Use this option to define parameters of a story according to the EN 1992-1-1:2004 AC:2008 code. There are two ways to access the option:
- Select Analysis menu > Story Parameters,
- Click the
icon in the side toolbar.
The following dialog displays:
Options describing a story:
- Story level - to enter the height at which a story is located
- Environment class
- Admissible cracking
- Concrete age - the parameter used to automatically calculate the creep coefficient
- Concrete age (first loading moment)
- Concrete age after erecting a structure
- Relative environment humidity
- Concrete creep coefficient
- Structure class - the parameter that determines the cover.
- Quality assurance system - if this option is selected, cover deviations will not be checked (for details see section 4.4.1.3 (3) of the code).
The dialog has standard buttons (OK, Cancel, Help), and:
- Set as default - to save story parameters in this dialog as default
- Restore default - to restore default settings of the parameters defined in the Calculation Options dialog.
To save particular story parameters as default:
- Set the appropriate story parameters,
- Click Set as default.