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Results > Load cases > Force

Table of load case results: presentation of the (factorized) internal forces of  individual load cases. The active presentation factor is given in the header line.  Modification of the factor is done in the Recalc menu (Factor force).

SettingDescription
LC (Selection of load case) Name of loadcase, for which the result values will be shown
Selection of the object category
SettingDescription
Elem Presentation of internal forces of structural elements
Node Presentation of support forces of nodal support springs
Tendon Presentation of tendon forces (Selective field Tnd for  selecting the presented tendon).
Tend Only for category Tendon: No. of  the tendon profile for result presentation
ElemGrp (Selection of a object group) If the elements have been arranged in groups, the presentation can be restricted to the elements, nodes or tendons of a selected group.

Default (no group selected): Presentation of all element groups

Elem / Node (Selection of an object) Selection of a certain element or node for being presented in the visible part of the table
Global / Local
SettingDescription
Local Internal forces in the local coordinate system of the structural element (also tendon forces) or in the local system of the nodal support spring
Global Internal forces in the global coordinate system
  • Elements: The internal forces are calculated in the local system with applying the standard sign rules, and then transformed into global directions with  applying a standard direction transformation procedure.
  • Tendon: The forces in longitudinal direction of the tendon are presented
Ndiv Pnt Option for presenting the values in any subdivision points in addition to the values at element ends
Choice Results: Total/Primary/Secondary For load cases which have a primary part (internal equilibrium state) such as  pre-stressing, creep and shrinkage, non-linear temperature distribution.
SettingDescription
Total the total internal forces are presented (primary + secondary)
Primary primary part of the internal forces is presented
Secondary secondary part of the internal forces is presented
Choice Type: Normal/Split/Joined Related to composite elements or partial elements of composite elements only:
SettingDescription
Normal basic calculation results are presented (i.e. results of the elements, which formed the active system in the respective load case calculation)
Split respective partial internal forces are presented for the partial elements of the active composite elements
Joined equivalent results of composite elements for load cases calculated for respective partial elements before the composite state was activated 
Result table of internal forces
SettingDescription
Elem Element number
Nod Node number
x/l Position of the result point in the element 
N Normal force or spring force in x direction
Qy Shear force or spring force in y direction
Qz Shear force or spring force in z direction
Mx Torsional moment or spring moment around x
My bending moment or spring moment around y
Mz bending moment or spring moment around z
Bottom buttons
SettingDescription
Displ Switch to the presentation of deformations (displacements and rotations)
Stress Switch to the presentation of stresses in the defined stress points
Diagram Graphic presentation of the internal force diagram
Print Alpha-numeric output of the current result list (or of a part of it)
Max Search for the maximum value of a certain result component
Min Search for the minimum value of a certain result component