Element types used in the model: BEAM188

Needed CivilFEM Modules:
Geotechnical Module
Bridges and Civil Non Linearities Module
Advanced Prestressed Concrete Module

FINISH
~CFCLEAR,,1

 NomFile='CFVR7303'
 /TITLE, %NomFile%, Tension checking according to ASME BPVC III subsection NF
! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! Initial data
! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! CivilFEM SETUP
~CFACTIV,NUCL,Y
~CODESEL,ASME_NF,EC2-91,EC2-91,,EC8-94

/PREP7

ET,1,Beam188,,,2

~CFMP,1,LIB,STEEL,ASTM,A441
~SSECLIB,1,1,54,3   !HP 14x89
~SECMDF,1,ASMENFPR,CT,,0.85
~MEMBPRO,1,ASME_NF,ALL,5.0,2.0,2.0,1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0,1,0,0
~BMSHPRO,1,BEAM,1,1,,,188,1,1,,Beam 1

N,1,
N,2,5
E,1,2

/SHRINK,0
/ESHAPE,1.0

EPLOT

D,1,ALL

F,2,FX,1000000

/SOLU
SOLVE

/POST1
~CFSET,0,1,LAST

~CHKSTL,TENSION

!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! DATA CHECK
!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! Data comparison number
  NComp = 5
  NComp_ch = 0

! Matrix dim.
  *DIM,LABEL,CHAR,Ncomp,1
  *DIM,LABEL_CH,CHAR,Ncomp_ch,1
  *DIM,VALUE,,Ncomp,3
  *DIM,VALUE_CH,CHAR,Ncomp_ch,3
  *DIM,TOLER,,Ncomp,2

! Labels
  LABEL(1,1) = 'Ft'
  LABEL(2,1) = 'CRT_STR'
  LABEL(3,1) = 'SLD_RT'
  LABEL(4,1) = 'CRT_SLD'
  LABEL(5,1) = 'CRT_TOT'

! Correct values
  VALUE(1,1)=155132000
  VALUE(2,1)=0.383
  VALUE(3,1)=55.765
  VALUE(4,1)=0.23
  VALUE(5,1)=0.383

! Comparison
 ~PLLSSTL,Ft
 *GET,VALUE(1,2),ELEM,1,ETAB,CFETAB_I
 ~PLLSSTL,CRT_STR
 *GET,VALUE(2,2),ELEM,1,ETAB,CFETAB_I
 ~PLLSSTL,SLD_RT
 *GET,VALUE(3,2),ELEM,1,ETAB,CFETAB_I
 ~PLLSSTL,CRT_SLD
 *GET,VALUE(4,2),ELEM,1,ETAB,CFETAB_I
 ~PLLSSTL,CRT_TOT
 *GET,VALUE(5,2),ELEM,1,ETAB,CFETAB_I

! Warning and error tolerances
  TOLER( 1, 1)= 1E+02   $ TOLER( 1, 2)= 1E+02  ! Rounding error accepted
  TOLER( 2, 1)= 1E-03   $ TOLER( 2, 2)= 1E-03
  TOLER( 3, 1)= 1E-03   $ TOLER( 3, 2)= 1E-03
  TOLER( 4, 1)= 1E-02   $ TOLER( 4, 2)= 1E-02  ! Rounding error accepted
  TOLER( 5, 1)= 1E-03   $ TOLER( 5, 2)= 1E-03

!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! Results comparison
!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  COMPARA.MAC