General
Standard
Specify a standard for nominal sizes.
Section
Shape
The available section
shapes are as below:
PHC Pile
Section
Define the section
size of the structural element.
Section
Data
Section
Specify the cross-sectional
dimensions-D and tw.
Stiffness
Calculation
Area
Cross-sectional area.
Ix
Moment of inertia about
the local x-axis.
Iy
Moment of inertia about
the local y-axis.
Iz
Moment of inertia about
the local z-axis.
Zy
Effective shear area
in the local y-direction.
Zz
Effective shear area
in the local z-direction.
Ry
Radius of gyration
about the local y-axis.
Rz
Radius of gyration
about the local z-axis.
Material
Material
Type
Select
material for the selected Element Type and Section Shape. The material
properties can be modified under the Material Data tab.
The
available material types are as below:
User
Defined
Material
Data
Specify the material properties for the element
type. The properties may vary with a change in the shape.
Properties
Modulus
of Elasticity
The slope of the stress-strain
line for a linear isotropic material.
Poisson’s
Ratio
The ratio of the radial (or lateral) strain
to the vertical strain.
Unit
Weight
The weight of material
per unit volume.
Thermal
Coefficient
The relative change
of a physical property when the temperature is changed by 1 K.
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