# Beam Forces and Moments

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Beam Forces and Moments

# Description

Element1D 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
ResultParam Result List Result Result
ListParam List Element filter list Filter the Elements by list. (by default 'all')
Element 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.
IntegerParam Integer Intermediate Points Number of intermediate equidistant points (default 3)

# Output parameters

Icon Type Name Description
UnitNumber Unit Number Force Tree Force X * Element Axial Forces in Local Element X-direction.
+ve axial forces are tensile
UnitNumber Unit Number Force Tree Force Y * Element Shear Forces in Local Element Y-direction.
+ve axial forces are tensile
UnitNumber Unit Number Force Tree Force Z * Element Shear Forces in Local Element Z-direction.
+ve axial forces are tensile
UnitNumber Unit Number Force Tree Force |XYZ| * Total |YZ| Element Shear Forces.
UnitNumber Unit Number Moment Tree Moment XX * Element Torsional Moments around Local Element X-axis.
Moments follow the right hand grip rule
UnitNumber Unit Number Moment Tree Moment YY * Element Bending Moments around Local Element Y-axis.
Moments follow the right hand grip rule
UnitNumber Unit Number Moment Tree Moment ZZ * Element Bending Moments around Local Element Z-axis.
Moments follow the right hand grip rule
UnitNumber Unit Number Moment Tree Moment |YYZZ| * Total |YYZZ| Element Bending Moments.

* 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 per element position.