5. TOOLS

CHAPTER 5 "TOOLS" 20 OBSERVATION: The basic requirement for use of these last two wall simulation methods is: The presence of the mathematical model and the existence of the beams that will then become the crossbars. The beams must have a thickness equal to that of the walls. In the cross membersrigid offsets are automatically calculated so that the elastic part of the bars starts from the shoulder of the adjacent columns. 3.2.4 Change rigid offset This command determines the new position of the elastic node at the beginning or end of a mathematical member and automatically modifies the rigid offset of that member. DEFINITIONS: • A beam elastic node is defined as the point of intersection of the beam axis with contour of the column on which it rests. • An elastic node of a column is defined as the node of the centre of gravity of the cross- section at the beginning or end of the column. You select the mathematical member with the mouse by pressing on a point near the edge of which you want to modify the rigid offset. The program selects the elastic node at the end of the member. You then use the mouse to select the new position of the elastic node. 3.2.5 Piles The foundation piles included in the new version of SCADA Pro are circular reinforced concrete piles . The way the load is transmitted is through the pile tip to the ground while at the same time the lateral friction works (driven piles). The superstructure loads are transferred through a head bond (simulated in SCADA Pro with finite surface elements) to the top of each pile and then to the ground. In the program the command to insert the stakes is in the "Tools" section: