Select Materials in the Job Preferences dialog and click the Modification button. Select the Other tab to access the following parameters.
Define the following:
Name
The name for the new user-defined material.
Note: You must specify the material name before you click Add.
Description
Specifies the description for the user-defined material.
Elasticity
- Young modulus - specifies the value of Young's modulus for the user-defined material.
- Poisson's ratio - specifies the value of Poisson's ratio for the user-defined material.
- Shear modulus - specifies the shear modulus for the user-defined material. The modulus is used when shear deformation calculations are required.
Resistance
- Calculation Strength - specifies the design strength for the user-defined material.
- Reduction factor for shear - specifies the shear coefficient for the user-defined material. Note: The shear coefficient is used in structure calculations when shear deformation calculations are required.
Others
- Force density (unit weight) - specifies the density (unit weight) for the user-defined material.
- Thermal Expansion Coefficient - specifies the thermal expansion coefficient for the user-defined material.
- Damping ratio - specifies the damping ratio for the user-defined material. This ratio is used for the dynamic analysis of structures.