Material Definition

This dialog is used to create, modify and manage materials in the model. It has two tabs, one for concrete materials and another for steel materials. The left panel displays the names of the materials available in the model, while the right panel shows the attributes of the selected material.

Fields and Buttons

• Name: A unique name for the material. It can be left empty, and the program will generate one automatically.
• Import: The program comes with some predefined materials. This button opens a list of materials that can be imported into the model.
• Young's modulus
• Poisson's ratio
• Shear modulus
• Specific weight: The material weight per unit volume.
• Thermal expansion coefficient: Defines how much the material expands or contracts per unit of temperature change.
• Damping ratio: Represents the material’s inherent energy dissipation under dynamic loading.
• Strength
• Strength type: Whether the specified is characteristic or design.
• Strength test sample: Whther the strength provided is for a cube or cylinder sample.
• Color: A representative color for this material, used for visualization in the model.
• Shear reduction factor: A factor applied to account for reduced shear capacity.
• Tension strength limit: The maximum tensile stress the steel material can develop.
• Steel type: Indicates whether the steel is annealed (soft) or unannealed (hard).

Dialog Buttons

• Delete: Removes the selected material from the model.
• Add or Modify: Adds a new material or updates the properties of the currently selected material.
• Close: Closes the dialog.