Design forces
The Design forces design result shows the internal design forces and moments used for reinforced concrete design checks.
Design forces is available for:
- RC bar, RC shell longitudinal reinforcement, RC shell shear reinforcement
Result selection
To display Design forces results, first select the basis for the result:
- Load combinations – then select the specific load combination
- Load groups – then select the group type and the force or moment component to maximize – the governing combination for that component is generated automatically
In addition, select the force or moment component itself:
- for RC bar, the component N, Ty', Tz', Mt,SV, My' or Mz'
- for RC shell, longitudinal reinforcement, the component mx'/mr, my'/mt, nx'/nr or ny'/nt, each at bottom/top or max/min
- for RC shell, shear reinforcement, the component vEd or vEd,Red
When the basis is Load groups, the component selected here is the same one being maximized to generate the governing load combination.
Only the selections relevant to the chosen design result are shown.
Result display
Design forces use the Graph, Contour lines, Colour palette and Sections display types. For the RC bar, only the Graph and Colour palette display types are available.
Graph
Design forces for bar elements are displayed as a graph.
Design forces for shell elements are displayed as a graph.
Colour palette
Design forces for bar elements are displayed as a colour palette.
Design forces for shell elements are displayed as a colour palette.
Contour lines
Design forces for shell elements are displayed as contour lines.
Sections
Design forces for shell elements are displayed as sections.
