Section Analysis [QG-11]
- Cagin Yakar
- Orkun Gülel (Unlicensed)
Section Geometry Definition
To define a section and view its properties in OpenBrIM, follow these steps:
| 1 | → Log in to your account and locate the 'Project' option in the top right corner. → Click on 'Project' and then select 'NEW' from the top left corner of the screen. |  
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| 2 | → Under the 'Empty Projects' section, click on 'New Project' specifically located within the 'FEA Workflow'. |
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| 3 | Please note that in this example, the FEA workflow is used, but the same operations can be performed in other workflows as well. | |
| 4 | → Provide a name for your project and proceed to open the FEA Workflow project. |
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| 5 | → Click ‘Data’ at the bottom of the page. |
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| 6 | In the upcoming steps, we will create an example rectangular reinforced concrete section. | |
| 7 | → Click on the ‘FEA' tab at the top-left of the opened spreadsheet, and then click on ‘Materials' tree-view item, which is located under 'Properties’ tree-view item. |
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| 8 | → Import material in the opened spreadsheet by clicking ‘three-dot’ at the cell and then selecting ‘Import Material’. →Import the concrete material by selecting the suitable option from the relevant database and category drop-down menus. | |
| 9 | → Navigate to the "Reinforcement" section within the tree-view under the "Properties". |
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| 10 | → Move to the "Sections" item within the tree-view, and then provide a name for the section you wish to define. |
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| 11 | → Click three dot on any cell and open the ‘Section Editor’. |
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| 12 | → First, click on the ‘Shapes’ in the top left corner to open shapes menu, then click on the 'Template' section.
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| 13 | →After selecting Rectangle shape at Basic Shapes, click on the "Add" button to add the shape to the section. |
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| 14 | Please note that the ‘import’ can also be done by clicking on the three-dot icon in the spreadsheet cell and clicking "Import Section". | |
| 15 | →Once the shape is defined in the section, rebar or tendon can be added within the Section Editor.
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| 16 | →Rebar and tendon can be added either; →by entering parameters. |
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| 17 | →by drawing rebar points. |
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| 18 | →The final state of the section can be viewed on the side. In this example, three sequential rebar layouts have been added in an ordered manner. |
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Sectional Analysis
| 1 | →Click on the three dots next to the name. →Access to the 'Flexure Capacity,' 'Moment Curvature,' and 'Interaction Diagram' can be obtained from this location. | |
| 2 | →Click on ‘Flexure Capacity’. | |
| 3 | →Click on ‘Moment Curvature’. | |
| 4 | →Click on ‘Interaction Diagram’. |
Section Properties Computation
| 1 | →Click the ‘back button’ at the top-left corner will navigate back to the spreadsheet. | |
| 2 | →Finally, the section properties can be seen on the spreadsheet. →For more properties, click on the 'More Properties' or 'Extent' tabs to access them. |