Temperature Gradient Table

Enter or modify the temperature differences between the tops and bottoms of beam or plate elements 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 > Temperature Gradient.

Select Structure Tables > Static Loads > Temperature Gradient in the Tables tab of the Tree Menu.

 (Refer to "Temperature Gradient")

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

Elem: Element (number) to which a temperature gradient is applied

LoadCase: Unit load case associated with temperature gradients

Type: Beam or plate element

Tz: Temperature difference between the two extremities of an element in local z-direction

Use Section Hz: Option to use the thickness of a plate element or the sectional dimension of a beam element for the distance

between the two faces in the element local z-direction

Hz: Distance between the two extremities of an element in the local z-direction specified by the user (when Use Section = 'No')

Ty: Temperature difference between the two extremities of an element in the local y-direction

Use Section Hy: Option to use the sectional dimension of a beam element for the distance between the two faces in the

element the local y-direction

Hy: Distance between the two extremities of an element in the local y-direction specified by the user (when Use Section Hy =

'No')

Group: Name of Load Group