Fill Form dialog

Wizard for the automatic generation of the schedule.

Reentering Fill Form overtakes the current content of the schedule. After pressing OK, the schedule will be generated according to the input.

Opens when the Info button is clicked on the Schedule tab.

Setting

Description

First stress label

Name of the first stress label in the first stage. All other stress labels in the schedule will get the same name plus a number increased or decreased by a number in Numbering step edit box.

For example, using a Numbering step of 1:

First stress label: CS1 generates a series CS1, CS2, CS3 etc.
First stress label: CS generates also a series CS1, CS2, CS3 etc

Alternately, using a Numbering step of -1 with five stages:

First stress label: CS5 generates a series CS5, CS4, CS3 etc.
First stress label: CS generates also a series CS5, CS4, CS3 etc.

Numbering step

Step in the numbering for the naming of the stress labels (see previous).

Change elements

Change elements in schedule (apply From, To, Step).

From

Number of the first element to be used in the current schedule.

Number of the last element to be used in the current schedule.

Step

Step between elements.

Number of stages

Number of stages in the current schedule (maximum number = 64 stages). The first stage will always be the hammer head elements, the number of the additional stages needed depends on the construction sequence (see below).

Hammer head (from) / (to)

Element number of the begin and end of the hammer head (can be the same). The hammer head elements are considered (activated) in the first stage being defined. In each consecutive stage one element is added subsequently to the existing elements of the previous stage on one or both sides of the cantilever, depending on the construction sequence selected (see below).

First stage

Number of the first stage in the current schedule.

Symmetric / Left / Right

Definition of the construction sequence for the erection of the cantilever. It can be chosen between asymmetric construction sequence - starting on the left side of the hammer head (i.e. the element before the first hammer head element (from)) or starting on the right side of the hammer head (i.e the element after the last hammer head element (to)) - and symmetric construction sequence by proceeding simultaneously on both sides.

Do not delete previous schedule

It can be checked if the existing schedule shall be overwritten or if the current contents of Fill Form should be added to it.

table

In the table on the left side the consideration of the traveller and wet concrete load cases and the values for the age of the concrete and the time step for creep and shrinkage are displayed for the selected stages and can be edited. The inputs can be changed by double-clicking on them. Note that changing one input in a certain stage will similarly change all inputs with the same contents in all following stages.

Setting	Description
Stage	Not editable, shows the number of stages as defined.
Traveller	Consideration of the traveller in the corresponding stage. Possible inputs are: On – the traveler will be set up or moved Off – the traveler will remain at its position - – the traveler will be removed
Wet concrete	Consideration of the wet concrete in the corresponding stage. Possible inputs are: On – WC considered Off – WC not considered
Age	Age of the concrete elements at first activation in the corresponding stage.
Time step	Duration for creep and shrinkage for the corresponding stage (and time to the next stage).