Units used in import and export

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures

Units used in import and export

The table below lists the units Tekla Structures uses when importing and exporting profile catalogs and material catalogs.

Type

Unit (if blank, no unit)

Boolean

Integer

String

Ratio

Strain

Angle

degree

Length

mm

Deformation

mm

Dimension

mm

Radius of inertia

mm

Area

mm2

Reinforcement area

mm2

Transverse reinforcement area

mm2/m

Area/unit length

mm2/m

Volume

mm3

Section modulus

mm3

Moment of inertia

mm4

Torsion constant

mm4

Warping constant

mm6

Force

N

Weight

kg

Distributed load

N/m

Spring constant

N/m

Mass/length

kg/m

Surface load

N/m2

Strength

N/m2

Stress

N/m2

Modulus

N/m2

Density

kg/m3

Moment

Nm

Distributed moment

Nm/m

Rotation spring constant

Nm/rad

Temperature

K (oC)

Thermal dilation coefficient

1/K (1/oC)

Factor

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