Synthetic description of the Model

 

<h2>General views</h2>

 

VIEWISOPXPYPZ VIEWISOMXMYPZ

Two views of the model

 

<h2>Generality</h2>

 

The model has XNUMNODEX nodes, XNUMTRUSSX truss elements, XNUMBEAMX beam elements, XNUMMEMBERX membrane elements, XNUMPLATEX plate elements (and of those XNUMTHINPLATEX are thin plate elements and XNUMTHICKPLATEX are thick plate elements, while XNUMWINKTHINPLATEX are Winkler-soil thin plate elements and XNUMWINKTHICKPLATEX are Winkler soli thick plate elements), XNUMSOLIDX solid elements and XNUMSPRINGX spring elements, XNUMROTSPRINGX rotational and XNUMTRASSPRINGX traslational. The model uses XNUMSUPERELEMX superelemens (sets of aligned beam elements, stability-checked as one element).

 

There are XNOFFSETX rigid beam offsets. End releases are applied to XNUMRELEASEDEXTX extremities of beam elements, so that a total number of XNUMDOFRELEASEDX degrees of freedom are released. There are XNUMSEMIRIGIDEXTX springs related to semi-rigid joints (one for each semi-rigid flexural plane). The minimum distance between the nodes of the model is XMINDISTNODEX  mm. The total number of degrees of freedom is XNUMDOFSX. XNUMCONSTRAINEDNODESX nodes are somehow constrained, and of those XNUMCLAMPX are clamped (fully fixed).

 

The center of truss, beam, plate, membrane and solid elements (considering their ideal weight, also keeping into account possible rigid offsets) is in the point having coordinates P(XXGSTRUCTX, XYGSTRUCTX, XZGSTRUCTX).

 

The following table summarizes some important data referring to the model

 

XSTRUCTTABLEX

to understand the meaning of the symbols used, please look at the description of the Symbols.

 

<h2>Masses</h2>

The following table summarizes the masses (in pertinent force units) applied to the model, and their inertia moment to global reference axes (X, Y, Z):

 

XMASSTABLEX

<h2>Materials</h2>

In this model the following materials have been used for elements:

 

XMATTABLEX

The previous table lists main data of the materials used: for the meaning of the symbols used, please refer to the Symbols page.

 

<h2>Cross-sections</h2>

The following section lists all the relevant data of each cross-section inside the model. For the meaning of the symbols used, please refer to the Symbols page.

 

XCROSSSECTIONTABLEX

 

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