Plate Cutting Line Diagram

 

 

 

Display the internal forces of plate elements along defined cross sectional lines in a graph.

 

 

 

From the Main Menu select Results > Results > Forces > Plate Cutting Line Diagram.

 

 

Load Cases/Combinations

Select a desired load case, load combination or envelope case.

Click to the right to enter new or modify existing load combinations. (Refer to "Load Cases / Combinations")

Step
Specify the step for which the analysis results are to be produced. The Step is defined in geometric nonlinear analysis as Load Step, and additional steps are defined in the construction stages of bridges or heat of hydration analyses.

Note1
The Construction Stage applicable for the output of the construction stage analysis is defined in Select Construction Stage for Display or Stage Toolbar.

Note 2

When pushover analysis is performed for a structure containing Plate, Plane Stress or Solid elements, the pushover analysis results for Plate, Plane Stress or Solid elements can be produced by Steps.

Cutting Line Detail

Define coordinate systems, which will become the bases for producing the internal forces of plate elements.

Name: Name of a defined coordinate system

P0, P1, P3: Coordinates defining the coordinate system

 

: Add the defined coordinate system to the list.

: Modify cutting line data in a coordinate system registered in the list.

: Delete selected coordinate systems.

 

Plate Force Options

Element: Display the contour using the internal forces calculated at each node of an element.

Avg. Nodal: Display the contour using the average internal nodal forces of the contiguous elements sharing the common nodes.

Avg. Nodal Active Only: Execute Avg. Nodal for only currently active elements.

Components

Select the desired internal force component among the following:

Fxx: Axial force per unit width in the element's local or UCS x-direction (Perpendicular to local y-z plane)

Fyy: Axial force per unit width in the element's local or UCS y-direction (Perpendicular to local x-z plane)

Fxy: Shear force per unit width in the element's local or UCS x-y direction (In-plane shear)

Mxx: Bending moment per unit width in the direction of the element's local or UCS x-axis (Out-of-plane moment about local y-axis)

Myy: Bending moment per unit width in the direction of the element's local or UCS y-axis (Out-of-plane moment about local x-axis)

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

Vxx: Shear force per unit width in the direction of thickness of the x-axis direction defined by P0 and P1

Vyy: Shear force per unit width in the direction of thickness of the y-axis direction, which is perpendicular to the x-axis of the corresponding plane

 

Options

Define the plane and color for representing the graph.

Normal

 

In Plane

 

Scale Factor

 

Reverse

 

Graph

 

Express the graph normal to the plate elements.

 

Express the graph in the plane of plate elements.

 

Define the output scale ratio.
 

 

Express the graph in the opposite direction.

 

Produce the diagrams in graph windows.

 

Prompt the Plate Cutting Diagram Mode dialog box to determine the type of graph window.

Draw graphs

on separate panes: Produce a number of Plate Cutting Line Diagrams in separate graphs.

 All in one pane: Produce a number of Plate Cutting Line Diagrams all in one graph.

X-Axis: Define the X-Axis of the graph.

Distance from Pnt 1: The scale of the X-axis of the graph is drawn following the length of the cutting line starting from the first point.

Global X Coord.: The scale of the X-axis of the graph is drawn on the basis of the cutting line projected on the Global X-axis.

Global Y Coord.: The scale of the X-axis of the graph is drawn on the basis of the cutting line projected on the Global Y-axis.

Global Z Coord.: The scale of the X-axis of the graph is drawn on the basis of the cutting line projected on the Global Z-axis.

Value Output

Produce the output in numerical values.

MinMax Only

Produce only minimum and maximum values if Value Output is selected.

Note
 The 'Cutting Line' option in Cutting Diagram of Plate Forces/Moments and Plate Cutting Line Diagram differ in the following aspects:

1) When 'Cutting Line' of Cutting Diagram is executed after selecting 'Local' of Plate Force Option in Plate Forces/Moments,

In this case, the plate forces in ECS x or y axis can be obtained at the intersections between the plate elements and the Cutting Line at A, B, C & D. The limitation is that only a single force component or contour can be checked.

2) When 'Cutting Line' of Cutting Diagram is executed after selecting 'UCS' of Plate Force Option in Plate Forces/Moments

Similar to the case 1 above, the plate forces can be obtained but in UCS, which is defined in advance in the directions of force components of interests.

3) When Plate Cutting Diagram is executed, force components can be obtained in any desired coordinate system

This eliminates predefining UCS as in the case 2 above. However, contour is not provided in this function.