Good morning,
I have a query in regards to the moment plans that are generated for Mx and My. Are the values that are shown for the whole design strip, or are they per m? The reason I ask is that I am comparing the results to those from the same slab in Inducta, the results vary quite significantly. In some circumstances Inducta is noting a hogging moment, whereas Concept is noting a sagging moment.
Thanks,
Nick
Concept provides both types of moment results. If you are looking at a contour plot, then you are looking at instantaneous moments, or moment per unit length. If you are looking at strip results, then you are seeing the total moment or moment resultant for the strip. It's worth noting that the moment contours are transformed to the element centroid, the strips moments are taken about the final design section centroid.
More here: communities.bentley.com/.../ram-concept-t-beams-and-axial-forces-tn.aspx