MCT File Quick Reference
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*COMMAND (Functions of midas Civil) |
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Brief descriptions of the Commands |
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; Variables that make up the Commands |
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Description of each variable (method of expression) {initialized value} |
* X,Y,Z axis: Basis of Global coordinates
x,y,z axis: Basis of nodal or element local coordinates
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*VERSION |
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Shows the version of midas Civil |
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*UNIT (Unit System) |
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; FORCE, LENGTH |
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; FORCE, LENGTH |
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FORCE: Loading unit used in creating MGT File {tonf} LENGTH: Length unit used in creating the MGT File {m} |
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* ENDDATA (End Data) |
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Completion of Data input |
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*PROJINFO (Project Information) |
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Basic project data |
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PROJECT, REVISION, USER, EMAIL, ADDRESS, TEL, FAX, CLIENT, TITLE, ENGINEER, EDATE, CHECK1, CDATE1, CHECK2, CDATE2, CHECK3, CDATE3, APPROVE, ADATE, COMMENT |
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PROJECT: project name REVISION: date of final revision USER: user name EMAIL: e-mail address ADDRESS: postal address line FAX: fax number CLIENT: client name TITLE: sub-title of project (sub-project name) ENGINEER: name of engineer EDATE: date of program operation CHECK1: 1st reviewer CDATE1 : date of 1st review CHECK2: 2nd reviewer CDATE2: date of 2nd review CHECK3: 3nd reviewer CDATE3: date of 3nd review APPROVE: final approver ADATE: date of final approval COMMENT: notes & comments |
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*STRUCTYPE (Structure Type) |
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Basic data required for Structural Analysis |
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; iSTYP, iSMAS, GRAV, TEMPER, bALIGNBEAM, bALIGNSLAB |
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iSTYP: structural type {0} = 0: 3-dimensional analysis = 1: 2-dimensional analysis (X-Zplane) = 2: 2-dimensional analysis (Y-Zplane) = 3: 2-dimensional analysis (X-Yplane) = 4: 3-dimensional analysis (restraint on rotational degree of freedom about Z-direction) iSMAS: assigns whether to convert the model self-weight to masses {0} = 0: does not convert to masses = 1: converts to masses & applies to X,Y,Z directions in the global coordinate system = 2: converts to masses & applies to X,Y directions in the global coordinate system = 3: converts to masses & applies to Z direction in the global coordinate system GRAV: value of acceleration of gravity considering the applied units {9.806m/sec2} TEMPER: initial temperature required for heat stress analysis bALIGNBEAM: alligns the tops of girders to Floor Level (YES/NO) {NO} bALIGNSLAB: alligns the top of slabs to Floor Level (YES/NO) {NO} |
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*GRIDLINE*(Define Line Grid) |
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Gridline |
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; NAME, X, Y |
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NAME: name of gridline X: X coordinates of GCS (Global Coordinate System) Y-axis direction and gridlines Y: Y coordinates of GCS (Global Coordinate System) X-axis direction and gridlines |
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*NODE (Nodes) |
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Node data |
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; iNO, X, Y, Z |
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iNO: node number X: X-coordinate in GCS (Global Coordinate System) Y: Y-coordinate in GCS (Global Coordinate System) Z: Z-coordinate in GCS (Global Coordinate System) |
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*ELEMENT (Elements) |
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Element Data |
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; iEL, TYPE, iMAT, iPRO, iN1, iN2, ANGLE, iSUB, EXVAL ; Frame Element ; iEL, TYPE, iMAT, iPRO, iN1, iN2, iN3, iN4, iSUB, iWID ; Planar Element ; iEL, TYPE, iMAT, iPRO, iN1, iN2, iN3, iN4, iN5, iN6, iN7, iN8 ; Solid Element ; iEL, TYPE, iMAT, iPRO, iN1, iN2, REF, RPX, RPY, RPZ, iSUB, EXVAL ; Frame (Ref. Point) |
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1.Frame Element iEL: element number TYPE: element type =TRUSS: truss element =BEAM: beam element =TENSTR: tension-only element =COMPTR: compression-only element iMAT: material number iPRO: section number iN1: 1st node number iN2: 2nd node number ANGLE: Beta Angle iSUB: Sub Type For Truss: N/A For Beam: N/A For TENSTR & COMPTR {1} =1: TENSTR-TRUSS, COMPTR-TRUSS =2: TENSTR-HOOK, COMPTR-GAP =3: TENSTR-CABLE EXVAL: additional data related to entered elements For Truss: N/A For Beam: N/A For TENSTR =TRUSS: N/A =HOOK: Hook Distance =Cable: Cable Pretension For COMPTR =TRUSS: N/A =GAP: Gap Diatance
2. Planar Element iEL: element number TYPE: element type =PLATE: plate element =PLSTRS: plane stress element =PLSTRN: plane strain element =AXISYM: axis symmetric element iMAT: material number iPRO: section number iN1: 1st node number iN2: 2nd node numberiN iN3: 3rd node number iN4: 4th node number iSUB: Sub Type For Plate {1} =1: Thick = 2: Thin For PLSTRS: N/A For PLSTRN: N/A For Axisymmetric: N/A
3. Solid Element iEL: element number TYPE : element type =SOLID: solid element iMAT: material number iPRO: section number iN1: 1st node number iN2: 2nd node number iN3: 3rd node number iN4: 4th node number iN5: 5th node number iN6: 6th node number iN7: 7th node number iN8: 8th node number
4. Frame (Ref. Point) iEL: element number TYPE: element type = TRUSS: truss element = BEAM: beam element = TENSTR: tension-only element = COMPTR: compression-only element iMAT: material number iPRO: section number iN1: 1st node number iN2: 2nd node number REF: assign ref. point RPX: X-coordinate of ref. point RPY: Y-coordinate of ref. point RPZ: Z-coordinate of ref. point iSUB: Sub Type For Truss: N/A For Beam: N/A For TENSTR & COMPTR {1} =1: TENSTR-TRUSS, COMPTR-TRUSS =2: TENSTR-HOOK, COMPTR-GAP =3: TENSTR-CABLE EXVAL: additional data related to entered elements For Truss: N/A For Beam: N/A For TENSTR =TRUSS: N/A =HOOK: Hook Distance =Cable: Cable Pretension For COMPTR =TRUSS: N/A =GAP: Gap Distance |
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*MATERIAL (Material) |
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Material property |
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; iMAT, TYPE, MNAME, SPHEAT, HEATCO, [DATA1]; STEEL, CONC, USER ; iMAT, TYPE, MNAME, SPHEAT, HEATCO, [DATA1], [DATA2]; SRC ; [DATA1]: 1, DB, NAME 2, ELAST, POISN, THERMAL, DEN 3, Ex, Ey, Ez, Tx, Ty, Tz, Sxy, Sxz, Syz, Pxy, Pxz, Pyz, DEN : Orthotropic ; [DATA2]: 1, DB, NAME or 2, ELAST, POISN, THERMAL, DEN |
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iMAT: material number TYPE: material type =STEEL (structural steel) =CONC (concrete) =SRC (steel-concrete composite) =USER (user defined) MNAME: material name SPHEAT: specific heat HEATCO: thermal conductivity coefficient [DATA 1] DB: section database of various national standards NAME: name of DB = KS(S): Korean Industrial Standards (45 types of steel database) = KS-CIVIL(S): 27 types of steel database = ASTM(S): American Society for Testing Materials (40 types of steel database) = JIS(S): Japanese Industrial Standards (23 types of steel database) = DIN(S): Deutsches Institut fur Normung (11 types of steel database) = BS(S): British Standard (23 types of steel database) = EN(S): European Standards (12 types of steel database) = KS(RC): 19 types of concrete material database = KS-CIVIL(RC): 19 types of concrete material database = ASTM(RC): 7 types of concrete material database = JIS(RC): 16 types of concrete material database [DATA 2] ELAST: modulus of elasticity POISN: poisson's ratio THERMAL: coefficient of linear thermal expansion DEN: weight per unit volume 1. Orthoropic: for orthotropic material Ex, Ey, Ez: modulii of elasticity in the corresponding directions Tx, Ty, Tz: coefficients of linear thermal expansion in the corresponding directions Sxy, Sxz, Syz: shear modulii of elasticity in the corresponding directions Pxy, Pxz, Pyz: poisson's ratios in the corresponding directions |
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*MATL-COLOR |
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Color data for materials |
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; iMAT, W_R, W_G, W_B, HF_R, HF_G, HF_B, HE_R, HE_G, HE_B, bBLEND, FACT |
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iMAT: material number W_R: red color number when displaying in Wire Frame W_G: green color number when displaying in Wire Frame W_B: blue color number when displaying in Wire Frame HF_R: red color number of Hidden treated surface HF_G: green color number of Hidden treated surface HF_B: blue color number of Hidden treated surface HE_R: red color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface HE_G: green color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface HE_B: blue color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface bBLEND: assigns color transparency (YES/NO) {NO} FACT: factor (degree) of color transparency {0.5} |
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*TDM-FUNC (Time Dependent Material Function) |
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Creep/Shrinkage function of concrete |
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; FUNC=NAME, FTYPE, SCALE, CTYPE, ELAST, DESC; line 1 ; DAY1, VALUE1, DAY2, VALUE2,... ; from line 2 |
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NAME: function name that defines Creep (Shrinkage) FTYPE: function type = CREEP: creep of concrete = SHRINK: shrinkage of concrete SCALE: scale factor CTYPE: creep function data type = SC: Specific Creep = CF: Creep Compliance = CC: Creep Coefficient ELAST: modulus of elasticity of concrete DESC: brief description DAY1: time VALUE1: creep /shrinkage data value |
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*TDM-TYPE (Time Dependent Material) |
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Time dependent material data (creep, shrink) |
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; NAME=NAME, CODE, STR, HU, VOL, AGE, TYPE, [ACI1], [ACI2] ; CODE=ACI ; NAME=NAME, CODE, STR, HU, MSIZE, CTYPE,AGE ; CODE=CEB, KS ; NAME=NAME, CODE, N1, PHI1, N2, PHI2 ; CODE=MEM ; NAME=NAME, CODE, STR, HU, USS, UCS, VOL, RR, MOD ; CODE=PCA ; NAME=NAME, CODE, STR, HU, VOL, UCS, VSR1, LAF, VSR, PST, bRCE, RR, MOD ; CODE=COMBINED ; NAME=NAME, CODE, STR, HTY PE, HU, MSIZE, CTYPE, AGE ; CODE=JAPAN ; NAME=NAME, CODE, STR, HTYPE, HU, MSIZE, AGE ; CODE=CHINA ; NAME=NAME, CODE, bSSF, SSFNAME ; CODE=USER (line 1) ; CREEPFUNC1, AGE1, CREEPFUNC2, AGE2, ... ; USER (from line 2) ; [ACI1]: CURE, SLUMP, FAP, AIR, CC ; [ACI2]: UCC, USS |
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1. Common Items NAME: Time dependent material name CODE: DB of time dependent material = ACI: American Concrete Institute = KS: Korean Standard = MEM: Modify Elasticity Modulus, consider creep by modifying the elasticity of modulus. = JAPAN: Japanese Standard = CHINA: Chinese Standard = USER: user directly specifies material data
2. In the case of ACI STR: 28 day compressive strength HU: relative humidity VOL: volume-surface area ratio AGE: start time of shrinkage after casting concrete TYPE: ultimate factor reflecting the properties of concrete CURE: initial curing method SLUMP: concrete slump value FAP: fine aggregate ratio AIR: air entrainment quantity CC: cement content IMCP: Initial moist curing period
3. In the case of CEB, KS MSIZE: notational size of structure CTYPE: type of cement = RS: Rapid hardening high strength cement = NR: Normal or rapid hardening cement = SL: Slowly hardening cement
4. In the case of MEM N1: number of days between 0 (day) & N1 (day) PHI1: reduction factor for modulus of elascity
5. In the case of PCA STR: 28 day compressive strength HU: relative humidity USS: ultimate shrinkage strain UCS: ultimate creep strain VOL: volumn-surface area ratio RR: reinforcement ratio of column MOD: modulus of elasticity of reinforcement
6. In the case of COMBINED STR: 28 days compressive strength HU: relative humidity VOL: volumn-surface area ratio UCS: ultimate creep strain VSR1: volumn-surface area ratio LAF: age factor calculation US: ultimate shrinkage strain VSR: volumn-surface area ratio PST: state of progress of shrinkage bRCE: whether or not the reinforced concrete effect by PCA is applied RR: reinforcement ratio of column MOD: modulus of elasticity of reinforcement
7. In the case of JAPAN STR: 28 day compressive strength HTYPE: type of curing = CM: water-immerced curing = RM: ambient curing HU: relative humidity MSIZE : notational size of structure CTYPE: type of cement = RN: rapid hardening Cement = NC: normal Cement AGE: start time of shrinkage after casting concrete [ACI1] or [ACI2] CURE: initial curing method SLUMP: concrete slump value FAP: fine aggregate ratio AIR: air entrainment quantity CC: cement quantity UCC: ultimate creep coefficient USS: ultimate shrinkage strain
8. In the case of JSCE ELAST: modulus of elasticity of concrete at 28 days CC: cement content WC: Water content
9. In the case of CHINA ELAST: modulus of elasticity of concrete at 28 days CC: cement content WC: Water content STR: 28 day compressive strength HTYPE: type of curing = CM: water-immerced curing = RM: ambient curing HU: relative humidity MSIZE: notational size of structure AGE: start time of shrinkage after casting
10. In the case of USER bSSF: whether or not Shrinkage Strain Function is applied SSFNAME: shinkage function to be applied CREEPFUNC1: creep function to be applied AGE1: age (elapsed time) at the time of load application |
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*TDM-ELAST |
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Time Dependent Material (Comp. Strength) Change of Modulus of Elasticity (compressive strength) relative to concrete maturity (age) |
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; NAME=NAME, TYPE, CODE, STRENGTH, A, B ; TYPE=CODE (Korean Standard, ACI) ; NAME=NAME, TYPE, CODE, STRENGTH, iCTYPE ; TYPE=CODE (CEB-FIP, Ohzagi) ; NAME=NAME, TYPE, CODE, STRENGTH ; TYPE=CODE (Chinese Standard) ; NAME=NAME, TYPE, SCALE; TYPE=USER (line 1) ; DAY1, VALUE1, DAY2, VALUE2, ... ; USER (from line 2) |
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1. Common Items NAME: function name that defines the change of Modulus of Elasticity (compressive strength) relative to concrete maturity TYPE: input method for the change of Modulus of Elasticity(compressive strength) = CODE: select concrete specs defined in the code = USER: user directly specifies the change of Modulus Elasticity CODE: selected code name = ACI = CEB-FIP = Ohzagi = Chinese Standard = Korean Standard
2.In the case of KS, STRENGTH: concrete compressive strength relative to curing time =KS: concrete compressive strength at 91 days =ACI: concrete compressive strength at 28 days A,B: factors for compressive strength of concrete
3.In the case of CEB-FIP, Ohzagi iCTYPE: different types of cement modulus = 1: Rapid hardening high strength cement = 2: Normal or rapid hardening cement = 3: Slowly hardening cement = 4: In cases of using flyash
4. In the case of USER SCALE: scale factor DAY1: time VALUE1: data value of elastic modulus |
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*TDM-LINK (Time Dependent Material Link) |
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Assigns time dependent properties of materials to the initially entered normal material data |
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; iMAT, TDM-TYPE1 (CREEP/SHRINKAGE), TDM-TYPE2 (ELASTICITY) |
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iMAT: material number, which assigns time dependent properties TDM-TYPE1 (CREEP/SHRINKAGE): selects a material property, which has been defined in the Time Dependent Material (Creep/Shrinkage) TDM-TYPE2 (ELASTICITY): selects a material, which has been defined in the Time Dependent Material (Elasticity) |
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*ELEM-DEPMATL (Change Element Dependent Material Property) |
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Modifies Notational size (h), which is applied in the automatic calculation of time dependent property |
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; ELEM_LIST, H |
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ELEM_LIST: list of element numbers to be changed H: geometric shape factor (h, Notational Size of Member) |
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*SECTION (Section) |
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Section data of truss or beam elements |
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; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, [DATA1], [DATA2]; 1st line - B/USER ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, BLT, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6; 1st line - VALUE ; AREA, ASy, ASz, Ixx, Iyy, Izz ; 2nd line ; CyP, CyM, CzP, CzM, QyB, QzB, PERI_OUT, PERI_IN, Cy, Cz ; 3rd line ; Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 ; 4th line ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, iREPLACE, ELAST, DEN, POIS, POIC; 1st line - SRC ; D1, D2, [DATA] ; 2nd line ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, 1, DB, NAME1, NAME2, D1, D2; COMBINED ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, 2, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D21, D22, D23, D24 ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, iyVAR, izVAR, STYPE ; 1st line - TAPERED ; DB,NAME1,NAME2 ; 2nd line(STYPE=DB) ; [DIM1], [DIM2] ; 2nd line (STYPE=USER) ; D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16; 2nd line (STYPE=VALUE) ; AREA1, ASy1, ASz1, Ixx1, Iyy1, Izz1; 3rd line (STYPE=VALUE) ; CyP1, CyM1, CzP1, CzM1, QyB1, QzB1,PERI_OUT1,PERI_IN1, Cy1, Cz1 ; 4th line (STYPE=VALUE) ; Y11, Y12, Y13, Y14, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 ; 5th line (STYPE=VALUE) ; D21, D22, D23, D24, D25, D26, D27, D28 ; 6th line (STYPE=VALUE) ; AREA2, ASy2, ASz2, Ixx2, Iyy2, Izz2 ; 7th line (STYPE=VALUE) ; CyP2, CyM2, CzP2, CzM2, QyB2, QzB2, PERI_OUT2, PERI_IN2, Cy2, Cz2 ; 8th line (STYPE=VALUE) ; Y21, Y22, Y23, Y24, Z21, Z22, Z23, Z24 ; 9th line (STYPE=VALUE) OPT1,OPT2, [JOINT] ;2nd line (STYPE=PSC) ; [SIZE-A]-i ; 3rd line (STYPE=PSC) ; [SIZE-B]-i ; 4th line (STYPE=PSC) ; [SIZE-C]-i ; 5th line (STYPE=PSC) ; [SIZE-D]-i ; 6th line (STYPE=PSC) ; [SIZE-A]-j ; 7th line (STYPE=PSC) ; [SIZE-B]-j ; 8th line (STYPE=PSC) ; [SIZE-C]-j ; 9th line (STYPE=PSC) ; [SIZE-D]-j ; 10th line (STYPE=PSC) ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, STYPE1, STYPE2 ;1st line - CONSTRUCT ; SHAPE, ...(same with other type data from shape) ; Before (STYPE1) ; SHAPE, ...(same with other type data from shape) ; After (STYPE2)
; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE ; 1st line - COMPOSITE-SB ; Hw, tw, B, Bf1, tf1, B2, Bf2, tf2 ; 2nd line ; N1, N2, Hr, Hr2, tr1, tr2 ; 3rd line ; SW, GN, CTC, Bc, Tc, Hh, EsEc, DsDc ; 4th line ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE ; 1st line - COMPOSITE-SI ; Hw, tw, B, tf1, B2, tf2 ; 2nd line ; SW, GN, CTC, Bc, Tc, Hh, EsEc, DsDc ; 3rd line ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE ; 1st line - COMPOSITE- CI/CT ; OPT1, OPT2, [JOINT] ; 2nd line ; [SIZE-A] ; 3rd line ; [SIZE-B] ; 4th line ; [SIZE-C] ; 5th line ; [SIZE-D] ; 6th line ; SW, GN, CTC, Bc, Tc, Hh, EgdEsb, DgdDsb ; 7th line ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE m ; 1st line - PSC ; OPT1, OPT2, [JOINT] ; 2nd line ; [SIZE-A] ; 3rd line ; [SIZE-B] ; 4th line ; [SIZE-C] ; 5th line ; [SIZE-D] ;6th line; [DATA]: 1, DB, NAME or 2, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 ; [DIM1], [DIM2] : D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 ; [JOINT]: 8(1CELL, 2CELL), 13(3CELL), 9(PSCM), 8(PSCH), 9(PSCT), 2(PSCB) ; [SIZE-A]: 6(1CELL, 2CELL), 10(3CELL), 10(PSCM), 6(PSCH), 8(PSCT), 10(PSCB) ; [SIZE-B]: 6(1CELL, 2CELL), 12(3CELL), 6(PSCM), 6(PSCH), 8(PSCT), 6(PSCB) ; [SIZE-C]: 10(1CELL,2CELL), 13(3CELL), 9(PSCM), 10(PSCH), 7(PSCT), 8(PSCB) ; [SIZE-D]: 8(1CELL, 2CELL), 13(3CELL), 6(PSCM), 7(PSCH), 8(PSCT), 5(PSCB) |
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1. Common Items iSEC: section number TYPE: type of section property = DBUSER: selected from DB or standard section = VALUE: directly specified section property data = SRC: section property of SRC member = COMBINED: section property of combined section = TAPERED: section property of non-prismatic section = CONSTRUCT: Section properties of pre and post-composite = COMPOSITE-B = COMPOSITE-T = PSC SNAME: section name bSD: whether or not to consider shear deformation (YES/NO) SHAPE: shape symbol of section (refer to Table 1 below)
2. DB/USER CCSHAPE: cold formed section data
3. In the case of VALUE 1st Line BLT: classifies builtup methods of members = Built: Built-Up Section = Roll: Rolled Section D1~D6: dimensions of section iCEL: number of Cells in R-Octagon section 2nd Line AREA: Cross sectional area ASy: effective shear area in ECS y-axis direction ASz: effective shear area in ECS z-axis direction Ixx: torsional stiffness about ECS x-axis direction Iyy: moment of inertial about ECS y-axis direction Izz: moment of inertial about ECS y-axis direction 3rd Line CyP: distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (+)y-direction CyM: distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (-)y-direction CzP: distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (+)z-direction CzM: distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (-)z-direction QyB: shear coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local y-direction QzB: shear coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local z-direction PERI_OUT: total perimeter of the section PERI_IN: inside perimeter length of a hollow section ('0' for an I-shaped section since the section is not hollow.) Cy: distance from the left extreme to the centroid in ECS y-axis Cz: distance from the bottom extreme to the centroid in ECS z-axis 4th Line Y1: y-direction coordinate from the centroid to the stress output location 1 Y2: y-direction coordinate from the centroid to the stress output location 2 Y3: y-direction coordinate from the centroid to the stress output location 3 Y4: y-direction coordinate from the centroid to the stress output location 4 Z1: z-direction coordinate from the centroid to the stress output location 1 Z2: z-direction coordinate from the centroid to the stress output location 2 Z3: z-direction coordinate from the centroid to the stress output location 3 Z4: z-direction coordinate from the centroid to the stress output location 4
4. In the case of SRC iREPLACE: reference material used for calculating the stiffness of composite sections =1: Steel =2: Concrete ELAST: ratio of modulus of elasticity of steel to concrete DEN: ratio of steel density to concrete POIS: poisson's ratio for steel POIC: poisson's ratio for concrete SF: concrete stiffness reduction factor D1, D2: dimensions of a concrete section
5. COMBINED 1: selecting a section from DB DB: DB of standard sections NAME1, NAME2: names of two section types, which make up the combined section D1: 1st dimension of a section D2: 2nd dimension of a section 2: when is specifying the main dimensions of standardized sections(USER) D11: 1st dimension of a section D12: 2nd dimension of a section D13: 3rd dimension of a section D14: 4th dimension of a section D15: 5th dimension of a section D16: 6th dimension of a section D21: 7th dimension of a section D22: 8th dimension of a section D23: 9th dimension of a section D24: 10th dimension of a section D25: 11th dimension of a section D26: 12th dimension of a section
6. TAPERED iyVAR: method of calculating moment of inertia about the y-axis of the element local coordinate system {1} = 1: 1st (Linear) = 2: 2nd (Parabolic) = 3: 3rd (Cubic) izVAR: method of calculating moment of inertia about the z-axis of the element local coordinate system {1} = 1: 1st (Linear) = 2: 2nd (Parabolic) = 3: 3rd (Cubic) STYPE: assigns the section type of a tapered section member to be used = DB = USER = VALUE = PSC 1 : When selecting sections from DB DB: section database of various national standards NAME1, NAME2: section names corresponding to the start (i-end) and end (j-end) of a tapered section 2 : When entering main dimensions of standard sections (USER) [DIM1], [DIM2] 3 : When defining sections by VALUE D11: 1st dimension at i-end D12: 2nd dimension at i-end D13: 3rd dimension at i-end D14: 4th dimension at i-end D15: 5th dimension at i-end D16: 6th dimension at i-end D17: 7th dimension at i-end D18: 8th dimension at i-end AREA1: cross-sectional area at i-end Asy1: effective shear area in ECS y-axis direction at i-end Asz1: effective shear area in ECS z-axis direction at i-end Ixx1: torsional stiffness about ECS x-axis direction at i-end Iyy1: moment of inertial about ECS y-axis direction at i-end Izz1: moment of inertial about ECS z-axis direction at i-end CyP1: distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (+)y-direction at i-end CyM1: distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (-)y-direction at i-end CzP1: distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (+)z-direction at i-end CzM1: distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (-)z-direction at i-end QyB1: shear coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local y-direction at i-end QzB1: shear coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local z-direction at i-end PERI_OUT1: total perimeter of the section at i-end PERI_IN1: inside perimeter length of a hollow section at i-end ('0' for an I-shaped section since the section is not hollow.) Cy1: distance from the left extreme to the centroid in ECS y-axis at i-end Cz1: distance from the bottom extreme to the centroid in ECS z-axis at i-end ※ Data entry for j-end is identical to that of i-end. 4 : When PSC section is entered 3rd Line bSHEARCHK: whether or not to check for shear (YES/NO) [SCHK-I] [SCHK-J] [WT-I] [WT-J] WI: web thickness at I-end WJ: web thickness at J-end bSYM: whether or not symmetrical (YES/NO) bSIDEHOLE: whether or not Side Hole exists in PSC-ncell2 section if Circle type 4th Line bUSERDEFMESHSIZE: user defined element size for calculating stiffness MESHSIZE: element size bUSERINPSTIFF: whether or not to consider the user defined stiffness value (YES/NO) [JOINT]-i (YES/NO) [SIZE-A]-i [SIZE-B]-i [SIZE-C]-i [SIZE-D]-i [JOINT]-j [SIZE-A]-j [SIZE-B]-j [SIZE-C]-j [SIZE-D]-j
7. CONSTRUCTION STYPE1: assigns the method of inputting section property of a section before composite =DBUSER =VALUE =SRC =COMBINED =TAPERED =CONSTRUCT STYPE2: assigns the method of inputting section property of a section after composite SHAPE: assigns the section shape of STYPE1 and STYPE2 (Individual variables defining the SHAPE is identical to the method of specifying for each TYPE)
8. COMPOSITE-SB SHAPE: assigns the section shape for which properties are defined = B: Box Girder = I: I type Girder = User: Case of applying the section properties previously defined Hw: height of web excluding the thinkness of flanges tw: thickness of web B: width of upper flange Bf1: top flange overhang from the center of web Tf1: thickness of top flange B2: width of lower flange Bf2: bottom flange overhang from the center of web tf2: thickness of bottom flange N1: number of stiffeners on top flange N2: number of stiffeners on bottom flange Hr: height of top flange stiffners Hr2: height of bottom flange stiffners tr1: thickness of top flange stiffners tr2: thickness of bottom flange stiffners SW: total width of slab GN: number of girders within the total slab width CTC: spacing between girders Bc: effective slab width for one girder Tc: thickness of slab Hh: distance from the top of girder to the underside of slab EsEc: ratio of modulli of elasticity for steel to concrete DsDc: ratio of density for steel to concrete
9. COMPOSITE-T *refer to COMPOSITE-SB
10. In the case of PSC SHAPE: select the number of cells in the section. = 1CEL = 2CEL [SCHK] [WT] WIDTH: Slab width when the number of cells is more than one in PSC-ncell2 section JO1, JO2, JO3, ...: Joint on/off (YES/NO) HO1, HO2, HO2-1,... : outer section dimensions BO1, BO1-1, BO1-2,... HI1, HI2, HI2-1, ... : inner section dimensions BI1, BI1-1, BI1-2, .../p> [DATA1] 1 = DB: section database of various national standards = NAME: section name of DB [DATA1] 2 = D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10 [DATA2] = CCSAHPE: Cold Formed Channel shape (1, 2IS, 2IW, 2BS, 2BW, 3BS, 3BW, 4BS, 4BW) = iCEL: number of Cells in R-Octagon section = iN1, iN2: number of stiffeners in Box with Stiffeners [SRC] : 1, DB, NAME1, NAME2 or 2, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 [DIM1], [DIM2] : D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 [OFFSET] = OFFSET: Location of center of a section LT : Left-Top CT : Center-Top RT : Right-Top LC : Left-Center CC : Center-Center RC : Right-Center LB : Left-Bottom CB : Center-Bottom RB : Right-Bottom = iCENT 0 : Centroid 1 : Center of size = iHORZ 0 : Size 1 : User = HUSER : if iHORZ is "1" horizontal offset distance = iVERT 0 : Size 1 : User = VUSER : if iVERT is "1" vertical offset distance [OFFSET2] : OFFSET, iCENT, iHORZ, HUSERI, HUSERJ, iVERT, VUSERI, VUSERJ [JOINT] : 8(1CELL, 2CELL), 13(3CELL), 9(PSCM), 8(PSCH), 9(PSCT), 2(PSCB), 0(nCELL), 2(nCEL2) [SIZE-A] : 6(1CELL, 2CELL), 10(3CELL), 10(PSCM), 6(PSCH), 8(PSCT), 10(PSCB), 5(nCELL), 11(nCEL2) [SIZE-B] : 6(1CELL, 2CELL), 12(3CELL), 6(PSCM), 6(PSCH), 8(PSCT), 6(PSCB), 8(nCELL), 18(nCEL2) [SIZE-C] : 10(1CELL, 2CELL), 13(3CELL), 9(PSCM), 10(PSCH), 7(PSCT), 8(PSCB), 0(nCELL), 11(nCEL2) [SIZE-D] : 8(1CELL, 2CELL), 13(3CELL), 6(PSCM), 7(PSCH), 8(PSCT), 5(PSCB), 0(nCELL), 18(nCEL2) [STIFF] : AREA, ASy, ASz, Ixx, Iyy, Izz [SCHK] Shear check information = bAUTO_Z1, Z1, bAUTO_Z3, Z3: selection of shear check location bAUTO_Z1: whether or not to auto -calculate the value of Z1 (YES/NO) Z1: Distance from the centroid to the underside of the top flange at the webs bAUTO_Z3: whether or not to auto -calculate the value of Z3 (YES/NO) Z3: Distance from the centroid to the upperside of the bottom flange at the webs [WT] Minimum web thickness information = bAUTO_TOR, TOR, bAUTO_SHR, SHR :minimum web thickness bAUTO_TOR: whether or not to auto-calculate minimum web thickness for torsion (YES/NO) TOR: minimum web thickness for torsion calculation bAUTO_SHR: whether or not to auto-calculate minimum web thickness for shear force (YES/NO) SHR: minimum web thickness for shear force calculation [SCHK-I]: shear check information at I-end, identical to [SCHK] [SCHK-J]: shear check information at J-end, identical to [SCHK]
11. COMPOSITE-CI/CT EgdEsb: ratio of modulli of elasticity for girder to slab DgdDsb: ratio of density for girder to slab |
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L |
Angle |
C |
Channel |
I |
I-Section |
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T |
T-Section |
B |
Box |
P |
Pipe |
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2L |
Double Angle |
2C |
Double Channel |
SB |
Solid Rectangle |
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SR |
Solid Round |
CC |
Cold Formed Channel |
URIB |
U-Rib |
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OCT |
Octagon |
SCOT |
Solid Octagon |
TRK |
Track |
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STRK |
Solid Octagon |
HTRK |
Half Track |
1CEL |
PCS-1CELL |
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2CEL |
PCS-2CELL |
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Table 1. Shape symbols of input sections (SNAME)
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*SECT-COLOR |
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Color data of sections |
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; iSEC, W_R, W_G, W_B, HF_R, HF_G, HF_B, HE_R, HE_G, HE_B, bBLEND, FACT |
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iSEC: section number W_R: red color number when displaying in Wire Frame W_G: green color number when displaying in Wire Frame W_B: blue color number when displaying in Wire Frame HF_R: red color number of Hidden treated surface HF_G: green color number of Hidden treated surface HF_B: blue color number of Hidden treated surface HE_R: red color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface HE_G: green color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface HE_B: blue color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface bBLEND: assigns color transparency (YES/NO) {NO} FACT: factor (degree) of color transparency {0.5} |
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*SECT-SCALE (Section Stiffness Scale Factors) |
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Stiffness scale factors applicable to the section properties of line elements |
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; iSEC, AREA_SF, ASY_SF, ASZ_SF, IXX_SF, IYY_SF, IZZ_SF, WGT_SF |
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iSEC: section subject to scale factors AREA_SF: scale factor for section area ASY_SF: scale factor for effective section area, which resists the y-axis direction shear force in the element local coordinate system ASZ_SF: scale factor for effective section area, which resists the z-axis direction shear force in the element local coordinate system IXX_SF: scale factor for torsional moment of inertiaa IYY_SF: scale factor for moment of inertia about the y-axis in the element local coordinate system IZZ_SF: scale factor for moment of inertia about the z-axis in the element local coordinate system WGT_SF: scale factor for section weight
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*TS-GROUP (Tapered Section Group) |
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Grouping Tapered Section members |
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; NAME, ELEM_LIST, ZVAR, ZEXP, ZFROM, ZDIST, YVAR, YEXP, YFROM, YDIST |
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NAME: group name of tapered section ELEM_LIST: element numbers included in the tapered section group ZVAR: defines the change of section shape in the z-axis direction of the element local coordinate system = Linear: linear change following a straight line = Quadratic: Quadratic change following a 2 dimensional curve ZEXP: assigns the exponent (1~2) of the function defining the shape change of section ZFROM: origin point for defining the mirror plane ZDIST: distance from the origin point to the mirror plane in the x-direction of the element local coordinate system YVAR: defines the change of section shape in the y-direction of the element local coordinate system |
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*THICKNESS (Thickness) |
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Thickness data for planar elements |
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; iTHK, TYPE, bSAME, THIK-IN, THIK-OUT ; TYPE=VALUE ; iTHK, TYPE, SUBTYPE, RPOS, WEIGHT ; TYPE=STIFFENED, SUBTYPE=VALUE ; SHAPE, THIK-IN, THIK-OUT, HU, HL ; for yz section ; SHAPE, THIK-IN, THIK-OUT, HU, HL ; for xz section ; iTHK, TYPE, SUBTYPE, RPOS, PLATETHIK ; TYPE=STIFFENED, SUBTYPE=USER ; bRIB {, SHAPE, DIST, SIZE1, SIZE2, ..., SIZE6} ; for yz section ; bRIB {, SHAPE, DIST, SIZE2, SIZE2, ..., SIZE6} ; for xz section ; iTHK, TYPE, SUBTYPE, RPOS, PLATETHIK, DBNAME ; TYPE=STIFFENED, SUBTYPE=DB ; bRIB {, SHAPE, DIST, SNAME} ; for yz section ; bRIB {, SHAPE, DIST, SNAME} ; for xz section |
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1. Common Items iTHK: thickness ID number TYPE: method of defining thickness data =VALUE: thickness of planar element (plate element, plane stress element) =STIFFENED: enter the thickness of planar element reflecting the reinforced stiffness by directions.
2. If Type is 'Value' bSAME: applies the same thickness to both in-plane and out-of-plane (bending) thicknesses (YES/NO) {YES} THIK-IN: thickness applied to calculate the in-plane stiffness THIK-OUT: thickness applied to calculate the out-of-plane stiffness
3. If Type is 'Stiffened'and Subtype is 'Value' SUBTYPE: method of defining the thickness data = VALUE: define section by entering the data for calculating rib stiffness. = USER: user directly enters the main dimensions of a rib section. = DB: select rib sections from the standard sections of an appropriate country. RPOS: rib position = LOWER = UPPER WEIGHT: equivalent thickness data for weight calculation SHAPE: selects the rib section THIK-IN: thickness applied to calculate the in-plane stiffness THIK-OUT: thickness applied to calculate the out-of-plane stiffness HU: height from the neutral axis to the top HL: height from the neutral axis to the bottom
4. If Type is 'Stiiffened' and Subtype is 'User' SUBTYPE, RPOS: refer to #3 PLATETHIK: thickness data of plate element bRIB: selects whether or not ribs exist SHAPE: assigns the section shape of the rib DIST: distance (spacing) between the ribs SIZE1~ SIZE6: section size of the rib
5. If Type is 'Stiiffened' and Subtype is 'DB' SUBTYPE, RPOS: refer to #3 PLATETHIK: thickness data of plate element DBNAME: name of DB = KS: Korean Industrial Standards = JIS: Japanese Industrial Standards = AISC: American Institute of Steel Construction = DIN: Deutsches Institut fur Normung = BS: British Standard bRIB: selects whether or not ribs exist SHAPE: assigns the section shape of the rib DIST: distance (spacing) between the ribs SNAME: section name |
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*THIK-COLOR |
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Color data for individual thickness numbers |
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; iTHK, W_R, W_G, W_B, HF_R, HF_G, HF_B, HE_R, HE_G, HE_B, bBLEND, FACT |
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iTHK: thickness ID number W_R: red color number when displaying in Wire Frame W_G: green color number when displaying in Wire Frame W_B: blue color number when displaying in Wire Frame HF_R: red color number of Hidden treated surface HF_G:green color number of Hidden treated surface HF_B: blue color number of Hidden treated surface HE_R: red color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface HE_G: green color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface HE_B: blue color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface bBLEND: assigns color transparency (YES/NO) {NO} FACT: factor (degree) of color transparency {0.5} |
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*TDN-PROPERTY (Tendon Property) |
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Tendon property and assigning the methods of prestress application |
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; NAME, TYPE, MATL, AREA, DIA, RC, FF, WF, US, YS, LT, ASB, ASE, bBONDED |
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NAME: name of tendon to be defined TYPE: type of tendon classified by the location of the tendon relative to the element section = Internal: located within the section = External: located outside of the section AREA: total area of the tendon DIA: diameter of the duct RC: C, Relaxation Coefficient FF: Friction Factor WF: Wobble Factor US: Ultimate Strength YS: Yield Strength LT: method of tensioning = Pretension = Post-tension ASB: magnitude of slip at the tensioning anchorage ASE: magnitude of slip at the end anchorage bBONDED: bond type = BONDED: for members with bonded prestressing tendons = UNBONDED: for members with unbonded prestressing tendons |
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*TDN-PROFILE (Tendon Profile) |
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Placing arrangement and defining the shape of tendon relative to the element section |
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; NAME=NAME, TDN-PROPERTY, ELEM_LIST, BEGIN, END, CURVE ; line 1; ; SHAPE, IP_X, IP_Y, IP_Z, AXIS, VX, VY ; line 2 (SHAPE=STRAIGHT) ; SHAPE, IP_X, IP_Y, IP_Z, RC_X, RC_Y, OFFSET ; line 2 (SHAPE=CURVE) ; XAR_ANGLE, bPROJECTION, GR_AXIS, GR_ANGLE ; line 3 ; X1, Y1, Z1, bFIX1, RY1, RZ1, RADIUSI ; from line 4 ; ... ; Xn, Yn, Zn, bFIXn, RYn, RZn, RADIUSn |
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NAME: tendon name TDN-PROPERTY: assigns tendon properties ELEM_LIST: element numbers for tendon assignment BEGIN: straight distance of the tendon at the beginning END: straight distance of the tendon at the end CURVE: curved shape of tendon = SPLINE = ROUND INPUT: input type =2D: use 2D coordinates =3D: use 3D coordinates GROUP: tendon group name LENGOPT: transfer length of tendons =USER: enter transfer length manually =AUT01: auto-calculate transfer length BLEN: when LENGOPT is "USER" transfer length at the beginning part ELEN: when LENGOPT is "USER" transfer length at the ending part
1. In the case of STRAIGHT SHAPE: shape of the imaginary axis, which is referenced for placing the straight tendon IP_X: X-coordinate of Profile Insertion Point IP_Y: Y-coordinate of Profile Insertion Point IP_Z: Z-coordinate of Profile Insertion Point AXIS: defines the x-axis direction in the tendon coordinate system if the tendon is placed straight VX: x-axis is parallel with the X-axis of the global coordinate system VY: x-axis is parallel with the Y-axis of the global coordinate system
2. In the case of CURVE SHAPE: shape of the imaginary axis, which is referenced for placing the curved tendon IP_X: X-coordinate of Profile Insertion Point IP_Y: Y-coordinate of Profile Insertion Point IP_Z: Z-coordinate of Profile Insertion Point RC_X: center x-coordinate of the reference circle in the global coordinate system if tendon is placed curvilinearly RC_Y: center y-coordinate of the reference circle in the coordinate system if tendon is placed curvilinearly OFFSET: places the tendon in the location projected in the direction of the radius of the circle DIR: define curve direction =CW: clock-wise =CCW: counter clock-wise INS_PT: enter the reference coordinates in GCS at the start location of tendons REF_ELEM: element number, which becomes the basis of input XAR_ANGLE: rotation angle about the x-axis in the tendon coordinate system (convenient when placing sloped web tendons) bPROJECTION: defines whether or not to place the tendon at the location projected onto the plane after rotation (YES/NO) GR_AXIS: reference axis about which is rotated GR_ANGLE: rotation angle about the Y or Z axis in the global coordinate system X1: X-coordinate of the point through which the tendon passes based on the tendon coordinate system Y1: Y-coordinate of the point through which the tendon passes based on the tendon coordinate system Z1: Z-coordinate of the point through which the tendon passes based on the tendon coordinate system bFIX1: whether or not to fix the tangent angle of the tendon (YES/NO) RY1: tangent angle relative to the x-axis in the x-z plane in the tendon coordinate system when the tangent angle is fixed RZ1: tangent angle relative to the x-axis in the x-y plane in the tendon coordinate system when the tangent angle is fixed RADIUS: radius of the circle in tangent with the straight line of tendon OFFSET_Y: offset distance in ECS y-direction OFFSET_Z: offset distance in ECS z-direction OPT1: tendon placement direction (LEFT/RIGHT) ANGLE1: tendon placement angle HGT1: height due to tendon placement angle R1: radius of circle tangent to tendon |
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*CONSTRAINT(Supports) |
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Conditions restraining the nodal degrees of freedom |
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; NODE_LIST, CONST (Dx, Dy, Dz, Rx, Ry, Rz), GROUP |
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NODE_LIST: node number CONST (Dx, Dy, Dz, Rx, Ry, Rz): components of degrees of freedom identified in 6 Digit CodeGROUP: Boundary Group Name |
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*SPRING (Point Spring Supports) |
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Elastic support conditions assigned to nodes |
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; NODE_LIST, SDx, SDy, SDz, SRx, SRy, SRz, GROUP |
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NODE_LIST: node number SDx: spring constant in the x-axis direction [force/length] SDy: spring constant in the y-axis direction [force/length] SDz: spring constant in the z-axis direction [force/length] SRx: rotational spring constant about the x-axis direction [moment/angle] SRy: rotational spring constant about the y-axis direction [moment/angle] SRz: rotational spring constant about the z-axis direction [moment/angle] GROUP: Boundary Group Name |
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*GSPRTYPE (Define General Spring Supports) |
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Stiffness of a general support spring |
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; NAME, SDx1, SDy1, SDy2, SDz1, SDz2, SDz3, ..., SRz1, ..., SRz6 |
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NAME: name of spring stiffness SDx1: spring stiffness in the global or local x-axis direction SDy1, SDy2: spring stiffness interrelated in the global or local x- and y-axis directions SDz1, SDz2, SDz3: spring stiffness interrelated in the global or local x-, y- and z-axis directions SRz1, ..., SRz6: rotational spring stiffness interrelated in the global or local x-, y- and z-axis directions |
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*GSPRING (General Spring Supports) |
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Conditions of a general spring support assigned to nodes |
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; NODE_LIST, TYPE-NAME, GROUP |
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NODE_LIST: node number TYPE-NAME: name of General Spring Type GROUP: Boundary Group Name |
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*ELASTICLINK |
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Elastic link elements connecting two nodes |
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; iNODE1, iNODE2, Link, ANGLE, SDx, SDy, SDz, SRx, SRy, SRz, DRy, DRz, GROUP ; GEN ; iNODE1, iNODE2, Link, ANGLE, bSHEAR, DRy, DRz, GROUP ; RIGID ; iNODE1, iNODE2, Link, ANGLE, SDx, bSHEAR, DRy, DRz, GROUP ; TENS, COMP |
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iNODE1: 1st node number of an elastic link iNODE2: 2nd node number of an elastic link Link: assigns the type of the elastic link element {GEN} = GEN: directly uses the stiffness values that the user specifies = RIGID: rigid link stiffness automatically assigned by the program = TENS: uses as a tension-only element = COMP: uses as a compression-only element ANGLE: Beta Angle of the elastic link element SDx: spring constant in the x-axis direction [force/length] SDy: spring constant in the y-axis direction [force/length] SDz: spring constant in the z-axis direction [force/length] SRx: rotational spring constant about the x-axis direction [moment/angle] SRy: rotational spring constant about the y-axis direction [moment/angle] SRz: rotational spring constant about the z-axis direction [moment/angle] bSHEAR: whether or not to assign the location of shear spring DRy, DRz: location of shear spring in the ratio of element length GROUP: Boundary Group Name |
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*GL-PROP (General Link Property) |
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General (nonlinear) link element properties |
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; NAME, TYPE, TW, bSSL, DY, DZ, DESC ; bLDX, DX, bNDX, [NL_PROP] ; bLDY, DY, bNDY, [NL_PROP] ; bLDZ, DZ, bNDZ, [NL_PROP] ; bLRX, RX, bNRX, [NL_PROP] ; bLRY, RY, bNRY, [NL_PROP] ; bLRZ, RZ, bNRZ, [NL_PROP] ; [NL_PROP]: DSTIFF, DAMP, DEXP, bRIGDBR, BSTIFF, FFDAMP ; Visco-elastic Damper Type ; [NL_PROP]: STIFF, OPEN, EFFDAMP ; Gap Type or Hook Type ; [NL_PROP]: STIFF, YSTR, PYS_RATIO, YEXP, PA, EFFDAMP ; Hysteretic System Type ; [NL_PROP]: STIFF, YSTR, PYS_RATIO, PA, PB, EFFDAMP ; Lead Rubber Bearing Type ; [NL_PROP]: STIFF, FCS, FCF, RP, RADIUS, PA, PB, EFFDAMP ; Friction Pendulum System Type |
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1. Common Items NAME: Property name of nonlinear link APPTYPE: application type =ELEMENT =FORCE TYPE: Type of nonlinear link = VD: Viscoelastic Damper = GAP: Gap = HOOK: Hook = HS: Hysteretic System = LRBI: Lead Rubber Bearing Isolator = FPSI: Friction Pendulum System Isolator TW: total weight of general link elements bUSEMASS: whether or not to input the total mass of general link elements TM: total mass of general link elements BSSL: whether or not to specify the location of shear spring DY: location of shear spring in y-dir relative to the total length DZ: location of shear spring in z-dir relative to the total length DESC: description bLDX : whether or not to use x-dir. linear property DX: x-dir. linear property EFFDAMP: effective damping bNDX: whether or not to use x-dir. nonlinear property
[NL_PROP] In case of Visco-elastic Damper Type DSTIFF: stiffness of Visco-elastic Damper DAMP: damping of Visco-elastic Damper DEXP: Damping Exponent(s) bRIGDBR: whether or not to consider the stiffness of link member BSTIFF: Bracing Stiffness (kb) REFV: Reference Velocity In case of Gap Type or Hook Type STIFF: spring stiffness of Gap or Hook OPEN: initial distance within the Gap or Hook spring In case of Hysteretic System Type STIFF: initial stiffness of spring before yielding YSTR: yield strength of spring PYS_RATIO: ratio of tangential stiffness after yielding divided by initial stiffness before yielding YEXP: parameter determining the force-deformation curve shape near yield point PA: Hysteretic Loop Parameter (α) PB: Hysteretic Loop Parameter (β) In case of Lead Rubber Bearing Type STIFF: initial stiffness of spring before yielding YSTR: yield strength of spring PYS_RATIO: ratio of tangential stiffness after yielding divided by initial stiffness before yielding PA: Hysteretic Loop Parameter (α) PB: Hysteretic Loop Parameter (β) In case of Friction Pendulum System Type STIFF: initial stiffness prior to sliding FCS: friction coefficient at friction surface when the speed of deformation is slow FCF: friction coefficient at friction surface when the speed of deformation is fast RP: parameter determining the rate of change in friction coefficient for deformation speed RADIUS: radius of friction surface PA: Hysteretic Loop Parameter (α) PB: Hysteretic Loop Parameter (β) |
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*GL-LINK (General Link) |
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Joint conditions of beam ends |
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; iNODE1, iNODE2, PROP, ANGLE, GROUP |
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iNO: general (nonlinear) link element number iNODE1: first node number of general link element iNODE2: second node number of general link element GPROP: general link property IEPROP: inelastic Hinge property iRCS: define coordinate system =0: Element =1: Global ANGLE: if iRCS is "0" Beta angle GROUP: boundary group name iMETHOD: input method ANGLE-x: rotational angle about X-dir. ANGLE-y: rotational angle about Y-dir. ANGLE-z: rotational angle about Z-dir. P0X: X-coordinate of PO when 3 points of Global is used P0Y: Y-coordinate of PO when 3 points of Global is used P0Z: Z-coordinate of PO when 3 points of Global is used P1X: X-coordinate of P1 when 3 points of Global is used P1Y: Y-coordinate of P1 when 3 points of Global is used P1Z: Z-coordinate of P1 when 3 points of Global is used P2X: X-coordinate of P2 when 3 points of Global is used P2Y: Y-coordinate of P2 when 3 points of Global is used P2Z: Z-coordinate of P2 when 3 points of Global is used V1X: X 뻦ocation at the start point of vector when Vector of Global is used V1Y: Y 뻦ocation at the start point of vector when Vector of Global is used V1Z: Z 뻦ocation at the start point of vector when Vector of Global is used V2X: X 뻦ocation at the end point of vector when Vector of Global is used V2Y: Y 뻦ocation at the end point of vector when Vector of Global is used V2Z: Z 뻦ocation at the end point of vector when Vector of Global is used |
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*FRAME-RLS (Beam End Release) |
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Joining conditions of bean ends |
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; ELEM_LIST, FLAG-i, Fxi, Fyi, Fzi, Mxi, Myi, Mzi ; 1st Line ; FLAG-j, Fxj, Fyj, Fzj, Mxj, Myj, Mzj, GROUP ; 2nd Line |
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1st Line ELEM_LIST: element number FLAG-i: i-node of a beam element Fxi: release axial force of the i-node Fyi: release y-direction shear force at the i-node in the element local coordinate system Fzi: release z-direction shear force at the i-node in the element local coordinate system Mxi: release torsional moment at the i-node Myi: release moment about y-direction at the i-end in the element local coordinate system Mzi: release moment about z-direction at the i-end in the element local coordinate system 2nd Line FLAG-j: j-node of a beam element Fxj: release axial force of the j-node Fyj: release y-direction shear force at the j-node in the element local coordinate system Fzj: release z-direction shear force at the j-node in the element local coordinate system Mxj: release torsional moment at the j-node Myj: release moment about y-direction at the j-end in the element local coordinate system Mzj: release moment about z-direction at the j-end in the element local coordinate system Note: Partial Fixity may be entered as required |
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*OFFSET (Beam End Offsets) |
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Rigid end offset or eccentricity at the beam ends |
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; ELEM_LIST, TYPE, RGDXi, RGDYi, RGDZi, RGDXj, RGDYj, RGDZj, GROUP ; TYPE=GLOBAL ; ELEM_LIST, TYPE, RGDi, RGDj, GROUP ; TYPE=ELEMENT |
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ELEM_LIST: element number TYPE: type of coordinate system = GLOBAL: offset distances in vectors in the global coordinate system with respect to the distances and directions from the node to the Offset = ELEMENT: offset distance relative to the x-direction of the element local coordinate system In the case of GLOBAL RGDXi: offset distance in vector in the global X-direction at the node RGDYi: offset distance in vector in the global Y-direction at the i-node RGDZi: offset distance in vector in the global Z-direction at the i-node RGDXj: offset distance in vector in the global X-direction at the j-node RGDYj: offset distance in vector in the global Y-direction at the j-node RGDZj: offset distance in vector in the global Z-direction at the j-node GROUP: Boundary Group Name In the case of ELEMENT RGDi: offset distance from the i-node in the (+) x-direction of the element local coordinate system RGDj: offset distance from the j-node in the (-) x-direction of the element local coordinate system GROUP: Boundary Group Name |
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*PLATE-RLS (Plate End Release) |
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Node connecting condition (Hinge, Fixed Joint) and Partial Fixity in a plate element |
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; ELEM_LIST, N1, N2, N3, N4, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST: element number N1: Fx (Fy): releases axial stiffness in the x (y) axis direction in the element local coordinate system Fz: releases shear stiffness in the z-direction in the element local coordinate system Mx: releases bending stiffness about the x-axis in the element local coordinate system My: releases bendding stiffness about the y-axis in the element local coordinate system N2, N3, N4: same as N1 GROUP: Boundary Group Name * Can assign Partial Fixity if required |
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*RIGIDLINK (Rigid Link) |
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Link conditions of master and slave nodes |
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; M-NODE, DOF, S-NODE LIST, GROUP |
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M-NODE: Master Node number DOF: signal for specifying components of constrained degrees of freedom (composed of a 6 Digit Code using "1" or "0") S-NODE LIST: list of Slave Node numbers GROUP: Boundary Group Name |
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*EFF-WIDTH (Effective Width Scale Factor) |
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; ELEM_LIST, SCALE, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST: element number SCALE: Iyy (effective width) / Iyy (net width) GROUP: Boundary Group Name |
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*PANEL-ZONE |
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Offset distance due to Panel Zone |
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; bCALC, FACTOR, iPOSITION |
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bCALC: whether to automatically consider rigid end offset (YES/NO) {YES} = YES: auto-consider rigid end offset factor = NO: do not auto-calculate rigid end offset factor FACTOR: correction factor for rigid end offset (value between 0.0~1.0) iPOSITION: output location of member forces = 1: use the boundary of Panel Zone = 2: use the offset distance |
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*LOCALAXIS (Node Local Axis) |
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Used to input boundary conditions by defining a nodal coordinate system at a specific node or produce reaction output in the nodal coordinate system |
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; NODE_LIST, iMETHOD, ANGLE-x, ANGLE-y, ANGLE-z ; iMETHOD=1 ; NODE_LIST, iMETHOD, P0X, P0Y, P0Z, P1X, P1Y, P1Z, P2X, P2Y, P2Z ; iMETHOD=2 ; NODE_LIST, iMETHOD, V1X, V1Y, V1Z, V2X, V2Y, V2Z ; iMETHOD=3 |
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NODE_LIST: node number iMETHOD: input method of nodal coordinate system {1} 1 = Angle: defines the nodal coordinate system by specifying 3rotation angles 2 = 3 Points: defines the nodal coordinate system by specifying 3node coordinates 3 = Vector: defines the nodal coordinate system by specifying 2vectors 1. In the case of Angle ANGLE-X: rotational angle about the X-axis of the GCS ANGLE-y: rotational angle about y-axis rotated about the X-axis ANGLE-z: rotational angle about z-axis rotated about X and y' axes
2. IN the case of 3 Point P0X, P0Y, P0Z: coordinates of origin in a nodal coordinate system P1X, P1Y, P1Z: coordinates of a specific point on the x-axis in NCS P2X, P2Y, P2Z: coordinates of a specific point moved parrallel with the y-axis from P1 in NCS
3. In the case of Vector V1X, V1Y, V1Z: x-axis direction vector from the origin of NCS V2X, V2Y, V2Z: vector from the origin of NCS of a point moved by a specific distance parrallel with the y-axis of NCS from the end point of V1 |
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*STLDCASE (Static Load Cases) |
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; LCNAME, LCTYPE, DESC |
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LCNAME: name of unit load case LCTYPE: type of unit load case USER = User Defined Load D = Dead Load L = Live Load LR=Roof Live Load W = Wind Load on Structure E = Earthquake S = Snow Load R = Rain Load IP = Ice Pressure EP = Earth Pressure WP = Ground Water Pressure FP = Fluid Pressure SF = Stream Flow Pressure B = Buoyancy CR = Creep SH = Shrinkage T = Temperature PS = Prestress CS = Construction Stage Load ER = Erection Load IL = Live Load Impact BK = Longitudinal Force from Live Load WL = Wind Load on Live Load CF = Centrifugal Force CO = Collision Load TPG = Rib Shortening DESC: description of load case |
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*NODALMASS (Nodal Masses) |
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Nodal mass data assigned to nodes |
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; NODE_LIST, mX, mY, mZ, rmX, rmY, rmZ |
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NODE_LIST: node numbers mX: concentrated mass in the X-direction in the GCS mY: concentrated mass in the Y-direction in the GCS mZ: concentrated mass in the Z-direction in the GCS r rmX: rotaional concentrated mass about the X-direction in GCS rmY: rotaional concentrated mass about the Y-direction in GCS rmZ: rotaional concentrated mass about the Z-direction in GCS |
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*LOADTOMASS (Loads to Masses) |
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Conversion of vertical loads into concentrated mass data |
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; *LOADTOMASS, DIR, bNODAL, bBEAM, bFLOOR, bPRES, GRAV ; LCNAME1, FACTOR1, LCNAME2, FACTOR2, ... ; from line 1 |
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DIR: assigns the directions in which the converted mass will be considered {XY} bNODAL: option to convert nodal loads (YES/NO) {YES} bBEAM: option to convert beam loads (YES/NO) {YES} bFLOOR: option to convert floor loads (YES/NO) {YES} bPRES: option to convert pressure loads (YES/NO) {YES} GRAV: gravitational acceleration {9.806 m/sec2} LCNAME1: selects the Load Case, which will be converted FACTOR1: scale factor to be applied when loads are converted into mass {1} |
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*NAMEDPLANE (Named Plane) |
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Assignment of a name to a plane |
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; NAME, TYPE, TOL, X1, Y1, Z1, X2, Y2, Z2, X3, Y3, Z3 ;NAME, TYPE, TOL, COORD |
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NAME: plane name TYPE: selects the method of assigning the plane {1} = 1 : 3-Point = 2 : X-Y plane = 3 : X-Z plane = 4 : Y-Z plane TOL: tolerance within which a plane is selected as the assigned plane {0.001 m} X1, Y1, Z1: coordinates of the 1st point on the plane in GCS X2, Y2, Z2: coordinates of the 2 nd point on the plane in GCS X3, Y3, Z3: coordinates of the 3rd point on the plane in GCS COORD: X, Y or Z coordinate in GCS for TYPE 2, 3 & 4 |
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*NAMEDUCS (Named UCS) |
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Appllication of saved User Coordinate System previously assigned |
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; NAME, OX, OY, OZ, VXX, VXY, VXZ, VYX, VYY, VYZ |
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NAME: name of the saved UCS OX: X-coordinate in GCS defining the origin of the selected UCS OY: Y-coordinate in GCS defining the origin of the selected UCS OZ: Z-coordinate in GCS defining the origin of the selected UCS VXX: X-coordinate in GCS for the vector defining the x-axis direction of the selected UCS VXY: Y-coordinate in GCS for the vector defining the x-axis direction of the selected UCS VXZ: Z-coordinate in GCS for the vector defining the x-axis direction of the selected UCS VYX: X-coordinate in GCS for the vector defining the y-axis direction of the selected UCS VYY: Y-coordinate in GCS for the vector defining the y-axis direction of the selected UCS VYZ: Z-coordinate in GCS for the vector defining the y-axis direction of the selected UCS |
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*GROUP (Group) |
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Grouping desired entities by assigning a specific group name |
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; NAME, NODE_LIST, ELEM_LIST |
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NAME: Group name NODE_LIST: selected node numbers ELEM_LIST: selected element numbers |
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*BNDR-GROUP (Boundary Group) |
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Grouping nodes or elements constrained with boundary conditions by assigning a specific boundary group name |
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; NAME |
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NAME: Boundary Group name to be created, modified or deleted |
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*LOAD-GROUP (Load Group) |
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Grouping nodes or elements assigned with loads by assigning a specific load group name |
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; NAME |
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NAME: Load Group name to be created, modified or deleted |
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*USE-STLD |
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Corresponding unit load case USE-STLD: shows entered unit load cases and the corresponding loads |
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*SELFWEIGHT (Self Weight) |
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Applying the selfweight of the analysis model as loads |
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; *SELFWEIGHT, X, Y, Z, GROUP |
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X: weight scale factor for the X-direction component in GCS Y: weight scale factor for the Y-direction component in GCS Z: weight scale factor for the Z-direction component in GCSGROUP: Group Name |
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*CONLOAD (Nodal Loads) |
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loads assigned to nodes |
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; NODE_LIST, FX, FY, FZ, MX, MY, MZ, GROUP |
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NODE_LIST: node numbers FX: concentrated load component in the GCS X-direction FY: concentrated load component in the GCS Y-direction FZ: concentrated load component in the GCS Z-direction MX: concentrated moment component about the GCS X-direction MY: concentrated moment component about the GCS Y-direction MZ: concentrated moment component about the GCS X-direction GROUP: Group Name |
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*SPOISP (Specified Displacement of Supports) |
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Forced displacements of supports |
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; NODE_LIST, FLAG, Dx, Dy, Dz, Rx, Ry, Rz, GROUP |
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NODE LIST: node numbers FLAG: symbol of degree of freedom to which a specified displacement will be specified (6 Digit Code using "1" or "0") Dx: specified displacement component in the X-direction Dy: specified displacement component in the Y-direction Dz: specified displacement component in the Z-direction Rx: specified rotational displacement component about the X-direction Ry: specified rotational displacement component about the Y-direction Rz: specified rotational displacement component about the Z-direction GROUP: Group Name |
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*BEAMLOAD ( Element Beam Loads ) |
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Beam loads applied to beam elements |
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; ELEM_LIST, CMD, TYPE, DIR, bPROJ, D1, P1, D2, P2, D3, P3, D4, P4, GROUP ; ELEM_LIST, CMD, TYPE, DIR, VX, VY, VZ, bPROJ, D1, P1, D2, P2, D3, P3, D4, P4, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers CMD: load classification {BEAM} = BEAM: Element Beam Load = FLOOR: Floor Load = LINE: Line Beam Load = TYPICAL: Typical Loads TYPE: load type {UNILOAD} = CONLOAD: Concentrated Forces = CONMOMENT: Concentrated Moments = UNILOAD: Uniform Loads = UNIMOMENT: Uniform Moments/Torsions DIR: direction of load {GZ} LX: X-direction in the element local coordinate system LY: Y-direction in the element local coordinate system LZ: Z-direction in the element local coordinate system GX: about X-direction in GCS GY: about Y-direction in GCS GZ: about Z-direction in GCS bPROJ: option to specify projection of beam loads {NO} (not relevant to concentrated loads or concentrated moments) D1: location of beam load on the beam element P1: magnitude of the beam load GROUP: Load Group Name VX, VY, VZ: distances in X, Y, Z-directions in GCS defining the vector from the reference point |
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*FLOADTYPE(Define Floor Load Type ) |
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Definition of floor load |
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; NAME, DESC ; 1st line ; LCNAME1, FLOAD1, bSBU1, ..., LCNAME4, FLOAD4, bSBU4 ; 2nd line |
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NAME: name of floor load DESC: brief description LCNAME1: name of unit load case FLOAD1: magnitude of unit load bSBU4: option to include the weight of dummy beam elements(YES/NO) |
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*FLOAD-COLOR |
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Color data of floor loads |
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; NAME, W_R, W_G, W_B, HF_R, HF_G, HF_B, HE_R, HE_G, HE_B, bBLEND, FACT |
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NAME: name of floor load W_R: red color number when displaying in Wire Frame W_G: green color number when displaying in Wire Frame W_B: blue color number when displaying in Wire Frame HF_R: red color number of Hidden treated surface HF_G: green color number of Hidden treated surface HF_B: blue color number of Hidden treated surface HE_R: red color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface HE_G: green color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface HE_B: blue color number of the outline of Hidden treated surface bBLEND: assigns color transparency YES/NO) {NO} FACT: factor (degree) of color transparency {0.5} |
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*FLOORLOAD (Floor Loads) |
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load (floor load) onto beam or wall elements within an enclosed range |
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; LTNAME, iDIST, ANGLE, iSBEAM, SBANG, SBUW, DIR, bPROJ, DESC, GROUP, NODE1, ..., NODEn |
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LTNAME: name of floor load iDIST: method of distributing floor load {2} = 1 : distributed in 1 direction = 2 : distributed in 2 directions = 3 : Polygon-Centroid = 4 : Polygon-Length ANGLE: angle of the direction of the load distribution {0} iSBEAM: number of imaginary sub-beams placed in a sub-area {0} SBANG: placement angle of the imaginary sub-beams {90} SBUW: self-weight per unit length of a sub-beam [load/length] {0} DIR: acting direction of floor load {GZ} LX: X-direction in the local floor coordinate system LY: Y- direction in the local floor coordinate system LZ: Z-direction in the local floor coordinate system GX: X-direction in GCS GY: Y-direction in GCS GZ: Z-direction in GCS bPROJ: option to specify projection of floor loads (YES/NO) {NO} DESC: brief description GROUP: Group Name NODE1, ..., NODEn: node numbers identifying the floor load |
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*PRESTRESS (Prestress Beam Loads ) |
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Prestress loads |
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; ELEM_LIST, LTYPE, TENS, DI, DM, DJ, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers LTYPE: type of beam element prestress load {1} (not relevant to truss/tension-only/compression-only elements) = PRE: process of prestress effect is considered (Prestress condition) = POST: condition after the prestress is considered (Post-stress condition) TENS: Prestress Tension Force DI: Cable Drape in the ECS z-direction at the i-node of the beam element DM: Cable Drape in the ECS z-direction at the center point of the beam element DJ: Cable Drape in the ECS z-direction at the j-node of the beam element GROUP: Load Group Name |
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*PRETENSION (Pretension Loads) |
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Pretension Loads |
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; ELEM_LIST, TENS, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST : element numbers TENS: Pretension Load GROUP: Load Group Name |
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*FINISHINGLOADS (Finhing Material Loads) |
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Finishing Loads |
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; ELEM_LIST, COVERING-TYPE, FACE1, FACE2, FACE3, FACE4, D, DENSITY, DIR, SCALE, GROUP ; *SYSTEMP*PRESSURE ; Pressure Loads ; ELEM_LIST, CMD, ETYP, LTYP, DIR, VX, VY, VZ, bPROJ PU, P1, P2, P3, P4, GROUP ; ETYP=PLATE, LTYP=FACE ; ELEM_LIST, CMD, ETYP, LTYP, iEDGE, DIR, VX, VY, V PU, P1, P2, GROUP ; ETYP=PLATE, LTYP=EDGE ; ELEM_LIST, CMD, ETYP, iEDGE, DIR, VX, VY, VZ, PU, P1 P2, GROUP ; ETYP=PLANE ; ELEM_LIST, CMD, ETYP, iFACE, DIR, VX, VY, VZ, bPROJ, PU, P1, P2, P3, P4, GROUP ; ETYP=SOLID ; [PLATE] : plate, plane stress, wall, [PLANE] : axisymmetric, plane strain ER, SYSTEMP, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers COVERING-TYPE: assigns the method of applying finishing loads = ENVELOP = FILL = SURROOND FACE 1~4: assigns the range of finishing material = FULL = HALF D: thickness of finishing DENSITY: unit weight of the finishing material DIR: direction of the finishing material load = Gx: X-direction in GCS = Gy: Y-direction in GCS = Gz: Z-direction in GCS SCALE: scale factor for applying the finishing load |
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*PRESSURE (Pressure Loads) |
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Pressure loads |
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; ELEM_LIST, CMD, ETYP, LTYP, DIR, VX, VY, VZ, bPROJ PU, P1, P2, P3, P4, GROUP ; ETYP=PLATE, LTYP=FACE ; ELEM_LIST, CMD, ETYP, LTYP, iEDGE, DIR, VX, VY, VZ PU, P1, P2, GROUP ; ETYP=PLATE, LTYP=EDGE ; ELEM_LIST, CMD, ETYP, iEDGE, DIR, VX, VY, VZ, PU, P1 P2, GROUP ; ETYP=PLANE ; ELEM_LIST, CMD, ETYP, iFACE, DIR, VX, VY, VZ, bPROJ PU, P1, P2, P3, P4, GROUP ; ETYP=SOLID ; [PLATE] : plate, plane stress, wall, [PLANE] : axisymmetric, plane strain |
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1. Common items ELEM_LIST: element numbers CMD: type of load = PRES: Pressure Loads = HYDRO: Hydrostatic Pressure Loads ETYP: selects the type of element {PLATE} = PLATE: Plate = PLANE: Plane Stress, Plane Strain, Axisymmetric = SOLID: 8 Node-Solid, 6 Node-Solid, 4 Node-Solid
2. If ETYPE is 'PLATE' and LTYPE is 'FACE' LTYPE: location of loading application {FACE} DIR: direction of load application = Lx, Ly, Lz: loading applied in x, y, z ditrections in ECS = Gx, Gy, Gz: loading applied in X, Y, Z ditrections in GCS = VECTOR: loading applied in the direction of the vector defined by User Vx, Vy, Vz: X, Y, Z-direction distances defining the vector from the reference point in GCS bPROJ: option to specify projection of loads {NO} PU: Uniformly distributed load value P1~4: Linearly distributed load value GROUP: Load Group name
3. If ETYPE is PLATE and LTYPE is EDGE LTYPE: location of loading application {FACE}{EDGE} iEDGE: element edge subjected to load application = 1 : EDGE #1 = 2 : EDGE #2 = 3 : EDGE #3 = 4 : EDGE #4 : direction of load application = NORMAL: loads applied in the direction paralleled with the element face *for others: refer to #2 above
4. If ETYPE is 'PLATE' DIR: direction of load application = NORMAL, Lx, Ly, Vector: refer to #2 & #3
5. If ETYPE is PLATE iFACE: element face onto which the load is applied = 1 : Face #1 = 2 : Face #2 = 3 : Face #3 = 4 : Face #4 = 5 : Face #5 = 6 : Face #6 **for others: refer to #2, #3 & #4 above |
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*SYSTEMPER (System Temperature) |
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Final temperature in thermal stress analysis |
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; *SYSTEMPER, SYSTEMP, GROUP |
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SYSTEMP: final temperature of structure GROUP: Load Group Name |
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*NDTEMPER (Nodal Temperatures ) |
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Nodal temperature at specific nodes |
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; NODE_LIST, TEMPER, GROUP |
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NODE_LIST: node numbers TEMPER: nodal temperature GROUP: Load Group Name |
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*ELTEMPER (Element Temperatures) |
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Element temperature of specific elements |
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; ELEM_LIST, TEMPER, GROUP |
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LEM_LIST: element numbers TEMPER: element temperature GROUP: Load Group Name |
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*BSTEMPER (Beam Section Temperature) |
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Beam Section Temperature |
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; ELEM_LIST, DIR, NUM, GROUP ; line 1 ; TYPE1, ELAST1, THERMAL1, B1, H11, T11, H21, T21 ; line 2 ; ... ; TYPEn, ELASTn, THERMALn, Bn, H1n, T1n, H2n, T2n ; line n+1 |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers DIR: input direction of beam section temperature load REF: reference location at which the temperature difference is input (Centroid, Top, Bot) NUM: number of temperature loads entered GROUP: Load Group Name TYPE1: material property to be applied ELAST1: modulus of elasticity THERMAL1: thermal expansion coefficient B1: width to be considered for temperature difference H11, H21: distance from the centroid to the point of the temperature application T11, T21: temperatures at H11 & H21 |
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*THERGRAD (Temperature Gradient) |
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Temperature gradient (difference) between the upper and lower faces of a beam or plate element |
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; ELEM_LIST, iETYP, TZ, bUSEHZ, HZ, TY, bUSEHY, HY, GROUP ; ELEM_LIST, iETYP, TZ, bUSEHZ, HZ, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST: element number iETYP: element type {1} = 1 : beam element = 2 : plate element In the case of beam element TZ: temperature difference between the two outer faces in the element local z-direction bUSEHZ: option to use member dimensions (YES/NO) {YES} HZ: distance between the two outer faces in the element local z-direction TY: temperature difference between the two outer faces in the element local y-direction bUSEHY: option to use member dimensions (YES/NO) {YES} HY: distance between the two outer faces in the element local y-direction GROUP: Load Group Name.
In the case of plate element TZ: temperature difference between the two outer faces in the element local z-direction bUSEHZ: option to use member dimensions (YES/NO) {YES} HZ: thickness of plate element |
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*TDN-PRESTRESS (Tendon Prestress Loads) |
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Apply tendon prestress loads |
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; TDN-NAME, FORCE/STRESS, JACKING, BEGIN, END, iGROUTING, GROUP |
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TDN-NAME: tendon name to which prestress loads are applied FORCE/STRESS: input tension force in force/stress units JACKING: order of tentioning tendons BEGIN: tension force at the start of tendon END: tension force at the end of tendon iGROUTING: timing of grrouting duct GROUP: load group for tendon prestress loads (Load Group Name) |
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*TIMELOAD (Time Load) |
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Tme dependent property due to the difference in member ages |
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; ELEM_LIST, DAY, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers subjected to Time Load DAY: member age GROUP: Load Group Name |
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*CREEPCOEF ( Creep Coefficient for Construction Stage) |
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Creep coefficient directly input in the form of load |
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; ELEM_LIST, CREEP, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers for which the creep coefficient is considered CREEP: creep coefficient GROUP: Load Group Name |
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*PNLOADTYPE (Plane Load Type) |
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Type and size of plane load |
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; NAME=NAME, TYPE(POINT/LINE/AREA), DESC ; CP_X=X1, X2, ... ; CP_Y=Y1, Y2, ; DATA=X1, Y1, F1, M1 ; TYPE = POINT ; ... ; Xn, Yn, Fn, Mn ; DATA=bUNIFORM, TYPE, X1, Y1, L1, X2, Y2, L2 ; TYPE=LINE ; DATA=bUNIFORM, b3PT, X1, Y1, L1, X2, Y2, L2, X3, Y3, L3, X4, Y4, L4 ; TYPE=AREA |
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NAME: name of plane load TYPE(POINT/LINE/AREA): type of load DESC: brief description CP_X: copy distance in the x-direction of the plane coordinate system for loading simultaneous plane loads CP_Y: copy distance in the y-direction of the plane coordinate system for loading simultaneous plane loads 1. In the case of POINT X1: x-coordinate of the location of loading application Y1: y-coordinate of the location of loading application F1: magnitude of the concentrated load M1: magnitude of the concentrated moment 2. In the case of LINE bUNIFORM: option to apply a uniformly distributed load TYPE: assigns the load type X1, X2: x-coordinate of the entered load Y1, Y2: y-coordinate of the entered load L1, L2: magnitude of the entered load 3. In the case of AREA bUNIFORM: option to apply a uniformly distributed load X1, X2, X3, X4: x-coordinate of the entered load Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4: y-coordinate of the entered load L1, L2, L3, L4: magnitude of the entered load |
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*PLANELOAD (Plane Load) |
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Applying Plane load to any point on plate and solid elements |
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; LCNAME, LTNAME, ETYPE, GROUP ; 1st line ; ELEM-SEL, ELEM-GROUP, FACE, DIR, PROJ, DESC ; 2nd line ; OX, OY, OZ, XX, XY, XZ, YX, YY, YZ, TOL, bLAREA, iNODE1, ... , iNODEn ; 3rd line |
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LCNAME: name of unit load case LTNAME: name of plane load ETYPE: type of the selected elements (Plate/Solid) DIR: direction of the plane load application bPROJ: option to apply the projectied area DESC: brief description GROUP: Load Group Name OX, OY, OZ: coordinates of the origin point of the plane local coordinate system XX, XY, XZ: coordinates on the x-axis in the plane local coordinate system YX, YY, YZ: coordinates on the y-axis in the plane local coordinate system TOL: coordinate tolerance of a point bLAREA: select whether or not to assign the loaded area iNODE1: node numbers defining the outline of plane load |
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*INIF-CTRL (Initial Force Control Data) |
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Saving the initial axial force as the results of a separate load case |
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; bADD, LOADCASE |
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bADD: option to enter the initial axial force as the results of a separate load case (YES/NO) {NO} LOADCASE: load case, which will save or add initial axial force |
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*INIFORCE (Initial Forces for Geometric Stiffness ) |
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Entering initial axial forces required to calculate the geometric stiffness of specific members |
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; ELEM_LIST, DIR, FORCE |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers for which initial axial forces are entered DIR: direction of initial axial force = AXIAL: applies the force as the element's axial force = GX: considers the force in the global X-direction, such that the axial forces for the object elements are automatically calculated and entered relative to their orientations = GY = GZ FORCE: magnitude of axial force |
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*SFUNCTION (Specturm Function) |
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Spectrum data required for response spectrum analysis |
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; FUNC=NAME, iTYPE, SCALE, GRAV, DESC ; line 1 ; PERIOD1, VALUE1, PERIOD2, VALUE2, ... ; from line 2 |
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FUNC: name of spectrum data iTYPE: assigns data type {1} = 1 : Normalized Acceleration = 2 : Acceleration = 3 : Velocity = 4 : Displacement SCALE: correction factor for spectrum data {1} GRAV: gravitational acceleration {9.806 m/sec2} DRATIO: Input damping ratio DESC: brief description PERIOD1: period value VALUE1: value of spectrum data |
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*SPLDCASE (Spectrum Load Cases) |
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Basic data required for response spectrum analysis (load case) |
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; NAME, FUNC, DIR, ANGLE, SCALE, DESC |
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NAME: name of response spectrum analysis case FUNC: spectrum function to be applied to response spectrum analyis DIR: applied direction of spectrum load {XY} XY: lateral directions of the structure Z: vertical direction of the structure ANGLE: input angle of seismic load with respect to the X-direction of GCS if X-Y plane selected right hand sign convention about the Z-axis) {0} SCALE: scale factor for input loads {1} bDAMP: whether or not to correct spectrum due to damping (Yes/No) bECC: whether or not to consider accidental eccentric moment (Yes/No) 뻜or GEN only INTERP: input method of interpolating response spectrum data = LINEAR: linear interpolation = LOG: logarithmic interpolation DESC: brief description 1. In case of bDAMP=YES iMDTYPE: select damping type = 1: Direct Modal = 2: Mass & Stiffness Proportional = 3: Group [DR-DC]: input damping related data 1) In case of iMDTYPE=1 DALL: Damping Ratio for All Modes iMODE1: input mode number for damping application DAMPING1: input damping ratio 2. In case of iMDTYPE=2 iCOEF: mass proportional damping type = 1: Direct Specification = 2: Calculate from Modal Damping 1) In case of iCOEF=1 bMASSP: whether or not to use mass proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) MASSC: input mass proportional damping coefficient bSTIFFP: whether or not to use stiffness proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) STIFFC: input stiffness proportional damping coefficient 1) In case of iCOEF=2 bMASSP: whether or not to use mass proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) MASSC: input mass proportional damping coefficient bSTIFFP: whether or not to use stiffness proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) STIFFC: input stiffness proportional damping coefficient 2) In case of iCOEF=2 iCALC: input frequency (period) = 1: frequency = 2: period bMASSP: whether or not to use mass proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) FP1: input frequency (period) DR1: input damping ratio bSTIFFP: whether or not to use stiffness proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) FP2: input frequency (period) DR2: input damping ratio |
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*TFUNCTION (Time History Function) |
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Time history load function |
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; FUNC=NAME, 1, iTYPE, SCALE, GRAV, DESC ; line 1 ; TIME1, VALUE1, TIME2, VALUE2, ... ; from line 2 ; FUNC=NAME, 2, iTYPE, GRAV, A, C, F, D, PA, DESC |
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NAME: name of time history function iTYPE: assigns the type of data {1} = 1 : Normalized Acceleration = 2 : Acceleration = 3 : Force = 4 : Moment
For 1 (=Time History Function ) SCALE: the scale factor of data{1} GRAV: gravitational acceleration {9.806 m/sec2} DESC: brief discription TIME1: time VALUE1: time history load data
For 2 (= Sinusoidal Function) {0} A, C: constantsF: F: frequency of the input load [Cycle/sec] D: damping coefficient PA: phase angle |
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*THLDCASE (Time History Load Cases) |
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Basic data required for executing time history analysis (load case) |
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; NAME=NAME, DESC ; line 1 ; ETIME, INC, iOUT, iICOND, FSPLC, iATYPE, iAMETHOD, Ithtype ;line2 ; IMODE1, DAMPING1, iMODE2, DAMPING2, ... ;from line 4 ; [DR-DC] : DALL ; iMDTYPE=1 ; iCOEF, bMASSP, MASSC, bSTIFFP, STIFFC ; iMDTYPE=2, iCOEF=1 ; iCOEF, iCALC, bMASSP, FP1, DR1, bSTIFFP, FP2, DR2 ; iMDTYPE=2, iCOEF=2 ; [TIP]: iNMM, GAMMA, BETA ; iAMETHOD=2 ; [NACP] : bITER, bCONV, MINSSS/iMSTEP, iMAXITER, bDN, DN, bFN, FN, bEN, EN, DMUPDATE ; iATYPE=2 ; [DISPL] : iCTRL, TINC , MNODE, MDIR |
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NAME: name of the load case of the time history function DESC: brief description ETIME: end time of the time history analysis {1sec} INC: time increment of the time history analysis (0.1 sec) iOUT: analysis interval required for producing the time history analysis results {1} iICOND: non-zero initial condition FSPLC: final state of previous load case iATYPE: type of analysis {1} = 1 : Linear = 2 : Nonlinear iAMETHOD: analysis method = 1 : Modal = 2 : Direct Integration = 3 : Static iTHTYPE: time history type = 1 : Transient = 2 : PeriodiciMDTYPE: Modal damping type = 1 : Direct specification of damping ratio for all modes = 2 : Mass and stiffness proportional damping iMODE1: mode number {0} DAMPING1: damping coefficient for each mode {0} DALL: damping coefficient used for all the modes {0} iCOEF: mass and stiffness coefficients for modal damping = 1 : Direct specification = 2 : Calculate from modal damping bMASSP: mass proportional (YES/NO) MASSC: user specified mass proportional bSTIFFP: stiffness proportional (YES/NO) STIFFC: user specified stiffness proportional iCALC: Coefficients calculation from modal damping = 1 : Frequency[Hz] = 2 : Period[sec] FP1: frequency for each proportional damping DR1: damping ratio for each proportional damping iNMM: Newmark method = 1 : constant acceleration = 2 : linear acceleration = 3 : user input MINSSS: minimum substep size IMAXITER: maximum number of iterations per substep CONVTOL: relative convergence tolerance bKEEP: whether or not to continue the last loading of the preceding analysis condition (YES/NO) bDVA: whether or not to continue the displacement, velocity and acceleration of the preceding analysis condition (YES/NO) iMDTYPE: select damping type = 1: Direct Modal = 2: Mass & Stiffness Proportional = 3: Group [DR-DC]: input damping related data 1. In case of iMDTYPE=1 DALL: Damping Ratio for All Modes 2. In case of iMDTYPE=2 iCOEF: mass proportional damping type = 1: Direct Specification = 2: Calculate from Modal Damping 1) In case of iCOEF=1 bMASSP: whether or not to use mass proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) MASSC: input mass proportional damping coefficient bSTIFFP: whether or not to use stiffness proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) STIFFC: input stiffness proportional damping coefficient 1) In case of iCOEF=2 bMASSP: whether or not to use mass proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) MASSC: input mass proportional damping coefficient bSTIFFP: whether or not to use stiffness proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) STIFFC: input stiffness proportional damping coefficient 2) In case of iCOEF=2 iCALC: input frequency (period) = 1: frequency = 2: period bMASSP: whether or not to use mass proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) FP1: input frequency (period) DR1: input damping ratio bSTIFFP: whether or not to use stiffness proportional damping coefficient (Yes/No) FP2: input frequency (period) DR2: input damping ratio [TIP]: input data related to integration parameters if the analysis is done by direct integration iNM: input the method of numerical analysis used in direct integration = 1: Constant Acceleration = 2: Linear Acceleration = 3: User Input GAMMA: integration constant in Newmark method BETA: integration constant in Newmark method If iNM = 1, 2, do not specify GAMMA & BETA (auto-calculated) [NACP]: If Iatype=2, input parameters required for nonlinear analysis bITER: whether or not to perform iterative analysis (Yes/No) bCONV: whether or not to continue analysis for unbalanced forces un-converged in nonlinear analysis (Yes/No) MINSSS/iMSTEP: input minimum value for sub time step of analysis iMAXITER: input a maximum number of iterations for analysis for each time sub step bDN: whether or not to use a criterion for displacement convergence (Yes/No) DN: input the tolerance value for displacement convergence bFN: whether or not to use a criterion for load convergence (Yes/No) FN: input the tolerance value for load convergence bEN: whether or not to use a criterion for energy convergence (Yes/No) EN: input the tolerance value for energy convergence DMUPDATE: whether or not to update stiffness matrix for stiffness change (Yes/No) 3. In case of nonlinear static analysis iINCCTRL: input control method for nonlinear static analysis = 0: load control = 1: displacement control 1) In case of load control bCUMULATE: whether or not to continue load increment for continuing analysis (Yes/No) SCALE: input load scale factor for nonlinear static analysis 2) In case of displacement control bCUMULATE: whether or not to continue load increment for continuing analysis (Yes/No) [DISPL] iCTRL: displacement control option = 0: Global Control = 1: Master Node Control TINC: input maximum displacement MNODE: input master node number MDIR: input control direction |
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*DYN-NLOAD (Dynamic Nodal Loads) |
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Applying a time history function to nodes in a specific direction |
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; NODE_LIST, THIS, FUNC, DIR, ARTIME, SCALE |
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NODE_LIST: node numbers THIS: selects the time history analysis condition FUNC: type of time load function DIR: loading direction of the time load function {X} = X, Y, Z ARTIME: arrival (delay) time for the time load function {0sec} SCALE: scale factor for the time load function {1} |
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*GROUND-ACC (Ground Acceleration) |
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Specifying a time load function as a ground acceleration |
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; THIS, FUNCX, SCALEX, ATIMEX, FUNCY, SCALEY, ATIMEY, FUNCZ, SCALEZ, ATIMEZ, ANGLE |
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THIS: selects the time history analysis condition ANGLE: angle of horizontal ground acceleration
1. Ground acceleration in the X-direction of the GCS FUNCX: selected time load function from the list SCALEX: scale factor for the time load function {1} ATIMEX: arrival (delay) time for the time load function {0}
2. Ground acceleration in the Y-direction of the GCS FUNCY: selected time load function from the list SCALEY: scale factor for the time load function {1} ATIMEY: arrival (delay) time for the time load function {0}
3. Ground acceleration in the Z-direction of the GCS FUNCZ: selected time load function from the list SCALEZ: scale factor for the time load function {1} ATIMEZ: arrival (delay) time for the time load function {0} |
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*DYN-SLOAD (Time Varing Static Load) |
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Converting static load into time history load |
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; THIS, SLOAD, FUNC, ATIME, SCALE |
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THIS: selects the time history analysis condition SLAOD: Static Load condition FUNC: name of the Time History Load Function ATIME: arrival time of the Time History Load Function {0sec} SCALE: scale factor of the Time History Load Function {1}
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*TH-GRAPH (Time History Graph) |
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Producing time history analysis results in graphs relative to time (displacements, member forces and stresses in truss/beam elements |
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; iFUNC, iGFTYPE, NAME, LCNAME, [DATA1] ; iFUNC, iSFTYPE, NAME, LCNAME, [DATA2] ; [DATA1] : NODE, iTYPE, iREF, ANODE, iCOMP, bALLMODE, iSELMODE ; iGFTYPE=2 ; [DATA1] : ELEM, iTYPE, iPOS, bALLMODE, iSELMODE ; iGFTYPE=3 ; [DATA1] : ELEM, iTYPE, iPOS, iCOMP, bCBAX, bALLMODE, iSELMODE ; iGFTYPE=4 ; [DATA1] : ELEM, iTYPE, iPOS, iCOMP, bALLMODE, iSELMODE ; IGFTYPE=5 ; [DATA1] : ELEM, iTYPE, iPOS, iCOMP, bALLMODE, iSELMODE ; iGFTYPE=6 ; [DATA1] : ELEM, iTYPE, iPOS, iCOMP, bLOCAL, bALLMODE, iSELMODE ; iGFTYPE=7 ; [DATA1] : GLINK, iTYPE, iCOMP ; iGFTYPE=8 ; [DATA1] : ELEM, iTYPE, iCOMP, iLOC, iETYPE ; iGFTYPE=9 ; [DATA1] : ELEM, iTYPE, iPOS, iCOMP, bLOCAL, bALLMODE, iSELMODE ; iGFTYPE=10 ; [DATA1] : ; iGFTYPE=11 ; [DATA2] : TIME_STEP ; iSFTYPE=1 ; [DATA2] : NODE, iTYPE, iCOMP, iVAL ; iSFTYPE=2 ; [DATA2] : ELEM, iTYPE, iPOS, iVAL ; iSFTYPE=3 ; [DATA2] : ELEM, iTYPE, iPOS, iCOMP, iVAL ; iSFTYPE=4 ; [DATA2] : iPOS, iCOMP, iVAL ; iSFTYPE=5 ; [DATA2] : GLINK, iPOS, iCOMP, iVAL ; iSFTYPE=6 |
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1. Common items iFUNC: input graph function =0: Graph Function =1: Step Function iGFTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph =2: Displ/Vel/Accel =3: Truss Force/Stress =4: Beam Force/Stress =5: Plane Stress Force/Stress =6: Plate Force/Stress =7: Solid Force/Stress =8: General Link Deform/Force = 9: Inelastic Hinge Deform/Force =10: Plane Strain Force/Stress =11: Load Increment History iSFTYPE: select the type of time history analysis results, which will be produced in step functions =1: Time Step =2: Displ/Vel/Accel =3: Truss Force/Stress =4: Beam Force/Stress =5: Designated DOF =6: General Link Force NAME: name of output function LCNAME: time history load case name
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In the case of Graph Function 2) In the case of Displ/Vel/Accel NODE: input node number for output iTYPE : type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1: Displacement = 2: Velocity = 3: Acceleration iREF: input the reference point for producing analysis results = 1: Ground = 2: Add Ground Motion = 3: Another Node ANODE: input a reference point iCOMP: direction component of the displacement = 1: DX = 2: DY = 3: DZ = 4: RX = 5: RY = 6: RZ bALLMODE: selects the Modes, which will be reflected in the time history calculation = YES: All Modes = NO: One Mode iSELMODE: selected Mode 3) In the case of Truss Force/Stress ELEM: input element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1: Force = 2: Stress iPOS: location on a truss for which the results will be produced = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node bALLMODE: selects the Modes, which will be reflected in the time history calculation = YES: All Modes = NO: One Mode iSELMODE: selected Mode 4) In the case of Beam Force/Stress ELEM: input element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1: Force = 2: Stress iPOS: location on a beam for which the results will be produced = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Axial Axial = 2: Shear-y Shear-y = 3: Shear-z Shear-z = 4: Torsion Bend(+y) = 5: Moment-y Bend(-y) = 6: Moment-z Bend(+z) = 7: Bend(-z) bCBAX: selection of combined stresses (YES/NO) bALLMODE: selects the Modes, which will be reflected in the time history calculation = YES: All Modes = NO: One Mode iSELMODE: selected Mode 5) In the case of Plane Stress Force/Stress ELEM: input element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1: Force = 2: Stress iPOS: select output location on Plane Stress element = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node = 3: K-Node = 4: L-Node iPOS: select output location on Plane Stress element (Stress) = 1: Center = 2: I-Node = 3: J-Node = 4: K-Node = 5: L-Node iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Fx Sig-xx = 2: Fy Sig-yy = 3: Fz Sig-zz = 4: Sig-xy bALLMODE: selects the Modes, which will be reflected in the time history calculation = YES: All Modes = NO: One Mode iSELMODE: selected Mode 6) In the case of Plate Force/Stress ELEM: input element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1: Force = 2: Stress = 3: Unit Force iPOS: select output location on plate element (Force) = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node = 3: K-Node = 4: L-Node iPOS: select output location on plate element (Stress/Unit Force) = 1: Center = 2: I-Node = 3: J-Node = 4: K-Node = 5: L-Node iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Fx Sig-xx(Top) Fxx = 2: Fy Sig-yy(Top) Fyy = 3: Fz Sig-zz(Top) Fzz = 4: Mx Sig-xx(Bottom) Mxx = 5: My Sig-yy(Bottom) Myy = 6: Mz Sig-zz(Bottom) Mxy = 7: Vxx = 8: Vyy bALLMODE: selects the Modes, which will be reflected in the time history calculation = YES: All Modes = NO: One Mode iSELMODE: selected Mode 7) In the case of Solid Force/Stress ELEM: input element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1: Force = 2: Stress iPOS: select output location on solid element (Force) = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node = 3: K-Node = 4: L-Node = 5: M-Node = 6: N-Node = 7: O-Node = 8: P-Node iPOS: select output location on solid element (Stress) = 1: Center = 2: I-Node = 3: J-Node = 4: K-Node = 5: L-Node = 6: M-Node = 7: M-Node = 8: O-Node = 9: P-Node iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Fx Sig-xx = 2: Fy Sig-yy = 3: Fz Sig-zz = 4: Sig-xy = 5: Sig-yz = 6: Sig-xz bLOCAL: select whether or not to reflect ECS of output results = YES: Global = NO: Local bALLMODE: selects the Modes, which will be reflected in the time history calculation = YES: All Modes = NO: One Mode iSELMODE: selected Mode 8) In the case of General Link Deform/Force GLink: input general link element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1: Deformation = 2: i-Node Force = 3: j-Node Force iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Axial Axial = 2: Tran-y Shear-y = 3: Tran-z Shear-z = 4: Torsion Torsion = 5: Rotation-y Moment-y = 6: Rotation-z Moment-z 9) In the case of Inelastic Hinge Deform.Force ELEM: input element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1: Deformation = 2: Force iPOS: location on a beam for which the results will be produced = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Dx Axial = 2: Dy Shear-y = 3: Dz Shear-z = 4: Rx Torsion = 5: Ry Moment-y = 6: Rz Moment-z iLOC: select output location on inelastic hinge element bALLMODE: selects the Modes, which will be reflected in the time history calculation = YES: All Modes = NO: One Mode iSELMODE: selected Mode 10) In the case of Plain Strain Force/Stress ELEM: input element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1: Force = 2: Stress iPOS: select output location on Plane Strain element (Force) = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node = 3: K-Node = 4: L-Node iPOS: select output location on Plane Strain element (Stress) = 1: Center = 2: I-Node = 3: J-Node = 4: K-Node = 5: L-Node iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Fx Sig-xx = 2: Fy Sig-yy = 3: Fz Sig-zz = 4: Sig-xy bLOCAL: select whether or not to reflect ECS of output results = YES: Global = NO: Local bALLMODE : selects the Modes, which will be reflected in the time history calculation = YES: All Modes = NO: One Mode iSELMODE: selected Mode
3. In the case of Step Function 1) In the case of Time Step TIME STEP: time step for producing time history analysis 2) In the case of Displ/Vel/Accel NODE: input node number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced = 1: Displacement = 2: Velocity = 3: Acceleration iCOMP: direction component of the displacement = 1: DX = 2: DY = 3: DZ = 4: RX = 5: RY = 6: RZ iVAL: select type of analysis result values = 1: Minimum = 2: Maximum = 3: Absolute Maximum 3) In the case of Truss Force/Stress ELEM: input element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced = 1: Force = 2: Stress iPOS: location on a truss for which the results will be produced = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node = 3: Mnode iVAL: select type of analysis result values = 1: Minimum = 2: Maximum = 3: Absolute Maximum 4) In the case of Beam Force/Stress ELEM: input element number for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced = 1: Force = 2: Stress iPOS: location on a beam for which the results will be produced = 2: J-Node = 3: Mnode iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Axial Axial = 2: Shear-y Shear-y = 3: Shear-z Shear-z = 4: Torsion Bend(+y) = 5: Moment-y Bend(-y) = 6: Moment-z Bend(+z) = 7: Bend(-z) = 8: Combined1 = 9: Combined2 = 10: Combined3 = 11: Combined4 iVAL: select type of analysis result values = 1: Minimum = 2: Maximum = 3: Absolute Maximum 5) In the case of Designated DOF iPOS: select output location on element = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node = 3: Mnode iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Fx = 2: Fy = 3: Fz = 4: Mx = 5: My = 6: Mz iVAL: select type of analysis result values = 1: Minimum = 2: Maximum = 3: Absolute Maximum 6) In the case of General Link Force GLink: input general link element for output iTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced = 1: Force = 2: Stress iPOS: select output location on element = 1: I-Node = 2: J-Node iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1: Axial = 2: Shear-y = 3: Shear-z = 4: Torsion = 5: Moment-y = 6: Moment-z iVAL: select type of analysis result values = 1: Minimum = 2: Maximum = 3: Absolute Maximum |
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*LINELANE (Traffic Line Lanes) |
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Lane data required for applying traffic moving loads |
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; NAME=NAME, LDIST, GROUP, SKEWS, SKEWE, MOVING ; line 1 ; iELEM1, ECC1, FACT1, ... ; from line 2 |
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NAME: traffic line lane classification number LDIST: assign objects to distribute the traffic load GROUP: Cross Beam Element Group ECCEN: direction of eccentricity VX: X component of vector VY: Y component of vector VZ: Z component of vector SKEWS: skew at start (degree) SKEWE: skew at end (degree) MOVING: moving direction = forward = backward = both iELEM1: start element number among the beam element (or variable section element) numbers ECC1: eccentricity distance from the center of the beam to the traffic line lane {0} FACT1: impact factor for the traffic load (0<=FACT<=0.3) {0} |
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*SURFLANE (Traffic Surface Lanes) |
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Traffic surface lane data |
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; NAME=NAME, WIDTH, START, END, MOVING ; line 1 ; iNODE1, OFFSET1, FACT1, ... ; from line 2 |
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NAME: name of traffic surface lane WIDTH: width of the traffic lane {0} START: slope at the starting point END: slope at the ending point MOVING: moving direction = forward = backward = bothiNODE1: node numbers defining the traffic surface lane OFFSET1: distance from iNODE1 to the traffic lane center {0} FACT1: impact factor for the traffic load (0<=FACT<=3) {0} |
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*SURFINEL (Plate Elements for Influence Surface) |
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Entering plate elements for influence surface analysis |
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; ELEM_LIST |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers |
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*LSUPPORT (Lane Supports - Negative Moments at Interior Piers) |
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The supports when calculating the max moment using the traffic load in a continuous beam |
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; ELEM_LIST, POSITION |
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ELEM_LIST: element number POSITION: support position = both = end - i = end - J |
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*LSUPPORT 2 (Lane Supports - Reactions at Interior Piers) |
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Assigning the inner points used in moving load analysis |
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; NODE_LIST |
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NODE_LIST: node numbers of the inner supports |
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*VEHICLE (Vehicles) |
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Traffic load |
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; NAME=NAME, 1 ; NAME=NAME, 2, bTRAIN, W(W1), PL(D1), PLM(W2), PLV(D2) ; line 1 ; LOAD1, DIST1, LOAD1, DIST2, ... ; from line 2 |
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NAME: name of traffic load For 1: Standard Vehicle Load * refer to the Table below For 2 : user defines the traffic load traffic load by combining concentrated traffic loads and traffic lane loads bTRAIN: Train = YES : train = NO : truck/lane W(W1): uniformly distributed traffic lane load [force/length] {0} PL(D1): concentrated traffic moving load {0} PLM(W2): concentrated traffic moving load used to calculate bending moment {0} PLV(D2): concentrated traffic moving load used to calculate shear force {0} LOAD1: concentrated load DIST1: distance between concentrated loads
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Korean road Standard specification |
DB-24, DB-18, DB-13.5, DL-24, DL-18, DL-13.5 |
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Korean standard train loads |
L-25, L-22, L-18, L-15, S-25, S-22, S-18, S-15, EL25, EL22, EL18, HL standard train load, H15-44, HS15-44, H15-44L, HS15-44L |
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AASHTO Standard |
H20-44,HS20-44, H20-44L, HS20-44L, AML |
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Caltrans Standard |
P5, P7, P9, P11,P13 |
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Other train loads |
CE80(Cooper E80 Train Load), UIC80(UIC80 Train Load) |
Table 2. Standard traffic loads
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*VCLASS (Vehicle Classes ) |
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Vehicle load group data used for moving load analysis |
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; NAME=NAME ; line 1 VLOAD1, VLOAD2, ... ; from line 2 |
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NAME: vehicle load group VLOAD1: vehicle moving load |
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*MVLDCASE (Moving Load Cases) |
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Assigning moving load cases using vehicle load groups and traffic lanes |
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; NAME=NAME, SCALE1, SCALE2, SCALE3, SCALE4, COMB, DESC ; 1st line ; TYPE1,.VCLASS1, SCALE1, iMIN1, iMAX1, LANE11, LANE12, ... ; 2nd line ; ... ; ... ; TYPEn,.VCLASSn, SCALEn, iMINn, iMAXn, LANEn1, LANEn2, ... ; n+1th line |
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NAME: input the name of moving load condition SCALE1: reduction factor used for applying multi-traffic lane loads {1, 1, 0.9, 0.75} COMB: loding effect (combined or independent) TYPE1: VC or VL DESC: brief description VCLASS1: select vehicle load group SCALE1: scale factor to be applied to traffic load group {1} iMIN1: minimum number of traffic lanes for loading vehicle load group {1} iMAX1: maximum number of traffic lanes for loading vehicle load group {1} LANE11: selected traffic lanes |
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*SM-GROUP (Settlement Group) |
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Settlement group |
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; GRNAME, DISPLACEMENT, NODE_LIST |
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GRNAME: settlement group name DISPLACEMENT: size of settlement {0} NODE_LIST: node number included in the settlement group |
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*SMLDCASE (Settlement Load Cases ) |
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Support settlement group |
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Support settlement group ; line 1 GRNAME1, GRNAME2, ... ; from line 2 |
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NAME: name of support settlement load case ISMIN:: minimum number of support settlement groups{1} ISMAX: maximum number of support settlement groups{1} SCALE : scale factor for load{1} DESC : brief description GRNAMEL1 : use of selected support settlement groups |
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*COMPBOXLC (Pre-Combined Load Cases for Composite Section) |
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Entering pre-composite load case to reflect the change in section properties of before and after composite action of a composite structural steel bridge |
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; LCNAME1, LCNAME2, ..., LCNAMEn |
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LCNAME1: load case to be used as the pre-composite load |
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*HYD-PRTEMPER (Prescribed Temperature ) |
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Entering prescribed temperature condition for Heat of hydration analysis |
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; NODE_LIST, TEMPERATURE, GROUP |
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NODE_LIST: nodes subject to a prescribed temperature TEMPERATURE: Prescribed Temperature GROUP: Boundary Group |
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*HYD-PCOOLELEM (Pipe Cooling) |
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Entering pipe cooling data intended for lowering temperature |
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; NAME=NAME, DIAMETER, COEF ; line 1 ; HEAT, DENS, INTEMP, FRATE, iSTART, iEND ; line 2 ; NODE1, NODE2, NODE3, ... ; from line 3 |
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NAME: pipe cooling group name DIAMETER: diameter of cooling pipe COEF: convection coefficient HEAT: specific heat of water DENS: density of water INTEMP: water temperature at the inlet FRATE: flux per unit time iSTART: start time of pipe cooling iEND: end time of pipe cooling NODE1: nodes defining the course of pipe passage |
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*HYD-HEATSRCF(Heat Source Function) |
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Heat source function applied during hydration |
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; FUNC=NAME, TYPE, TEMPER ; TYPE=CONST ; FUNC=NAME, TYPE, K, ALPHA ; TYPE=FUNC ; FUNC=NAME, TYPE, SCALE ; TYPE=USER (line1) ; TIME1, VALUE1, TIME2, VALUE2, ... ; (from line 2) |
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1. Common Items FUNC: name of heat source function TYPE: type of heat sourse function = CONST: constant value defined for the heat sourse = FUNC: code-define heat source function = USER: user-defined heat source values relative to time in a table form
2 In the case of CONST TEMPER: heat value
3. In the case of FUNC K: maximum adiabatic temperature rise ALPHA: response speed
4. In the case of USER SCALE: Scale Factor TIME1: time (hr) VALUE1: generated heat value |
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*HYD-CONVCOEF (Convection Coefficient Function) |
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Change in convection coefficient at the convection boundary surface of a structure |
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; FUNC=NAME, TYPE, COEFFICIENT ; TYPE=CONST ; FUNC=NAME, TYPE, SCALE ; TYPE=USER (line 1) ; TIME1, VALUE1, TIME2, VALUE2, ... ; (from line 2) |
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1. Common Items FUNC: name of convection coefficient function TYPE: type of convection coefficient function = CONST: convection coefficient defined as a constant value = USER: user enters the convection coefficients relative to time in a table form
2. In the case of CONST COEFFICIENT: convection coefficient
3. In the case of USER SCALE: Scale Factor TIME1: time (hr) VALUE1: convection coefficient |
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*HYD-AMBTEMPF (Ambient Temperature Function) |
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Defining the ambient temperature function to be applied to heat of hydration analysis |
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; FUNC=NAME, TYPE, TEMPER ; TYPE=CONST ; FUNC=NAME, TYPE, MAXT, MEANT, DEALY ; TYPE=SINE ; FUNC=NAME, TYPE, SCALE ; TYPE=USER (line 1) ; TIME1, VALUE1, TIME2, VALUE2, ... ; (from line 2) |
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1. Common Items FUNC: name of ambient temperature function TYPE: type of ambient temperature function = CONST: ambient temperature assigned as a constant value = SINE: ambient temperature assigned as a Sine function = USER: user defines the ambient temperature relative to time
2. In the case of CONST TEMPER: ambient temperature
3. In the case of SINE MAXT: max amplitude of ambient temperature MEANT: temperature immediately after casting DEALY: delay day immediately after casting
4. In the case of USER SCALE: Scale Factor TIME1: time(hr) VALUE1: ambient temperature |
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*HYD-HEATSRC (Assign Heat Source ) |
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Assigning heat source function to each element (cast concrete) |
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; ELEM_LIST, FUNCNAME |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers to be assigned the heat source function FUNCNAME: selecting the heat source already entered |
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*HYD-CONBNDR (Element Convection Boundary) |
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Entering heat transfer boundary condition due to convection |
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; ELEM_LIST, CCFUNC, ATFUNC, FACE, GROUP |
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ELEM_LIST: element numbers to be assigned the convention boundary condition CCFUNC: selecting the convection coefficient function already entered ATFUNC: selecting the ambient temperature function already eneterd FACE: defining element surfaces after defining the surface number and assigning elements GROUP: Boundary Group |
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*HYD-STAGE (Define Construction Stage For Hydration) |
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Definition of construction stages in order to carry out the construction stage analysis for the heat of hydration analysis |
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NAME=NAME ; line 1 ;STEP=DAY1, DAY2, ... ; line 2 ;AELEM=GROUP1, GROUP2, ... ; line 3 ;ABNDR=BGROUP1, BGROUP2, ... ; line 4 DBNDR=BGROUP1, BGROUP2, ... ; line 5 |
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NAME: name of the construction stage to be defined STEP: elapse time to be defined as Steps within a corresponding construction stage AELEM: activation of element groups to define active elements within a corresponding construction stage ABNDR: activation of boundary groups to define active boundary conditions within a corresponding construction stage DBNDR: defining inactive boundary condition groups |
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*LOAD-SEQ (Loading Sequence) |
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Assigning the order of applying loads in a geometrical nonlinear analysis |
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; LCNAME1, LCNAME2, ... ; from line 1 |
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LCNAME1: Static Load Cases in the order of application |
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*STAGE (Define Construction Stage) |
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Defining construction stages to carry out the construction stage analysis of a bridge * Where PSC box bridges are analyzed: Wizards, which automatically define the construction stages, are provided for different construction methods such as ILM,FCM, MSS, etc. |
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; NAME=NAME, DURATION, bSAVESTAGE, bSAVESTEP ; line 1 ; STEP=DAY1, DAY2, ... ; line 2 ; AELEM=GROUP1, AGE1, GROUP2, AGE2, ... ; line 3 ; DELEM=GROUP1, REDIST1, GROUP2, REDIST2, ... ; line 4 ; ABNDR=BGROUP1, POS1, BGROUP2, POS2, ... ; line 5 ; DBNDR=BGROUP1, BGROUP2, ... ; line 6 ; ALOAD=LGROUP1, DAY1, LGROUP2, DAY2, ... ; line 7 ; DLOAD=LGROUP1, DAY1, LGROUP2, DAY2, ... ; line 8 |
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NAME: name of the construction stage DURATION: duration of the construction stage bSAVESTAGE: analysis results are saved by construction stages bSAVESTEP: analysis results are saved by Steps within a construction stage STEP: elapsed time to be defined as Step within the duration of the construction stage AELEM: activation of element groups to define active elements within a corresponding = GROUP1: defining active element groups = AGE1: member age of the group DELEM: inactivation of element groups = GROUP1: defining inactive element groups = REDIST1: Element Force Reduction, which the percentage of the internal forces carried by the elements to be deactivated will be redistributed to the contigous elements
ABNDR: activation of boundary groups to define active boundary conditions within a corresponding construction stage = BGROUP1: defining active boundary condition groups = POS1: determining the right positions where a boundary condition contains restraint conditions or elastic support conditions = DEFORMED: applying the boundary conditions at the locations after the structure has deformed = ORIGINAL: applying the boundary conditions at the original locations of the structural nodes
DBNDR: inactivation of boundary group conditions = BGROUP1: boundary condition groups to be deactivated
ALOAD: activation of load groups to define active load cases within a corresponding construction stage = LGROUP1: load groups to be activated = DAY1: time for activating load groups
DLOAD: inactivation of load groups = LGROUP1: load groups to be deactivated |
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*CPOSECT4CS (Composite Section for Construction Stage) |
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; SEC= SEC, ASTAGE, TYPE, bTAP // line 1 ; [PART-INFO]-1 // from line 2 ; ... ; [PART-INFO]-n ; [PART-INFO]: [COMMON], [SCALE] // TYPE=A,B,NORMAL ; [COMMON], [SCALE], CX, CY, [STIFF] // TYPE=USER ; [COMMON], [SCALE], CXI, CYI, CXJ, CYJ, [STIFF]-I, [STIFF]-J // TYPE=USER bTAP=YES ; [COMMON]: PART, MTYPE, MAT, CSTAGE, AGE ; [SCALE]: AREA, ASY, ASZ, IXX, IYY, IZZ, WAREA ; [STIFF]: AREA, ASY, ASZ, IXX, IYY, CYP, CYM, CZP, CZM, QYB, QZB |
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ASTAGE: active stage TYPE: composite type (Normal/User) bTAP: tapered section (YES/NO) [PART-INFO] - 1: part information PART: part number MTYPE: material type MAT: material CSTAGE: composite stage AGE: age upon the corresponding Part becoming active AREA, ..., QZB: section stiffness data CX: horizontal distance from the end of composite section to the centroid of each member CY: vertical distance from the end of composite section to the centroid of each member |
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*STAGE-GRAPH (Stage/Step History Graph) |
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; NAME, iENTITY, iFTYPE, iSTYPE, iPOS, iCOMP, bALL, iSEL, iOPT |
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NAME: graph name iENTITY: node & element numbers iFTYPE: type of results to be produced = 1 : reaction = 2 : displacement = 3 : truss = 4 : beam = 5 : plane stress = 6 : plate = 7 : solid = 8 : Nllink iSTYPE: type of results to be produced in a graph if iFTYPE=1, not used iFTYPE=2, 1=Displ. 2=Vel. 3=Accel. iFTYPE=3,4,5,7, 1=Force. 2=Stress iFTYPE=6, 1=Force. 2=Stress 3=UnitForce iFTYPE=8, 1=Deformation. 2=I-node force 3=J-node force iPOS: if iFTYPE=1, 2, not used iFTYPE=3, 4, 1=I, 2=J iFTYPE=5, iSTYPE=1, 1=I, 2=J, 3=K, 4=L iFTYPE=5, iSTYPE=2, 1=CENT, 2=I, 3=J, 4=K, 5=L iFTYPE=6, iSTYPE=1, 1=I, 2=J, 3=K, 4=L iFTYPE=6, iSTYPE=2, 1=CENT, 2=I, 3=J, 4=K, 5=L iFTYPE=7, iSTYPE=1, 1=I, 2=J, 3=K, 4=L, 5=M, 6=N, 7=O, 8=P iFTYPE=7, iSTYPE=2, 1=CENT, 2=I, 3=J, 4=K, 5=L, 6=M, 7=N, 8=O, 9=P iFTYPE=8, not used iCOMP: displacement, member force or stress component if iFTYPE=1, not used iFTYPE=2, 1=DX 2=DY 3=DZ 4=RX 5=RY 6=RZ iFTYPE=3, iSTYPE=1, FX iFTYPE=3, iSTYPE=2, SX iFTYPE=4, iSTYPE=1, Fx Fy Fz Mm My Mz iFTYPE=4, iSTYPE=2, Sx Sy Sz ByP ByM BzP BzM iFTYPE=5, iSTYPE=1, Fx Fy iFTYPE=5, iSTYPE=2, Sx Sy Sxy iFTYPE=6, iSTYPE=1, Fx Fy Fz Mx My Mz iFTYPE=6, iSTYPE=2, SxT SyT SxyT SxB SyB SxyB iFTYPE=6, iSTYPE=3, Fxx Fyy Fxy Mxx Myy Mzz Vxx Vyy iFTYPE=7, iSTYPE=1, FX FY FZ iFTYPE=7, iSTYPE=2, SXX SYY SZZ SXY SYZ SXZ iFTYPE=8, iSTYPE=1, Axial Tran-y Tran-z Torsional Rotation-y, Rotation-z iFTYPE=8, iSTYPE=2, 3, Axial Shear-y Shear-z Torsion bALL: {YES} iSEL: {0} iOPT: {0} |
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*LOADCOMB (Combinations ) |
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Load combination conditions to combine the results of static analysis, moving load analysis, response spectrum analysis, time dependent analysis, etc. |
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; NAME=NAME, KIND, ACTIVE, iTYPE, DESC ; line 1 ; ANAL1, LCNAME1, FACT1, ... ; from line 2 |
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NAME: name of load combination condition = gLCB: General LCB = cLCB: Concrete LCB = sLCB: Steel LCB = rLCB: SRC LCB = fLCB: Footing LCB KIND: type of load combination = GEN: General = STEEL: Steel Design = CONC: Concrete Design = SRC: SRC Design = FDN: Footing Design ACTIVE: load combinations to be applied for design (ACTIVE/INACTIVE) iTYPE: type of load combination method {0} = 0 : Linear = 1 : +SRSS = 2 : -SRSS DESC: brief ciscription ANAL1: type of load case = ST: Static = RS: Response Spectrum = TH: Time History = MV: Moving = SM: Settlement LCNAME1: names of load cases FACT1: load factors to be applied to load cases {1} |
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*ANAL-CTRL |
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Number of maximum iterations and convergence tolerance when analysis is performed using nonlinear elements and the basic boundary conditions of individual elements in a structure |
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; bARDC, bANRC, iTYPE, iITER, TOL ; iTYPE=0 ; bARDC, bANRC, iTYPE, iITER, iSITER, TOL ; iTYPE=1 |
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bARDC: auto rotational DOF constraint for truss/plane stress/solid elements (YES/NO) bANRC:auto normal rotation constraint for plate elements (YES/NO) iTYPE: type of analysis method when performing an analysis using nonlinear elements = 0 : when performing a repetetive analysis, stiffness of inactive members is included. = 1 : when performing a repetetive analysis, stiffness of inactive members is excluded. iITER: maximum number of iterations when performing an analysis using nonlinear elements TOL: convergence tolerance when performing an analysis using nonlinear elements iSITER: number of iterations for which loads are used to check the convergence condition in each repetitive analysis stemming from changing stiffness of the structure for each load case |
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*PDEL-CTRL (P-Delta Analysis Control ) |
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Load cases and control for iteration required for carrying out buckling analysis of a structure |
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; iITER, TOL ; line 1 ; LCNAME1, FACT1, LCNAME2, FACT2, ... ; from line 2 |
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iITER: number of iterations for P-Delta analysis {5} TOL: convergence tolerance{1e-5} LCNAME1: name of load case FACT1: load factor {1} |
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*BUCK-CTRL (Buckling Analysis Control) |
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Load cases and related data required for carrying out buckling analysis of a structure |
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; iMODENUM, iITER, TOL ; line 1 ; LCNAME1, FACT1, LCNAME2, FACT2, ... ; from line 2 |
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iMODENUM: number of buckling modes {0} iITER: number of iterations required for the process of Subspace Iteration in a buckling analysis {30} TOL: convergence tolerance{1e-6} LCNAME1: casename of load FACT1: load factor {1} |
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*EIGEN-CTRL (Eigenvalue Analysis Control ) |
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Control data for eigenvalue analysis |
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; TYPE, iFREQ, iITER, iDIM, TOL ; TYPE=EIGEN ; TYPE, bINCNL, iGNUM ; TYPE=RITZ(line 1) ; KIND1, CASE1/GROUND1, iNOG1, ... ; TYPE=RITZ(from line2) |
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TYPE: type of analysis = EIGEN : eigen vectors = RITZ: ritz vectors iFREQ: requencinumber of natural fes for the structure {0} iITER: number of iterations required for eigenvalue analysis {20} iDIM: size of Subspace {0} TOL: convergence tolerance {1e-6} bINCNI: include NL-link force vectors(YES/NO) {NO} iGNUM: number of generations for each NL-link force vectors KIND1: case/ground = CASE: load case = GROUND: ground acceleration X,Y, Z CASE1/GROUND1: load case name/ACCX/ACCY/ACCZ = ACCX: ground acceleration X = ACCY: ground acceleration Y = ACCZ: ground acceleration Z = ACCZ: ground acceleration Z iNOG1: number of generations |
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*SPEC-CTRL (Response Spectrum Analysis Control) |
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Combination method of modes in a response spectrum analysis |
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; TYPE, DAMPING, bADDSIGN |
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TYPE: method of combining modes in a response spectrum analysis = SRSS, CQC, ABS {SRSS} DAMPING: damping ratio bADDSIGN: whether to revive signs in the analysis results = YES: use of (+), (-) when combining modes = NO: do not use signs |
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*MOVE-CTRL (Moving Load Analysis Control) |
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Analysis method and output locations of element results in a moving load analysis |
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; METHOD, POINT, iIGPN, PLATE, bSTRCALC, FRAME, bCSTRCALC,.bREAC, bRG, RGN, bDISP, bDG, DGN, bFM, bFG, FGN |
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METHOD: method of moving load analysis {1} = 1 : Exact = 2 : Pivot = 3 : Quick POINT: point of vehicle load application iIGPN: number of points for which influence line is calculated on a beam element PLATE: calculation of member forces of plate elements per unit length {1} = CENTER: calculation of member force per unit length relative to the center point of the element = NODAL: calculation of member force per unit length relative to the center point of the element and the nodes composing the element bSTRCALC: stress calculation (YES/NO) Frame: member force output at 5 Points for Frame elements =NORMAL: member forces at 5 Points for beam elements =Axial: calculating the member forces at 5 Points, max/min axial force and moments are calculated and produced bCSTRCALC: combined stress calculation (YES/NO) bREAC: option to output the reaction values when producing the output for moving load analysis results for a reaction (YES/NO) {YES} bRG: option to assign groups when producing output for reaction values (YES/NO) {NO} RGN: name of the assigned group when producing output for reaction values bDISP: option to output the displacement values when producing the output for moving load analysis results for a displacement (YES/NO) {YES} bDG: option to assign groups when producing output for displacement values (YES/NO) {NO} DGN: name of the assigned group when producing output for displacement values bFM: option to output the member force values when producing the output for moving load analysis results for a member force (YES/NO) {YES} bFG: option to assign groups when producing output for member force values (YES/NO) {NO} FGN: name of the assigned group when producing output for member force values |
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*HYD-CTRL (Hydration Analysis Control ) |
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Aalysis conditions required for heat of hydration analysis |
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; bLAST-FINAL, STAGE, CN-FACTOR, INIT-TEMPER, EVALUATION, bCNS, TYPE, iITER, TOL |
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bLAST-FINAL: selection of a construction stage, which is considered as the Final stage of the structure during the construction-staged heat of hydration analysis = YES: Last Stage = NO: Other Stage STAGE: construction stage to be applied as the final stage CN-FACTOR: Temporal Discretization Factor in heat transfer analysis INIT-TEMPER: initial temperature used in heat transfer analysis EVALUATION: location of a solid element for which stresses are produced = CENTER: stess in the center point of the solid element used as the stress in the entire element = GAUSS: Gauss integration point stresses used as the nodal stresses = NODAL: interpolated nodal stresses using the Gauss integration point stresses bCNS: option to reflect the effects or creep and shrinkage (YES/NO) {NO} TYPE: select ion of creep and shrinkage = CREEP: consider only creep = SHRINK: consider only shrinkage = BOTH: consider both creep and shrinkage iITER: max number of iterations for an analysis reflecting creep TOL: convergence tolerance |
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*NONL-CTRL (Nonlinear Analysis Control ) |
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Assignment of analysis conditions required for a nonlinear analysis considering large displacements |
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; ITER, LSTEP, MAX, bENGR, EV, bDISP, DV, bFORC, FV ; ITER=NEWTON ; ITER, IFR, MINC, MITER, MDISP bENGR, EV, bDISP, DV, bFORC, FV ; ITER=ARC |
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1. In the case of Newton-Raphson ITER: selection of the method of iterative analysis = NEWTON: Newton-Raphson = ARC: Arc-Length LSTEP: total load divided into the number of Load Steps and applied to each step. MAX: maximum number of iterations of analysis for each Load Step bENGR: assement of convergence by Norm base value of energy (load 큕isplacement) (YES/NO) {NO} EV: energy Norm bDISP: assement of convergence by Norm base value of displacement (YES/NO) {NO} DV: displacement Norm bFORC: assement of convergence by Norm base value of member force (YES/NO) {NO} FV: member force Norm
2. In the case of Arc-Length IFR: Ratio of the Initial Force for Unit Arc-Length MINC: maximum number of increment steps MITER: maximum number of iterations of analysis for each Increment Step MDISP: magnitude of maximum displacement |
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*STAGE-CTRL (Construction Stage Analysis Control Data ) |
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Assignment of analysis conditions required for using the analysis functions for a bridge by construction stages |
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; bLAST-FINAL, FINAL-STAGE, CPFC, bCALC-CSP ; line 1 ; bINC-NLA, iMAXITER, bENEG, EV, bDISP, DV, bFORC, FV ; line 2 ; bINC-TDE, bCNS, TYPE, iITER, TOL, bTTLE_CS, bVAR, bTTLE_ES ; line 3 ; bOUCC, bITS, iITS, bATS, iT10, iT100, iT1K, iT5K, iT10K ; line 4 ; LCNAME1, LCNAME2, LCNAME3, ... ; from line 5 |
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bLAST-FINAL: selection of a construction stage, which is considered as the Final stage of the structure during the construction stage analysis = YES: Last Stage = NO: Other Stage FINAL-STAGE: construction stage to be applied as the final stage CPFC: cable-pretension force control = INTERNAL: internal force = EXTERNAL: external force bCALC-CSP: calculate output for each part (YES/NO) bINC-NLA: option to include nonlinear analysis reflecting the change of geometric shapes (YES/NO) {NO} iMAXITER: max number of iterative analyses for each Load Step bENEG: assement of convergence by Norm base value of energy (load displacement) (YES/NO) {NO} EV: energy Norm bDISP: assement of convergence by Norm base value of displacement (YES/NO) {NO} DV: displacement Norm bFORC: assement of convergence by Norm base value of member force (YES/NO) {NO} FV: member force Norm bINC-TDE: option to analyze the structure by reflecting the time dependent material properties (YES/NO) {NO} bCNS: option to consider creep and shrinkage (YES/NO) {NO} TYPE: select ion of creep and shrinkage = CREEP: consider only creep = SHRINK: consider only shrinkage = BOTH: consider both creep and shrinkage iITER: max number of iterations when performing an analysis reflecting creep TOL: convergence tolerance bTTLE_CS: option to consider creep and shrinkage when reflecting the tension force loss in tendons (YES/NO) {NO} bVAR: option to apply the change of modulus of elasticity of concrete based on member ages (YES/NO) {NO} bTTLE_ES: option to consider elastic shortening when reflecting the tension force loss in tendons (YES/NO) {NO} bOUCC: only the user-specified creep coefficient used (YES/NO) {NO} bITS: option to create Additional Step when considering creep (YES/NO) iITS: number of Time Steps to be created internally bATS: option to automatically create Time step when T (Time Gap) is large (YES/NO) iT10: number of Time steps to be created when T>10 iT100: number of Time steps to be created when T>100 iT1K: number of Time steps to be created when T>1000 iT5K: number of Time steps to be created when T>5000iT10K: number of Time steps to be created when T>10000 LCNAME1: load cases to be distinguished from dead load for CS output |
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*MEMBER (Member) |
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; ELEM, bREVERSE, AELEM1, AELEM2 |
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ELEM: element number bREVERSE: change the local axis of an element (YES/NO) AELEM1: element number to be assigned |
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*DGN-MATL (Modify Steel (Concrete) Material) |
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Used when changing input material data or when modifying the material data of concrete and steel |
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; iMAT, TYPE, MNAME, [DATA1] ; STEEL ; iMAT, TYPE, MNAME, [DATA2], RBCODE, RBMAIN, RBSUB, FCI ; CONC ; iMAT, TYPE, MNAME, [DATA3], [DATA4], RBCODE, RBMAIN; SRC ; [DATA1] : 1, DB, NAME or 2, ELAST, POISN, DEN, FU, FY1, FY2, FY3, FY4 ; [DATA2] : 1, DB, NAME or 2, ELAST, POISN, DEN, FC ; [DATA3] : 1, DB, NAME or 2, ELAST, FU, FY1, FY2, FY3, FY4 ; [DATA4] : 1, DB, NAME or 2, ELAST, FC |
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iMAT: material number TYPE: type of material = CONC = STEEL = SRC MNAME: name of material RBCODE: select a standard for reinforcing steel = KS (RC) = KS-Civil (RC) RBMAIN: material of the main reinforcing steel = SD 24 = SD 30 = SD35 = SD40 RBSUB: material of the beam reinforcing steel (shear steel) = SD 24 = SD 30 = SD35 = SD40 In the case of [DATA1] 1 = DB: Database (*refer to MATERIAL) NAME: name of the database 2 = ELAST: modulus of elasticity POISN: poisson's ratio DEN: density FU: Tensile Strength FY1~FY4: Yield strengths for different thicknesses of members based on applicable standard In the case of [DATA2] 2 = ELAST: elastic modulus of concrete POISN: poisson's ratio of concrete DEN: density of concrete FC: design standard strength of concrete |
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*DGN-SECT |
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Printing out forces of plate elements in a graph form at a selected cutting line |
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; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, [DATA], {CCSHAPE}; DB/USER ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, BLT, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6; 1st line - VALUE ; AREA, ASy, ASz, Ixx, Iyy, Izz ; 2nd line ; CyP, CyM, CzP, CzM, QyB, QzB, PERI_OUT, PERI_IN, Cy, Cz; 3rd line ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, iREPLACE, ELAST, DEN, POIS, POIC ; 1st line - SRC ; D1, D2, [DATA] ; 2nd line ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, 1, DB, NAME1, NAME2, D1, D2; COMBINED ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, 2, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D21, D22, D23, D24 ; iSEC, TYPE, SNAME, OFFSET, SHAPE, iyVAR, izVAR, STYPE; 1st line - TAPERED ; DB, NAME1, NAME2 ; 2nd line (STYPE=DB) ; [DIM1], [DIM2] ; 2nd line (STYPE=USER) ; D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16; 2nd line (STYPE=VALUE) ; AREA1, ASy1, ASz1, Ixx1, Iyy1, Izz1; 3rd line (STYPE=VALUE) ; CyP1, CyM1, CzP1, CzM1, QyB1, QzB1, PERI_OUT1, PERI_IN1, Cy1, Cz1 ; 4th line(STYPE=VALUE) ; D21, D22, D23, D24, D25, D26 ; 5th line (STYPE=VALUE) ; AREA2, ASy2, ASz2, Ixx2, Iyy2, Izz2; 6th line (STYPE=VALUE) ; CyP2, CyM2, CzP2, CzM2, QyB2, QzB2, PERI_OUT2, PERI_IN2, Cy2, Cz2 ; 7th line (STYPE=VALUE) ; [DATA] : 1, DB, NAME or 2, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 ; [DIM1], [DIM2] : D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 |
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*DGN-CTRL (General Design Data) |
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Input required data for design |
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; bFRAMEX, bFRAMEY, bAUTOKF LC1, LC2, LC3, LC4, LC5, RT, DT, bAF, bMO, bSF; 1st line ; STORY1, XMIN1, XMAX1, YMIN1, YMAX1, RMIN1, RMAX1; 2nd line ; ... ; ... ; STORYn, XMINn, XMAXn, YMINn, YMAXn, RMINn, RMAXn; n+1th line |
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bFRAMEX: define Unbraced | Sway or Braced | Non-sway frame in the global X-direction. bFRAMEY: define Unbraced | Sway or Braced | Non-sway frame in the global Y-direction. bAUTOKF: select if the effective buckling length factors are to be automatically calculate.d LC1: the live load cases that the live load reduction factor is applicable RT: the methods for calculating the live reduction factor 0 = General Design Code 1 = Chinese Standard DT: design type 3D: 3-D XY: X-Y plane XZ: X-Z plane YZ: Y-Z plane bAF: live load reduction factor of axial force(YES/NO) bMO: live load reduction factor of moments(YES/NO) bSF: live load reduction factor of shear force(YES/NO) STORY1: name of the reference story where the live load reduction factor is to be applied XMIN1, XMAX1: the minimum(maximum) global X-coordinate YMIN1, YMAX1: the minimum(maximum) global Y-coordinate RMIN1, RMAX1: The range within which the live load reduction factor is to be applied |
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*CM-FACTOR (Moment Factor) |
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the Equivalent Moment correction Factor of the beam-column members |
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; ELEM_LIST, bAUTOCALC, CMy, CMz |
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ELEM_LIST: element number bAUTOCALC: apply this item if the value is to be auto-calculated by the program (YES/NO){NO} CMy: Equivalent moment correction factor applied to the unbraced length portion of a member bent about its strong axis {0} CMz: Equivalent moment correction factor applied to the unbraced length portion of a member bent about its weak axis {0} |
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*F-MAGNIFY (Moment Magnifier) |
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Moment Magnification Factors |
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; ELEM_LIST, B1y, B1z, B2y, B2z |
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ELEM_LIST : element number B1y: Moment magnification factor for members subjected to vertical loads in a frame braced against sidesway for strong axis bending {0} B1z: Moment magnification factor for members subjected to vertical loads in a frame braced against sidesway for weak axis bending {0} B2y: Moment magnification factor for members subjected to horizontal loads in a frame unbraced against sidesway for strong axis bending {1} B2z: : Moment magnification factor for members subjected to horizontal loads in a frame unbraced against sidesway for weak axis bending. {1} |
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*K-FACTOR (Effective Length Factor) |
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Effective Length Factors for the unbraced lengths |
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; ELEM_LIST, Ky, Kz |
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ELEM_LIST: element number Ky: Effective buckling length factor for buckling about strong axis {1} Kz: Effective buckling length factor for buckling about weak axis {1} |
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*LENGTH (Unbraced Length) |
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the unbraced lengths for buckling about the strong (y-axis) and weak (z-axis) axes of the selected compression membersthe laterally unbraced length for the compression flange of a member bent about its weak axis |
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; ELEM_LIST, Ly, Lz, bNOTUSE, Lb, bAUTOCALC, Le |
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ELEM_LIST : element number Ly: Unbraced length for buckling about strong axis (determined by braces in z-dir.) Lz: Unbraced length for buckling about weak axis (determined by braces in y-dir.) bNOTUSE: Select this item, if the allowable bending stress computation about the member`s strong axis is to neglect the laterally unbraced length (YES/NO){NO} Lb: Laterally unbraced length bAUTOCALC: Select this item, if the Effective Unbraced Length, Le is auto-calculated according to the BS 5950-90 Code Le: the Effective Unbracedl Lngth according to the BS 5950-90 Code |
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*MEMBERTYPE (ModifyMember Type) |
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The type of members used in the design of steel and RC members |
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; ELEM_LIST, TYPE |
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ELEM_LIST: element number TYPE: the member type to be used in design = Beam = Column = Brace |
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*LIMITSRATIO (Limit Slenderness Ratio ) |
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Allowable limit slenderness ratio |
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; ELEM_LIST, bNOTCHECK, COMP, TENS |
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ELEM_LIST: element number NOTCHECK: Select this item if the limiting slenderness ratios (KL/r) are of no interest. If selected, design results reflecting the slenderness effects are not produced. (YES/NO){NO} COMP: Limiting slenderness ratio for members under axial compression {200} TENS: Limiting slenderness ratio for members under axial tension {300} |
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*SECTDATA-DGN (Beam/Column Section Data for Design) |
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; iSEC, TYPE, SBARNUM, SBARNAME, Dt, Db; TYPE=BEAM ; iSEC, TYPE, SBARNUM, SBARNAME, Dc; TYPE=COLM |
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ISEC: section number TYPE: beam/column = BEAM: beam = COLM: column SBARNUM: number of stirrup bars SBARNAME: bar size of stirrups Dt: distance from the center of top rebars to the top of section Db: distance from the center of bottom rebars to the bottom of section Dc: distance from the centroid of rebars to the concrete surface |
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*SECTDATA-CHK ( Beam/Column Section Data for Design) |
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; iSEC, TYPE, ENVTYPE ; line 1 ; [BEAM-T]-I , [BEAM-T]-M , [BEAM-T]-J ; line 2(layer1) ; ... ; ... ; [BEAM-T]-I , [BEAM-T]-M , [BEAM-T]-J ; line 6(layer5) ; [BEAM-B]-I , [BEAM-B]-M , [BEAM-B]-J ; line 7(layer1) ; ... ; ... ; [BEAM-B]-I , [BEAM-B]-M , [BEAM-B]-J ; line 11(layer5) ; [SUB-BAR]-I, [SUB-BAR]-M, [SUB-BAR]-J ; line 12 ; Dc1, [COLM]-P1, [COLM]-P2, [COLM]-P3 ; line 2(layer1 ; ... ; ... ; Dc5, [COLM]-P1, [COLM]-P2, [COLM]-P3 ; line 6(layer5) ; [BEAM-T] : Dt, NUM, S1, S2 ; [BEAM-B] : Db, NUM, S1, S2 ; [SUB-BAR] : NUM, S, DIST ; [COLM] : NUM, S1, S2 |
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iSEC: section number TYPE: beam/column = BEAM: beam = COL: column ENVTYPE: environment type = DRY: dry =HUM: humid = COR: corrosive = HCOR: highly corrosive [BEAM-T]: rebar information at top of beam [BEAM-B]: rebar information at bottom of beam [SUB-BAR]: data for stirrups Dc1: distance from the centroid of rebars to the concrete surface [COLM]: rebar data for column Dt: distance from the center of top rebars to the top of section Db: distance from the center of bottom rebars to the bottom of section NUM: number of rebars S1: size of the first reba S2: size of the second rebar S: size of stirrup DIST: spacing of stirrups |
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*SUP-FACTOR (Scale Up Factor for Column) |
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; ELEM_LIST, SCALE-UP-FACTOR |
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ELEM_LIST: list of elements SCALE-UP-FACTOR: factor for scaling up |
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*SUP-EQ (Scale Up Factor for Earthquake) |
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The scale up factor in respect to the load combination that includes the seismic load conditions and the seismic load. It is applied to the Chinese standards |
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; ELEM_LIST, LC-AXIAL, LC-MOMENT, LC-SHEAR, LCB, AXIAL, LCB-MOMENT, LCB-SHEAR |
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ELEM_LIST : element number LC-AXIAL: the scale up factor in respect to the axial force of the seismic load conditions LC-MOMENT: the scale up factor in respect to the moment of the seismic load conditions LC-SHEAR: the scale up factor in respect to the shear force of the seismic load conditions LCB-AXIAL: the scale up factor in respect to the axial force of the load combination that includes seismic loads LCB-MOMENT: the scale up factor in respect to the moment of the load combination that includes seismic loads LCB-SHEAR: the scale up factor in respect to the shear force of the load combination that includes seismic loads |
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*CUTLINE (Cutting Line) |
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Graphic output of internal forces of plate elements along a cutting line |
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; NAME, DIR, PT1X, PT1Y, PT1Z, PT2X, PT2Y, PT2Z, iR,iG, iB |
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NAME: name of Cutting Line to be registered DIR: orientation of graphic output = NORMAL: produce the graph normal to the plate elements = INPLANE: produce the graph in the in-plane direction of the plate elements PT1X: starting point of the Cutting Line PT2X: end point of the Cutting Line iR: color number of Red iG: color number of Green iB: color number of Blue |
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*CUTLINE2 (Plate Cutting Line Diagram) |
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Graphic output of internal forces of plate elements along a cutting line |
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; NAME, DIR, PT1X, PT1Y, PT1Z, PT2X, PT2Y, PT2Z, PT3X, PT3Y, PT3Z, iR, iG, iB |
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NAME: name of Cutting Line to be registered DIR: orientation of graphic output = NORMAL: produce the graph normal to the plate elements = INPLANE: produce the graph in the in-plane direction of the plate elements PT1X: starting point of the Cutting Line PT2X: Coordinates defining the local x-direction vector PT3X: Coordinates defining the local x-y plane vector iR: color number of Red iG: color number of Green iB: color number of Blue |
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*UNKCONS (Unknown Load Factor Constraints) |
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Specifying the constraint conditions to be satisfied by the load combination results, which include unknown load factors |
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; NAME, TYPE, iID, iPOINT, iCOMP, COND, bVALUE, VALUE, iOBJ |
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NAME: name of the constraint conditions TYPE: type of the constraint conditions = REAC: Reaction = DISP: Displacement = TRUSS: Truss force = BEAM: Beam force iID: node (corresponding element) number iPOINT: selection of the location of the member force iCOMP: selection of the member force component COND: Equality/Inequality Condition = LE: Less than or Equal to = EQ: Equal to = GE: Greater than or Equal to bVALUE: option to enter Value (YES/NO) VALUE: value to be satisfied for the reaction component (displacement component, member force of truss or beam) entered in the load combination, which includes unknown load factors iOBJ: Other Node |
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*UNKFACTOR (Unknown Load Factor Data ) |
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Creating new unknown load factor groups by entering the conditions to obtain unknown load factors |
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; NAME=NAME, LCOMB, FTYPE, SIGN ; 1st line ; UNKCONS1, UNKCONS2, ..., UNKCONSn ; 2nd line ; LCNAME1, WF1, LCNAME2, WF2, ... ; from 3rd line |
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NAME: name of the unknown load factor group LCOMB: load combination used to calculate the unknown load factors ※ the load combination for calculating the unknown load factors must include the load conditions determining the load factors FTYPE: selecting the composition method of object functions composed of unknown load factors = LINEAR: load factor' the linear sum of the absolute values of the weight factors = SQUARE: load factor' the linear sum of the squares of the weight factors = MAXIMUM: load factor' the max value of the absolute values of the weight factors SIGN: assignment of the signs to the values calculated for the unknown load factors = NEG: assigns the range of the value to minus (-) = BOTH: assigns the range of the value to all ranges = POS: assigns the range of the value to plus (+) UNKCONS1: constraint conditions to be satisfied by the load combination results, which include unknown load factorsLCNAME1: name of load case used as the unknown load factor WF1: scale factor, which is intended to adjust the relative importance of the object function by assigning a weight factor to an unknown load factor |
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*BATCHCVT-MVLTRC (Batch Conversion from MVLRC to Static Load) |
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A number of loading conditions of different moving load locations are converted into static loadings and produced as model files of the MCT type. This is an extremely useful feature when a number of loading conditions need to be converted. Conversion is carried out by loading locations, result types, etc. all at once. |
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; NAME=NAME, TYPE ; 1st line; :NODE_OR_ELEMENT_LIST ; 2nd line ; bPART_I, bPART_1_4, bPART_1_2, bPART_3_4, bPART_J ; 3rd line ; bFxx, bFyy, bFzz, bMxx, bMyy, bMzz, bVxx, bVyy ; 4th line ; MOVING_LC1, MINMAX1, ... , MOVING_LCn, ; MOVING_LC1, MINMAX1, ... , MOVING_LCn, MINMAXn ; from 5th line |
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NAME: the name of the batch conversion TYPE: Type of result REAC: Reaction DEFORM: Displacement TRUSS_F: Truss Forces Beam_F: Beam Forces Plate_F: Plate Force Beam_S: Beam Stresses NODE_OR_ELEMENT_LIST: The list of the elements and nodes to be converted bPART_I: the i-end of the beam element bPART_1_4: the 1/4 position of the beam element bPART_1_2: the 1/2 position of the beam element bPART_3_4: the 3/4 position of the beam element bPART_J: the j-end of the beam element bFxx: Fxx of the plate element forces bFyy: Fyy of the plate element forces bFzz: Fzz of the plate element forces bMxx: Mxx of the plate element forces bMyy: Myy of the plate element forces bMzz: Mzz of the plate element forces bVxx: Vxx of the plate element forces bVyy: Vyy of the plate element forces MOVING_LC1: the dynamic load condition results to be printed MINMAX1: Min/Max of the dynamic load conditions |
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*HYD-NODE (Heat of Hydration Node ) |
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Specifying the directional component of the nodes and stresses for which the time history analysis results of a heat of hydration analysis will be produced |
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; NAME, iNODE, iCOMP |
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NAME: name of the graph of the time history analysis iNODE: node number iCOMP: stress component = 0 : Sig-XX = 1 : Sig-YY = 2 : Sig-ZZ = 3 : Max (X, Y, Z) |
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*CAMBER-CTRL (Canber Contrd Data) |
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; BODY_GROUP, SUPP_GROUP, KEYSEG_GROUP |
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BODY_GROUP: bridge girder element grou SUPP_GROUP: support node group KEYSEG_GROUP: key-segment element group |
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*REAC-POS (Reaction Position) |
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Check the changes of support reactions at various pier support positions with the progress of construction stages. |
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; NAME=NAME, DESC ; line 1 ; STAGE1, NODE1, STAG2, NODE2, ... ; from line 2 |
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NAME: reaction point information DESC: brief description STAGE1: construction stage name NODE1: node number of reaction point for the corresponding construction stage |
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*LOCALDIR-FSUM (Data for Local Direction Force Sum) |
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The load conditions and combination results of the local coordinate |
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; NAME=NAME, MODE, ANAL, LCB, TOL, bZVECTOR, ZVX, ZVY, ZVZ ; 1st line ; X1, Y1, Z1, X2, Y2, Z2, X3, Y3, Z3, ... ; from line 2 |
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NAME: load case MODE: the method of selecting the subject plane that includes the nodes where internal forces are to be combined ANAL: types of loads LCB: load case TOL: tolerence BZVECTOR: Enter a vector to define the z-axis of the local coordinate system to which Result Output is referenced (YES/NO) {NO} ZVX: the x-coordinates of the vertical vector of the surface ZVY: the y-coordinates of the vertical vector of the surface ZVZ: the z-coordinates of the vertical vector of the surface X1: the coordinates of the first node in the x- direction in the global coordinate system ]Y1: the coordinates of the first node in the y- direction in the global coordinate system Z1: the coordinates of the first node in the z- direction in the global coordinate system Y2: the coordinates of the second node in the y- direction in the global coordinate system Z2: the coordinates of the second node in the z- direction in the global coordinate system X3: the coordinates of the third node in the x- direction in the global coordinate system Y3: the coordinates of the third node in the y- direction in the global coordinate system Z3: the coordinates of the third node in the z- direction in the global coordinate system |
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* IHINGE-PROP (Inelastic Hinge Property) |
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Inelastic hinge properties |
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; NAME, bAUTO, MTYPE, MCODE, iMATL, iSECT, MBTYPE, ELPOS, ITYPE, HTYPE, DEF,FIBER, DESC; line 1 ; bFx, HLOC[NSECT], HYST, [M_PROP] ; line 2 ; bFy, HLOC[NSECT], HYST, [M_PROP] ; line 3 ; bFz, HLOC[NSECT], HYST, [M_PROP] ; line 4 ; bMx, HLOC[NSECT], HYST, [M_PROP] ; line 5 ; bMy, HLOC[NSECT], HYST, [M_PROP] ; line 6 ; bMz, HLOC[NSECT], HYST, [M_PROP] ; line 7 ; bPMAUTO, PC0, [PMDATA], [PMDATA] ; line 8 ; bYSAUTO, GAMMA1ST, GAMMA2ND, ALPHA, COUPLING, [YSDATA], [YSDATA] ; line 9 ; [M_PROP] : bSYM, bUSE, DEFORM, SFTYPE, STIFF, [VALUE1]-TENS, [VALUE1]-COMP ; KIN, ORG, PKO, DEG ; [M_PROP] : bSYM, bUSE, DEFORM, SFTYPE, STIFF, [VALUE2]-TENS, [VALUE2]-COMP, EXPO ; CLO ; [M_PROP] : bSYM, bUSE, DEFORM, SFTYPE, STIFF, [VALUE1]-TENS, [VALUE1]-COMP, EXPO, FACTOR ; TAK ; [PMDATA] : MC0, PC, PCB, MC, PY, PYB, MY, P1ST1, .. P1ST11, M1ST1, .. M1ST11, P2ND1, .. P2ND11, M2ND1, .. M2ND11 ; [YSDATA] : BETAY1ST, BETAY2ND, BETAZ1ST, BETAZ2ND ; [VALUE1] : CRACKF, CRACKM, YIELDF, YIELDM, SRR1ST, SRR2ND, CAP1, ... CAP5 ; [VALUE2] : YIELDF, YIELDM, SRR, CAP1, ... CAP5 ; ELEM_LIST, PROP |
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NAME: inelastic hinge property name bAUTO: yield strength (yield surface) whether or not to auto-calculate (YES/NO) MTYPE: material type MCODE: design standards (select AISC, AIJ standards) iMATL: material number iSECT: section number MBTYPE: type of element to which an elastic hinge will be applied ELPOS: position of member to which an elastic hinge will be applied ITYPE: method of applying axial-moment interaction HTYPE: type of inelastic hinge DEF: hysteresis model of inelastic hinge FIBER: name of fiber element DESC: description of inelastic hinge properties bFx: whether or not to apply x-dir. member force component of the inelastic hinge (Yes/No)->Fy, Fz, Mx, My, Mz similar HLOC[NSECT]: number of integration points of a distributed type hinge (max 20) HYST: input for hysteresis model of inelastic hinge = KIN: Kinematic Hardening = ORG: Origin-oriented = PKO: Peak-oriented = CLO: Clough = DEG: Degrading Trilinear = TAK: Takeda [M_PROP]: input for inelastic hinge properties by components 1. In cases of KIN, ORG, PKO, DEG bSYM: input whether or not symmetrical = 0: Symmetric = 1: Asymmetric bUSE: method of specifying yield strength = 0: User Input = 1: Auto-calculation DEFORM: method of calculating ductility = 0: ductility for the first yielding deformation (D/D1) = 1: ductility for the second yielding deformation (D/D2) SFTYPE: input initial stiffness of beam element = 0 : 6EI/L = 1 : 3EI/L = 2 : 2EI/L STIFF: user defined initial stiffness [VALUE1] CRACF: 1st yield strength CRACM: 1st yield moment YIELDF: 2nd yield strength YIELDM: 2nd yield moment SRR1ST: stiffness ratio after 1st yielding SRR2ND: stiffness ratio after 2nd yielding CAR1: input reference ductility for identifying hinge status (max. 5)
2. In case of CLO bSYM: input whether or not symmetrical = 0: Symmetric = 1: Asymmetric bUSE: method of specifying yield strength = 0 : User Input = 1 : Auto-calculation DEFORM: method of calculating ductility = 0: ductility for the first yielding deformation (D/D1) = 1: ductility for the second yielding deformation (D/D2) SFTYPE: input initial stiffness of beam element = 0: 6EI/L = 1: 3EI/L = 2: 2EI/L STIFF: user defined initial stiffness [VALUE1] CRACF: 1st yield strength CRACM: 1st yield moment YIELDF: 2nd yield strength YIELDM: 2nd yield moment SRR1ST: stiffness ratio after 1st yielding SRR2ND: stiffness ratio after 2nd yielding CAR1: input reference ductility for identifying hinge status (max. 5) EXPO: input unloading stiffness ratio to reflect stiffness reduction effect
3. In case of TAK bSYM: input whether or not symmetrical = 0: Symmetric = 1: Asymmetric bUSE: method of specifying yield strength = 0: User Input = 1: Auto-calculation DEFORM: method of calculating ductility = 0: ductility for the first yielding deformation (D/D1) = 1: ductility for the second yielding deformation (D/D2) SFTYPE: input initial stiffness of beam element = 0: 6EI/L = 1: 3EI/L = 2: 2EI/L STIFF: user defined initial stiffness [VALUE1] CRACF: 1st yield strength CRACM: 1st yield moment YIELDF: 2nd yield strength YIELDM: 2nd yield moment SRR1ST: stiffness ratio after 1st yielding SRR2ND: stiffness ratio after 2nd yielding CAR1: input reference ductility for identifying hinge status (max. 5) EXPO: input unloading stiffness ratio to reflect stiffness reduction effect FACTOR: unloading stiffness reduction factor for inner loop bPMAUTO: type of input for NM interaction = YES: Auto-calculation = NO: User Input PC0: cracking strength due to pure tension force
[PMDATA] MCO: bending cracking strength of a section without the presence of axial force PC: 1st yield strength under tension force PCB: axial force at the time of balanced failure in the first yield interaction curve MC: maximum bending yield strength at the time of balanced failure in the first yield interaction curve PY: 2nd yield strength under pure tension force PYB: axial force at the time of balanced failure in the second yield interaction curve MY: maximum bending yield strength in the second yield interaction curve P1ST1~11: coordinates of axial and tension forces on NM interaction curve for the first yielding M1ST1~11: coordinates of bending strengths on NM interaction curve for the first yielding P2ND1~11: coordinates of axial and tension forces on NM interaction curve for the second yielding M2ND1~11: coordinates of bending strengths on NM interaction curve for the second yielding bYSAUTO: method of entering parameters for a 3-D yield surface = YES: Auto-calculation = NO: User Input GAMMA1ST: exponential power for determining moment ratio for the first yield surface GAMMA2ND: exponential power for determining moment ratio for the second yield surface ALPHA: exponential power for My-Mz interaction for the 1st and 2nd yield surfaces
[YSDATA] BETAY1ST: exponential power of axial force ratio in 1st yield surface in x-axis direction BETAY2ND: exponential power of axial force ratio in 2nd yield surface in y-axis direction BETAZ1ST: exponential power of axial force ratio in 1st yield surface in z-axis direction BETAZ2ND: exponential power of axial force ratio in 2nd yield surface in z-axis direction |
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*FIBER-MATL (Fiber Material Properties) |
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Definition of fiber materials |
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; NAME, TYPE, FY, E, B ; TYPE=STEEL ; NAME, TYPE, FC, E0, K, Z, EU ; TYPE=CONC |
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NAME: name of fiber material TYPE: type of fiber material = CONC: Concrete = STEEL: Steel 1) In case TYPE=STEEL FY: yield strength of rebars E: modulus of elasticity B: stiffness reduction factor after yielding 2) In case TYPE=CONC FC: concrete compressive cylinder strength E0: ultimate strain K: factor, which accounts for the strength increase due to confinement Z: Strain softening slope - coefficient representing the stiffness in the concrete softening zone after compression yielding EU: strain at maximum stress |
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*FIBER-DIVISION (Fiber Division of Section) |
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Fiber division of section |
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; NAME=NAME, SEC ; line 1 ; FMTYPE1, FMTYPE2, FMTYPE3, bMONITOR, FNO1, FNO2, ... , FNO8 ; line 2 ; NO1, bREBAR, AREA1, CY1, CZ1, iFMAT1, X11, Y11, X12, Y12, ...; from line 3 |
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Name: fiber section name SEC: section name FMTYPE1: fiber property type (TYPE1) FMTYPE2: fiber property type (TYPE2) FMTYPE3: fiber property type (TYPE3) bMONITOR: whether or not to check analysis results at a specific section part (Yes/No) FNO1~FNO8: number for a specific section part (bMONITOR in a subsequent release) NO1: number for a specific section part bREBAR: whether or not rebars are used (Yes/No) AREA1: cross-sectional area CY1: location of centroid in Y-axis CY2: location of centroid in Z-axis iFMAT1: material type X11: X-axis coordinate of section Y11: Y-axis coordinate of section |
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