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Follow the next steps to define temperature loads. |
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Go to Loads/Temperature Load/Uniform Temperature Load.
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There are two cases for expansion and contraction. For expansion,
Select Bridge, and Stage as TUExpStage.
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Specify Temperature Change from Mean as 40F.
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For contraction, go to the 2nd row. Select Bridge, and Stage as TUContrStage.
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Specify Temperature Change from Mean as -40F.
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Name these two cases as TU_Exp and TU_Contr, respectively.
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Go to Uniform Temperature Load under Temperature Load on the tree view.
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Copy related General from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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After clicking on ‘Loading> Loads> Temperature Load> Uniform Temperature Load' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Temperature Load. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter. |
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| 7 | To model all the uniform temperature loads, copy the data below and paste the parameters into the first cell in OpenBrIM spreadsheet. Refer to the quick tip for an easy guide on how to perform the copy operation. After completing the copy, proceed to the next step to verify the model. | |||||||||||
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The completed uniform temperature loads are illustrated below. Please verify that you have the same model on your end by examining each view provided here. For more information on how to perform visual checks, refer to the quick tips. |
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To view the entire procedure explained on this page, please watch the recorded Video below. |