Force & Stress Table

Check the internal forces and stresses of plane-stress elements from the analysis results in a spreadsheet format table.

Table Tool in midas Gen offers a variety of powerful 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 Results > Tables > Result Tables > Plane Stress > Force & Stress.

From the Main Menu select Results > Tables > Result Tables > Plane Stress > Force(Local).

From the Main Menu select Results > Tables > Result Tables > Plane Stress > Force(Global).

From the Main Menu select Results > Tables > Result Tables > Plane Stress > Stress(Local).

From the Main Menu select Results > Tables > Result Tables > Plane Stress > Stress(Global).

(Refer to "Plane/Plate Stresses")

Upon executing the Plane Stress > Force & Stress Table function, Records Activation Dialog prompts. Click after selecting the output entities such as nodes or elements, loading conditions, construction stages, etc.

Note
Refer to Results Table of "Usage of Table Tool" for the usage of Records Activation Dialog.

Refer to Usage of Table Tool and check the following data:

Plane Force (Local/Global)

Elem: Element number

Load: Unit load case/combination

Step: Load Steps for material nonlinear analysis

Node: Node number

Fx: Axial force in the element's local x-direction

Fy: Axial force in the element's local y-direction

FX: Element's internal force in GCS X-direction

FY: Element's internal force in GCS Y-direction

FZ: Element's internal force in GCS Z-direction

Plane Stress (UCS)

Elem: Element number

Load: Unit load case/combination

Step: Load Step for material nonlinear analysis

Node: Node number

Sig-xx: Axial stress in GCS X-direction

Sig-yy: Axial stress in GCS Y-direction

Sig-xy: Shear stress in GCS X-Y plane

Sig-Max: Maximum principal stress

Sig-Min: Minimum principal stress

ANG: Angle formed by the GCS X-axis and the axis of the maximum principal stress vector

Sig-EFF: Effective stress (von-Mises Stress)

Max-Shear: Maximum shear stress (Tresca Stress)

Plane Stress (Local)

Elem: Element number

Load: Load case/combination

Step: Load Step for material nonlinear analysis

Node: Node number

Part: Top or Bot. of plate element in ECS z-axis direction

Sig-XX: Axial stress in the element's local x-direction

Sig-YY: Axial stress in the element's local y-direction

Sig-ZZ: Axial stress in the element's local z-direction

Sig-XY: Shear stress in the element's local x-y plane

Sig-YZ: Shear stress in the element's local y-z plane

Sig-XZ: Shear stress in the element's local x-z plane

Sig-Max: Maximum principal stress

Sig-Min: Minimum principal stress

Angle: Angle formed by the element's local x-axis and the axis of the maximum principal stress vector

Sig-EFF: Effective stress (von-Mises Stress)

Note
For the method of calculating principal stresses, effective stresses and maximum shear stresses for each load combination type, refer to the explanations at the bottom of the Combinations page.