Creep
Creep effects in AdSec can be visualised and applied in different parts of the application, depending on whether you are exploring material behaviour or defining an analysis task.
It is important to distinguish between visualising creep and including creep in the analysis.
Visualising creep behaviour
In the Materials tab, you can visualise the effect of creep on the SLS stress–strain curve.
This is done by:
- Enabling the SLS long-term curve, and
- Adjusting the creep coefficient
This allows you to see how creep modifies the shape of the stress–strain response for a material.
[Note] Adjusting the creep coefficient in the Materials tab is for visualisation purposes only.
Changing the creep coefficient here does not include creep effects in the structural analysis. It only affects how the SLS stress–strain curve is displayed.
Including creep in the analysis
To account for creep in the analysis results, creep must be defined at the analysis task level.
To include creep in the analysis:
- Navigate to Sections.
- Open the Analysis tab.
- Select or create an analysis task.
- Set the load term to Long-term (or Intermediate, if available).
- Define the creep coefficient for the task.
Only when creep is defined as part of an analysis task will creep effects be included in the calculated results.
Video overview
The following video provides a visual overview of creep in AdSec:
Note
This video provides a visual overview of creep in AdSec. It may have been recorded using an earlier version of AdSec, so some details may differ from the version you have installed.