Materials

Material object holds material property information for the structure.

User can import required materials from OpenBrIM database or define a new one if needed.

Defining Custom Materials

There are multiple ways of defining custom material:

1. From Data/FEA/Properties/Materials tab create new material, then from options menu (⋮) click edit

2. Click ≡ icon on top left corner then go into “Assets” menu. Under the Materials tab click + icon.

After a new material is defined, user can enter desired values for :

• Mod. of Elasticity

• Mod. of Elasticity

• Shear Modulus

• Poisson Ratio

• Density

• Thermal Exp.

• Type [Concrete Structural Steel, Prestressing Steel, Reinforcing Steel]

• Stress/Strain Model [Default, Bilinear Steel, Prestressing Steel, Menegotto Pinto Steel, Mander Concrete]

• Yield Stress_(Steel)

• Ultimate Stress_(Steel)

• 28-Day Strength_(Concrete)

• Ultimate Tensile Strain_(Concrete)

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Importing Materials From Database

• To import a material, user must navigate to Data/FEA/Properties/Materials tab and click on “⋮” icon and select “Import Material” option.

• Navigate through “Import Material” page and import desired material from OpenBrIM database.

• Same exact process with user defined can be followed to edit predefined materials.