Story

Story is used to define the floor levels if the analysis model is a building. Because the positions of the stories are defined using the GCS Z-axis coordinates, the floor planes of the building must inevitably be parallel to GCS X-Y plane.

Story is used for the following purposes:

1. Assign wall combination numbers to the wall elements entered in the analysis model.

2. Define stories to apply the auto-calculated lateral forces as story forces. (Refer to "Wind Load" and "Static Seismic Load")

3. Consider automatically rigid diaphragm action and specify diaphragm masses at the relevant stories. (Refer to "Floor Diaphragm Masses")

4. After analysis, Story is used to classify and arrange results data such as story drifts, input loads and self-weights by stories. (Refer to "Story Drift", "Story Weight Table", "Story Load Table")

Data entry and results data related to Story

From the Main Menu select Model > Building > Story.

Select Geometry > Building > Story in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.

Shortcut key: [F10]

Use the Table Entry function to directly enter the story data in the Table or click .

Story Data dialog box

Ground Level

The ground level is expressed by the coordinate of the GCS Z-axis. The stories from the Base to the ground level are assumed as underground stories and designated as 'B1', 'B2'... during the auto-generation of story data.

Direct Entry Method of Story Data in Table

Refer to "Usage of Table Tool" in the Story Entry Table to enter the following data:
 

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

The command supplies 3 Table dialog boxes related to stories and the data entries for each dialog box are as follows :

Story tab

Name : Story name

Level : Story height (elevation)

Height : Floor to floor height

Floor Diaphragm : Assign Floor Rigid Diaphragm to the relevant story. This function constrains Dx, Dy and Rz to the relevant story.

Note 1

If “Do not consider” is selected for Floor Diaphragm and Membrane Type of wall is defined, Singular Warning message is displayed when the analysis is carried out. This is because Membrane Type of wall does not have out-of-plane stiffness. It can be resolved by changing the Membrane Type into Plate Type.

Note 2

If Floor Diaphragm is considered, all masses of the relevant story are lumped into Mass Center. The mass data lumped into Mass Center can be checked from Query> Story Mass Table.

Note 3

When a Support condition (3 translational degrees of freedom and 3 rotational degrees of freedom restrained) is assigned to a certain node on Floor Diaphragm, the degrees of freedom overlapping with Floor Diaphragm are automatically released.

Note 4

In case of stepped slabs, consider Floor Diaphragm to each slab and define Elastic Link-Rigid Type to the slab gap.

Wind tab

Name : Story name

Floor Width X-Dir. : Effective width of the building in X-axis, subjected to GCS Y-direction wind load

Floor Width Y-Dir. : Effective width of the building in Y-axis, subjected to GCS X-direction wind load

Floor Center Xc : Coordinate of the position in GCS X-direction, to which the wind load is applied

Floor Center Yc : Coordinate of the position in GCS Y-direction, to which the wind load is applied

Seismic tab

Name : Story name

Eccentricity X - Dir.

Accidental eccentricity distance in X-direction to calculate the accidental eccentricity moments due to the seismic loads at each story in GCS Y-direction when the equivalent static seismic load is calculated

Eccentricity Y - Dir.

Accidental eccentricity distance in Y-direction to calculate the accidental eccentricity moments due to the seismic loads at each story in GCS X-direction when the equivalent static seismic load is calculated

Method to auto-generate story data

Click to auto-generate the story, wind and seismic table data using the geometric data of the building.

Note
midas Gen auto-generates story data based on the entered nodal coordinates.

midas Gen assumes the Z-coordinates of all the entered nodes as story levels and includes them in the Selected List. Click before clicking to exclude the levels not required from the Selected List and move to the Unselected List.

                                                                       Story Data dialog box

When a static seismic load needs to be automatically calculated, check on the box to consider Accidental Eccentricity for torsional moment. The magnitude of the eccentricity is specified in percentage relative to a Plan Dimension.