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ID:
Section number
Type:
Type of section definition
Shape:
Symbol for section shape
Name:
Material name
Area:
Cross sectional area
Asy:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local y-direction
Asz:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local z-direction
Ixx:
Torsional Resistance about the element's local x-axis
Iyy:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local y-axis
Izz:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local z-axis
Cyp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)y-direction
Cym:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)y-direction
Czp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)z-direction
Czm:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)z-direction
Qyb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local z-direction
Qzb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local y-direction
Peri.(Out):
Total exterior perimeter length of a section
Peri.(In):
Inside perimeter length of a hollow section
DB/User tab
ID:
Section number
Name:
Section name
Shape:
Symbol for sectional shape
DB:
DB Name of Standard specifications
Section:
Section name in DB
Offset:
Location of section centroid
CC type:
Cold formed section type
Built-Up:
Distinction between Rolled Section and Built-Up Section
Size 1 ~
Size 6: Main dimensions of steel section
Area:
Cross sectional area
Asy:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local y-direction
Asz:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local z-direction
Ixx:
Torsional Resistance about the element's local x-axis
Iyy:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local y-axis
Izz:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local z-axis
Cyp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)y-direction
Cym:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)y-direction
Czp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)z-direction
Czm:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)z-direction
Qyb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local z-direction
Qzb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local y-direction
Peri.(Out):
Total exterior perimeter length of a section
Peri.(In):
Inside perimeter length of a hollow section
Value tab
ID:
Section number
Shape:
Symbol for sectional shape
Name:
Section name
Offset:
Location of section centroid
Built-Up:
Distinction between Rolled Section and Built-Up Section
Size 1 ~
Size 6: Main dimensions of steel section
Area:
Cross sectional area
Asy:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local y-direction
Asz:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local z-direction
Ixx:
Torsional Resistance about the element's local x-axis
Iyy:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local y-axis
Izz:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local z-axis
Cyp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)y-direction
Cym:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)y-direction
Czp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)z-direction
Czm:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)z-direction
Qyb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local z-direction
Qzb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local y-direction
Peri.(Out):
Total exterior perimeter length of a section
Peri.(In):
Inside perimeter length of a hollow section
SRC tab
ID:
Section number
Shape:
Symbol for sectional shape
RBO:
Rect-Box-Open
RBC:
Rect-Box-Close
RPO:
Rect-Pipe-Open
RPC:
Rect-Pipe-Close
CBO:
Circle-Box-Open
CBC:
Circle-Box-Close
CPO:
Circle-Pipe-Open
CPC:
Circle-Pipe-Close
EBC:
SRC-Box
EPC:
SRC-Pipe
RIB:
Rect-I Beam
CIB:
Circle-I Beam
Name:
Section name
SteelDB: DB name of Standard specifications
Steel Name:
Section name of steel
Steel Built-Up:
Distinction between Rolled Section and Built-Up Section
Steel Size
1 ~ Size 6: Main dimensions of steel section
Concrete
Size 1 ~ Size 2: Main dimensions of concrete section
Material
Elasticity: Modulus of Elasticity Ratio of steel relative to concrete
(Es/Ec)
Material
Density: Specific Weight (Density) Ratio of steel relative to concrete
(Ds/Dc)
Material
Ps: Poisson's Ratio for steel
Material
Pc: Poisson's Ratio for concrete
Material
Replace: Assign Steel to be the reference when calculating stiffness
of a composite section
Note
MIDAS/Gen converts concrete section into equivalent steel for SRC section stiffness calculation.
Area:
Cross sectional area
Asy:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local y-direction
Asz:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local z-direction
Ixx:
Torsional Resistance about the element's local x-axis
Iyy:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local y-axis
Izz:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local z-axis
Cyp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)y-direction
Cym:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)y-direction
Czp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)z-direction
Czm:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)z-direction
Qyb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local z-direction
Qzb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local y-direction
Peri.(Out):
Total exterior perimeter length of a section
Peri.(In):
Inside perimeter length of a hollow section
Combined tab
ID:
Section number
Shape:
Symbol for sectional shape
Name:
Section name
DB:
DB name of standard specifications
First Name:
Name of the 1st unit section constituting the combined section
First Size
1 ~ Size 5: Main dimensions of the 1st unit section
Second Name:
Name of the 2nd unit section constituting the combined section
Second Size
1 ~ Size 4: Main dimensions of the 2nd unit section
Area:
Cross sectional area
Asy:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local y-direction
Asz:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local z-direction
Ixx:
Torsional Resistance about the element's local x-axis
Iyy:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local y-axis
Izz:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local z-axis
Cyp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)y-direction
Cym:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)y-direction
Czp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)z-direction
Czm:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)z-direction
Qyb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local z-direction
Qzb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local y-direction
Peri.(Out):
Total exterior perimeter length of a section
Peri.(In):
Inside perimeter length of a hollow section
Tapered tab
ID:
Section number
Shape:
Symbol for sectional shape
Name:
Section name
DB:
DB name of standard specifications
Sect-i Name:
Section name of i-section
Sect-i Size
1 ~ Size 6: Main dimensions of the i-unit section
Sect-j Name:
Section name of j-section
Sect-j Size
1 ~ Size 6: Main dimensions of the j-unit section
Y variation:
Method of variation for Moment of Inertia about the element's local y-axis
Z variation:
Method of variation for Moment of Inertia about the element's local z-axis
Area:
Cross sectional area
Asy:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local y-direction
Asz:
Effective Shear Area resisting shear force in the element's local z-direction
Ixx:
Torsional Resistance about the element's local x-axis
Iyy:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local y-axis
Izz:
Moment of Inertia about the element's local z-axis
Cyp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)y-direction
Cym:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)y-direction
Czp:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (+)z-direction
Czm:
Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element
in the local (-)z-direction
Qyb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local z-direction
Qzb:
Shear Coefficient for the shear force applied in the element's local y-direction
Peri.(Out):
Total exterior perimeter length of a section
Peri.(In):
Inside perimeter length of a hollow section
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