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title	Material Type

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Follow the below steps to import a material from the database.

1	Go to Properties/Materials.
2	In 1^st row, click-three-dots icon under Name and click Import Material.
3	Material Type > Steel.
4	From Database drop-down, select Steel Material Database (US).
5	Select Category as Structural Steel.
6	Select Asset as A709_50.
7	Click Import.
8	Check the imported material placed in 1^st row including the mechanical properties.
9	Material Type > Concrete.
10	From Database drop-down, select Concrete Material Database (US).
11	Select Category as Cube.
12	Select Asset as FcCube_4ksi.
13	Click Import.
14	Check the change in Materials data spreadsheet.
15	Check the Steel column and Concrete column for the material type-specific properties.

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title	Stress-Strain Model

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Follow the below steps to include a rigid material definition.

1	Go to any column of steel/concete material row.
2	Click on three-dots icon of any cell of the row. Select Edit MaterialName.
3	Edit for reinforcing steel:
4	Select from Type drop-down as Reinforcing Steel.
5	From Stress-Strain Model drop-down, select Bilinear Steel.
6	Click Save.
7	Edit for concrete materials,.
8	Select from Type drop-down as Concrete.
9	From Stress-Strain Model drop-down, select Mander Concrete.
10	Click Save.
11	Example (custom material):

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Follow the next steps to set material definitions to be used in this bridge example.

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Go to Properties/Materials.

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In 1^st row, click-three-dots icon under Name and click Import Material.

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Import following materials from OpenBrIM Library:

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Define a new material named “RigidMaterial”.

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Copy the data below.

Code Block
RigidMaterial 29000.0000 0.3000 11153.8462 0.0000 6.0000 concrete

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Paste copied data .

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Completed material definitions are illustrated below.

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