Internal Forces and Moments |
  
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Internal Forces and Moments |
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The program outputs internal forces and moments at designated stations along the member length. You may specify the number of segments ranging from 1 to 127 for member output by running the command Analysis > Analysis Options. For smooth moment and shear diagrams, the program may add extra segments.
The following figure shows the positive direction of the internal forces and moments of members.
Forces |
Moments |
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Axial Force Vx |
Torsion Mx |
Major Shear Vy |
Major Moment Mz |
Minor Shear Vz |
Minor Moment My |
The following figure is an alternative way to show the positive direction of the internal shears and moments on the local xy and xz planes.
Moment & shear on the local xy plane |
Moment & shear on the local xz plane |
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