the structure by deformations
and restrained thermal expansion, do not need to be considered when
the fire safety is based on the standard –temperature time curve.
• The shadow effect caused by local shielding is not considered, therefore
the shadow effect factor is conservatively taken as 1.
• For Malaysia & Ireland check is as per UK NA
• The Fire check options and parameters are listed in the “Fire proofing”
column properties group, as shown in the picture below. For more about
these settings see Fire Proofing from the 2021 Release Notes.
• As for beams, you can optionally enable “Check for fire resistance” and/
or “Protected” to define whether the column is to be checked for Fire
resistance, or is just Protected, or is both Protected and to be checked.
• The Review View > Show/Alter State “Fire proofing” attribute can also
now be used to rapidly graphically review, set and edit the Fire Proofing
settings for steel columns also.
8.2 Automatic load reduction factor calculation
The following enhancement to the Eurocode Critical Fire check for steel
members was first introduced in release 2022 SP1.
The load reduction factor was previously a manual input, with a default value
of 0.65. The load reduction factor can now be automatically calculated per Cl
2.4.2 of EN 1993-1-2 for each beam based on its applied load (per the main
area gravity loads on the beams). Hence beams subject to additional local
loads could have different load reduction factors. The new capability works as
follows:
• A new checkbox “Use user defined load reduction factor” is added to
enable/ disable this new functionality as shown in the picture below:
• When this is disabled, the load reduction factor is automatically
calculated internally appropriate to the members applied loading.
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• When enabled, you can specify the load reduction factor value directly
(default = 0.65) as previously.
• (For existing models created in previous releases, the new setting
will be enabled and the original user defined load reduction factor
retained, so there will be no change to previous results).
8.3 Check now performed for all beam end fixities

The following enhancement to the Eurocode Critical Fire check for steel
members was first introduced in release 2022 SP2.
The scope of the Fire Check is extended and is now performed for all beam
end fixity conditions where previously it was restricted to simply supported
end conditions only.
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9 New - design of slender flexural
classification hollow sections -
US regional code
Following customer requests, the scope of design checks for both steel beams
and columns is extended in the Tekla Structural Designer 2023 release to
include Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) classified as slender for Flexure.
Around 21% of Square Hollow Sections (SHS) are slender in flexure, 3% of
Rectangular Hollow Sections (RHS) are slender in major axis flexure and 36% in
minor. This enhancement is introduced in the 2023 Release.
• The scope of the new checks is as follows:
• All 'standard' HSS with yield strength (Fy) <= 65 ksi (448 MPa) are
designed.
• User defined hollow sections, or HSS with Fy > 65 ksi, that are Slender in
their flexural classification remain Beyond Scope.
• Consideration of slender flexural classification sections is included in
auto-design.
• Beams - slender flexural classification HSS sections are now checked for
the full range of design forces and conditions; Shear Major and Minor,
Flexure Major and Minor (including LTB), Axial Tension and Compression
(including Flexural and Flexural Torsional buckling), Combined Forces
(including LTB, Flexural and Flexural Torsional buckling), Torsion,
Deflection.
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hollow sections - US regional code
• Columns - slender flexural classification HSS sections are now checked for
the full range of design forces and conditions; Shear Major and Minor,
Flexure Major and Minor (including LTB), Axial Tension and Compression
(including Flexural and Flexural Torsional buckling), Combined Forces
(including LTB, Flexural and Flexural Torsional buckling).

10 Timber design using Tekla
Tedds enhancements
Multiple enhancements
A number of enhancements have recently been made to Timber Design using
Tekla Tedds giving a more accurate and more user friendly design experience
for design to both the Eurocode (all supported NA’s) and USA codes. The
enhancements enable engineers to optimize their timber structure designs
using more detailed designs with similar or better performance than in
previous releases. These enhancements were first introduced with release
2022 SP1.
The enhancements are:

• More detailed and hence potentially more optimized design via:
• Automatically generated multiple design cases; each design case groups
load combinations by load type (Live/ Imposed, Wind, Snow…etc)
• Automatic application of design factors related to load duration to the
appropriate design case.
• Significant speed improvements made within both Structural Designer and
Tedds allow the more detailed design to be completed in similar or faster
times to previously.
• Automatic generation of Timber Design combination envelopes that
correspond with the design cases used for timber design.
• Easy identification and navigation between design cases in the Tedds
calculation interface.
Design of a timber member from TSD with 8-10 design cases takes about the
same time as the single design envelope case did previously. See below for
more details on each enhancement:
• Multiple design cases & load duration factors - The approach to
processing analysis results into design cases is much improved. Load
combinations are now grouped by load type (Live/ Imposed, Wind, Snow…
etc), allowing a more accurate assignment of design factors associated with
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load duration to the appropriate analysis results. This creates more
accurate timber designs. The previous approach conservatively used a
single design envelope of all analysis results and a single critical load
duration design factor. (termed “Load duration factor” for NDS ASD and
Eurocode and “Time effect factor” for NDS LRFD).
• As shown in the picture below, the new design cases are listed for
selection at the top left of the Tedds Timber/ Wood design calculation
interface. The appropriate load duration factor is set automatically for
each design case as illustrated.

• Note that the Load duration/ Time effect factor is automatically set for each
combination in Tekla Structural Designer and can be reviewed and edited in
the Loading > Combinations dialog as shown below.
• Timber Design Envelopes - load combination envelopes that correspond

to the design cases used for timber design in Tedds can now be

automatically generated. To do this, in the Loading > Combinations dialog
select the new option Generate > Timber Design Envelopes, as shown in
the picture below.
• Note that the generation of these envelopes is NOT a required part of
the design process and you do not have to generate them. The option
has been added to aid transparency of the design process for timber
and in case the engineer should wish to review these results.
• Improved Tedds Calculation Interface - Named design cases and

additional labeling in the Tedds interface make navigation of design cases
and design options easier.

• [TSD-11234] - Bearing check removed
Note that, as part of these enhancements, the bearing check portion of the
Tedds timber member design calculation is now disabled, since it only
accommodates a single check and is more of a connection consideration.
Hence the Design reaction/ perpendicular compression values in the
calculation interface are set to zero and are grayed out.
New deflection checks

This enhancement adds comprehensive assessment and checking of member
deflections for both Eurocode and US Regional Codes. The new feature
includes the option to calculate and include the effects of creep deformation
for long term deflection checks.
For more about the overall timber design workflow and how this exciting new
feature sits within it, see these new videos: Learn how to design timber
members in Tekla Structural Designer using Tekla Tedds (Eurocode) and Learn
how to design wood members in Tekla Structural Designer using Tekla Tedds
(USA). This enhancement was first introduced with release 2022 SP2.

With this new feature, deflection checks can now be included in the overall
design checks for timber beams, with the specifics of each Regional Code as
follows:
• US Code checks include:
• Dead, Live, Snow, Wind, and Total loads for instantaneous deflections
• Total load deflections can optionally consider the effects of creep
deformation in design
• Eurocode checks include:
• Dead, Imposed, Snow, Wind, and Total loads for instantaneous
deflections
• Total load deflections can optionally consider the effects of creep
deformation in design
Key aspects of the new feature are:
New Timber Member Deflection Properties
Comprehensive new deflection limit settings are added for timber members in
the same manner as the existing ones for steel members.
• Just as for steel members, the Deflection limits settings are available via
both the Properties Window for selected member(s) and via the individual
member properties dialog. They include both relative span/ factor and
optional absolute values for each criteria.

New Deflection Functionality in the Tedds Timber Design Calculation
To cater for the new deflection checks, the Tedds Timber Design Calculation is
enhanced as follows:
• Deflection Design Cases - additional deflection design cases are
automatically added to the strength design cases for every Tedds design
that is created. The load combination that governs the deflection is
identified in each deflection design case name.

• All deflection design cases and properties can be individually viewed and
managed from the Deflection criteria dialog within the Tedds interface.
Long term deflections due to creep effects
Optionally you can also include the effects of creep deformation for long term
deflection checks.
• New Design Setting - this is controlled by the new setting “Include long
term effects in total load deflection check” in Design Settings > Timber
as shown in the pictures below.

• Long term load ratios/ factors are automatically calculated appropriate to
the Regional Code and populated to the Tedds calculation deflection
criteria, as shown below.

• The final deflections are determined in the Tedds calculation and displayed
in the preview results as shown below:
• Automatic adjustment of design deflection value - you can adjust the

modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia values in Tekla Structural
Designer as you wish, to create the desired distribution of forces in a
model. The deflection values used in design are adjusted to determine the
relative member deflection value assuming an unfactored moment of
inertia and using the Emean value typically recommended for serviceability
checks under normal conditions.
New streamlined single column lift design

A multi-stack column ‘Lift’ (consisting of several stacks between floors all
having the same section size) can now be designed using a single instance of
the Tedds timber design calculation for the entire lift. Previously it was
necessary to run the calculation separately for each stack, and any change to
the section size needed to be manually re-applied at each stack. The new
streamlined lift design process can be significantly quicker than the previous
one. This enhancement was first introduced with release 2022 SP2
• Note that, while the use of an envelope for the entire lift (as described
below) may produce a more conservative design in some situations, any
such conservatism can be removed if necessary by specifying splices
between stacks (while retaining the same section size above/ below the
splice) as required.

Some key aspects of the new design are:
• Design forces and unbraced lengths - each design case is established
using an envelope of the maximum forces in each direction from all stacks
in the lift. The major and minor axis unbraced lengths are taken from the
longest stack in the lift.
• Design for Ungrouped/ Grouped columns - for an ungrouped column,

design is performed using the enveloped lift forces, after which all stacks in
the lift are automatically checked using their individual stack lengths and
member forces. For a grouped column, a similar process is followed, other
than the design being performed using the enveloped group lift forces,
after which all stacks in the group are automatically checked using their
individual stack lengths and member forces.

• Design Process - the design process will depend on whether column
grouping is enabled (Design Settings > Design Groups > Timber Beams/
Columns/ Braces) and also on what has been selected for the design.
• Ungrouped design:
• Design using Tekla Tedds > Member - with an individual stack
selected
1. The lift containing the selected stack is designed for its LIFT
forces.
2. All stacks in the lift are then checked for their individual stack
MEMBER forces.
• Design using Tekla Tedds > Member - with an entire column
selected
1. All lifts in the column are designed for their LIFT forces.

2. All stacks in all lifts are then checked for their individual stack
MEMBER forces.
• Design performed from Review Data > Design Summary - by
clicking the Results.. button adjacent to a stack
forces.
2. All stacks in the lift are then checked for their individual stack
MEMBER forces
• Grouped design:
• Design using Tekla Tedds > Group
1. All lifts are designed for the respective lift GROUP forces.
2. All stacks of all lifts in the group are then checked for their
individual stack MEMBER forces.
• Design using Tekla Tedds > Member - with an individual stack
selected
forces.
2. All stacks of this lift in the group are then checked for their
3. The designed lift is also checked for the lift GROUP forces so as
to be available for export of group to Tedds.
• Design using Tekla Tedds > Member - with an entire column
selected
1. All lifts in the column are designed for their LIFT forces.
2. All stacks in all lifts in the group are then checked for their
• Design performed from Review Data > Design Summary - by
clicking the Results.. button adjacent to a stack
forces.
2. All stacks of this lift in the group are then checked for their
• Export to Tekla Tedds - a detailed report can be obtained by exporting to
Tedds. The result will depend on what has been selected for the export.

• Export to Tekla Tedds > Member - with an individual stack selected
• The selected stack is exported with the design performed for the
stack MEMBER forces
• Export to Tekla Tedds > Member - with an entire column selected
• All stacks in all lifts in the column are exported with the design
performed for the stack MEMBER forces
• Export to Tekla Tedds > Group
• All lifts in the column are exported with the design performed for
their LIFT forces

11 Composite beams - new Sigmat
closed ends steel decking &
design enhancements
This new feature which was first introduced with release 2022 SP2
includes additions to the steel decking database and enhancements to the
workflows and design of composite beams supporting steel decking,
particularly those with closed ends - such as the Sigmat Sigdeck100 - as
illustrated in the picture below.
Composite beams - new Sigmat closed ends steel 86

decking & design enhancements
The scope of the enhancements is as follows:
• For All countries/ Regional codes - new steel decking open/closed ends
option is added.
• For the UK Eurocode specifically:
• Sigmat decking added to the database.
• Additional shear connector sizes in the database.
• User defined stud reduction factors.
• Design of steel composite beams supporting closed ends decking.
Material database updates

The following updates are made to the Materials database for this new
feature:
• Profiled Metal Decking:
• A new property “Ends” is added to the Metal Profile form allowing user-
specification of the type of ends for each decking type. Thus it is a
general feature that can be extended to other decking types, either new
or already existing in the database.
• The new “Ends” dropdown has two possible values:
• Open - is the default for newly created types and is applied to all
existing metal decking types in the database prior to the addition of
the Sigmat decks.

• Closed - is applied only to the new Sigmat Sigdeck100 decking type
for first release and is non-editable
• The Sigmat Sigdeck100 range is added to the database, from data

sourced from the datasheet available on the Sigmat website and also an
additional datasheet provided by the manufacturer directly, with four
gauges - 0.8 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.1 mm and 1.4 mm.
• Shear connectors:
• Two new stud connector sizes have been added to the database: these
are 19.0x150 mm and 22.0x150 mm.
Member data updates

The following updates are made to the Member properties for this new
feature:
• Floor construction:
• The Stud connector type option (that already existed for composite
precast floor construction) is now included for a composite steel
decking floor when the Ends type = Closed. For the first release of this
feature there is only one type of shear connector “Stud” and one type of
application “Shop welded” as shown in the picture below.
• Stud connector strength:

• Stud diameter - the limits on the maximum allowable stud diameter for
EC design have been relaxed for steel composite beams supporting
closed ends decking with values above 19 mm sizes being allowed - with
a note in design.

• Stud strength - the design strength of the shear connectors in steel
composite floor construction is generally reduced - via a reduction
factor - to account for the influence of the deck geometry. The code of
practice gives equations for this factor for standard decking. However
for Sigmat decking - given its height and discontinuity over the
supporting beams - it is not clear that the code equations apply. Hence -
in the absence of other specific guidance - it is necessary to input user-
defined reduction factor values when using closed ends decking.
• To cater for this, for all steel composite beams a new "User defined
stud reduction factors" control is added as shown in the picture
below
• This setting is automatically controlled by the supported decking

type; enabled for Closed Ends decking and disabled for Open Ends
decking. When enabled there are the following two mandatory entry
boxes for the reduction factor values (range from 0+ to 1).
• Stud reduction factor for parallel sheeting
• Stud reduction factor for perpendicular sheeting
• Additionally, the existing option to “Apply NCCI…” is disabled where
studs are “Shop welded” for Closed Ends decking.
• Connector layout:
• The use of closed ends decking results in discontinuous perpendicular
layouts and a full depth concrete channel along the length of the
supporting beam. Hence the positioning of the studs is no longer
restricted by the decking ribs and the current layout options specific to
deck rib direction - parallel, perpendicular or diagonal - do not directly
apply.
• Since the existing diagonal decking layout is the most flexible, closed
ends decking uses auto and manual stud layout functionality similar to
the diagonal case.

Steel composite beam design with closed ends
Composite beam design using closed ends decking (incl. Sigmat) is added in
this release for the United Kingdom (Eurocode) Regional Code only. For all
other Regional Codes the following note is issued in design details with a
beyond scope status; “Decking is not compatible with currently selected
Regional Code”. Some key aspects of the new design as distinct from that in
previous releases for open ended decking are:
• Construction Stage:
• LTB - since closed ends decking, such as the Sigmat Sigdeck100, will
have crushed ends and be discontinuous at the supporting beams
(studs not welded through deck), the beam is considered as laterally
unrestrained for perpendicular spanning deck by default ( can be
overridden by the user).
• Composite Stage:
• Shear Connector Resistance - when using stud diameters larger than
the maximum allowed for typical decking the user will be prompted
with an Engineering tip note stating "The diameter of the selected studs
is larger than the diameter typical for standard decking."
• The calculation of the design shear resistance, PRd, of a headed stud in
concrete includes two reduction factors:
• kmod is taken from NCCI PN001 to allow the reinforcement to be
placed above the head of the stud - this is unchanged,
• RF is the reduction factor discussed above accounting for the
influence of deck geometry - for closed end decking the user-defined
factor values are used directly in calculations rather than the
equations of BS EN 1994-1-1:2004.
• Longitudinal Shear:
• BS EN 1994-1-1:2004 Figure 6.16 identifies a series of potential critical
sections for considering longitudinal shear strength. However, only the
critical section "a-a" in the Figure has been implemented in Tekla
Structural Designer’s composite design, following the exclusion criteria
of subsequent code clauses.
• Given the different geometry of the Sigmat Sigdeck100 - and closed
ends decking in general - it is not immediately clear if these code
exclusion criteria would still apply. Hence - in the absence of further
specific guidance - a note is included in the Longitudinal shear check
design details for this release stating: “Critical sections other than a-a
from BS EN 1994-1-1 Figure 6.16 have not been checked”.
• Any potential contribution of longitudinal shear strength from the
decking or studs is ignored, given the limited research evidence
currently available for the design of closed end deckings.

• Output:
• There are no changes to drawings or reports for closed end decking in
this release - it is worth noting the following:
• Graphics and Drawings - the decking continues to be drawn as
continuous (open ended) with the accepted side effect of the studs
potentially clashing with the decking ribs.
• Material List - there will be a small inaccuracy in terms of material
quantities; for the decking due to its crushed ends and for the
concrete due to the omission of the continuous full depth concrete
along the length of supporting beam (for perpendicular case).

12 Other enhancements and fixes
In addition to the major features, there have been other improvements made
to modeling, design and many other areas. All the following are
implemented/introduced in Tekla Structural Designer 2023.
12.1 General & modeling

• A number of additional fixes which are not detailed explicitly here are also
made to improve general performance and stability. An example of this is
given directly below:
• [TSD-12812, 13213] - Interactive Concrete Column design - exception
applying changes to grouped members
Following edits to a concrete column in the interactive design dialog-
such as to section size - and confirming these with OK, the change can
be applied to all other members in the same design group by selecting
“Yes” in the prompt dialog displayed (by default) at this point - or
automatically on closing interactive design by enabling the “Apply
changes without asking…” option in this dialog - as shown in the picture
below. In some circumstances a program exception could occur at this
point causing the program to close. This could be worked around by
making edits via the properties window for the group selected via the
“Groups” Window of the Project Workspace. This issue is fixed in this
release.
Other enhancements and fixes 92 General & modeling

• Steel Sections Database
• [TSD-1581] - Plated Sections - 130mm plate thickness limit revised
In previous releases, the plate thickness for Plated beam and column
sections was limited to 130mm. Plated sections can now be defined
with plate thickness up to 250 mm across BS, Eurocode, India, Australia,
and USA metric Regional codes (the USA customary units limit remains
at 5 in). Fabsec plated beams and Westok plated beams can also have
plate thickness defined up to 250 mm under BS and Eurocode head
codes. Note the following:
• The facility to define increased plate thickness > 130mm does not
automatically imply design will be carried out where the Regional
Code does not give design strengths for the greater thickness
specified. E.g. for the BS code the upper thickness limit for S275 and
S355 grade design strengths is ≤ 150 mm.
• Consequently, where standard steel grades from the Material
database are used which do not cater for thicknesses > 130mm
specified, the section(s) will be Beyond Scope in design. In such
cases, to obtain design results it will be necessary to create your
own user defined steel grade in which you specify the design
strength for thicknesses > the code range limit.
• [TSD-12629] - New British Steel Advance sections added - BS and
Eurocode
The UK sections for the UB, UC, ASB, PFC, EA and UEA section types
have been updated to match the new British Steel catalogs published in
2022. All existing sections of these types not in the 2022 catalog are
marked with a # symbol with associated Footnote "Check Availability".
Note the following:
• For some existing sections the root radius (r2) has changed which
has resulted in (small) changes in some other properties.
Consequently in existing models, small differences in analysis results
and design resistance may occur in some cases. The following design
Other enhancements and fixes 93 General & modeling

checks are potentially affected; Moment, Combined Axial & Bending,
LTB, or Combined Buckling.
• New models created in this release will use the revised values
automatically. For existing models it is necessary to update the
section properties in these from the new database via the Materials
dialog; on the Model page select all UB, UC, ASB, PFC, EA and UEA
sections then select “Update from Database”
• [TSD-12744] - Single Angles - Revised Torsional Constant values - BS
and Eurocode
The calculation of the Torsional constant (termed J in BS and Itin the
Eurocode) for single angles is revised in this release to be more accurate
and the steel section database values are updated accordingly. This has
resulted in a relatively small change in value compared to previous
releases. The Torsional constant is not used in analysis but is used in
the design checks for angle section members subject to moments in the
checks for; Moment, Combined Axial & Moment, LTB, and Combined
Buckling.
• New models created in this release will use the revised values
automatically. For existing models it is necessary to update the
section properties in these from the new database via the Materials
dialog; on the Model page select all single angle sections then select
“Update from Database”.
12.2 Interoperability
• [TSD-13407] - IDEA StatiCa Export - error on export fixed
An issue introduced in release 2022 SP4 which prevented the export from
working is fixed in this release.
• Remoting API Enhancements
There have been some enhancements to the Open API with this release -
for information about these see the Tekla Structural Designer 2023 Open
API Release Notes page.
12.3 Analysis & results

• [TSD-12711] - Foundation Reactions - improved reporting where
meshed walls meet
This issue applies to both the Model & Results > Foundation Reactions
results table and the associated Report item. In previous releases the
manner of report of these at the intersection of two walls varied depending
on the alignment of the walls as follows: where both walls aligned with
Other enhancements and fixes 94 Interoperability

global XY - this was treated as a special case and half the reactions at the
common node were reported at each wall using the local coordinate
system of the appropriate wall. For all other cases (e.g. non-orthogonal
walls, or orthogonal walls that did not align with global XY), half the
reactions at the common node were reported at each wall using the global
coordinate system. This treatment was inconsistent hence is addressed in
this release as follows:
• The options for reporting wall reactions have been significantly
enhanced - for more details see the new/ updated Help Topic .
• When reporting foundation reactions (in a tabular data view, report, or
drawing), if the local coordinate system is used: at the shared wall node
at the intersection of two walls, the local coordinate system of each wall
is now used regardless of the orientation of the walls.
12.4 Design - general

• [TSD-13283] - Slab Design - Patches - incorrect maximum design
moment for panel edge
In previous releases, for the less common circumstances of slab patches
with 1) a boundary exactly coincident with a slab item edge and 2) the
patch Strip(s) (perpendicular to the edge) design force option set to
Maximum, it was possible the exact maximum nodal design force along the
patch boundary would not be identified. This could be worked around by
extending the patch area slightly beyond the slab item edge. The process of
identifying patch boundary maximum values in this circumstance is
enhanced in this release to reliably identify the maximum and the
workaround is no longer required.
• [TSD-11985] - Design Section Order - no need to specify when not
required
An issue was introduced in release 2022 SP4 preventing the specification of
member types that are not designed directly in the program (such as plated
members for some characteristics) without also specifying a design section
order for them. This has been addressed in this release and design section
orders are no longer required in such instances.
12.5 Design - Eurocode

• [TSD-244] - Punching Shear checks - Slabs, Pad Bases and Pile Caps -
revised column loaded perimeter length
Column punching shear checks for slabs, pad bases and pile caps have
been revised to automatically take account of the upper limit on column
loaded perimeter length for the cases of edge and corner columns, as
Other enhancements and fixes 95 Design - general

prescribed in EN1992-1-1 Clause 6.4.5(3). The new limit is imposed before
any further user reductions are considered.
• In previous releases to comply with the upper limit it was necessary to
calculate the limit value yourself and specify an appropriate user
reduction in the punching check Properties window as previously
advised under the "User perimeter reductions" heading in the Punching
Shear Perimeters Help Topic Section. This is no longer necessary
following the enhancement in this release.
• The revised method does not apply to wall, pile and column drop
loaded perimeters.
12.6 Design - USA regional code

• [TSD-13256] - Composite Beam Design - incorrect change of
characteristic to non-composite fixed.
The following issue introduced in release 2022 SP4 is fixed in this release;
when the option “Attempt non-composite if auto solution fails” (previously
titled, “Allow non-composite design”) was enabled and a check run, if the
beam was not valid for composite design (e.g. was not pin ended or was
subject to uplift), the beam characteristic would incorrectly change to non-
composite. This change of characteristic no longer occurs in this
circumstance in this release. This issue affected the USA Regional code
only.
12.7
NOTE The number in brackets before an item denotes an internal reference
number. This can be quoted to your local Support Department should further
information on an item be required.
Other enhancements and fixes 96 Design - USA regional code

13 Release notes: Tekla Structural
Designer 2023 SP1
This release will update your Tekla Structural Designer installation to version
number 23.1.0.154 and should be installed to ensure optimum function of the
program. It includes a number of new features, enhancements and issue
resolutions as detailed below.
If you are upgrading from a version earlier than the immediately prior release
of 2023 first release (version 23.0.0.245 released Mar 2023), you can find
details of requirements, enhancements and fixes for all previous releases in
Tekla User Assistance (TUA) and Tekla Downloads via the links below:
• Tekla User Assistance Main version release notes
• Tekla User Assistance Service Pack release notes
• Tekla Downloads
13.1 Licensing & Installation

Licensing
No new license is required for this version.
Client License Service Version - open the License Manager from the Home
Ribbon button to check your version (top left of the License Manager window
in brackets) - if you are using an earlier version than V4.0.2.0 (released July
2022), we recommend that the latest Tekla Structural License Service is
installed with this release on clients. The installation for this can be obtained
from Tekla Downloads.
• Note that when installing this on a client, only the Client License Manager
option needs to be installed.
License Server Version - for Sentinel RMS Server Licenses, we strongly
recommend the Tekla Structural License Service on your license server is
updated now to version 4.3.x or later which incorporates Sentinel RMS 10.0
Release notes: Tekla Structural Designer 2023 SP1 97 Licensing & Installation
(which adds support for Windows 11). The installation for this can be obtained
from Tekla Downloads.
• For more information about this please see the Tekla Structural License
Service Release Notes for V4.3.0.0 (March 2023)
Installation
This service pack requires Tekla Structural Designer 2023 first release (version
23.0.0.245 released Mar 2023) to be installed and will update your current
version.
Integration -
• Tekla Structures - if you wish to integrate with Tekla Structures for
optimum performance you should install both this release and Tekla
Structures 2023 (and the most recent Service Pack for this).
• Tekla Tedds - to use Design using Tekla Tedds with this release, you should
install Tekla Tedds 2023 AND ensure you have installed all the latest
updates for this. These can be obtained from Tekla Downloads.
• Tekla Portal Frame and Connection Designer 23 - if you install this
release and use Tekla Portal Frame Designer and/or Tekla Connection
Designer you MUST install Tekla Portal Frame Designer 23 and/or Tekla
Connection Designer 23 available from the Tekla Downloads.
• Autodesk Revit© - the Tekla Structural Designer Integrator for Autodesk
Revit© 2023 was released in December 2022. For more information about
this see the Tekla Structural Designer Integrator for Autodesk Revit 2023©
Release Notes. The installation for this is available in Tekla Downloads. If
you are now using Autodesk Revit© 2023, you can install this to perform
BIM integration with Tekla Structural Designer.
• The other currently supported Revit© versions are: 2020 (Integrator
version 6.03), 2021 (Integrator version 7.02) and 2022 (Integrator
version 8.0). For more information about these see the Tekla Structural
Designer Integrator June 2021 updates page. If you are performing BIM
integration with any of these previous Revit© versions, we recommend
you install the latest version of the associated Integrator.
Previous Versions and file compatibility - files from all previous versions can
be opened in this release, however note that, once saved, they cannot then be
opened in a previous release. If you wish to retain this option we therefore
recommend using the File > Save As… option to save a copy of the file in the
previous release and retain the original.
Release notes: Tekla Structural Designer 2023 SP1 98 Highlights

13.2 Highlights
In this section we give details of some of the significant new features included
in this release. These are intended to give a broad overview of their function
and workflow and significant changes in operation/ behavior.
• New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to CCIP-016 (page 33)
13.3 Enhancements and Fixes

General & Modeling
A number of additional fixes which are not detailed explicitly here are also
made in this release to improve general performance and stability.
[TSD-3765] - Improved Labeling of Members & Supports from Grid
References
In previous releases, the logic used for member/support numbering by grid
point references related to the order in which the gridlines were modeled (1st,
2nd, 3rd…etc), which could lead to an inconsistent labeling convention for
members and supports. The new logic is controlled by a new "Grid point
naming" setting in Model Settings > References, as shown in the picture below.
This can be alpha/numeric, numeric/alphanumeric, dir1/dir2, or dir2/dir1 (the
latter two options are required to cater for cases where only letters or only
numbers have been used for all grid lines).
Example: A support placed at the intersection of gridlines A and 1 would

previously have been named "SUP A/1" - if gridline A had been created before
gridline 1 - or it would have been named "SUP 1/A" if gridline 1 had been
created first. With the new settings it will now be labeled as follows:
• "SUP A/1" if the "Grid point naming" setting is set to alpha/numeric
• "SUP 1/A" if the "Grid point naming" setting is set to numeric/alphanumeric
Release notes: Tekla Structural Designer 2023 SP1 99 Enhancements and Fixes
• "SUP A/1" if the "Grid point naming" setting is set to dir1/dir2 and gridline A
is within +/- 45 degrees of building direction 1)
• "SUP 1/A" if the "Grid point naming" setting is set to dir2/dir1 and gridline 1
is within +/- 45 degrees of building direction 2)
[TSD-8924] - Review view - now defaults to most frequently used attribute
To improve efficiency when using the Review View / Show/Alter State, the
history of the most recently used views and associated Attribute is used to
determine the default settings for the view.
A combination of the frequency and most recent is considered to set the
default - so commands used more recently have a precedence over those used
previously. When a View is switched to Review View either the current Show/
Alter state is displayed or, if Show/Alter State is selected, then the most
commonly used option/ attribute is defaulted to. This should make returning
to the previously displayed Show/Alter state more logical and remove the
necessity to search for the most frequently used option/ attribute.
[TSD-8924] - Result Strips - Ability to copy with reference point
The copy and move commands are now enabled for result strips. Previously
the position of a result strip could not be changed, making it necessary to
delete and recreate them in the desired changed position(s).
Note that result strips of slab patches cannot be copied or moved in isolation -
these are restricted to their ‘parent’ patch area hence the patch itself must be
moved to relocate such patch result strips.
[TSD-11743] - Planarize - Extended to Inclined Plane
The Planarize function, which is useful for correcting modeling errors such as
slight misalignment of members, was previously restricted to vertical planes.
In this release it is now available for inclined planes also.
[TSD-9520] - Cuttings planes - new Deactivate/ Activate/ Reset All in
current view
To improve efficiency when using cutting planes, new 'Deactivate All', 'Activate
All' and 'Reset All' options have been added to this command, as shown in the
picture below. These enable the view to be quickly and easily switched
between having all current cutting planes off or on, or all returned to the
model boundaries, where previously it was necessary to move each activated
plane back to the original position or open a new view to deactivate them.
[TSD-1399] - Member 2D Text/ Attributes orientation improved
In 2D Level Views and 3D Structure Views, when 2D Text or 2D Attributes are
activated in Scene Content the text is now displayed the same way up
irrespective of the member direction.
Interoperability
[TSD-13692] - One Click LCA Integration - Improved Login information
The One Click LCA Login dialog now shows all communication error messages,
as illustrated in the picture below. This assists with understanding and
diagnosing errors in communication with the One Click LCA Online service.
Remoting API Enhancements

There have been some enhancements to the Open API with this release - for
information about these see the Tekla Structural Designer 2023 Open API
Release Notes page.
Validation
[TSD-1822] - New Check/ Warning for slabs set to semi-rigid diaphragm in
levels meshed in 3D analysis
To alert the engineer to a potential issue, a new model validation check and
associated warning is added for slabs set as semi-rigid diaphragms in levels
and slopes that have been set to meshed in 3D analysis (Level/ slope setting
“Mesh slabs in 3D analysis” enabled). In this case the semi-rigid diaphragm
setting takes precedence and the slab is meshed with semi-rigid 2D solver
elements (which essentially have only in-plane stiffness) as described in this
Help Topic . The warning states "2D results are not calculated for the 3D
analysis of this slab".
[TSD-4420] - New Check/ Warning for truss members within diaphragms
As described in this article Truss modeling, axial force and the effect of
Diaphragms, the commonly expected axial force will not develop in truss
chords which lie in a diaphragm. A new validation check and warning is added
in this release to alert the engineer to this circumstance, with the warning text
"Truss member contained within a rigid\semi-rigid diaphragm - axial forces
may not develop as expected".
[TSD-13153] - Steel Columns - validation of eccentricity input
A validation of acceptable input is now made for steel column properties >
Eccentricity - only values in the acceptable range (0 <= 1m) can now be
entered. If an existing file created in a previous release with invalid input of
eccentricity is opened in this release and Validation run, a validation error
message of ‘Invalid eccentricity’ will be issued in the Validation status tree
listing the affected member(s).
Analysis & Results

[TSD-5299] - Foundation Reactions Tabular View & Report - new setting for
Imposed Load Reductions
Following customer requests, the ability to toggle Imposed (Live) Load
Reductions on/ off (which already existed in the graphical results view), has
been added to the Model and Results tabular report view for the Foundation
Reactions table as shown in the picture below. In previous releases, Imposed
(Live) Load Reductions were always active for this result table (and the
associated Report item).
This new option is also added to the settings for the associated Report item
“Foundation Reactions” as shown in the picture below.
[TSD-13045] - Results View - New User option for default analysis type
A new setting has been added to the Global and Model settings to set the
default analysis method when opening a new graphical view and switching to
the results regime. This determines the initial analysis method for the Results
View when no analysis or design has been run in the current session. As in
previous releases, when analysis or design has been run the analysis method
from that run is automatically selected.
The new setting is accessed in Global Settings via Home > Settings > Scene >
View Settings and Model settings via Home > Model Settings > Graphics View
Settings (as shown in the picture below).
2D Integrated Results - Result Strips Enhancements
• [TSD-8924] - Ability to copy with reference point
The copy and move commands are now enabled for result strips.
Previously the position of a result strip could not be changed, making it
necessary to delete and recreate them in the desired changed position(s).
• Note that this does not apply to the result strips of slab patches since
these are automatically restricted to the area of their ‘parent’ slab patch.
• [TSD-13338] - Enhanced collection of Maximum Values
Following customer feedback, the process for determining the 2D elements
and nodes considered in the determination of Result Strip maximums has
been enhanced in this release to generally determine potentially more
conservative maximums in some circumstances, such as at slab edges and
around openings. This may lead to some different results for slab design -
where maximum values are used for this (such as for slab panels and panel
patches) - when compared to previous releases.
• [TSD-13044] - Direction arrow and improved Station Lines/ Points
display
A direction arrow is added for Result Strips in this release. This is displayed
in the same manner as for member direction arrows with its visibility
controlled via Scene Content > Result Strip options. In addition to adding
the direction arrow the display of station lines and points is also enhanced
such that:
• Station Lines are now shown across the unbroken FE mesh width rather
than the full strip width.
• Station points are now indicated by a series of short lines crossing each
station line.
[TSD-13601] - New Freehand Dimension
A new option to create a Freehand dimension line between any two points is
added in this release. This new feature is particularly useful for example for
creating dimensions on 2D contour diagram plots. The command to add this
new dimension type is available from the right-click context menu in all 2D and
3D views and applicable view regimes and a new individual control is added
for their visibility in Scene Content settings, as shown in the picture below. Just
as for existing dimensions, these new dimensions are displayed in all saved
screenshots and Views included in reports.
After activating the “Add Dimension” command, new Freehand dimensions are
created as follows:
• First select a reference construction point for the dimension line - this
defines the plane in which the dimension lies when in a 3D view
• Next pick the start point of the line with the cursor - after doing this a
preview of the dimension from the start point to the current cursor location
is displayed as the cursor is moved. In the same manner as when adding
grid and construction lines, the dimension line will automatically snap to
the horizontal/ vertical when the cursor location is close to these.
• Next pick the end point of the line - grid intersections and mid, 1/3 and 1/4
points along members, lines and panel edges are indicated for snapping to
during this stage. Any freehand location can also be selected with the
cursor.
• Finally define the lateral offset of the dimension line from that between the
start and end points - either by a final cursor click or F2 and entering the
offset value directly.
Results View - 2D Results - Improved Force and Stress Display settings and
lists
The following 3 enhancements listed below are made in this release to the
Result options, graphical contour display and display options for 2D Result
Forces and Stresses.
[TSD-13599] - 2D Forces - New Principal Axis Moments
New options to view Principal Moment results M1 and M2 are added to 2D
results in this release. This applies to all locations in which 2D contour/ nodal
results are reported; Result View > 2D Results Contour diagrams, cursor
tooltip, Reports and the Tabular Data view. For more about how the principal
moments are calculated see the Help Topic Display Forces in 2D Elements.
[TSD-13600] - 2D Result Contour Diagrams - New inflection line

A new dashed line is added to the 2D Result contour diagrams to clearly
indicate the inflection line (location of the change in sign – i.e. zero point). The
dashed line is also added to the contour legend to identify the zero point on
this, as shown in the picture below. This applies to all applicable Force, Stress
and Deflection 2D results plots in the Results View.
[TSD-13602] - 2D Forces - New Maximum Shear Fzmax Results

A new 2D Results force Maximum Shear Fzmax is now calculated and can be
selected for display in 2D result contour plots as shown in the picture below.
For more about how the Maximum Shear Fzmax is calculated see the Help
Topic .
[TSD-13603] - New separate lists and controls for 2D Forces and Stresses
With the addition of the new 2D contour forces discussed above, the
combined list of forces and stresses was becoming too lengthy for easy
navigation - hence in this release this is reorganized into two separate lists of
Forces and Stresses respectively. The list of forces is located as previously,
while the list of stresses is now located in a separate adjacent drop list to the
right. There are also new “Forces” and “Stresses” buttons above each drop list
to activate viewing of Forces or Stresses respectively, as shown in the picture
below.
[TSD-13604] - Enhanced Force and Stress list names
Together with the above change, the Force and Stress list names have been
enhanced with additional information about the result - such as its plane of
action - in brackets after the result name.
These enhanced list names are also now used in the title text of the selected
Result in the graphical view.
[TSD-12211] - Seismic Analysis - Effective seismic structure mass/ weight -
corrected for meshed walls supported by Mat Foundation Slab
The calculation of the seismic structure mass/ weight - used in Seismic ELF and
RSA Analysis - is corrected in this release for the less common circumstance of
meshed walls supported by a Mat Foundation slab in a level which is NOT set
to be ignored in the Seismic Wizard (which we would note is not
recommended). The forces in the supporting slab mesh nodes are now
correctly considered when calculating the seismic mass/ weight - in previous
releases they were ignored which produced an overestimate of the seismic
mass/ weight.
Note that this issue relates only to the 2022 SP5 and 2023 releases in which
the requirement in the Seismic Wizard that the level to be ignored must be set
to that of the mat foundation slab(s) (or the top such level when there are mat
foundation slabs on more than one level) was removed. For more about this
and how the seismic mass/ weight is determined see Product Bulletin
PBTSD-2303-02.
Design - General
[TSD-13361] - Steel Column Design - Size Constraints - All Regional Codes
Size Constraints in steel columns now need only be applied in each reference
stack (which is the lowest stack below a splice or top of column), while in other
stacks the Size Constraints are read only (but automatically updated). This
makes the behavior for Size Constraints similar to the way in which column
section Size has functioned in previous releases in relation to splices - e.g. if a
splice is removed then the Size updates immediately to the reference Size in all
dependent stacks..
Design - Eurocode
[TSD-13706 & 13710] - Steel & Concrete Member Design - design to EQU
Combinations
The design of steel members, concrete members and walls to EQU
combinations (when these exist) has been reinstated in the program to
consider the design situations where the resistance of the structural members
contributes to the overall state of equilibrium of the structure.
Design - ACI/AISC United States

Steel Seismic Design - Columns - issues addressed
• [TSD-13418, 13265, 13656] - Design Process Error for steel columns in
SFRS
In previous releases, a design process error would occur for the seismic
design checks in some circumstances for the less common situation of
SFRS beams and/ or braces connected to columns in the same SFRS at
locations which were not in a construction level and hence there was no
column stack division. This is fixed in this release and the seismic design
checks are now fully completed in this situation.
• Note however that in general it is best practice to add levels where
beams/ braces connect to a SFRS column and avoid members
connecting within the length of a stack.
• [TSD-13431] - Brace forces - compression effective length factor
considered in required strength check
In the previous release for braces of a SFRS, the full analytical length of the
brace was always used for the calculation of the expected strength
determined for the Seismic Brace Analysis and Required Strength checks
within the column seismic design checks, with the compression effective
length factors Kx and Ky being ignored. In this release the compression
effective length factors Kx and Ky are now taken into account in seismic
design*.
• *Note that the seismic design assumes that Ly/ry governs the brace
expected compression strength - a note to this effect is now included on
the brace Compression properties page as shown in the picture below.
NOTE The number in brackets before an item denotes an internal reference

number. This can be quoted to your local Support Department should
further information on an item be required.

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1 Tekla Structural Designer 2023 release notes............................ 5

2 New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI P354......... 9

3 New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to CCIP-016.......33

4 Global reactions enhancements................................................ 37

5 Slab and wall panels - new & enhanced key results

6 New pile forces report table.......................................................52

7 Steel connections - enhanced IDEA StatiCa® link & new

8 Enhanced fire check - steel columns & automatic

9 New - design of slender flexural classification hollow

10 Timber design using Tekla Tedds enhancements.................... 72

11 Composite beams - new Sigmat closed ends steel

12 Other enhancements and fixes................................................. 92

13 Release notes: Tekla Structural Designer 2023 SP1................. 97

Welcome to Tekla Structural Designer 2023! To download this version go to:

General and modeling highlights

Analysis and results highlights

Tekla Structural Designer 2023 release notes 5

Other enhancements and fixes

Issues with associated bulletins

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Tekla Structural Designer 2023 release notes 8

Technological advances in structural design have made buildings lighter and

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 9

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 10 Method

2.2 Footfall Assessment Settings

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 11 Footfall Assessment Settings

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 12 Footfall Assessment Settings

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 13 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 14 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 15 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 16 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 17 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 18 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 19 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 20 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 21 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 22 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 23 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 24 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 25 Workflow

• SRSS Acceleration - finally, though they are not themselves a required

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 26 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 27 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 28 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 29 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to SCI 31 Workflow

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to 33

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to 34

• Notable Differences vs SCI P354:

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to 35

New - Footfall assessment of floor vibration to 36

Tekla Structural Designer 2023 introduces significant enhancements to

Global reactions enhancements 37

Global reactions enhancements 38

Global reactions enhancements 39

Global reactions enhancements 40

Global reactions enhancements 41

Global reactions enhancements 42

Slab and wall panels - new & enhanced key results 43

Slab and wall panels - new & enhanced key results 44