Results
Output
A wide choice of results may be displayed on the screen or printed. Output results available include displacements, forces, beam stresses, reactions, and analysis details. Tabular output can contain summaries of maximum and minimum values present in the selected output
Output can be in the form of tables of results, or graphical views showing diagrams or contours
The units used for output may be specified interactively as standard or non-standard and default to those used for input
The axes directions in which results are given may be global, local (nodal or element) or user-defined
User-defined axes may be Cartesian or cylindrical
The format of numeric output may be specified in terms of either significant figures or decimal places
- output can be in the form of tables of results, or graphical views showing diagrams or contours
- units used for output may be specified interactively as standard or non-standard and default to the model units
- axes directions in which results are given may be global, local (nodal or element) or user-defined
- the format of numeric output may be specified in terms of either significant figures or decimal places
- the range of options for output is extensive
- intermediate beam results
- displacements, forces, stresses etc. are calculated at automatically determined 'interesting' points along beam and bar elements
- intermediate beam results are calculated on-the-fly
- design results are calculated on-the-fly
- Selective storage of results to minimise file size
Links to Spreadsheets
Data from tables can be transferred to and from spreadsheets using the standard cut and paste facilities. The GWA file (ASCII data file) is written as a tab-separated file to facilitate input into spreadsheet programs
- data from tables can be transferred to and from spreadsheets using the standard cut and paste facilities
- GWA file (ASCII data file) format is tab-separated file to facilitate interaction with spreadsheets
- output table data and results can be copied for pasting directly into spreadsheets
- (see also COM interface, below)
User modules
- allow the import of user processed data
- enabling 3rd party data to be contoured and output graphically and stored in the GSA model
- Interface Features
Chart Views
- Storey force, displacement and drift
- Non-linear analysis - automatic load increment and member buckling
- Harmonic analysis - displacement, velocity and acceleration
- Time history analysis - displacement and acceleration
- Footfall analysis - resonant and transient results
- Periodic excitation analysis - displacement and acceleration
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