Settlement Group

For analyses considering support settlement loads in bridge structures, specify settlement groups within which supports settle simultaneously.

From the Main Menu select Load > Settlement Analysis Data > Settlement Group.

Select Settlement Analysis Data > Settlement Group in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.

Group Name
Enter the name of a support settlement group.

Settlement Displacement
Enter the magnitude of the settled displacement for supports.

Node List
Enter the supports to be included in the support settlement group.

The supports can be directly entered or selected in the model.

Add the data entered in Group Name, Settlement Displacement and Node List in the support settlement group list.

Modify the contents of a support settlement group entered in the list.

Delete a support settlement group entered in the list.