3. Properties (sections, materials)#

3.1. Definition sections#

Creation, modification and deletion of beam and slab sections.

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Step actions

Add a section.

Instruction

Click on add row button in the Sections data entry table

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Expected results

Arow is added in the Sections data entry table.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Fill in the information of the input window with invalid values.

Instruction

  • Double click the red gear

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  • Write the values:

Thickness: -200mm or Thickness: a200mm

Expected results

The invalid box is displayed in red

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Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Fill in the information of the input window with valid values.

Instruction

  • Click on the red gear

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  • Write the values:

Thickness: 200.0 mm

Expected results

The gear changed color togreen.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Delete the section.

Instruction

  • Select a section in the table view.

  • Click on the button in the Structure data entry table:

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Expected results

Sections are deleted.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Recreate the deleted section.

Instruction

As in step #59 to #62

Expected results

Section is created.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Create a new section.

Instruction

As in step #59

Expected results

Section is created.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Delete & Recreate the section.

Instruction

As in step #63 to delate and #66 to #67 to recreate

Expected results

Section is deleted and then recreated.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Fill in the information of the input window with invalid values.

Instruction

  • Click on the red gear

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  • Write the values:

Side length (l): -100.0mm Thickness (e): a10.0mm

Expected results

The invalid box is displayed in red

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Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Fill in the information of the input window with valid values.

Instruction

  • Click on the red gear

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  • Write the values:

Side length (l): 100.0mm Thickness (e): 10.0mm

Expected results

The gear icon changes color to green.

Execution

Manual

3.1.1. Assign the section#

Assignment of beam and slab sections.

3.2. Materials definition#

3.2.1. Define a material#

Creation, modification and deletion of materials.

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Step actions

Add a material.

Instruction

Click on add row button in the Structure data entry table

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Expected results

Add row in material table.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Fill in the information of the input window with invalid values.

Instruction

  • Click on the red gear

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  • Write negative values

Expected results

The invalid box is displayed in red and it is not possible to proceed by clicking on the next button.

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Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Fill in the information of the input window with valid values.

Instruction

  • Valid input values: Thermo-mechanical Properties:

Density: 2400.0 kg/m² Young Modulus: 30 GPa Poisson Coefficient: 0.2 Thermal expansion coefficient (): 1.092e-05 l/°C Isotropic thermal conductivity: 2.8W/m °C * Click on the next button. * Dynamic Properties: Structural damping? : selected Hysteretical coefficient: 2% * Click on save button

Expected results

The gear changed color to green.

Execution

Manual

3.3. Assign the material#

Assignment of materials.

3.4. Visual checks#

3.4.1. From the Infomation widget#

When an element is selected in the side bar tree or the model viewer, information about this element is given in the Information Widget.

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Step actions

Select Assigned Section from Three View

Instruction

Click on the section SEC_VOILES from tree view

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Expected results

Information about the section is given in the selection part

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Unselect the previous element.

Instruction

Double click next to the structure as the step #33

Expected results

No element information is displayed.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Select an element with both its section and material assigned.

Instruction

Select a panel from the Model View

Expected results

Display in the information part the material and section assigned to the selected element

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Execution

Manual

3.4.2. From the Tree View#

Civil Master allows to visualize assignments from the side bar tree in order to verify the model is correctly defined.

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Step actions

Select a section (SEC_VOILES) from the tree view.

Instruction

Followstep #80

Expected results

The elements to which the section is assigned are highlighted in red in the model viewer.

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Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Unselect element with a section assign already selected.

Instruction

As instep #81

Expected results

No element is highlighted in red color.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Select in tree view a material.

Instruction

As instep #82

Expected results

The elements to which the material is assigned are highlighted in red in the model viewer

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Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Unselect element with a material assign already selected.

Instruction

As instep #33

Expected results

No element is highlighted in red color.

Execution

Manual

3.4.3. From Table View Part#

Display element selected information from table view part.

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Step actions

Hover the mouse over the Assign box in the Sections data entry table (Table view).

Instruction

Expected results

List the assigned elements names as a tool tip.

Execution

Manual

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Step actions

Hover the mouse over the Assign box in the Materials data entry table (Table view).

Instruction

Expected results

List the assigned elements names as atooltip.

Execution

Manual

Example: Hover the mouse over assign box in materials,

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