EXAMPLE 7. VALUATION OF A BUILDING FROM LOAD-BEARING MASONRY

EXAMPLE 7: 'VALUATION OF A MASONRY BUILDING' 28 After creating the mathematical model of the vector, it is necessary to redefine both the local axes of the facets and their directions with respect the universal ones . • Through the Module activate the local axes in Go back to the "3D Mesh>> Calculate" command and in the dialog box , select the meshes with the command and press the button which redefines the local axes so that all elements of the same facet have same direction. • Finally, define the direction of each subgrid with respect to the universal axes. To locate the surfaces you can use Select All and Not Visible to erase all surfaces and then select them one by one by pressing Visible and set the directions X or Z respectively. - On aspects parallel to X, leave X - On the faces that are parallel to Z, press the Zbutton - In all other views the direction is automatically determined by the program. In the example it follows: