Import Analysis Result

Analysis results of other structural analysis programs can be imported and checked in the post-processing of midas Civil.

1. Prepare the model data in the MCT file type, which is imported by File>>Import>>midas Civil MCT File.

2. Click to save the file in the 'fn.mcb' file type.

3. Prepare the analysis results in the 'fn.sar' file type, which is subsequently imported. The file extension does not have to be 'sar' at this time. As long as the format of preparation is identical, a text file type can be imported as well.

From the Main Menu select Analysis > Perform > Import Analysis Result

How to prepare a 'fn.sar' file

1. * : Command

2. ** : Comments

3. UNITSYS, which defines the unit system, among all the commands must be positioned at the beginning of the file.

4. Among all the commands, ENDDATA must be present at the end of the file.

5. All other commands may be input without any particular order.

6. Commands and input data are separated by commas (,) or separate lines.

7. Member forces of the result data are input based on the element coordinate system.

8. Plane Strain and Axisymmetric elements cannot be used with other types of elements.

*DISPLACEMENT

Displacement Results

** NODE LC UX UY UZ RX RY RZ

NODE: Node number

LC: Load case/combination

UX: Displacement component in GCS X-direction

UY: Displacement component in GCS Y-direction

UZ: Displacement component in GCS Z-direction

RX: Rotational component about GCS X-axis

RY: Rotational component about GCS Y-axis

RZ: Rotational component about GCS Z-axis

*REACTION

Reaction Results

** REACTION FORCES & MOMENTS DEFAULT PRINTOUT.

** Node LC FX FY FZ MX MY MZ

NODE: Node number

LC: Load case/combination

FX: Reaction component in GCS X-direction

FY: Reaction component in GCS Y-direction

FZ: Reaction component in GCS Z-direction

MX: Moment reaction component about GCS X- axis

MY: Moment reaction component about GCS Y- axis

MZ: Moment reaction component about GCS Z- axis

*TRUSS

Truss Force/Stress

** TRUSS ELEMENT FORCES DEFAULT PRINTOUT

**ELEM LC FORCE-I FORCE-J STRESS-I STRESS-J

ELEM: Element number

LC: Load case/combination

FORCE-I: Axial force at node i (N1) of the truss element

FORCE-J: Axial force at node j (N2) of the truss element

STRESS-I: Axial stress at node i (N1) of the truss element

STRESS-J: Axial stress at node j (N2) of the truss element

*BEAM

Beam Force/Stress

**BEAM ELEMENT FORCES & MOMENTS & STRESS

**ELEM LC PT AXIAL SHEAR-y SHEAR-z TORSION MOMENT-y MOMENT-z AXIAL
SHEAR-y SHEAR-z BENDING-(+y) BENDING-(-y) BENDING- (+z) BENDING-(-z)

ELEM: Element number

LC: Load case/combination

PT: Output location of element forces

AXIAL: Axial force

SHEAR-y: Shear force in the element's local y-direction

SHEAR-z: Shear force in the element's local z-direction

TORSION: Torsional moment about the element's local x-axis

MOMENT-y: Bending moment about the element's local y-axis

MOMENT-z: Bending moment about the element's local z-axis

AXIAL: Axial stress

SHEAR-y: Shear stress in the element's local y-direction

SHEAR-z: Shear stress in the element's local z-direction

BENDING-(+y): Bending stress due to moment about the element's local y-axis

BENDING-(-y): Bending stress due to moment about the element's local y-axis

BENDING-(+z): Bending stress due to moment about the element's local z-axis

BENDING-(-z): Bending stress due to moment about the element's local z-axis

*PLANE_STRESS

Plane stress Force/Stress

**PLANE STRESS ELEMENT FORCES (LOCAL) & STRESSES (LOCAL)

**ELEM NODES LC NODE Fx Fy Sig-xx Sig-yy Sig-xy

ELEM: Element number

NODES: Number of nodes

LC: Load case/combination

NODE: Node number

Fx: Axial force in the element's local x-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Fy: Axial force in the element's local y-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Sig-xx: Axial stress in the element's local x-direction

Sig-yy: Axial stress in the element's local y-direction

Sig-xy: Shear stress in the element's local x-y plane

*PLATE

Plate Force/Stress

**PLATE ELEMENT FORCES (LOCAL) & FORCES (LOCAL, UNIT LENGTH)
& STRESSES (LOCAL)

**ELEM NODES LC NODE Fx Fy Fz Mx My Mz Fxx Fyy Fxy Mxx Myy Mxy Vxx Vyy Sig-xx(T) Sig-yy(T) Sig-xy(T) Sig-xx(B) Sig-yy(B) Sig-xy(B)

ELEM: Element number

NODES: Number of nodes

LC: Load case/combination

NODE: Node number

Fx: Axial force in the element's local x-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Fy: Axial force in the element's local y-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Fz: Axial force in the element's local z-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Mx: Moment force in the element's local x-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

My: Moment force in the element's local y-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Mz: Moment force in the element's local z-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Fxx: Axial force per unit width in the element's local x-direction

Fyy: Axial force per unit width in the element's local y-direction

Fxy: Shear force per unit width in the element's local x-y plane

Mxx: Bending moment per unit width relative to the element's local y-axis

Myy: Bending moment per unit width relative to the element's local x-axis

Mxy: Torsional moment per unit width about the element's local x-y axes

Vxx: Shear force per unit width in the thickness (z) direction on the element's local y-z plane

Vyy: Shear force per unit width in the thickness (z) direction on the element's local x-z plane

Sig-xx(T): Axial stress in the element's local x-direction (Top)

Sig-yy(T): Axial stress in the element's local y-direction (Top)

Sig-xy(T): Shear stress in the element's local x-y plane (Top)

Sig-xx(B): Axial stress in the element's local x-direction (Bot.)

Sig-yy(B): Axial stress in the element's local y-direction (Bot.)

Sig-xy(B): Shear stress in the element's local x-y plane (Bot.)

*SOLID

Solid Force/Stress

**SOLID ELEMENT FORCES (LOCAL) & STRESSES (LOCAL)

** ELEM NODES LC NODE FX FY FZ Sig-xx Sig-yy Sig-zz Sig-xy Sig-yz Sig-xz

ELEM: Element number

NODES: Number of nodes

LC: Load case/combination

NODE: Node number

FX: Element's internal force in GCS X-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

FY: Element's internal force in GCS Y-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

FZ: Element's internal force in GCS Z-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Sig-xx: Axial stress in the element's local x-direction

Sig-yy: Axial stress in the element's local y-direction

Sig-zz: Axial stress in the element's local z-direction

Sig-xy: Shear stress in the element's local x-y plane

Sig-yz: Shear stress in the element's local y-z plane

Sig-xz: Shear stress in the element's local x-z plane

*PLANE_STRAIN

Plane strain Force/Stress

**PLANE STRAIN ELEMENT FORCES (LOCAL) & STRESSES (LOCAL)

**ELEM NODES LC NODE Fx Fz Sig-xx Sig-yy Sig-zz Sig-xz

ELEM: Element number

NODES: Number of nodes

LC: Load case/combination

NODE: Node number

Fx: Element's internal force in the element's local x-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Fz: Element's internal force in the element's local z-direction (Value is not entered in element cent.)

Sig-xx: Axial stress in the element's local x-direction

Sig-yy: Axial stress in the element's local y-direction

Sig-zz: Axial stress in the element's local z-direction

Sig-xz: Shear stress in the element's local x-z plane

Revision of Civil 2015 (v1.1)

Q1. I try to import the analysis results(*.sar file) into midas Civil.The following error message is displayed:"AN INPUT ERROR OCCURRED AT LINE : 1 PLEASE CHECK INPUT DATA" I think I am making some mistake in the format of sar file. Please advice me.