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Element 2D Forces and Moments

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Element 2D Forces and Moments

Description

2D Projected Force and Moment result values

Note: This is a dropdown component and input/output may vary depending on the selected dropdown

Input parameters

Icon Type Name Description
ResultParamResult ListResultResult
ListParamListElement/Member filter ListFilter the Elements or Members by list. (by default 'all')
Element/Member list should take the form:
1 11 to 20 step 2 P1 not (G1 to G6 step 3) P11 not (PA PB1 PS2 PM3 PA4 M1)
Refer to help file for definition of lists and full vocabulary.
IntegerParamIntegerAxisStandard Axis: Global (0), Local (-1), Natural (-2), Default (-10), XElevation (-11), YElevation (-12), GlobalCylindrical (-13), Vertical (-14)

Output parameters

Icon Type Name Description
UnitNumberUnit Number Force Per Length TreeForce XElement in-plane Force in X-direction
+ve in plane force resultant: tensile
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes
UnitNumberUnit Number Force Per Length TreeForce YElement in-plane Force in Y-direction
+ve in plane force resultant: tensile
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes
UnitNumberUnit Number Force Per Length TreeForce ZElement in-plane Force in XY-direction
+ve in plane force resultant: tensile
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes
UnitNumberUnit Number Force Per Length TreeShear XElement through thickness Shear in XZ-plane
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes
UnitNumberUnit Number Force Per Length TreeShear YElement through thickness Shear in YZ-plane
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes
UnitNumberUnit Number Force TreeMoment XElement Moment around X-axis
+ve moments correspond to +ve stress on the top (eg. Mx +ve if top Sxx +ve)
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes
UnitNumberUnit Number Force TreeMoment YElement Moment around Y-axis
+ve moments correspond to +ve stress on the top (eg. Mx +ve if top Sxx +ve)
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes
UnitNumberUnit Number Force TreeMoment XYElement Moment around XY-axis
+ve moments correspond to +ve stress on the top (eg. Mx +ve if top Sxx +ve)
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes
UnitNumberUnit Number Force TreeWood-Armer XElement Wood-Armer Moment (Mx + sgn(Mx)·|Mxy|) around X-axis
+ve moments correspond to +ve stress on the top (eg. Mx +ve if top Sxx +ve)
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes
UnitNumberUnit Number Force TreeWood-Armer YElement Wood-Armer Moment (My + sgn(My)·|Mxy|) around Y-axis
+ve moments correspond to +ve stress on the top (eg. Mx +ve if top Sxx +ve)
DataTree organised as { CaseID ; Permutation ; ElementID }
fx. {1;2;3} is Case 1, Permutation 2, Element 3, where each
branch contains a list of results in the following order:
Vertex(1), Vertex(2), ..., Vertex(i), Centre
Element results are NOT averaged at nodes