Stress Contour

Display the elastic stress contour and maximum/minimum stress values of the uncracked cross-section. Sign convention: Positive stresses are considered compression.

From the Main Menu select Results > Stress Contour.

Click Stress Contour in the Icon Menu.

Stress Contour dialog box

Stress Result Summary

Load Combinations: Select a desired load combination.

Value

Sig max: Maximum stress and the position from the origin point

Sig min: Minimum stress and the position from the origin point

View Option

Material Type

Concrete

Stressr: Display the concrete stress contour.

Mesh: display the mesh shape of the concrete section.

Steel

Stressr: Display the steel stress contour.

Mesh: Display the mesh shape of the steel section

Rebar

Stress: Display the reinforcement stress contour.

Value Option

Max/Min: Display the maximum and minimum stress value in the stress contour.

Neutral Axis: Display the neutral axis at the ultimate strength. The ultimate strength is determined based on the same eccentricity ratio as the specified load combination (P, My, and Mz) in 3D P-M interaction curve.

Components

Combined: Axial stress + Bending stresses due to P, My, and Mz

P: Axial stress due to the axial force (P)

My: Bending stress due to the moment about the local y-axis (My)

Mz: Bending stress due to the moment about the local z-axis (Mz)

Value Format

Exponential: Express the stress values in the legend as exponential expression.

Fixed: Express the stress values in the legend as fixed expression.

Decimal Point: Assign decimal points for the displayed numbers.

Report

Click to generate the report in Microsoft Excel format. The generated excel file is saved in the same folder as the one that the *.mgs model file has been saved.