Function
- General link element forces of time history analysis results are tabulated in a Spread Sheet format.
- Table Tool in midas Civil offers a variety of powerful built-in functions. Refer to Usage of Table Tool for detail directions:
Call
From the main menu, select [Results] tab > [Type : Time History Analysis] > [Table] group > [Result Tables] > [Time History Analysis] > [General Link]
Input
Upon executing the Inelastic Hinge > General Link Table function, Records Activation Dialog prompts. Click OK after selecting time history loading conditions for output. Clicking OK will display the forces for all the loading conditions, and it may take long depending upon cases.
Refer to Results Table of "Usage of Table Tool" for the usage of Records Activation Dialog.
Please refer to the usage instructions of Table Tool to check the following data.
General Link (Force) Tables
No. : General link element number
Load : Output condition for time history analysis results
Max : Maximum value (+)
Min : Minimum value (-)
All : Absolute maximum value
Node : Connectivity node number of General Link Element
Force : Maximum/minimum member forces occurred in the corresponding General Link.
Axial : Axial force in ECS x-direction
Shear - y : Shear force in ECS y- direction
Shear - z : Shear force in ECS z- direction
Torsion : Torsional moment about ECS x-axis
Moment - y : Bending moment about ECS y-axis
Moment - z : Bending moment about ECS z-axis
Time/Step : Time at which the member force occurred