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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.

Output parameters

Icon Type Name Description
UnitNumberUnit Number Force Per Length TreeForce XElement in-plane Forces in Local 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 Forces in Local 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 Forces in Local 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 Shears in Local 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 Shears in Local 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 Moments around Local Element 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 Moments around Local Element 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 Moments around Local Element 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 Moments (Mx + sgn(Mx)·|Mxy|) around Local Element 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 Moments (My + sgn(My)·|Mxy|) around Local Element 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