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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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After clicking on 'Properties> Materials' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Material. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter. |
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| 1 | 🖱️ Click the three-dots on the first cell of the Name and click Import Material. |
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| 2 | 🖱️ Import following materials from OpenBrIM Library
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| 3 | 🖱️ Assign a Stress-Strain model to both Fc_4ksi and Fc_4ksiforDeck by clicking the three-dots and selecting Edit. |
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| 4 | 🖱️ Select Stress/Strain model as Mander Concrete |  |
| 5 | 🖱️ Click Save |
| 6 | 🖱️ Repeat the same steps from 4 to 6 for A615_60 and select Stress/Strain model as Bilinear Steel |  |
| 7 | 🖱️ Define a new material manually as RigidMaterial. |
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| 8 | 🖱️ Copy and paste the data below for the RigidMaterial. | |
| 9 | 🖱️ Define a new material manually as FcCube_NoStiffness. |
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| 10 | 🖱️ Copy and paste the data below for the FcCube_NoStiffness. | |
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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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Completed material definitions The completed materials are illustrated below. |
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Follow the below steps to import a material from the database. |
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Go to Properties/Materials.
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In 1st row, click-three-dots icon under Name and click Import Material.
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- Material Type > Steel.
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From Database drop-down, select Steel Material DB (US).
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Select Category as Structural Steel.
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Select Asset as A709_50.
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Click Import.
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Check the imported material placed in 1st row including the mechanical properties.
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- Material Type > Concrete.
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From Database drop-down, select Concrete Material DB (US).
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Select Category as Cube.
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Select Asset as FcCube_4ksi.
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Click Import.
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Check the change in Materials data spreadsheet.
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Check the Steel column and Concrete column for the material type-specific properties.
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| 1 | Go to any column of steel/concete material row. |
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| 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. | -20221006-135104.png?version=1&modificationDate=1665064272811&cacheVersion=1&api=v2) |
| 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. | -20221006-135349.png?version=1&modificationDate=1665064441898&cacheVersion=1&api=v2) |
| 9 | From Stress-Strain Model drop-down, select Mander Concrete. | |
| 10 | Click Save. | 11 | Example (custom material): |
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To view the entire procedure explained on this page, please watch the recorded Video below. |