Surface Load [EX1-SIG]

After clicking on ‘Loading> Loads> Surface Load' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Surface Load. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter.

Surface Load

Surface Load [SIG]

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🖱️ Click the three-dots icon on the Surface cell, and then set LS1.

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🖱️ Click three-dots icon on Stage cell and select a Construction Stage as FutureWearingStage.

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🖱️ Keep the Fx and Fy as default.

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🖱️ Enter the Fz as 0.03.

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🖱️ Keep the Mx, My and Mz as default.

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🖱️ Click the three-dots icon on the Element cell, and then set Deck.

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🖱️ Set name as FutureWearLoad.

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When the steps are completed, the shared screenshot displayed in the adjacent cell should be visible in the FEA view of OpenBrIM.

You can refer to the Quick Tip below to learn how the loading displayed in the screenshot is viewed.

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Quick Tip: Learn how to show Loading

Click on the arrow button above the Analysis button located in the upper-left corner of the OpenBrIM screen.

Click on the FEA button on the screen that opens up.

Click on the first button on the screen that opens up and Click on the Loading button.

Click on the third button and in the opened window, select the construction stage for which you want to see the loading.

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To model all the surface load, 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.

Quick Tip: Learn how to Copy inputs to OpenBrIM Copy the desired data with the automatic copy button in the upper left corner. Click on the first cell in and use the Ctrl+V shortcut to paste. If icon won’t appear, collapse page tree menu by clicking on arrow or using shortcut “[”. While pasting large data, it would be handy to turn of Auto-refresh .

Surface Load
General FutureWearLoad LS1 FutureWearingStage 0.0000 0.0000 0.0300 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Deck SIPLoad LS1 SIPFormworkStage 0.0000 0.0000 0.0150 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Girder Top Flange

The completed surface 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.

Quick Tip: Learn how to show FEA Click on the arrow button above the Analysis button located in the upper-left corner of the OpenBrIM screen. Click on the FEA button on the screen that opens up.

To view the entire procedure explained on this page, please watch the recorded Video below.

20231017151336.mp4

Surface Load [EX1-SIG]

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