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home: software: pcaMats v6.51: input/output
input/output
Material Properties
- Rectangular grid layout that defines the slab mesh is easily input
- Slab geometry is created by graphically applying element thicknesses to the grid system
- All nodes and elements automatically numbered
Structure Geometry
- Graphically define the slab geometry
- Graphically apply material properties, boundary conditions, and loads
- Basic grid system defined by entering the grid-line coordinates with possibility of generating equally-spaced grid-lines
- Finite element mesh is generated by graphically applying element thicknesses to the grid system
- All input parameters are entered in databases using dialog boxes
Loads - Selfweight automatically computed
- Concentrated Line, Uniform, and Area loads
- Line moments and Concentrated moments
- Up to six basic load cases
- Up to 225 load combinations
Analysis Design - Displacements in X Y and Z directions
- Reactions at the supports and restrained nodes
- Plate internal forces
- Soil Pressure
- Pile reaction
Output
- View results in text and graphical format prior to printing
- Contour plots for deflections, pressures and moments
- Selective printing allowing printing of results for all or user-selected nodes, members, and load combinations
- Echo of input data
- Generated finite element mesh data
- Nodal displacements and rotations
- Nodal spring displacement and reaction
- Soil displacement and pressure
- Element nodal moments including rectangular, torsional and principal moments
- Nodal displacement envelopes for all service level load combinations
- Spring displacement and reaction envelopes
- Soil displacement and pressure envelopes
- Element moment envelopes
- Design moment envelopes with required area of reinforcing steel
Views - Fast graphical interface that displays the molded mesh at all times for verification
- Graphical image displaying node and element numbers, grid lines and wall boundaries
- Ability to zoom and translate the graphical image
- User controlled screen color setting for different elements
- Contour plots for the results
Design Parameters
- Minimum and maximum horizontal and vertical reinforcement ratios
- Number of reinforcement layers
- Reinforcing bar details
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