Function
- Check the cable efficiency in a spreadsheet table format.
- Table Tool in midas Civil offers a variety of powerful, built-in functions. Refer to Usage of Table Tool for detailed directions.
Call
From the main menu, select [Results] tab > [Type : Analysis result] > [Table] group > [Result Tables] > [Cable] > [Cable Efficiency]
Input
Upon executing Cable > Cable efficiency Table, Records Activation Dialog is displayed. Click OK after selecting the output entities such as nodes or elements, loading conditions, construction stages, etc. Click Cancel to display a table for all, this may take a long time to display.
Refer to Results Table of "Usage of Table Tool" for a description on how to use the Records Activation Dialog.
Refer to Usage of Table Tool and check the following data:
Elem : ID number of elements
Node I : Node ID number at Section I
Node J : Node ID number at Section J
Load : Load condition
Chord Length : Length of the chord
E x A : Axial rigidity (Modulus of elasticity) x (cross-sectional area of the cable)
Weight : Total weight of the cable
Tension : Cable tension
E x A (mod) : Modified axial rigidity, x Modulus of elasticity x cross-sectional area of the cable
Efficiency : Cable efficiency
where, G = Total weight of the cable
L = Length of the chord
H = Horizontal component of cable tension T
Ec = Modulus of elasticity
Ac = Cross sectional area of the cable
α = Angle of the cable