Detailed results

To request a detailed result:

• Select the relevant bars/ cutlines or surfaces.
  If you select multiple bars (or cutlines), they must be colinear. If you select multiple surfaces, they must lie in the same plane.
• Click on .
  The following dialogue appears.

For bars (beams, columns and cut lines) – general

• On the left, select the load group or load combination for which you want to see the results.
• Below that, you’ll see all icons for the results in surfaces.
  Only the buttons for which results are available, can be pressed in.
  Specify the results for which you want to see the graphs.
• Above the graphs you will see the bar, the numbers of the end points and the bar’s length.
• Drag the slider to the desired position to see the results in a particular location. You can also enter a distance below the slider. The slider will then jump to this position.
• The determining combination (minimum and maximum combination) for envelop values can be shown or hidden using the buttons and .
• By default, the detailed results are show according to the Results configuration.
  But using the pull-down list, you can easily select a different configuration.
  Read here how you can add, change and remove configurations.

The following rules apply to each of the graphs:

• The values in the mesh points are deducted using FEM. Average results are determined by linear interpolation.
• Extreme values with a positive or negative sign are given to the right from each graph.
• The units are mentoined at the top of the dialogue.

For bars (beams, columns and cut lines)- relative deformation

• Select the deflection result .
• Check the option . Two graphs will be added to the dialogue.

• Existing supports or auto-recognized fixed points (such as a wall or a column) become red points by default.
• The span to calculate the relative deflection equals the distance between those red points.
• Red points can be turned into black (non-fixed) points, by clicking on them and visa versa.
• You can show the mesh points using the check box . Multiple black points appear in the total deflection line. Also these points can be clicked so they change into red points.
• Below the total deflection, you see the linear and relative deformation.
  • The linear deformation is the chord that connects the deformations at the red fixed points.
  • The relative deformation equals the total deformation minus the linear deformation.
    Since the span (= the length between the red points) is known to Diamonds, the relative deformation is indicated as L/xxx below it.

Remarks:

• For beams, δ_y deflections in the global results window correspond with local δ_z‘ results in the detailed window.
• For cutlines, δ_y deflections in the global results window correspond with global δ_y results in the detailed window.
• In case of deflections according to the local y-axis δ_y’, Diamonds will split them accordingly.
• Thicking the option will display the angular rotations, only for beams.
• A print or print preview can be made with and . Relative deflection cannot be included in the report manager .

For surfaces (slabs, plates and walls) – general

• On the left, select the load group or load combination for which you want to see the results.
• Below that, you’ll see all icons for the results in surfaces.
  Only the buttons for which results are available, can be pressed in.
• By default, the detailed results are show according to the Results configuration.
  But using the pull-down list, you can easily select a different configuration.
  Read here how you can add, change and remove configurations.
• Move your mouse somewhere within the perimeter of the plate.
  The relative coordinates of the point for which you are requesting the results and the results themselves are displayed at the bottom of the dialogue.
• The sliders do the same thing as moving the mouse.
  They can be moved to the desired position to see the results at that specific location.
  You can also enter a distance below the sliders, the slider will then jump to this distance.
• For préslabs, plates bearing in one or two direction, the optimal h_opt and minimal plate thickness h_min are given at the bottom of the dialogue.
  • h_opt is calculated using a steel strain of 10‰ and a compressive strain in concrete of 3,5‰
  • h_min is calculated using a steel strain corresponding to the point where the steel has just reached the yielding strength and a compressive strain in concrete of 3,5‰
• For reinforcement in plates, you can see three possible results:
  • A_inf,UGT (or A_sup,UGT): the required reinforcement to comply ULS
  • A_inf,TOT (or A_sup,TOT): the required reinforcement to comply ULS and SLS, but also the minimum reinforcement and the practical reinforcement.
  • A_inf (or A_sup): in case A_inf,ULS= A_inf,TOT (or A_sup,ULS=A_sup,TOT)

All the results, including the deformations and reactions (both for beams and slabs), are always presented according to the local coordinate system.

You can print the detailed results using . You can rotate the representation of the surface 90° by clicking .
The determining combination (minimum and maximum combination) for envelop values can be shown or hidden using the buttons and .

A practical application of the detailed results, is showing the reinforcement amounts in a surface as a grid.