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Displaying the stress on members

SCIA Engineer calculates various stress components for each member. Simple stress is given here considering neither code checks nor stability check (buckling, lateral-torsional buckling).

Normal

Normal stress in the member.

Shear

Shear stress in the member.

von Mises

Von Mises (or equivalent) stress in the member.

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Fatigue

The stress variation between the maximum and minimum stress in each fibre for the selected load cases or combinations.

Kappa

The stress ratio. This ratio is used in some fatigue check rules (e.g. DIN).
The procedure for displaying of stress

  1. Open service Results.

  2. Select function Member stress (just click the function, do not open it by double-clicking).

  3. Adjust the parameters of the function (see Note below).

  4. If required, redraw the screen using button Redraw in the Property window.

  5. Review the results.

The procedure for displaying of stress in Preview window

  1. Open service Results.

  2. Select function Member stress (just click the function, do not open it by double-clicking).

  3. Adjust the parameters of the function (see Note below).

  4. Use function Print / Preview data to create a table in the Preview window.

    1. either use menu function File > Print data > Print / Preview data,

    2. or use function Print data > Print / Preview data on toolbar Project.

  5. Review the results.

Note: More information about display settings for results may be found in chapter Opening the service Results and Displaying the internal forces.

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