Material Table

Enter or modify material properties for elements of Materials in a spreadsheet format Table.

Table Tool in midas 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 Properties > Table > Property Tables > Material.

Shortcut key : [Ctrl]+[Alt]+L

(Refer to "Material")

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

ID: Material number

Name: Material name

Type: Material type

Code: Standard material specifications

Code Name: Specific material specifications

Elasticity (Force/Area): Modulus of Elasticity

Poisson: Poisson's ratio

Thermal(1/[T] ): Thermal expansion coefficient

Density (Force/Length3): Weight per unit volume

Sp. Heat (BTU/Force•[T] ): The ratio of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a body 1° to the thermal energy

required to raise an equal mass of water 1°

Heat Conduction (BTU/Length•Time•[T]: Conduction Coefficient

The property of a material to conduct heat in the form of thermal energy.

Conduction is the process by which heat flows within a medium or between different mediums in direct contact. The energy is

transmitted by molecular communication.

Material Type: Select Isotropic or Orthotropic material type.

Note1
If SRC materials are entered, RC data are saved in the Code2 and Code Name 2 fields.

Note2
When Orthotropic is selected as User Defined material type, (Shear Mod_xy, _yz, _xz), (Elastic_y, Elastic_z), (Poission_xy, Poassion_yz) and (Thermal_y, Thermal_z) can be separately defined in y & z direction of Element Coordinate System.