6. SLABS

CHAPTER 6 "SLABS" 24 - Thickness equal to the thickness of the plate, - Finite width and one - Density depending on the shape of the slab (usually a value around 0.20 is sufficient). - Also , change the Quality of Concrete if necessary. - Select New and OK. The program creates the finite element mesh. • Then the calculation of the model must be done. • The last step is the " breaking " of the perimeter members of the beams at the points where finite surface element nodes were created, using the Tools command> Members > , and selection of the member , in total for all members of the floor where they occur on the surface. Zooming in on a beam, you see that its mathematical member is broken into conjugate members joined to the surface members.