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Force Table (Design Strip)

Function 

Displays design strip force results in a tabular format for the selected design strips, load cases, and load combinations.

 

Call

From the Main Menu 

select [Post Tension] tab > [Analysis] group > [Analysis Result Table] > [Force Table (Design Strip)]

 

Input

Records Activation Dialog

Design Strip:  Select the design strips for which the user wants to display force results.

All:  Select all available design strips.

None:  Clear the current design strip selection.

Inverse:  Select all unselected design strips and clear the currently selected ones.

Prev:  Restore the previous design strip selection.

Load case/Combination:  Select the load cases and load combinations for which you want to display force results.

Select Type: Choose the method used to filter design strips.

Add: Add the selected items to the current selection.

Delete: Remove the selected items from the current selection.

Replace: Replace the current selection with the selected items.

Intersect: Keep only the items that appear in both the current and selected sets.

Reset: Restore all selection settings to their default values.

OK: Generate the Design Strip Force Table using the selected settings.

Cancel: Close the dialog without generating the table.

 

Table: Result – [Design Strip Force]

The generated table includes the following force components for the selected design strip locations:

Design Strip: Identification number of the design strip from which the results are extracted.

Story: Story level that contains the design strip.

Dir.: Direction of the design strip.

Load: Selected Load case or load combination.

Span: Span associated with the design strip result location.

Design Section: Section along the design strip.

Axial (kips): Axial force along the design strip.

Shear-Y (kips): Shear force in the local y direction.

Shear-Z (kips): Shear force in the local z direction.

Torsion (in-kips): Torsional moment about the strip axis.

Moment-Y (in-kips): Bending moment about the local y-axis.

Moment-Z (in-kips): Bending moment about the local z-axis.

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