Initial Forces for Geometric Stiffness Table

Enter or modify Initial Forces in specific elements in a spreadsheet format table.

Table Tool in midas Civil is powerful and contains a large variety of built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions:
 

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From the Main Menu select Load > Load Tables > Initial Forces for Geometric Stiffness.

Refer to Initial Forces for Geometric Stiffness

Refer to Usage of Table Tool and enter or modify the following data:

Element: Element (number) to which an initial force is applied

Direction: Direction of initial axial force

Axial: Initial axial force

Global-X Projection: Initial force in GCS X-axis

Global-Y Projection: Initial force in GCS Y-axis

Global-Z Projection: Initial force in GCS Z-axis