Element types used in the model: BEAM3

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

! DESCRIPTION 

FINISH
~CFCLEAR,,1
NomFile='CFVR8722'
/TITLE, %NomFile%, AISC LRFD 14: Shear checking HSS-Shape section

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! Model definition
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! CivilFEM Setup: Code & Units
~UNITS,,LENG,IN
~UNITS,,TIME,S
~UNITS,,FORC,KIPS
~UNITS,,PRES,,0 ,ksi
~CODESEL,AISC14
   

/PREP7

! Materials
~CFMP,1,LIB,STEEL,ASTM,A529Gr42
! Element Types
ET,1,BEAM3  ! Type 1: 2D Beam

! Cross Section
~SSECLIB,1,1,61,126   !TS 18x6  

! Beam & Shell Property
~BMSHPRO,1,BEAM,1,1,,,3,1,0,,Beam 1

! Nodes
N,1,0.,0.
N,2,100.,0.

! Elements
E,1,2
  
/SOLU
! Loads
D,1,ALL
F,2,FY,120.

SOLVE

/POST1
~CFSET,,1,1 
~CHKSTL,SHEAR,Z,LRFD

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! DATA CHECK
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! Data comparison number
NComp = 3
NComp_ch = 0

! Marix 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) = 'VN'
LABEL(2,1) = 'AW'
LABEL(3,1) = 'CRT_TOT'

! Correct values
VALUE(1,1) = 203.6
VALUE(2,1) = 8.5
VALUE(3,1) = 120./(203.6*0.9)

! Comparison
~CFGET,VALUE(1,2),ELEMENT,1,RESULT,VN,J
~CFGET,VALUE(2,2),ELEMENT,1,RESULT,AW,J
~CFGET,VALUE(3,2),ELEMENT,1,RESULT,CRT_TOT,J


! Warning and error tolerances
TOLER(1,1)= 0.07*VALUE(1,1) $ TOLER(1,2)= 0.07*VALUE(1,1)
TOLER(2,1)= 0.07*VALUE(2,1) $ TOLER(2,2)= 0.07*VALUE(2,1) 
TOLER(3,1)= 0.07*VALUE(3,1) $ TOLER(3,2)= 0.07*VALUE(3,1) 

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! Results comparison
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  COMPARA.MAC