Ram Series manual


Results

A reference for all the results that can be displayed is described in this section.

General results

They are applicable to beams, shells and solids

Name
Components

Default units

Remarks

Loadcases

One for every comb. loadcase

NONE

All results are displayed for the active loadcase

Displacements

X,Y,Z, |displacements|

m

Absolute displacements in global axes

Reactions

X,Y,Z

N

They are nodal vectors

Momentus reactions

Mx,My,Mz

N·m

They are nodal vectors. Not applicable for solids

Results in beams

Local axes and strengths for beams.

Name

Components

Default units

Remarks

Axial force

N

N

Axial force in the beam

Momentum

My', Mz'

N·m

Momentum in the local axes of the beam

Shear

Qy', Qz'

N

Shear strength in the local axes of the beam

Torsor

T

N·m

Torsor momentum in the beam

Beam local axes

Strengths are expressed in these axes

Sign criteria for Y' momentum is:

 


Diagram is drawn in the plane X'Z' and in the side of the beam where the traction is. Positive values of the momentum mean that traction is in the –Z' side (in the negative side of Z').

Z' momentum is the momentum that rotates around the Z' axe. Sign criteria for Z' momentum is:

 


Diagram is drawn in the plane X'Y' and in the side of the beam where the traction is. Positive values of the momentum mean that traction is in the –Y' side (in the negative side of Y').

Shear in Z' is the shear in the X'Z' plane. Sign criteria is:

            View results -> Beam diagrams -> Z' shear

Shear in Y' is the shear in the X'Y' plane. Sign criteria is:

            View results -> Beam diagrams -> Y' shear

 


Results in shells

Local axes and strengths for shells

Name

Components

Default units

Remarks

Axial force

Nx', Ny', Nx'y'

N/m

Axial force in all the shell thickness per unit width of the shell

Momentum

Mx', My', Mx'y'

N·m/m

Momentum per unit width of the shell

Shear

Qx', Qy'

N/m

Shear strength per unit width of the shell

Main axial force

N11, N22

N/m

Axial force in principal axes

Main momentus

M11, M22

N·m/m

Momentus in principal momentus axes

Shear in main

Qm1, Qm2

N/m

Shear in the principal momentus axes

Local axes

Strengths are expressed in these axes

The sign criteria for these strengths is:

 


Results in solids

Strengths for 3D solids.

Name

Components

Default units

Remarks

Normal strengths

Sx,Sy,Sz

N/m2

Also called sx sy sz are the stresses for every global axe

Tangential strengths

Txy, Txz, Tyz

N/m2

Also called txytxz tyz

Main stresses

Si, Sii, Siii

N/m2

Main stresses expressed in the main axes

Von Misses

N/m2

Scalar value for every node

The sign criteria for these strengths is: