Floor Loads Table

Apply or modify a floor load onto beam or wall elements within a closed zone on a plane in a spreadsheet format table.

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

Usage of Table Tool

Terminology

Familiarize with Usage

Basic directions (Cell motion, selection, size control, etc.)

Data manipulation (Add, delete, modify data, etc.)

Copy/Paste data using clipboard

Supplementary Table functions

Table Sorting

Table format setting

Auto-fit column width

Graph printing

Supplementary functions by Table types

Node/Element Table

Results Table

From the Main Menu select Load > Load Tables > Floor Loads.

Select Structure Tables > Static Loads > Element Floor Loads in the Tables tab of the Tree Menu.

Shortcut key: [Ctrl]+[Shift]+O

(Refer to Define Floor Load Type, Assign Floor Loads)

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

Load Type: Floor Load Type defined by Define Floor Load Type

Distribution Type: Load distribution method (one-way, two-way distribution)

Load Angle: Angle formed by the straight line connecting the 1st node to the 2nd node defining the loaded area and the load

distribution direction

Sub Beam No: Number of sub-beams

Sub Beam Angle: Angle formed by the straight line connecting the 1st node to the 2nd node defining the loaded area and the

sub-beam direction

Unit Self Weight: Self-weight per unit length of a sub-beam

Load Direction: Loading direction of the floor load (Floor plate local coordinate system and GCS)

Projection: Select whether or not the floor load is to be projected

Nodes for Loading Area: Node numbers defining a closed area loaded by a floor load

Description: Enter a short description

Group: Name of Load Group