Displaying the internal forces

The procedure to display diagrams of internal forces
  1. Open service Results.

  2. Select function Internal forces on beams.

  3. Select 1D members for the display of results.

  4. Select the required type of loads.

  5. Adjust the diagram style.

  6. Set other display parameters.

  7. If necessary, regenerate the diagrams.

Display parameters for diagrams of internal forces

Extreme

Specifies the position on diagrams where numerical values are attached.

Coordinate system

Specifies whether the components are evaluated in principal or local axes of 1D members.

Values

Specifies the values, i.e. the components, which are displayed. Either one or multiple components can be displayed at a time.

Drawing setup

It is possible to adjust the style of the diagrams. Read chapter Adjusting the style of result diagrams.

Section

Defines whether the diagram is drawn for defined sections or only for end-sections on the 1D member.

 

Extreme

The individual options for parameter Extreme are explained below.

No

The values of calculated results are displayed in every drawn section. For a load case result, there is just one value for each section. However, in the case of envelope combinations, there are as many values displayed in each section as there are load cases in the combination.

Section

The values of calculated results are displayed in every drawn section. Both for load case and combination only one value (extreme section value) is displayed in each section.

Local

The values of calculated results are displayed for every local extreme of a member. It means, if the distribution is smooth along the member, there is just one local minimum and one local maximum per member. If the result quantity undergoes step changes or has several inflexion points along the member, there are several local extremes per a member.

Member

The values of calculated results are displayed for the extreme sections of each member..

Interval

The diagrams are displayed only for those intervals of a member where the result quantity falls within the specified interval.

Cross-section

The values of calculated results are displayed only in the extreme sections for each type of cross-section..

Global

The values of calculated results are displayed only in the global extreme sections - i.e. there is just one minimum and one maximum displayed for the whole structure.

 

Coordinate system

Defines towards which coordinate system results should be related to

Member

Results are related to the Local coordinate system of the member

Principal

Results are related to the Principal axes system.

Remark: for symmetrical cross-sections Principal axes system is equal to Local coordinate system and therefore also displayed results are equal.

Values

Following values (components of internal forces) are available:

N - Normal force in the X-direction of the local coordinate system

V_y - Shear force in the Y-direction of the local coordinate system

V_z - Shear force in the Z-direction of the local coordinate system

M_x - Torsion moment about the X-axis of the local coordinate system

M_y - Bending moment about the Y-axis of the local coordinate system

M_z - Bending moment about Z-axis of the local coordinate system

V_r - Shear force level in the point between the plate and the rib

The shear force V_r is caclulated as V_r = V_z * Qy / Iy where Qy is statical moment of flange (slab) part about y-centroid axis of the rib and Iy is moment of inertia of the whole rib cross-section about its y-centroid axis.

In addition to that also option More components is available. This option allows to display more of the above mentioned components in the 3D scene at the same time.

 

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