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*COMMAND (Functions of midas) |
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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/Gen |
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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 {9.806 m/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 |
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1.Frame Element iEL: element number TYPE: element type =TRUSS: truss element =BEAM: beam element =TENSTR: tension-only element =COMPTR: compresion-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 = WALL: wall element
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 For Wall {1} =1: Membrane =2: Plate iWID: wall (combination of elements) ID
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) REF: assign ref. point RPX: X-coordinate of ref. point RPZ: Z-coordinate of ref. point |
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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 [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, HTYPE, 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
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 entraintment quantity CC: cement quantity UCC: ultimate creep coefficient USS: ultimate shrinkage strain
8. In the case of CHINA 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
9. 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, [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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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 sections SNAME: section name SHAPE: shape symbol of section (refer to Table 1 below)
2. DB/USER CCSHAPE: cold formed section data
3. In the case of VALUE BLT: classifies builtup methods of members D1~D6: dimensions of section AREA~Cz: section stiffness data *refer to on-line manual
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 D1, D2: dimensions of a concrete section
7. 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 ispecifying 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
8. TAPERED iyVAR: method of calculating moment of inertia about the y-axis of the element local coordinate system {1} = 1: 1st (Linear) = 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 |
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Angle |
C |
Channel |
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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 |
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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 2. =STIFFENED
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 ‘Stiiffered’ and Subtype is‘Value’ SUBTYPE: method of defining the thickness data = VALUE = USER = DB 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
4. If Type is ‘Stiiffered’ 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 ‘Stiiffered’ and Subtype is ‘DB’ SUBTYPE, RPOS: refer to #3 PLATETHIK: thickness data of plate element DBNAME: name of DB 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 bBLEND: assigns color transparency (YES/NO) {NO} FACT: factor (degree) of color transparency {0.5} |
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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, |
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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 |
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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
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 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 oftendon |
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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: directy uses the stiffness values that the user specifies = RIGID: ridgid 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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*NL-PROP (Nonlinear Link Property) |
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Joint conditions of beam ends |
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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, EFFDAMP ; 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 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 bSSL DY DZ DESC |
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*NL-LINK (Nonlinear Link) |
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Joint conditions of beam ends |
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; iNODE1, iNODE2, PROP, ANGLE, GROUP |
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iNODE1 iNODE2 PROP ANGLE GROUP |
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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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*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} FACTOR: correction factor for rigid end offst iPOSITION: output location of member forces |
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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 corrdinate 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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*STORY-DGROUP (Story Diaphgram Group for Construction Stage) |
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Assign the Strory Diaphragm information defined automatically by the Story function to boundary condition group |
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; STORY, GROUP |
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STORY: story name GROUP: Boundary Group Name |
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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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*BLDG-CTRL (Building Control Data) |
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Nodal mass data assigned to nodes |
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; bBASE, bMASS, bCENTER, USE ; Line 1 ; LCNAME1, FACT1, LCNAME2, FACT2,?/p> YES, 20, YES, YES, LOAD 1, 1 |
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bBASE: whether or not to apply the height of ground surface base LEVEL: height of ground surface base bMASS: whether or not to include the mass below the base for eigenvalue analysis bCENTER: whether or not to calculate the center of floor USE: selects the method of calculating the floor center = MASS: calculates the floor center using the distribution of mass = LAOD: calculates the floor center using static (long term) loads If ?span style="font-weight: bold;">LOAD?/span> is selected for USE LCNAME1: load case FACT1: scale factor |
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*STORY (Story) |
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Story data (Defined by Z-coordinate) |
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; NAME, LEVEL, bFLDIAP, WINDWX, WINDWY, WINDCX, WINDCY, ECCX, ECCY |
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NAME: story name LEVEL: global Z-direction coordinate bFLDIAP: whether or not to apply the Diaphragm function to the corresponding story (YES/NO) WINDWX: effective width in the X-direction subjected to Y-direction wind load WINDWY: effective width in the Y-direction subjected to Y-direction wind load WINDCX: X-direction coordinate of the point of wind load application WINDCY: Y-direction coordinate of the point of wind load application ECCX: X-directional eccentricity to calculate torsional moment due to the story seismic load in the Y-direction ECCY: Y -directional eccentricity to calculate torsional moment due to the story seismic load in the X-direction |
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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 mX: 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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*DIAP-MASS (Floor Diaphragm Masses) |
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Floor mass data assigned to a specific story in a building structure |
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; 1, SSTORY, ESTORY, MP, MA, XC, YC ; point ; 2, SSTORY, ESTORY, ML, D1, XC, YC ; line ; 3, SSTORY, ESTORY, MA, X1, Y1, X2, Y2, X3, Y3 ; triangle ; 4, SSTORY, ESTORY, MA, XC, YC, D1, D2 ; rectangle ; 5, SSTORY, ESTORY, ML, XC, YC, D1, D2, D3 ; circular arc; 6, SSTORY, ESTORY, MA, XC, YC, D1, D2, D3, D4 ; circular area |
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SSTORY: story number for the starting story ESTORY: story number for the ending story
A. In the case of entering data as Point Mass MP: point mass component in the lateral directions [Mass] MA: rotational mass moment of inertia about the Z-direction in GCS at the point mass XC, YC: coordinates of the center of the point mass in GCS
B. In the case of entering data as Line Mass ML: Mass per unit length (Mass/Length) D1: length of the line mass XC, YC: coordinates of the center of the line mass in GCS
C. In the case of entering data as Triangular Area Mass MA: Mass per unit area (Mass/Area) X1, Y1: coordinates of a corner of the triangular area X2, Y2: coordinates of the second corner of the triangular area X3, Y3: coordinates of the third corner of the triangular area
D. In the case of entering data as Rectangular Area Mass MA: Mass per unit area (Mass/Area) XC, YC: coordinates of the center of the rectangular area in GCS D1: length of a side of the rectangle D2: length of the side of the rectangle perpendicular to D1
E. In the case of entering data as Circular Arc Mass ML: Mass per unit length (Mass/Length) XC, YC: coordinates of the center of the circular arc in GCS D1: angle of the circular arc (Degree) D2: radius of the circular arc D3: angle of inclination formed by the center of the mass of the circular arc relative to GCS X-axis (Degree)
F. In the case of entering data as Circular Area (fan-shaped) Mass MA: Mass per unit area (Mass/Area) XC, YC: coordinates of the center of the circle encompassing the fan- shaped circular area in GCS D1: the inner angle of the circular fan-shaped area (Degree) D2: radius of the fan-shaped area D3: width of the fan-shaped area in the radial direction (D2=D3 if it is a full fan) D4: angle of inclination formed by the center of the mass of the fan- shaped circular area relative to GCS X-axis (Degree) |
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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 coresponding 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 |
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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:Group Name |
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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, ; 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 option to 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 ER, SYSTEMP, GROUP |
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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 ‘SOLID 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 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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*WIND (Wind Loads) |
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Wind loads |
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; CODE=CODE, SFX, SFY, ESC ; line 1 ; [KS1992] : EC, BWS, PC ; line 2 ; [JP1987] : PRF, WPC ; line 2 ; [UBC1997] : EC, BWS, IF, PC ; line 2 [ANSI1982] : EC, BWS, IF, WC, LC ; line 2 ; [KS2000] : EC, GF, BWS, IF, HROOF, KZT, HZT ; line 2 ; [IBC2000] : iPROC, EC, GFX, GFY, BWS, IF, HROOF, TF, WF, iRIG, iENC, RF ; line 2 [EURO1992] : iPROC, RC, RWS, SCC, FORC, FRIC, TOPO, GRF ; line 2 ; [BS6399(97)]: iPROC, SC, KB, VB, HO, X, CF, SD, TD, SA, SD, SS, SP, SH ; line 2 ; [CH2001] : RC, SMT, BWS, MF, WPC, LPC, FPX, FPY ; line 2 ; [JP2000] : EC, BWS ; line 2 ; [NBC1995] : iPROC, RWS, GEF, CGX, CGY, BH, EC, bITE, HS, BL, HH, HL, CBD ; line 2 ; SSTORY1, ESTORY1, ADDX1, ADDY1, ... ; from line 3 |
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CODE: select a code to be applied to wind load calculation = IBC2000, UBC1997, ANSI1982, NBC1995, EURO1992, BS6399 SFX: scale factor applied to X-direction in GCS SFY: scale factor applied to Y-direction in GCS DESC: brief description
In the case of [KS1992] EC: exposure category : 'A', 'B', 'C' {B} BWS: basic wind speed (unitless) {30} PC: wind pressure coefficient {1.4}
In the case of [JP1987] PRF: wind pressure reduction factor {0} WPC: wind pressure coefficient {0}
In the case of [UBC1997] EC: exposure category : 'B', 'C', 'D' {B} BWS: basic wind speed (unitless) {80mile/h} IF: importance factor {1} PC: wind pressure coefficient {1.3}
In the case of [ANSI1982] EC: exposure category: 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' {A} BWS: basic wind speed (unitless) {80mile/h} IF: importance factor {1} WC: Windward wind pressure coefficient {0.8} LC: Leeward wind pressure coefficient {0.5}
In the case of [KS2000] EC: exposure category: 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' {B} GF: Gust factor BWS: basic wind speed (unitless) {30} IR: importance factor HROOF: average roof height KZT: wind speed scale factor for topography HZT: vertical height for wind speed factor
In the case of [IBC2000] iPROC: calculation method for wind load = 1: Simplified Procedure = 2 : Analytical Procedure EC: exposure category: ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, {B} GFX: Gust Factor X GFY: Gust Factor Y BWS: basic wind speed {30mile/h} IF: importance factor {1.0} HROOF: mean roof height WF: wind directionality factor iRIG: structural rigidity = 0 : Rigid Structure = 1 : Flexible Structure
In the case of [EURO1992] iPROC: calculation method for wind load = 1: Simplified Method = 2 : Detailed Method RC: roughness category: ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, {1} RWS: reference wind speed {24.5m/sec} SCC: size coefficient FORC: force coefficient FRIC: friction coefficient TOPO: topography coefficient GRF: gust response factor
In the case of [BS6399(97) ]iPROC: calculation method for wind load = 1: Standard Method = 2 : Directional Method SC: site category (COUNTRY /TOWN) KB: building type factor {1} VB: basic wind speed {24m/sec} HO: mean roof height X: separation of building CF: friction drag coefficient SD: closet diatance to sea DTdistance to town edge SA: altitude factor: SD: directional factor SS: seasonal factor SP: probability factor SH: topographic increment
In the case of [CH2001] RC: roughness category : ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, {A} SMT: structural meterial type = ST: Steel = SW: Steel + Infilled Wall = RC: RC BWS: basic wind pressure MF: modification factor for WPC: windward pressure coefficient LPC: leeward pressure coefficient FPX: fundamental period of the structure in the X-direction FPY: fundamental period of the structure in the Y-direction
In the case of [JP2000] EC: exposure category : ‘¥°’, ‘¥±’, ‘¥²’, ‘¥³’, {¥°} BWS: basic wind speed {32m/sec}
In the case of [NBC1995] iPROC: calculation method for wind load = 1: Simple Procedure = 2 : Detailed Procedure RWS: reference wind speed {30m/sec} GEF: Gust factor (Simple Procedure) CGX: Gust factor (Detailed Procedure) CGY: Gust factor (Detailed Procedure) BH: building height EC: exposure category : ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, {A} BITE: option to consider the wind speed scale factor according to to pography {NO} HS: hill shape = 2DR : 2-D Ridge or Valley (mountain) = 2DE : 2-D Escarpment (slope) = 3DA : 3-D Axisym. Hill (hill) BL: building location - building location in case 2-D Escarpment HH: hill height - height of the hill or the difference in elevation between the crest of the hill and that of the terrain surrounding the upstream HL: hill length - distance upwind of the crest to where the ground elevation is half the height of the hill CBD: crest-building distance SSTORY1: start story for applying additional wind load ESTORY1: end story for applying additional wind load ADDX1: additional wind load in the global X-direction ADDY1: additional wind load in the global Y-direction |
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*SEIS (Static Seismic Loads)) |
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Equivalent Static Seismic Loads |
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; CODE=CODE, SFX, SFY, ECCX, ECCY, DESC ; line 1 ; [KS1992] : SPT, EA, IF, PAX, PAY, PCX, PCY, RMFX, RMFY ; line 2 ; [UBC1991] : SPT, ZF, IF, PAX, PAY, PCX, PCY, NCX, NCY ; line 2 ; [UBC1997] : SPT, ZF, SST, CD, IF, PX, PY, NCX, NCY ; line 2 ; [ATC306] : SPC, EPV, PAX, PAY, PCX, PCY, RMFX, RMFY ; line 2; [KS2000] : SPT, EA, IF, PAX, PAY, PCX, PCY, RMFX, RMFY ; line 2 ; [JIS] : SPT, EA, SF, PAX, PAY, PCX, PCY, RMFX, RMFY ; line 2 ; [IBC2000] : SDC, SC, MS, M1, IF, PX, PY, PCX, PCY, RMFX, RMFY ; line 2 ; [EURO1996]: S, QO, KD, KR, KW, ALPHA, FPX, FPY ; line 2 ; [CH2001] : NSC, SFI, SC, ST, DR, EQ, bMM, FPX FPY ; line 2 ; [NBC1995] : ZVR, AZ, VZ, IF, FF, PAX, PAY, PCX, PCY, FMFX, FMFY ; line 2 ; SSTORY1, ESTORY1, ADDX1, ADDY1, ... ; from line 3 |
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CODE: select a code to be applied to seismic load calculation = IBC2000, UBC1997, UBC1991, ATC306, NBC1995, EURO1996 SFX: scale factor applied to X-direction in GCS SFY: scale factor applied to Y-direction in GCS ECCX: accidental eccentricity torsion induced by the story seismic load in the X-direction in GCS = POS: counter-clockwise = NEG: clockwise ECCY: accidental eccentricity torsion induced by the story seismic load in the Y-direction in GCS = POS: counter-clockwise = NEG: clockwise DESC: brief description
In the case of [KS1992] SPT: soil profile type (= 1.0, 1.2, 1.5) {S2(1.2)} EA: earthquake area factor (= 0.08, 0.12) {Area2(0.12)} IF: importance factor (= 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.5) {1.2} PAX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PAY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PCX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the code {0} PCY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the code {0} RMFX: response modification coefficient in X-direction {6} RMFY: response modification coefficient in Y-direction {6}
In the case of [UBC1991] SPT: soil profile type (= 1.0, 1.2, 1.5) {S1(1.0)} ZF: seismic zone factor (= 0.075, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) {0.075} IF: importance factor (= 1.0, 1.25) {1.0} PAX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PAY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PCX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the code {0} PCY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the code {0} NCX: ductility coefficient : numerical coefficients representative of the inherent overstrength and global ductility capacity of a lateral force resisting system in the X-direction NCY: ductility coefficient : numerical coefficients representative of the inherent overstrength and global ductility capacity of a lateral force resisting system in the Y-direction In the case of [UBC1997] SPT: soil profile type (= Sa, Sb, Sc, Sd, Se, Sf) {Sa} ZF: seismic zone factor (= 0.075, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) {0.075} SST: seismic source type {A} CD: closest distance to known seismic source {10 KM} IF: importance factor PX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis PY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis NCX: ductility coefficient : numerical coefficient relative to structural ductility and over-strength in the X-direction NCY: ductility coefficient : numerical coefficient relative to structural ductility and over-strength in the Y-direction
In the case of [ATC306] SPC: soil profile coefficient{0} EPV: effective peak velocity{0} PAX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PAY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PCX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the code {0} PCY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the code {0} RMFX: response modification factor in X-direction RMFY: response modification factor in Y-direction
In the case of [KS2000] SPT: soil profile type (= 1.0, 1.2, 1.5) {S2(1.2)} EA: earthquake area factor (= 0.07, 0.11) {Area1(0.11)} IF: importance factor (= 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.5) {1.2} PAX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PAY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PCX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the code {0} PCY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the code {0} RMFX: response modification coefficient in X-direction {6} RMFY: response modification coefficient in Y-direction {6}
In the case of [JIS] SPT: soil period {0.6sec (¥±)} EA: seismic zone factor SF: base shear factor PAX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PAY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the eigenvalue analysis {0} PCX: natural period in the X-direction obtained by the code {0} PCY: natural period in the Y-direction obtained by the code {0} RMFX: response modification coefficient in X-direction RMFY: response modification coefficient in Y-direction
In the case of [IBC2000] SDC: seismic design categories : ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’, {A} SC: soil class : ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’, {A} MS: mapped spectral response acceleration at short periods {0.25} M1: mapped spectral response acceleration at 1 second periods {0.1} IF: Importance factor {1.0} PX, PY: natural period obtained by eigenvalue analysis PCX, PCY: natural period obtained by the formula in the code RMFX, RMFY: response modification coefficient
In the case of [EURO1996] S: soil class {A(1.0)} QO: basic behavior factor based on structure type {5.0} KD: ductility class {High (1.00)} KR: elevation regularity {Regular (1.00)} KW: failure mode factor {1} ALPHA: ratio of design ground acceleration to gravity acceleration FPX, FPY: fundamental period
In the case of [CH2001] NSC: near source category {1} SFI: seis. fortification intensity {6(0.05g)} SC: site class {1} ST: structure type = RSM: RC or Steel Multistory =IFM: Interior Framed Multistory = TSB: Tall Steel Building (JGJ99-98) = ETC: Etc DR: damping ratio EQ: Earthquake frequency = FREQUENT: frequent earthquake (weak) = SCARCE: scarce earthquake (strong) Bmm: whether or not masonry structure type is applied : masonry multistory, framed 1st story, interior frame - exterior masonry structure FPX, FPY: fundamental period
In the case of [NBC1995] ZVR: zonal velocity ratio {0.05} AZ: acceleration zone : acceleration related seismic zone{1} IF: importance factor {1} FF: foundation factor {1} PAX, PAY: natural period obtained by eigenvalue analysis PCX, PCY: natural period obtained by the formula in the code FMFX, FMFY: force modification factor for each direction
SSTORY1: start story of additional seismic load to be applied ESTORY1: end story of additional seismic load to be applied ADDX1: additional seismic load value in the X-direction in GCS ADDY1: additional seismic load value in the Y-direction in GCS |
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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 |
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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 ; T Y P E = P O I N T ; ... ; 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 coordinat 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 DESC: brief discription 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} DESC: brief description |
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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 |
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NAME: name of the load case of the time history function DESC: brief descriptionn 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} iMODE1: mode number {0} DAMPING1: damping coefficient for each mode {0} DALL: damping coefficient used for all the modes {0} |
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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 |
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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, |
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THIS: selects the time history analysis condition
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 |
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Producing time history analysis resuits in graohs relative to time (displacements, member forces and stresses in truss/beam elements |
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; NAME, iENTITY, iFTYPE, iSTYPE, iPOS, iCOMP, bALL, iSEL, iOPT, |
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1. Common items NAME: name of the graphic output function of the time history analysis results iENTITY: node number of a truss/ beam element iFTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced = 2 : Displacement = 3 : Truss Force/Stress = 4 : Beam Force/Stress
2. In the case of Displacement iSTYPE: type of the time history analysis results to be produced in a graph = 1 : Displ. (displacement) = 2 : Vel. (velocity) = 3 : Accel. (acceleration) iPOS: {1} iCOMP: direction component of the displacement = 1 : DX = 2 : DY = 3 : DZ = 4 : RX = 5 : RY = 6 : RZ bALL: selects the Modes, which will be reflected in the time history calculation = YES: All Modes = NO: One Mode iSEL: selected Mode iOPT: {0}
3. In the case of Truss Force/Stress iSTYPE: 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 iCOMP: member force or stress component = 1 : FX SX iOPT: {0}
4. In the case of Beam Force/Stress iSTYPE: 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 = 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) iOPT: option to combine Axial = 0 : do not consider = 1 : consider |
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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, ; 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 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, ; 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 iNODE1: 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 ) |
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The supports when calculating the max moment using the traffic load ina continuous beam |
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; ELEM_LIST, |
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ELEM_LIST: element number |
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*LSUPPORT2 (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, ; 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 conbining concentrated traffic loads and traffic lane loads uniformly distributed traffic lane load [force/length] {0} concentrated traffic moving load {0} concentrated traffic moving load used to calculate bending moment {0} : 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, , DESC ; 1st line ;.VCLASS1, SCALE1, iMIN1, iMAX1, LANE11, LANE12, ... ; 2nd line ; ,.VCLASSn, SCALEn, iMINn, iMAXn, LANEn1 LANEn2, ... ; th 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} 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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*SEQUENCE-WZD |
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Defining the formation of elements and application times of loads in construction stages of a structure |
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; *SEQUENCE-WZD, LCNAME, DURATION, AGE ; STEP=NO1, DLSTORY1 ; line 1 ; iTYPE1, MATL1, MSTORY1, ... ; from line 2 ; ALOAD=LCNAME ; from here, additional dead load ; SDAY1, STORY1, ... ; MATL : ALL, STEEL, CONC, SRC, USER ; iTYPE=1 ; MATL : iMAT ; iTYPE=2 |
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LCNAME: unit load condition applied in the construction stage analysis DURATION: duration of the construction stage [day] AGE: initial member age of the element [day] STEP: construction stage NO1: sequential number of the construction stage DLSTORY1: the highest story to which the construction load is applied iTYPE1: method of defining the element formation in a specific construction stage = 1: Material Type = 2: Material Name 1. iTYPE = In case of 1 MATL1: material applied in the construction load = ALL = STEEL = CONC = SRC = USER 2. iTYPE = In case of 2 MATL1: material number defined
ALOAD: applied load LCNAME: unit load condition applied to the additional load SDAY1: start time at which the additional load is applied STORY1: the highest story to which the additonal load is applied |
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*COMPBOXLC (Load Cases for Pre-composite Section) |
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Entering pre-composie 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 |
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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 constrction 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 boundart conditions within a corresponding construction stage DBNDR: defining inactive boundary condition groups |
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*HINGE-TYPE (Time Dependent Material) |
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Defining types of plastic hinges for pushover analysis |
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; NAME=NAME, TYPE ; 1st line (TYPE=AXIAL,MOMENT,SHEAR, PMM) ; NAME=NAME, TYPE, HTYPE, bSYMMETRIC ; 1st line (TYPE=USER) ; B1P, B2P (, B1N, B2N) ; 2nd line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=AXIAL, PMM, TORSION) ; B1P, B2P, B3P, B4P(, B1N, B2N, B3N, B4N) ; 2nd line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=MOMENT, SHEAR) ; C1P, C2P (, C1N, C2N) ; 3rd line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=AXIAL, PMM, TORSION) ; C1P, C2P, C3P, C4P (, C1N, C2N, C3N, C4N) ; 3rd line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=MOMENT, SHEAR) ; D1P, D2P (, D1N, D2N) ; 4th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=AXIAL, PMM, TORSION) ; D1P, D2P, D3P, D4P (, D1N, D2N, D3N, D4N) ; 4th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=AXIAL, PMM, TORSION) ; E1P, E2P (, E1N, E2N) ; 5th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=AXIAL, PMM, TORSION) ; E1P, E2P, E3P, E4P (, E1N, E2N, E3N, E4N) ; 5th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=AXIAL, PMM, TORSION) ; IOP, LSP, CPP (, ION, LSN, CPN) ; 6th line (TYPE=USER) ; bUSECALC (, YFP, YFN, YDP, YDN) ; 7th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=AXIAL) ; bUSECALC (, YMYP, PMYN, YMZP, YMZN, YRYPYRYN, YRZP, YRZN) 7th line (TYPE=USE; R, HTYPE=MOMENT, PMM) ; bUSECALC (, YFYP, YFYN, YFZP, YFZN, YRYP, YRYN, YRZP, YRZN) ; 7th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=SHEAR) ; bUSECALC (, YTP, YTN, TRP, YRN) ; 7th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=TORSION) ; IMETHOD,ALPHA ; 8th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=PMM, USECALC=TRUE) ; IMETHOD, ALPHA, PMAX, bSYMMETRIC ; 8th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=PMM, bUSECALC=FALSE) ; R01C1, R01C2, R01C3(, R01C4, R01C5) ; 9th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=PMM, bUSECALC=FALSE) ; ... ; ... ; R11C1, R11C2, R11C3 (, R11C4, R11C5) ; 19th line (TYPE=USER, HTYPE=PMM, bUSECALC=FALSE) |
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1. In the case of AXIAL, MOMENT, SHEAR, PMM NAME: name of plastic hinge TYPE: type of plastic hinge 2. In the case of USER NAME: name of plastic hinge TYPE: type of plastic hinge {USER} HTYPE: user-defined type of plastic hinge bSYMMETRIC: whether the hinge properties are symmetrical B, C, D, E: input location of plastic hinge data P: Positive N: Negative IO: Immediate Occupancy LS: Life Safety CP: Collapse Prevention YF: Yield Force YD: Yield Displacement YM: Yield Moments YR: Yield Rotation YT: Yield Torsion IMETHOD: apply the Bresler Interpolation method to the P-M interaction diagrams ALPHA: = 1 : linear = 2 : elliptic bUSECALC: whether to automatically calculate the input value of the section data |
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*HINGE-ASSIGN (Assign Pushover Hinges) |
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Assigning defined hinge properties to each element |
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; ELEM_LIST, HINGE_TYPE, LOCATION |
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ELEM_LIST: element number HINGE_TYPE: type of assigned hinge LOCATION: location of the hinge in the element |
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*INITIAL-LOAD (Initial Load) |
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Initial load assigned before executing pushover analysis |
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; LCNAME1, FACT1, LCNAME2, FACT2, ? : from line |
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LCNAME1 : unit load condition FACT1 : load modulus |
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*POLDCASE (Pushover Load Cases) |
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Assigning load conditions for pushover analysis |
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NAME=NAME, DESC ; 1st line ; CTRL_OPT, DISPL ; 2nd line (CTRL_OPT=GLOBAL) ; CTRL_OPT, MNODE, DIR, DISPL ; 2nd line (CTRL_OPT=MNODE) ; ANAL_OPT, bUSEINILOAD, LOAD_PATTERN ; 3rd line ; DIR, SCALE ; 4th line (LOAD_PATTERN=UNIFORM) ; MODE, SCALE ; 4th line (LOAD_PATTERN=MODE) ; LCNAME1, SCALE1, LCNAME2, SCALE2, ... ; from 4th line (LOAD_PATTERN=STATIC) |
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NAME: name of unit load condition DESC: brief description CTRL_OPT: assigning method of the target displacement 1. In the case when the Control Option is GLOBAL DISPL: max moving displacement 2. In the case when the Control Option is MNODE MNODE: number for the main node DIR: direction of the moving displacement DISPL: max moving displacement
ANAL_OPT: conditon of pushover analysis bUSEINILOAD: assigning method of the initial load LOAD_PATTERN: assign load type (size ratio) 1. In the case when the Load Pattern is UNIFORM DIR: direction of the load SCALE: scale factor 2. In the case when the Load Pattern is MODE MODE: natural frequency mode SCALE: scale factor 3. In the case when the Load Pattern is STATIC LCNAME1: name of the unit load SCALE1: scale factor |
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PUSHOVER-CTRL (Pushover Analysis Control Data ) |
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Assign the analysis conditons for pushover analysis |
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; iMAXINUM, iMAXITER, TOL |
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iMAXINUM: number of steps to the target displacement iMAXITER: max iteration TOL: convergence tolerance |
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ADDITIONAL-STEP (Additional Steps for Pushover Analysis) |
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Assign the location of a specific step where the user wishes to check the results |
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; STEP1, RATIO1, STEP2, RATIO2, ... ; from line 1 |
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STEP1: initial step required to determine the location of the additional step RATIO1: distance ratio from the initial step |
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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 constrution 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 construction stage = 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 boundart 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 strucure has deformed = ORIGINAL: applying the boundary conditions at the original locations of the strucural nodes
DBNDR: inactivation of boundary group conditions = BGROUP1: boundary conditon 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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*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, 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 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: auto rotational DOF constratint 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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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 |
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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, PLATE, , FRAME, ,.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 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 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 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 stess 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 ¢¥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
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, ; line 1 ; bINC-NLA, iMAXITER, bENEG, EV, bDISP, DV, bFORC, FV ; line 2 ; bINC-TDE, bCNS, TYPE, iITER, TOL, ; line 3 ; bOUCC, bITS, iITS, bATS, iT10, iT100, iT1K, iT5K, iT10K ; line 4 |
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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 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 : option to consider creep and shrinkage when reflecting the tension force loss in tendons (YES/NO) {NO} : option to apply the change of modulus of elasticity of concrete based on member ages (YES/NO) {NO} : 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 |
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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 strenths 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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* refer to Section |
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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 ; 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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*DGN-STEEL (Steel Design Code) |
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Select the design code to apply for the strength verification of steel members and specify the lateral bracing condition of the structure's horizontal members (beams and girders |
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; CODE, bBRACED, bSPSEIS, iCLASS |
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CODE: Steel design code { AISC-LRFD93 } = AISC-LRFD 2k & 93 = AISC-ASD89 = BS5950-90 = Eurocode3 = CSA-S16-01 = AISI-CFSD86 bBRACED: Specify the lateral brace condition to the horizontal members (beams and girders) of the structure to be designed (YES/NO){NO} bSPSEIS: whether to apply the Special Provisions for Seismic Design according to GBJ17-88 Code iCLASS: earthquake resistance grade when the Special Provisions for Seismic Design according to GBJ17-88 Code = 0: Grade -1 = 1: Grade-2 = 2: Grade-3 = 3: Grade-4 safety grade of the structure when not applied = 0: Level 1 (Strategic) = 1: Level 2 (Primary) = 2: Level 3 (Secondary) |
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*DGN-CONC (Concrete Design Code) |
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Determine the applicable design code and the applicability of special provisions for seismic design for the design of or the strength verification for RC members |
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; CODE, bSPECIAL, PHI-B, PHI-T, PHI-C1, PHI-C2, PHI-V, RHOW, RHOC, RHOR, KIND ; line 1 ; TLF, SLF ; line 2 ; COMB1, COMB2, COMB3, ... |
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CODE: RC design code { ACI318-02 } = ACI318-02/99/95/89 = CSA-A23.3-94 = BS8110-97 = Eurocode2 bSPECIAL: Option to apply the special provisions for seismic design (YES/NO){NO} PHI-B: Strength reduction factor for pure flexure or flexure + axial tension {0.85} PHI-T: Strength reduction factor for axial tension {0.85} PHI-C1: Strength reduction factor for spirally reinforced columns subjected to axial compression or flexure + axial compression {0.75} PHI-C2: Strength reduction factor for tied columns subjected to axial compression or flexure + axial compression {0.7} PHI-V: Strength reduction factor for shear {0.8} RHOW: Limiting maximum rebar ratio for shear wall members {0.04} RHOC: Limiting maximum rebar ratio for column members {0.03} RHOR: Limiting maximum rebar ratio for brace members {0.03} KIND: design methods for Column and Brace according to AIJ-WSD99 Code 0 = method 1 (by N+My, N+Mz) 1 = method 2 (by fixed N, combined My, Mz) 2 = method 3 (by rotated Neutral Axis) |
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*DGN-SRC (SRC Design Code) |
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Enter the design code applicable for strength verification of SRC (Steel-Reinforced Concrete composite) members |
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; CODE, iMATERIAL, bSPSEIC, iCLASS |
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CODE: SRC design code {SSRC79} IMATERIAL: material type = 0 : SRC bSPSEIC: whether to apply the Special Provisions for Seismic Design according to JGJ138-01 Code iCLASS: whether to apply the Special Provisions for Seismic Design according to JGJ138-01 Code = 0: Grade-1 = 1: Grade-2 = 2: Grade-3 = 3: Grade-4 safety grade of the structure when not applied = 0: Level 1 (Strategic) = 1: Level 2 (Primary) = 2: Level 3 (Secondary) |
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*CB-FACTOR (Bending Coefficient) |
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Bending Coefficient required for calculating the allowable bending stress or the design strength of the compression flange subjected to the bending moment about the strong axis (y-axis) |
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; ELEM_LIST, bAUTOCALC, CB |
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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} CB: bending coefficient {1} |
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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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*CV-FACTOR (Shear Coefficient) |
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Shear coefficient |
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; ELEM_LIST, bAUTOCALC, CV |
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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} CV: shear coefficient |
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*DFN-ALLOWABLE (SpecifyAllowable Stress) |
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Enter the allowable stress coefficients if user may wish to define the allowable stresses |
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; ELEM_LIST, FA, FT, FBy, FBz, FV |
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ELEM_LIST : element number FA: Allowable compression stress coefficient for the compressive force along the member's axial direction {0.5} FT: Allowable tension stress coefficient for the tensile force along the member's axial direction {0.6} FBy: Allowable bending stress coefficient for the bending moment about the member's strong axis {0.6} FBz: Allowable bending stress coefficient for the bending moment about the member's weak axis {0.6} FV: Allowable shear stress coefficient for the shear force {0.4} |
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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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*REDUCTION ( Modify Live Load Reduction Factor) |
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Reduction factor of the live loads acting on the relevant columns, shear walls or footings when calculating the required axial strength |
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; ELEM_LIST, FACTOR |
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ELEM_LIST: element number FACTOR: Live load reduction factor {1} |
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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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*STIFFENER (Longitudinal Stiffener of Box Section) |
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The spacings and size of transversal/longitudinal stiffeners for box sections |
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; iSEC, ASTF, BSTF, TSTF, iNOy, iNOz |
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iSEC: Section property number for the box member for which the strength is be verified ASTF: Spacing of the transverse stiffeners BSTF: Width of the longitudinal stiffener TSTF: Thickness of the longitudinal stiffener iNOy: Number of panels on the flange side separated by the longitudinal stiffeners {2} iNOz: Number of panels on the web side separated by the longitudinal stiffeners {2} |
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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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*DGNCRITERIA (Design Criteria of Rebar) |
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Enter the standard sizes of main and sub-rebars used in the design of beam, column and brace members.Also, enter the standard sizes and spacing for vertical and horizontal rebars used in the design of shear wall members. |
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; STIR, SIDE, DT, DB, MAIN1, MAIN2, MAIN3, MAIN4 MAIN5, iSRBN ; line 1 - beam ; STIR, DO, MAIN1, MAIN2, MAIN3, MAIN4, MAIN5 iSRBN ; line 2 - column ; STIR, DO, MAIN1, MAIN2, MAIN3, MAIN4, MAIN5 iSRBN ; line 3 - brace ; END, HORZ, DE, DW, VERT1, VERT2, VERT3, VERT4, VERT5 ; line 4 - wall ; DIST1, DIST2, DIST3, iMETHOD, bBEND ; line 5 - spacing1 ; HORZ, VERT1, VERT2, VERT3, ..., VERT50 ; line 6 - spacing2 |
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1. For Beam Design STIR: Standard sizes for transverse reinforcing bars in beam design {D10} SIDE: Standard sizes for side bars, used for bar placing. Beam strength is not affected {D13} DT: Distance between the center of the main rebars in the top layer of the top bars and the top surface of the section {0} DB: Distance between the center of the main rebars in the lower layer of the bottom bars and the bottom surface of the section {0} MAIN1: Main rebar standard sizes for the design of beam members {D22} iSRBN: Number of shear reinforcement legs 2. For Column Design STIR: Standard sizes for tie bars used in column design {D10} DO: Distance between the center of the main rebars and the perimeter surface of the section {0} MAIN1: Main rebar standard sizes for the design of column members {D22} iSRBN: the number of layers in the stirrup rebars 3. For Brace Design STIR: Standard sizes for tie bars used in brace design {D10} DO: Distance between the center of the main rebars and the perimeter surface of the section {0} MAIN1: Main rebar standard sizes for the design of brace members {D22} * If d0 is not entered (ie. 0), the program uses the larger of 2.5?(63.5mm) and H/10, but not exceeding 3 inches 4. For Shear Wall Design END: The minimum standard size to be used for end rebars for shear wall design {D10} HORZ: Standard size for horizontal rebars used in shear wall design {D10} DE: Distance from the end of the shear wall member to the center of the first row of the vertical rebars (or end rebars) {0} DW: Distance between the center of the end vertical rebars and the end of the shear wall {0} VERT1: Standard sizes for vertical rebars used in shear wall design {D13} Spacing1 DIST1: Spacing of end rebars in the case of 4 end rebars {0.3M} DIST2: Spacing of end rebars in the case of 6 end rebars {0.15M} DIST3: Spacing of end rebars in the case of 8 end rebars {0.1M} iMETHOD: The method of designing shear walls considering end rebars {1} = 1: Method-1 = 2: Method-2 = 3: Method-3 = 4: Method-4 bBEND: Determine whether to design the wall for a bending moment about the weak axis (YES/NO){NO} Spacing2 HORZ: Spacing of horizonal rebars {0} VERT1: Spacing of vertical rebars {0} * If the values dw and de are not entered (in case where they are 0), 2 inches (5.08cm) are automatically used. |
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*REBAR-BEAM (Modify Beam Section Data) |
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Enter the section dimensions and rebar data for RC beam members for strength verification |
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; iSEC, SBARNAME, DT, DB ; line1 ; iTIARR, iTIRB1, iTIRB2, TINAME, iBIARR, iBIRB1 iBIRB2, BINAME, ISPACE, iISRBN ; line 2 ; iTMARR, iTMRB1, iTMRB2, TMNAME, iBMARR, iBMRB1, iBMRB2, BMNAME, MSPACE, iMSRBN ; line 3 ; iTJARR, iTJRB1, iTJRB2, TJNAME, iBJARR, iBJRB1, iBJRB2, BJNAME, JSPACE, iJSRBN ; line 4 |
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iSEC: property number of the beam members SBARNAME : Standard sizes of the stirrup rebar DT: Distance between the center of the top main rebars in the upper layer and the top surface of the section {0} DB: Distance between the center of the bottom main rebars in the lower layer and the bottom surface of the section {0} iTIARR: Top rebar data at node i of the beam members {1} = 1: one layer = 2: two layers iTIARB1: Number of top rebars in the upper layer at node i iTIARB2: Number of top rebars in the lower layer at node i TINAME: Standard sizes of the top rebar iBIARR: Bottom rebar data at node i of the beam members {1} = 1: one layer = 2: two layers iBIRB1: Number of bottom rebars in the upper layer at node i iBIRB2: Number of bottom rebars in the lower layer at node i BINAME: Standard sizes of the bottom rebar ISPACE: Spacing of stirrup bars iISRBN: the number of layers of the stirrup rebars in the i node section * line3 and line4 each shows the rebar information of the Middle, J end. The form is the same as line2, so therefore omitted * when using the initial value ??as the cover thickness, the value automatically calculated within the program will be used in the element design and strength inspection |
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*REBAR-COLUMN (Modify Column Section Data) |
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Enter the section dimensions and rebar data for RC column members for strength verification. |
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; iSEC, HOOP, RBNAME, iNQRB, iNROW, DO, SRBNAME, SPACE, iSRBN |
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iSEC: property number of the column members HOOP : the type of hoop rebars {Tied} = TIED = SPIRAL RBNAME: Standard sizes of the main rebar iNQRB: Number of vertical rebars placed in the column section iNROW: Number of rows of vertical rebars placed in the column section DO: Distance between the center of the main rebars and the perimeter surface of the section {0} SRBNAME: Standard sizes of the hoop rebar SPACE: Spacing of hoop rebars iSRBN: the number of layers in the stirrup rebars in the arrangement section * when using the initial value ??as the cover thickness, the value automatically calculated within the program will be used in the element design and strength inspection. |
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*REBAR-BRACE (Modify Brace Section Data) |
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Enter the section dimensions and rebar data for RC brace members for strength verification |
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; iSEC, HOOP, RBNAME, iNQRB, iNROW, DO, SRBNAME, SPACE, iSRBN |
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iSEC: property number of the brace members HOOP: the type of hoop rebars {Tied} = TIED = SPIRAL RBNAME: Standard sizes of the main rebar iNQRB: Number of vertical rebars placed in the brace section iNROW: Number of rows of vertical rebars placed in the brace section DO: Distance between the center of the main rebars and the surface of the section {0} SRBNAME: Standard sizes of the hoop rebar SPACE: Spacing of hoop rebars ISRBN: the number of layers in the stirrup rebars in the arrangement section * when using the initial value ??as the cover thickness, the value automatically calculated within the program will be used in the element design and strength inspection. |
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*REBAR-SRC (Modify SRC Section Data) |
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Enter the rebar data and SRC section data required to perform strength verification of Steel-Reinforced Concrete Composite Columns. |
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; iSEC, bCALC, SPACE, RBNAME, iNQRB, iNROW, DO, SRBNAME, SSPACE |
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iSEC: Section property number for which the SRC members bCALC: Select the option if the spacing of main rebars is to be auto-calculated in the program. (YES/NO){NO} SPACE: spacing of the main rebars RBNAME: the standard size of the main rebars iNQRB: the number of the main rebars iNROW: Number of main rebar rows in the SRC section. DO: Distance (cover thickness) from the center of the main rebars to the face of the concrete section {0} SRBNAME: Standard sizes of the stirrup rebar SSPACE: Spacing of stirrup rebars * Enter the cover thickness of the main rebars in the SRC section. If the cover thickness is not entered for the main rebars (do = 0), the program calculates as follows : do = MAX (Hc/10, Bc/10, 2.5) in ¡Â 3 in |
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*REBAR-WALL (Modify Wall Section Data) |
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Enter the design criteria for shear wall members- the standard rebar sizes, the rebar placement, the number of rebars, the thickness of the shear wall section, etc., for the stories assigned by the user for strength verification. |
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; iWID, STORY, bMODELTHK, THIK, VRBNAME, VRBSPACE, ERBNAME, ERBSPACE, iERBNUM, HRBNAME, HRBSPACE, DW, DE |
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iWID: Shear wall ID number STORY: The story Names from which the design data are applicable bMODELTHK: Select the option if the thickness of the shear wall member is to be applied. (YES/NO){NO} THIK: Thickness of the shear wall member VRBNAME: the standard rebar size of the vertical rebars in the shear wall member VRBSPACE: the spacing of the vertical rebars in the shear wall member ERBNAME: the standard size of the end rebars ERBSPACE: the spacing size of the end rebars iERBNUM: the number of end rebars HRBNAME: the standard rebar size of the horizontal rebars in the shear wall member HRBSPACE: the spacing of the horizontal rebars in the shear wall member DE: Distance from the end of the shear wall member to the center of the first row of the vertical rebars {0} DW: Distance from the center of the the end vertical rebars to the end of the shear wall {0} * when using the initial value ??as the cover thickness, the value automatically calculated within the program will be used in the element design and strength inspection |
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*WALLMARK (Modify Wall Mark Data) |
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Group names or individual names for the purpose of classification of shear walls for automatic design or strength verification |
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; MARKNAME, WID_LIST |
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MARKNAME: Group or individual name that classifies the shear wall members WID_LIST : List of shear wall member numbers |
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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 (cooresponding 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 ¡Ø 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 fuctions 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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*COLUMN-SHORTENING (Column Shortening ) |
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Produce graphs for column shortening of a highrise structure resulting from a construction stage analysis |
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; NAME, X, Y, TOL, DISP-TYPE, CONST-STAGE |
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NAME: the name of the graph X, Y: the location of the column in the global coordinates X & Y TOL: the allowable tolerance DISP-TYPE: type of displacement CONST-STAGE: displacement resulting from a 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 thi |