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Reactions - Nodal Values

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Select the Reactions tab in the Nodal Value Selection dialog to select nodal values for reactions for presentation.

You can select the folowing force components for presentation.

  • FX, FY, FZ - If selected, they add table columns to display reaction forces obtained during the structure analysis (X-axis direction, Y-axis direction or Z-axis direction, respectively).
  • MX, MY, MZ - If selected, they add table columns to display reaction moments obtained during the structure analysis (X-axis direction, Y-axis direction or Z-axis direction, respectively).

It is also possible to display values of linear reactions for supports defined as linear on edges. These are displayed at nodes belonging to the linear support on the edge. At the remaining support nodes the value will be shown as N/A. Values of linear reactions are calculated as a value of the nodal reaction divided by half the length of sides of the elements adjoining the node. A linear reaction unit is force or moment per length unit.

You can specify the following parameters in the Selection of Reaction Information field.

  • Reaction values - displays in the table selected force components in the supported nodes. When inactive, the parameters from the Selection of Reaction Information field (instead of force component values) are presented in the table.
  • Sum of applied forces
    Sum of applied forces
  • Equilibrium precision - adds a table column to display the equilibrium precision value of the structure. This describes the global equilibrium of applied forces and reactions obtained during structure analysis.
  • Residuum - adds a table column to display the parameter which represents the sum of external forces and reactions in the supported nodes for each load case.
  • Reactions in the form of Load Report option - allows presenting the reactions in the form that is used in the Robot Load Report.
NoteThe table of reactions contains two fields where the value of precision is presented and calculated as follows.

Precision Value 1

For each node in a structure, the maximum values of force F and moment M, as well as residual forces F (RF) and residual moments M (RM) are calculated. The value RF/max F and RM/max M is calculated for each node. The value of precision is equal to the greater of the quotients.

Precision Value 2

Residual forces F (RF in support nodes) and residual moments (RM in support nodes) are calculated. Then, for each node, |RF| / |Reaction F| and |RM| / |Reaction M| are calculated; The value of precision is equal to the greatest among the calculated values. In this case F, RF, M and RM are vectors.

The value of precision is calculated in a slightly different manner for combinations of load cases. For example, a combination of 1000 load cases with the precision equal to 0.001 for each case will have the precision equal to 1.0.

You can select either local or global coordinate systems in which the obtained reaction values will be presented.


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