NL-STRESS Parametric data files having template M???.

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Parametric data files listed below, provide a quick way of analysing a structural framework. From
the SCALE menu, click Identification >NL-stress, click 824 RUN NL-STRESS DIRECTLY...
click Run. From the SAND menu, click NL-STRESS. Click the Run button, type M200.DAT and
press Enter . Click on Edit mode; for an example, change the method of analysis to
METHOD SWAY by ninc=50, press the End key to leave the Edit, click the Continue button.
PLANE TRUSSES
M101.dat N/Pratt through lattice truss, optional taper, udl on top and bottom chords and sway loads.
M102.dat N/Pratt deck lattice truss, optional taper, udl on top and bottom chords and sway loads.
M103.dat Howe through lattice truss, optional taper, udl on top and bottom chords and sway loads.
M104.dat Howe deck lattice truss, optional taper, udl on top and bottom chords and sway loads.
M105.dat Warren through lattice truss, constant height, udl on top and bottom chords and sway loads.
M106.dat Warren through lattice truss with verticals, udl on top and bottom chords and sway loads.
M107.dat Warren deck lattice truss with end verticals, udl on top and bottom chords and sway loads.
M108.dat Warren deck lattice truss with verticals, udl on top and bottom chords and sway loads.
M109.dat Two rafters with a single tie forming a roof, udl on plan and lateral udl's.
PLANE FRAMES
M200.dat Cantilever beam - section properties by geometry, beam subjected to udl.
M201.dat Cantilever beam - section properties by geometry, beam subjected to udl & concentrated loads.
M202.dat Propped cantilever - section properties by geometry, beam subjected to udl & concentrated loads.
M203.dat Cantilever with tie-down span, beam subjected to udl and end point load.
M204.dat Tapered cantilever - section properties by geometry, beam subjected to loads p(1:n) at distances a(1:n).
M205.dat Continuous beam with section properties by geometry, beam subjected to various udl's on each span.
M206.dat Continuous beam with section properties by geometry, beam subjected to UDL & concentrated loads.
M207.dat Continuous beam with section properties by geometry, beam subjected to UDL, concentrated & linear loads.
M208.dat Ground beam on elastic foundation subjected to train of moving loads.
M209.dat Ground beam on piles at various centres with train of loads at various centres.
M210.dat Influence lines for reaction, shear & bending moment for a continuous beam having 'nsp' spans.
M211.dat Cranked beam with section properties by geometry, various combinations of fixities & supports.
M212.dat Single span simply supported beam with section properties by geometry - patterns for udl's.
M213.dat Two span continuous beam with section properties by geometry - patterns for udl's.
M214.dat Three span continuous beam with section properties by geometry - patterns for udl's.
M215.dat Four span continuous beam with section properties by geometry - patterns for udl's.
M216.dat Cantilever column with section properties by geometry, column subjected to udl & concentrated loads.
M217.dat Cantilever column propped, section properties by geometry, column subjected to udl & concentrated loads.
M218.dat Cantilever column with tie-down span, column subjected to udl's & end point loads.
M219.dat Cranked column with section properties by geometry, ends may be pinned or fixed, joints 2 & 3 may be propped.
M220.dat Column with rectangular offset, section properties by geometry; joints 2 & 5 may be propped.
M221.dat Lean-to frame with rigid connection between column and horizontal beam with various supports.
M222.dat Lean-to frame with rigid connection between column and sloping rafter with various supports.
M223.dat Lean-to frame with rigid connection between sloping column & rafter with various supports.
M224.dat Lean-to frame with rigid connection between sloping column & sloping rafter with various supports.
M225.dat Couple roof with rigid connection at apex and various supports.
M226.dat Collar-tie roof (or A-frame) with various connections of the members and with various supports.
M227.dat Couple close roof with various members and various connections and various supports.
M228.dat Unsymmetrical couple roof with rigid connections at apex and with various supports.
M229.dat Unsymmetrical couple close roof with various members and various connections and various supports.
M230.dat Unsymmetrical couple roof with supports at different levels and with various connections.
M231.dat Unsymmetrical triangular frame with one leg vertical and with various supports.
M232.dat Unsymmetrical triangular frame with one leg vertical and with tie and various supports.
M233.dat Lean-to with column and beam and skew corner between and with various supports.
M234.dat Couple roof (gable frame) with left column and with various supports.
M235.dat Rectangular portal with options for pins at ends of transom and at supported joints 1 & 4.
M236.dat Rectangular rigid portal with pin ended tie at ground level with optional sliding release.
M237.dat Rectangular portal with options for pins at ends of transom and unequal length columns.
M238.dat Rectangular rigid portal with unequal length columns and pin ended sloping tie.
M239.dat Two storey bent with optional releases for the middle beam and with various supports at ground level.
M240.dat Shed with sloping roof with various support conditions.
M241.dat Shed with sloping roof with tied columns and various support conditions.
M242.dat Shed with sloping roof with bases at different levels and with various support conditions.
M243.dat Shed with columns & beam and skew corner with various supports.
M244.dat Shed with columns & beam and skew corner with various supports at different levels.
M245.dat Shed with vertical columns, skew corner and horizontal beam with tie at supports.
M246.dat Shed with vertical columns and asymmetrical rafters with various supports.
M247.dat Shed with vertical columns and asymmetrical rafters with tie at supports.
M248.dat Shed with vertical columns and asymmetrical rafters with tie at eaves and with various support conditions.
M249.dat Symmetrical trapezoidal rigid frame with various support conditions.
M250.dat Symmetrical trapezoidal rigid frame with tie at supports.
M251.dat Asymmetrical trapezoidal rigid frame with various support levels and conditions.
M252.dat Asymmetrical trapezoidal rigid frame with tie and various support conditions.
M253.dat Asymmetrical trapezoidal rigid frame with sloping column and vertical column with supports at different levels.
M254.dat Asymmetrical trapezoidal rigid frame with sloping column and vertical column with tie between.
M255.dat Asymmetrical trapezoidal rigid frame with vertical and sloping columns and various support conditions.
M256.dat Single bay ridged portal frame with various support conditions.
M257.dat Single bay ridged portal frame with tie at ground level and various support conditions.
M258.dat Single bay ridged portal frame with tie between eaves and with various support conditions.
M259.dat Symmetrical Mansard frame with various support conditions.
M260.dat Symmetrical Mansard frame with ground tie and with various support conditions.
M261.dat Symmetrical Mansard frame with eaves tie and with various support conditions.
M262.dat Symmetrical bent with skew corners and various support conditions.
M263.dat Symmetrical bent with skew corners and with tie at ground level.
M264.dat Barrel-vault portal frame with vertical columns and with various support conditions.
M265.dat Barrel-vault portal frame with vertical columns and ground tie and with various support conditions.
M266.dat Barrel-vault portal frame with vertical columns and with eaves tie and with various support conditions.
M267.dat Vierendeel frame with various supports at ground level with optional sliding release.
M268.dat N or Pratt lattice girder or portal with 'nb' bays and optional taper on top chord, end diagonals in tension.
M269.dat Howe lattice girder or portal with 'nb' bays and optional taper on top chord, end diagonals in tension.
M270.dat Warren lattice girder or portal with 'nb' bays and optional taper on top chord having end diagonals in tension.
M271.dat Warren lattice girder or portal with 'nb' bays & optional taper on top chord having end diagonals in compression.
M272.dat Single/multi-bay portal frame/s without haunches having 'nb' bays subjected to vertical and sway loading.
M273.dat Single/multi-bay portal frame/s with haunches having 'nb' bays subjected to vertical and sway loading.
M274.dat Three segment rafters, Warren internals, subjected to udl and point loads at joints; wind normal to rafters.
M275.dat Attic room roof frame subjected to projected udl with point loads at joints and wind loading normal to rafters.
M276.dat A-frame with plan udl on rafters and collar & point loads on joints 3-5; wind loading normal to rafters.
M277.dat Collar-and-tie roof frame subjected to projected udl & point loads; wind loading normal to rafters.
M278.dat Couple roof frame subjected to projected (plan) udl and wind loading normal to rafters.
M279.dat Couple roof frame with tie, subjected to projected (plan) udl and wind loading normal to rafters.
M280.dat Fink roof frame subjected to plan udl's and point loads at joints and wind normal to rafters.
M281.dat King post frame subjected to plan udl's and point loads at joints and wind normal to rafters.
M282.dat Queen post frame subjected to plan udl's and point loads at joints and wind normal to rafters.
M283.dat Mansard roof frame subjected to plan udl and point loads at joints and wind normal to rafters.
M284.dat Tied-Mansard roof frame subjected to plan udl and point loads at joints and wind normal to rafters.
M285.dat Pitched Vierendeel roof frame subjected to plan udl and point loads at joints and wind normal to rafters.
M286.dat Pipe tree with two horizontal branches subjected to vertical and lateral loads.
M287.dat Pipe tree with four horizontal branches subjected to vertical and lateral loads.
M288.dat Pipe tree with six horizontal branches subjected to vertical and lateral loads.
M289.dat One storey bent with vertical or raking columns and with options for pins at end of transom.
M290.dat Two storey bent with vertical or raking columns and with vertical and lateral loads.
M291.dat Three storey bent with vertical or raking columns and with vertical and lateral loads.
M292.dat Two-pinned segmental circular arch subjected to distributed loading and various concentrated loads.
M293.dat Encastre segmental circular arch subjected to distributed loading and various concentrated loads.
M294.dat Subframes: beams with columns below and optional beams above having nb spans subjected to load pattern.
M295.dat Modelling inclined supports.
M296.dat Modelling overlapping members.
M297.dat Modelling structural scissors.
M298.dat Influence lines for continuous beams of constant span built using the 'print collection command'.
M299.dat Vierendeel girder subjected to u.d.loads on top & bottom chords and loads on top and bottom joints.
M300.dat Outrigged frame carrying a point load on the beam with various fixed/pinned supports.
M301.dat Braced outrigged frame carrying end point loads at joint 5, with various fixed/pinned supports.
M302.dat Symmetrical centre span with cantilevers at both ends.
M303.dat Built-in beam, section properties by geometry, beam subjected to uld & concentrated loads.
PLANE GRIDS
M401.dat Circular-arc bow girder subjected to out of plane concentrated and uniformly distributed loads.
M402.dat Circular-arc cantilever subjected to out of plane concentrated and uniformly distributed loads.
M403.dat Grillage of girders & stiffeners subjected to point and uniformly distributed loads, all edges fixed.
M404.dat Grillage of girders & stiffeners subjected to point and uniformly distributed loads, all edges simply supported.
M405.dat Grillage of girders & stiffeners, N&S edges fixed, E&W simply supported.
M406.dat Grillage of girders & stiffeners subjected to point and u.d. loads, E&W edges fixed, N&S simply supported.
M407.dat Grillage of girders & stiffeners subjected to point and u.d. loads, N&S edges fixed, S&E simply supported.
M408.dat Grillage of girders & stiffeners subjected to point and u.d. loads, N&S edges fixed, E&W free.
M409.dat Grillage of girders & stiffeners subjected to point and u.d. loads, E&W edges fixed, N&S free.
M410.dat Grillage of girders & stiffeners subjected to point and u.d. loads, N&W edges fixed, S&E free.
M411.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads, all edges are simply supported.
M412.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads, all edges are fully fixed.
M413.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads, E&W edges are simply supported, N&S fully fixed.
M414.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads, N&S edges are simply supported, E&W fully fixed.
M415.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; W&S edges are built-in with prop at 'nj'.
M416.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; W&S edges are built-in with prop at 'nj'.
M417.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; N&S&W edges are S.S.; east edge is free.
M418.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; N&S&W edges are built-in, E edge is free.
M419.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; W edge is S.S. with props at E corners.
M420.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; W edge is built-in with props at E corners.
M421.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; S edge is S.S. with props at N corners.
M422.dat Grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; S edge is built-in, props are at N corners.
M423.dat Skew grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; all edges are simply supported.
M424.dat Skew grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; all edges are built-in.
M425.dat Skew grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; N&S built-in, E&W simply supported.
M426.dat Skew grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; E&W built-in, N&S simply supported.
M427.dat Skew grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; E&W built-in, N&S free.
M428.dat Skew grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; E&W simply supported, N&S free.
M429.dat Skew grillage of girders subjected to udl's & point & area loads; N&S built-in, E&W free.
M430.dat Flat plate in flexure having four simply supported edges, subjected to uniformly distributed load.
M431.dat Flat plate in flexure having four built-in edges, subjected to uniformly distributed load.
M432.dat Flat plate in flexure having north & south edges built-in and east and west edges simply supported.
M433.dat Flat plate in flexure having E&W edges built-in and N&S simply supported, subjected to udl.
M434.dat Flat plate in flexure having E&W edges built-in and N&S free, subjected to udl.
M435.dat Flat plate in flexure having E&W edges simply supported, N&S free, subjected to udl.
M436.dat Flat plate in flexure having E&W edges free, N&S simply supported, subjected to udl.
M437.dat Flat plate in flexure having N&S edges built-in, E&W edges free, subjected to udl.
M438.dat Flat plate in flexure having N&S&W edges built-in, East edge free, subjected to udl.
M439.dat Flat plate in flexure having N&S&W edges built-in, East edge simply supported, subjected to udl.
M440.dat Flat plate in flexure having N&S&W simply supported edges, East edge free, subjected to udl.
M441.dat Flat plate in flexure having built-in edges for S&E&W and North edge free, subjected to udl.
M442.dat Flat plate in flexure having built-in edges for S&E&W, North edge simply supported, subjected to udl.
M443.dat Flat plate in flexure having three simply supported edges, free North edge, subjected to udl.

M200.DAT will be used as a simple example for a cantilever beam using METHOD SWAY. The
first three lines of M200.DAT commence with exclamation marks to provide help, as does the
seventh. The fourth to the fifteenth line provide data. Isolated exclamation marks '!' should remain
undisturbed. The fourth line permits the engineer to choose from: mt=1 for concrete, mt=2 for
timber, mt=3 for CHS, mt=4 for RHS, mt=5 for an Isection. The fifth line permits the engineer to
choose the number of loading increments thus: ninc=1 for METHOD ELASTIC; ninc=2-99 for
METHOD SWAY, ninc=100-200 for METHOD PLASTIC. The acceleration due to gravity is
9.80665 m/sec², which is required for the computation of the natural frequency in Hertz. SI units of
kN & m are used in combinations as follows: Young's modulus for concrete, timber & steel is
9.33E6, 9E6 & 210E6 kN/m² respectively; modulus of rigidity for concrete, timber & steel is
3.73E6, 0.563E6 & 81E6 kN/m² respectively; density for concrete, timber & steel is 25, 7 & 77
kN/m3 respectively; yield strength for concrete, timber & steel is 11E3, 5.8E3 & 255E3 kN/m²
respectively. See Leaflet 13 for advice given in IStructE/ICE Steelwork Manual.

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 Data for METHOD SWAY
! Click Edit and leave or amend numerical values to left of isolated
! exclamation marks; press the End key when finished & click Continue.
! Analysis units are kN & m e.g. 11000 kN/m² 0.011 kN/mm² 11 N/mm².
mt=5 ! Member type: 1=concrete, 2=timber, 3=CHS, 4=RHS, 5=Isection.
ninc=50 ! METHOD ELASTIC ninc=1, SWAY ninc=2-99, PLASTIC ninc=100-200.
fck=11000 tmb=5800 ! Yield strength for concrete & timber, units kN/m².
* Depth Breadth Web & flange thickness Root radius
h1=0.4128 b1=0.1795 tw1=0.0095 tf1=0.016 r1=0.0102 Member 1
s=2.4 ! Span of beam. Y w udl              

 

w=-98.2 ! UDL force/unit length.

! The engineer may select the 1 2 X                 

 

! ELASTIC, SWAY or PLASTIC Z out 1 

! method by setting ninc as reqd. s

            

res=0 !For extra results set res=1. ;!Procedures invoked via ;#M200.NDF
< ;FINISH
Results for METHOD SWAY commencing with a typical page heading
CANTILEVER BEAM - SECTION PROPERTIES FROM GEOMETRY. Page: 1
BEAM SUBJECTED TO UDL & CONCENTRATED LOADS. Made by: kN & m.
Date: 04.11.10
Ref No: M200.DAT
                                                                      

mt=5 Member type: 1=concrete, 2=timber, 3=CHS, 4=RHS, 5=Isection.

ninc=50 METHOD ELASTIC ninc=1, SWAY ninc=2-99, PLASTIC ninc=100-200.
fck=11000 tmb=5800 Yield strength for concrete & timber, units kN/m².
* Depth Breadth Web & flange thickness Root radius
h1=0.4128 b1=0.1795 tw1=0.0095 tf1=0.016 r1=0.0102 Member 1
s=2.4 Span of beam. Y w udl              

 

w=-98.2 UDL force/unit length.

The engineer may select the 1 2 X                 

 

ELASTIC, SWAY or PLASTIC Z out 1 

method by setting ninc as reqd. s

            

res=0
TYPE PLANE FRAME
NUMBER OF JOINTS 2
NUMBER OF SEGMENTS 4
PRINT DATA RESULTS FROM 1
NUMBER OF MEMBERS 1
NUMBER OF SUPPORTS 1
NUMBER OF LOADINGS 1
IF ninc>=2 AND ninc<100
METHOD SWAY
NUMBER OF INCREMENTS ninc
TABULATE ALL
ENDIF
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 SUPPORT
2 s 0
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2
MEMBER PROPERTIES
IF mt=5 THEN 1 ISECTION DY h1 DZ b1 TZ tw1 TY tf1 R r1
IF mt>2
CONSTANTS E 210E6 ALL G 81E6 ALL DENSITY 77 ALL YIELD 255E3 ALL
ENDIF
IF ninc>1
LOADING 1
ENDIF
MEMBER SELF WEIGHTS
1 1.35
MEMBER LOADS
1 FORCE Y UNIFORM W w
SOLVE
LOADING 1
INCREMENT NUMBER 50
JOINT DISPLACEMENTS
JOINT X DISPLACEMENT Y DISPLACEMENT Z ROTATION
1 0.000000000 0.000000000 0.000000000
2 -0.000014993 -0.008204236 -0.003984560
LOADING 1
INCREMENT NUMBER 50
MEMBER FORCES
MEMBER JOINT AXIAL FORCE SHEAR FORCE BENDING MOMENT
1 1 0.3264 238.0375 285.6452
2 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
LOADING 1
INCREMENT NUMBER 50
ELASTIC STRESSES: POSITIVE COMPRESSION FOR AXIAL AND Y POSITIVE BENDING
MEMBER JOINT AXIAL STRESS AV.SHEAR STRESS BENDING STRESS
1 1 34.5390 69661.9622 -215883.3585
2 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
LOADING 1
INCREMENT NUMBER 50
SUPPORT REACTIONS
JOINT X FORCE Y FORCE Z MOMENT
1 0.8057 238.0364 285.6452
EQUILIBRIUM CHECK SUM OF FORCES REACTION
FORCES IN DIRECTION X -0.8057 0.8057
FORCES IN DIRECTION Y -238.0364 238.0364
MOMENTS ABOUT AXIS Z -285.6451 285.6452
DISPLACEMENTS, BENDING MOMENTS & SHEAR FORCES ALONG EACH MEMBER
LOADING 1 MEMBER 1 SEGMENTS 1 4 Y DISPLACEMENTS
0.0000 -0.0001 -0.0003 -0.0006 -0.0009 -0.0012 -0.0016
-0.0020 -0.0024 -0.0029 -0.0033 -0.0038 -0.0043 -0.0048
-0.0053 -0.0058 -0.0063 -0.0067 -0.0072 -0.0077 -0.0082 

LOADING 1 MEMBER 1 SEGMENTS 1 4 BENDING MOMENTS

-285.65  -257.79 -231.37 -206.38 -182.81 -160.68 -139.97
-120.69 -102.83 -86.41 -71.41 -57.84 -45.70 -34.99
-25.71 -17.85 -11.43 -6.43 -2.86 -0.71 0.00
LOADING 1 MEMBER 1 SEGMENTS 1 4 SHEAR FORCES
-238.04  -226.14 -214.23 -202.33 -190.43 -178.53 -166.63
-154.72 -142.82 -130.92 -119.02 -107.12 -95.22 -83.31
-71.41 -59.51 -47.61 -35.71 -23.80 -11.90 0.00
* MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENTS
* DISPLACEMENT JOINT LOAD CASE IN WHICH MAXIMUM DISPL. OR
* DIRECTION NUMBER MAXIMUM OCCURS ROTATION IN RADIANS
* X DISPL 2 50 -0.14993E-04
* Y DISPL 2 50 -0.0082
* Z ROTATN 2 50 -0.004
* MAXIMUM FORCES
* FORCE MEMBER/ LOAD CASE IN WHICH MAXIMUM FORCE OR
* LOCATION SEGMENT MAXIMUM OCCURS BENDING MOMENT
* STA AXIAL 1 1 50 .3264
* STA SHR Y 1 1 50 238.0375
* STA MOM Z 1 1 50 285.6452
* END AXIAL 1 1 50 -0.3276
* END SHR Y 1 1 50 -178.528
* END MOM Z 1 1 50 -160.6755
* MAXIMUM STRESSES
* (If units are kN & m, divide stress by 1000 to get stress in N/mm².)
* STRESS MEMBER/ LOAD CASE IN WHICH MAXIMUM
* LOCATION SEGMENT MAXIMUM OCCURS STRESS
* STA AXIAL 1 1 50 34.539
* STA SHR Y 1 1 50 69661.9622
* STA MOM Z 1 1 50 -215883.3585
* END AXIAL 1 1 50 34.6646
* END SHR Y 1 1 50 -52246.4485
* END MOM Z 1 1 50 -121434.4635
In the table headed MAXIMUM FORCE OR BENDING MOMENT, the END AXIAL, END SHR
Y & END MOM Z refer to the end of segment 1 (of 4). The END MOM Z may be checked against
the bending moment value of -160.68, being the sixth bending moment of twenty-one.
Leaflet36, copyright Fitzroy Systems, Oct 2010, but please duplicate for your own use.