Display forces in 2D elements

Display forces

To display forces graphically:

Open a view and set the view regime to Results View.

The Results ribbon is displayed.
Set the analysis type and loading for viewing analysis results.
In the 2D Results group, select Forces, then from the droplist beneath select the force required.


Option	Desription
Mdx top	Wood Armer bending along panel x axis, top surface
Mdx bottom	Wood Armer bending along panel x axis, bottom surface
Mdy top	Wood Armer bending along panel y axis, top surface
Mdy bottom	Wood Armer bending along panel y axis, bottom surface
Fx	Axial force in panel x axis
Fy	Axial force in panel y axis
Fxy	Complimentary in-plane shear
Fxz	Shear in panel z axis in the panel xz plane
Fyz	Shear in panel z axis in the panel yz plane
Fz_max	Maximum shear force
Mx	Bending along panel x axis
My	Bending along panel y axis
Mxy	Plate torsional moment
M₁	Maximum principal moment
M₂	Minimum principal moment

The maximum and minimum principal moments are calculated from the Mx, My and Mxy moments at the nodes as follows:

M₁ = (Mx + My + √((Mx – My)² + 4 x Mxy²)) / 2

M₂ = (Mx + My – √((Mx – My)² + 4 x Mxy²)) / 2

The maximum shear force is calculated from the Fxz and Fyz forces at the nodes as follows:

Fz_max = √(Fxz² + Fyz²)