Structure Accelerations (Gravity)
Verfasst: So 9. Sep 2012, 05:58
In my current project, the structure’s weight is significant to the loading. I couldn’t see hand calculating it as a solution. So I’ve written a little utility (Z88Assistant) that reads the Z88 files for nodal, element, section and material properties and then generates nodal forces to simulate the accelerations. I've validated it against closed-form, cantilever solutions and it matches for all significant digits.
Its limitations: It only works for Beams and Trusses. It’s written in C#.NET and requires your Windows machine to support .NET. Here is the executable.
http://z88.garmf.com/Z88AssistantExecutableV1.0.0.0.zip
I’ve also included the source code, in case you would be interested in porting it to Mac’s and Linux or to add support for other elements.
http://z88.garmf.com/Z88AssistantSourceV1.0.0.0.zip
Good luck.
Its limitations: It only works for Beams and Trusses. It’s written in C#.NET and requires your Windows machine to support .NET. Here is the executable.
http://z88.garmf.com/Z88AssistantExecutableV1.0.0.0.zip
I’ve also included the source code, in case you would be interested in porting it to Mac’s and Linux or to add support for other elements.
http://z88.garmf.com/Z88AssistantSourceV1.0.0.0.zip
Good luck.