DBX Gtstrudl

GT STRUDL
User
Reference
Manual
Data Base Exchange

(GTSTRUDL DBX)
Volume 5
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Computer Aided Structural Engineering Center

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355
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GTSTRUDL User Manual Revision History

Revision
No.
Date
Released
4/88
New feature enhancements to all major areas of

GTSTRUDL: automatic generation, list processing, steel
design, finite element and dynamic analysis, graphics, and
reinforced concrete design. A new major functional area,
Data Base Exchange, was added in a new volume, Volume
5. Also typographical error corrections.
5/89
New feature enhancements to dynamic analysis, finite element analysis, internal member results, list concepts,
graphics, steel and reinforced concrete design. Also, typographical error corrections.
9/90
Addition of GT Modeler. New volume of the User Manual,

Volume 6.
9/91
New feature enhancements to automatic generation,

graphics, concepts, dynamic analysis, finite element output,
DBX, GT Modeler, and member property specification.
Also, typographical error corrections.
11/93
New feature enhancements added to all major functional

areas of GTSTRUDL. New elastic buckling feature added
(Section 2.8).
9/96
New feature enhancements added to all major functional

areas of GTSTRUDL.
4/99
Upgraded features and options as well as performance enhancements added to GTSTRUDL.
4/02
Upgraded features and options as well as performance enhancements added to GTSTRUDL.
1/2005
New feature enhancements.
12/2006
New feature enhancements.
4/2009
Table of Contents updated for Version 30 no changes to

documentation.
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NOTICES
GTSTRUDL User Reference Manual, Volume 5, Data Base Exchange (DBX), Revision U
is applicable to Version 30 of GTSTRUDL released April 2009 and subsequent versions.
GTSTRUDL computer program is proprietary to and a trade secret of the Georgia Tech
Research Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia 30332.
GTSTRUDL is a registered service mark of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta,
Georgia, U.S.A.
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OWN ENVIRONMENT.
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NOTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Commercial Software Rights Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
SUMMARY OF DBX COMMANDS
1.
The DBX FILE SPEC Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary 1-1
2.
The WRITE Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary 2-1
Section 1.0
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List of Figures
Figure
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1-1
Rotated Releases at Support Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1-2
Average Results for PLANE STRESS and STRAIN Elements . . . . . . . . 1-73
1-3
Average Results for PLATE and PLATE BENDING Elements . . . . . . . . 1-74
1-4
Average Results Interpretation for TRIDIMENSIONAL Elements . . . . . 1-75
1-5
Principal Stress and Strain Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-76
1-6
Principal Membrane Results Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-77
1-7
Principal Bending Results Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-78
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Table
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Joint Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1-2
Member Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
1-3
Finite Element Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1-4
Member Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
1-5
Member Constants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
1-6
Applied Joint Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
1-7
Applied Joint Temperature Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
1-8
Applied Member Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41
1-9
Joint Results (from Static Analysis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-50
1-10
Member Results (from Static Analysis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-54
1-11
Section Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-59
1-12
Average Element Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-63
1-12a
AVGER -- PLANE STRESS/STRAIN Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-68
1-12b
AVGER -- PLATE BENDING Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-69
1-12c
AVGER -- TRIDIMENSIONAL Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-70
1-12d
AVGER -- AXISYMMETRIC Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-71
1-12e
AVGER -- PLATE Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-72
1-13
RC Design Standard Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-79
1-14
RC Design Expanded Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-89
1-15
DBX Catalog File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-100
1-16
Dynamic Data for SELOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-103
1-17
Dynamic Mass Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-105
1-18
Dynamic Stiffness Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-108
1-19
Damping Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-111
1-20
Stiffness Proportional Damping Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-114
1-21
Mass Proportional Damping Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-117
1-22
Correspondence Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-120
1-23
Modal Damping Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-123
1-24
Superelement Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-126
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Superelement Stiffness Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-129
1-26
Superelement Load Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-133
1-27
Group Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-137
1-28
Section Displacements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-140
1-29
Load Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-143
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Summary of DBX Commands
Summary of GTSTRUDL DBX Commands

The structure and syntax of the DBX FILE SPEC command and the DBX WRITE
command are summarized below.
1.
DBX FILE SPEC Command
Individual Format:
DBX ( FILE ) ( SPECS ) -
Tabular Format:
DBX ( FILE ) ( SPECS ) -
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where:
Data Elements:
'filename' =
character string which defines the name of a DBX file. 'filename' cannot exceed 80 characters.
'description'
character string which defines the description of the

DBX file. 'description' cannot exceed 60 characters.
Purpose:
The purpose of the DBX FILE SPEC command is to specify the file name,
format, and access mode characteristics of a DBX file for subsequent use in a
DBX WRITE command.
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2.
The WRITE Command
General form:
where,
REPLACE
=
indicates that if a file with the specified name already exists, it will
be over-written with this data file. EXISTING and FILE are optional words and have no effect.
UNREGISTERED
=
indicates that the created DBX file information will not be entered
into the DBX directory information. In addition, a FILE SPECS
command does not need to precede a WRITE UNREGISTERED
command. UNREGISTERED files are always written in ASCII80
format, in REPLACE mode.
'filename'
=
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Name of the DBX data file, limited to 80 characters. If 'filename' is

omitted, the default file name is used. The default file name will be
composed of the letters 'STDBX' and the data class index of the
DBX data. For example, the directory data class index is 1 and the
default file name is 'STDBX01'.
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DBX data are described below, with the command syntax and a short explanation
for each data class:
directory:
The DBX file directory or catalog is data class 1, described in Table 1-15.
'DISPLAY' will direct the output to the monitor or to the output file.
'STANDARD' or 'd_name' will direct the output to STDBX01 for STANDARD or
to the file 'd_name'. The 'ASCII80' option causes the output to be in 80 character
per record format; the default output is 132 characters per record. 'd_name' is
limited to 64 characters. 'filename' and elist do not apply to DIRECTORY.
'ERASE' will delete the contents of the directory, but not any associated files, so
you can build a new directory with subsequent WRITE commands
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geometry:
JOINT ATTRIBUTES
MEMBER ATTRIBUTES
ELEMENT ATTRIBUTES
MEMBER PROPERTIES ((WITH) LONG (NAMES))
MEMBER CONSTANTS
JOINT ATTRIBUTES are data class 2, described in Table 1-1. The JOINT
ATTRIBUTES file contains the alphanumeric ID, active status, joint type (support, released, etc.), joint location, rotated release angles, and elastic support
spring constants.
MEMBER ATTRIBUTES are data class 20, described in Table 1-2. The MEMBER ATTRIBUTES file contains the alphanumeric ID, start joint, end joint,
active status, end releases, eccentricities, end sizes, member type, and direction
cosines.
ELEMENT ATTRIBUTES are data class 21, described in Table 1-3. The
ELEMENT ATTRIBUTES file contains the alphanumeric ID, active status,
element type, thickness, element incidences (joint 1, joint 2, etc.), element
dimension (2D or 3D), and 2D element orientation.
MEMBER PROPERTIES are data class 22, described in Table 1-4. The MEMBER PROPERTIES file contains the alphanumeric ID, segment number (1 for
prismatic), property definition flag, segment length, table and section names (for
table properties), and cross-section properties (AX, IZ, etc.). The WITH LONG
NAMES option will write the long (up to 24 characters) version of the section
name. This option is available only for ASCII80 files.
MEMBER CONSTANTS are data class 23, described in Table 1-5. The MEMBER CONSTANTS file contains the alphanumeric ID, member/element flag, E,
G, DENSITY, POISSON, CTE, and BETA.
loadings:
LOAD STATUS
APPLIED JOINT ( LOADS )
APPLIED JOINT TEMPERATURE ( LOADS )
APPLIED MEMBER (LOADS)
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LOAD STATUS is data class 8, described in Table 1-29. The LOAD STATUS
file contains the load name, active status and load title. In addition, for load
combinations, the combined loadings and factors are included. This file can only
be written in ASCII80 format.
APPLIED JOINT LOADS are data class 4, described in Table 1-6. The APPLIED JOINT LOADS file contains the joint ID, the load ID, joint active status,
load active status, applied force and moments, and applied displacements and
rotations.
APPLIED JOINT TEMPERATURE LOADS are data class 5, described in Table
1-7. The APPLIED JOINT TEMPERATURE LOADS file contains the joint ID,
the load ID, joint active status, load active status, axial temperature load, and X,
Y, and Z temperature gradients.
APPLIED MEMBER LOADS are data class 6, described in Table 1-8. The
APPLIED MEMBER LOADS file contains the member ID, the load ID, member
active status, load active status, and the member load description.
results:
JOINT RESULTS ( SUPPORTS (ONLY) )
MEMBER RESULTS
SECTION FORCES ( [ NS ] i )
SECTION DISPLACEMENTS ( GLOBAL ) ( [ NS ] i )
AVERAGE ELEMENT STRESSES ( location )
AVERAGE ELEMENT STRAINS ( location )
AVERAGE ELEMENT PRINCIPAL STRESSES ( location )
AVERAGE ELEMENT PRINCIPAL STRAINS ( location )
AVERAGE PRINCIPAL RESULTANTS
AVERAGE PRINCIPAL MEMBRANE RESULTANTS
AVERAGE PRINCIPAL BENDING RESULTANTS
AVERAGE VON ( MISES )
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JOINT RESULTS are data class 10, described in Table 1-9. The JOINT RESULTS file contains the joint ID, the load ID, results flag, displacements and
rotations, and computed joint forces and moments (reactions). The SUPPORTS
ONLY option will filter the specified joint list to only include joints that have
been designated as supports, facilitating the export of data for foundation design.
MEMBER RESULTS are data class 11, described in Table 1-10. The MEMBER
RESULTS file contains the member ID, the load ID, results flag, local forces and
moments at member start and end, and differential displacement and rotation
between the start and end of the member.
SECTION FORCES are data class 12, described in Table 1-11. The SECTION
FORCES file contains the member ID, the load ID, the section number, results
flag, distance from the member start to the section, and local forces and moments
at the section. The NS option will override any previous SECTION specification
for the member and will report NS sections evenly spaced from the start to the
end of the member. If no SECTION specification for the member has been given
and the NS option is not specified, NS will default to 11 sections.
SECTION DISPLACEMENTS are data class 9, described in Table 1-28. The
SECTION DISPLACEMENTS file contains member ID's, load ID's, section
number, results flag, distance from the member start to the section location, and
displacements (X, Y, Z) at the section. Displacements are reported in the member
reference frame, unless GLOBAL is specified, then displacements are reported in
the global reference frame. The NS option will override any previous SECTION
specification for the member and will report NS sections evenly spaced from the
start to the end of the member. If no SECTION specification for the member has
been given and the NS option is not specified, NS will default to 11 sections.
AVERAGE FE (ELEMENT STRESSES, ELEMENT STRAINS, ELEMENT
PRINCIPAL STRESSES, ELEMENT PRINCIPAL STRAINS, PRINCIPAL
RESULTANTS, PRINCIPAL MEMBRANE RESULTANTS, PRINCIPAL
BENDING RESULTANTS, and VON MISES) results have data classes 33 to 40,
described in Table 1-12. The AVERAGE FE results files contain the joint ID, the
load ID, surface index, number of elements used in the average, and the average
results. Tables 1-12a through 1-12e describe the results; Figures 1-2 through 1-7
have diagrams for results interpretation. Note that 'elist' should be a list of joints.
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dynamic data:
DYNAMIC ( DATA FOR ) SELOS
DYNAMIC MASS
DYNAMIC STIFFNESS
DYNAMIC CORRESPONDENCE ( TABLE )

DYNAMIC ( MODAL ) DAMPING RATIOS
DYNAMIC DATA FOR SELOS is data class 13, described in Table 1-16. The
DYNAMIC DATA FOR SELOS file contains data in a format that GTSELOS
can read. This file is always an unformatted, sequential file. The DYNAMIC
DATA FOR SELOS file contains the number of modes, number of joints, mode
frequencies, and eigenvectors at all joints for each mode shape.
DYNAMIC MASS is data class 14, described in Table 1-17. The DYNAMIC
MASS file contains the maximum bandwidth of the dynamic mass matrix, the
number of rows, and the entries for the diagonal and the upper triangular portions
of each row.
DYNAMIC STIFFNESS is data class 15, described in Table 1-18. The DYNAMIC STIFFNESS file contains the maximum bandwidth of the dynamic
stiffness matrix, the number of rows, and the entries for the diagonal and the
upper triangular portions of each row.
DYNAMIC DAMPING is data class 16, described in Table 1-19. The DYNAMIC DAMPING file contains the maximum bandwidth of the damping
matrix, the number of rows, and the entries for the diagonal and the upper
triangular portions of each row.
DYNAMIC CORRESPONDENCE TABLE is data class 17, described in Table 120. The DYNAMIC CORRESPONDENCE TABLE file contains the number of
uncondensed dynamic DOF (degrees-of-freedom), the number of condensed
DOF, matrix row number, joint ID, and DOF type.
DYNAMIC DAMPING STIFFNESS is data class 18, described in Table 1-21.
The DYNAMIC DAMPING STIFFNESS file contains the maximum bandwidth
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of the stiffness proportional damping matrix, the number of rows, and the entries
for the diagonal and the upper triangular portions of each row.
DYNAMIC DAMPING MASS is data class 19, described in Table 1-22. The
DYNAMIC DAMPING MASS file contains the maximum bandwidth of the mass
proportional damping matrix, the number of rows, and the entries for the diagonal
and the upper triangular portions of each row.
DYNAMIC MODAL DAMPING RATIOS is data class 24, described in Table 123. The DYNAMIC MODAL DAMPING RATIOS file contains the number of
modes and the damping ratio for each mode.
superelement data:
SUPERELEMENT DEFINITION is data class 28, described in Table 1-24. The

SUPERELEMENT DEFINITION file contains the number and ID's of all boundary nodes and internal elements for each superelement requested.
SUPERELEMENT STIFFNESS is data class 29, described in Table 1-25. The
SUPERELEMENT STIFFNESS file contains the condensed superelement
stiffness array arranged in sub-matrix form, with a header record and data record
for each sub-matrix.
SUPERELEMENT LOAD is data class 30, described in Table 1-26. The
SUPERELEMENT LOAD contains the condensed load vectors for each active
loading for all boundary nodes. Active DOF are indicated for each boundary
node.
reinforced concrete data:
RC DESIGN STANDARD is data class 26, described in Table 1-13. The RC

DESIGN STANDARD file contains the member ID, design type, design code, bar
table, cross-section dimensions, and reinforcing bar information.
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RC DESIGN EXPANDED is data class 27, described in Table 1-14. The RC

DESIGN EXPANDED file contains the member ID, design type, design code, bar
table, cross-section dimensions, design parameters (cover, concrete strength, etc.),
and reinforcing bar information.
group data:
GROUP ( DATA ) ( (WITH) TITLE)
GROUP DATA is data class 3, described in Table 1-27. The GROUP DATA file
contains the group name, number of joints, members, and loads, and the names of
the included joints, members, and loads.
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Record Formats and Structures for DBX Files
This chapter contains Tables 1-1 through 1-29 which describe the general DBX file
record formats and structures for each of the presently supported classes of GTSTRUDL
data. Table 1-15 describes the record structure for the DBX directory file.
Each of the data structure tables is divided into three columns: Item, Type, and
Description
ITEM column contains a descriptive character string representing each item of
data in the record.
TYPE column contains a three-character data type key associated with each data
Item. The format for the data type key is X*n, where X can be:
I, for Integer,
F, for Floating point,
C, for Character,
L, for Logical.
and where n is the number of bytes or characters in the data item.
DESCRIPTION
column contains a brief description for each data item. The arrangement
of data items in a given DBX file follows the order in which the data items
are given in the corresponding table. Each DBX file consists of a header
record followed by any number of data records.
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Table 1-1
Joint Attributes
Header Record for ASCII80 files:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
= 0 -- record number for header record
IDATA
I*4
= 2 -- data class index for JOINT ATTRIBUTES data
NJNTS
I*4
Maximum number of joints/data records
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT(1)
C*40
1st 40 characters of data record format for FORTRAN READ/WRITE

statement
FORMAT(2)
C*40
2nd 40 characters of data record format for FORTRAN READ/WRITE

statement
FORMAT(3)
C*40
3rd 40 characters of data record format for FORTRAN READ/WRITE

statement
FORMAT(4)
C*40
4th 40 characters of data record format for FORTRAN READ/WRITE

statement
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units ( see Note 1 )
FORCE
C*4
Active force units ( see Note 1 )
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units ( see Note 1 )
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units ( see Note 1 )
TIME
C*4
Active time units ( see Note 1 )
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
Month of file creation
DAY
I*4
Day of file creation
YEAR
I*4
Year of file creation
The ASCII80 header record is read using the following FORTRAN READ/WRITE FORMAT statement:
FORMAT ( T2, 5I12 ,4(/,T2,A40) ,/ ,6( 1X,A4 ),
+
/, T2, 3I12 )
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Table 1-1
Joint Attributes (Continued)
Header Record for ASCII files:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT
C*80
Data record format for FORTRAN READ/WRITE statement
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units ( see Note 1)
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
The ASCII header record is read using the following FORTRAN READ/WRITE
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Header Record for BINARY files:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units ( see Note 1 )
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
= 0 -- fill header record to 140 bytes
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Table 1-1
Data Record:
for (ASCII80, ASCII, and BINARY files)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
= 2 -- Data class index for JOINT ATTRIBUTES data
JEX
I*4
Joint ID number
JID
C*8
Joint name
JNTACT
I*4
Joint active status =

-1 inactive
0 deleted
1 active
JNTTYP
C*16
Joint type description (see Note 2)
XCOORD
F*4
Global X coordinate
YCOORD
F*4
Global Y coordinate
ZCOORD
F*4
Global Z coordinate
JNTREL
C*12
Joint release description (see Note 3)
TH1
F*4
01 }
TH2
F*4
02 } see Figure 1-1
TH3
F*4
03 }
KFX
F*4
Elastic support spring constant global force X
KFY
F*4
Elastic support spring constant global force Y
KFZ
F*4
Elastic support spring constant global force Z
KMX
F*4
Elastic support spring constant global moment X
KMY
F*4
Elastic support spring constant global moment Y
KMZ
F*4
Elastic support spring constant global moment Z
I*4
= 0 Data record to 140 bytes (for BINARY files only)
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Notes for Table 1-1:

1.
2.
Rev S
Active units character strings are defined as follows, where single quotes
are not included in the file:
LENGTH
INCH
FEET
CM
M
MM
(inches)
(feet)
(centimeters)
(meters)
(millimeters)
FORCE
LB
KIP
TON
KG
METN
N
KN
(pounds)
(kips)
(tons)
(kilograms)
(metric tons)
(newtons)
(kilonewtons)
ANGLE
RAD
DEG
CYC
GRAD
(radians)
(degrees)
(cycles)
(grads)
TEMP
FAHR
CENT
(Fahrenheit)
(centigrade)
TIME
SEC
MIN
HR
(seconds)
(minutes)
(hours)
The joint type description is a 16-character string consisting of 1s and

0s. The positions in the character string are numbered from left to right.
Each position in the string represents a particular joint type characteristic.
A 0" in a position means that the corresponding characteristic is turned
off. A 1 in that position means that the corresponding characteristic is
turned on. The joint type description characteristics are assigned to the
character string positions as follows:
1.
Joint Coordinates given
2.
Support joint
3.
Released support
4.
Joint loads applied
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Unused
Joint displacements applied
Unused
Global joint
Unused
Joint temperature loads applied
Beta reference joint
Planar joint
Character positions 13 through 16 are presently undefined.

3.
The joint release description is a 12-character string consisting of 1s and

Each position in the string represents a particular joint release
characteristic. A 0 in a position means that the corresponding
characteristic is turned off. A 1 in that character position means that
the corresponding characteristic is turned on. The joint release
description characteristics are assigned to the character string position as
follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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Force X released
Force Y released
Force Z released
Moment X released
Moment Y released
Moment Z released
Force X spring defined
Force Y spring defined
Force Z spring defined
Moment X spring defined
Moment Y spring defined
Moment Z spring defined
1-7
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21 is in X-Y global plane about Z-axis

22 is in X1-Z1 global plane about Y1-axis
23 is in Y2-Z2 global plane about X2-axis
Figure 1-1
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Table 1-2
Member Attributes
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 20 -- data class index for MEMBER ATTRIBUTES data
NMEMBR
I*4
Maximum number of member/data records
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT(1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT(2)
C*40

statement
FORMAT(3)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
FORCE
C*4
Active force units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
TIME
C*4
Active time units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
The ASCII80 header record is read using the following FORTRAN READ/WRITE
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT ( T2, 5I12, 3(/,T2,A40), /, 6( 1X,A4 ),
+
/, T2, 3I12 )
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Table 1-2
Member Attributes (Continued)

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1)
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-2
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
FORCE
C*4
Active force units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
TIME
C*4
Active time units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
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Table 1-2

Data Record:
(for ASCII80, ASCII, and BINARY files)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
= Record number
IDATA
I*4
MEX
I*4
Member ID number
MID
C*8
Member name
MBSTRT
I*4
Member start joint ID number
MBEND
I*4
Member end joint ID number
MBSID
C*8
Member start joint name
MBEID
C*8
Member end joint name
MBACT
I*4
Member active status =

-1 inactive
0 deleted
1 active
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MBREL
C*12
Member release description (see Note 1)
XECCS
F*4
Global X eccentricity at member start
YECCS
F*4
Global Y eccentricity at member start
ZECCS
F*4
Global Z eccentricity at member start
XECCE
F*4
Global X eccentricity at member end
YECCE
F*4
Global Y eccentricity at member end
ZECCE
F*4
Global Z eccentricity at member end
ESIZES
F*4
Member end size at start
ESIZEE
F*4
Member end size at end
FL
F*4
Flexible length of member
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Table 1-2
Data Record (Contd):

Item
Type
Description
MBTYP
I*4
Member type =
1 plane truss
2 plane frame
3 plane grid
4 space truss
5 space frame
ACTDOF
C*8
Active degrees of freedom description in local member coordinate system (see

Note 2)
COSXX
F*8
Cosine of the angle between the member x axis and the global X axis
COSYX
F*8
Cosine of the angle between the member y axis and the global X axis
COSZX
F*8
Cosine of the angle between the member z axis and the global X axis
COSXY
F*8
Cosine of the angle between the member x axis and the global Y axis
COSYY
F*8
Cosine of the angle between the member y axis and the global Y axis
COSZY
F*8
Cosine of the angle between the member z axis and the global Y axis
COSXZ
F*8
Cosine of the angle between the member x axis and the global Z axis
COSYZ
F*8
Cosine of the angle between the member y axis and the global Z axis
COSZZ
F*8
Cosine of the angle between the member z axis and the global Z axis
F*4
= 0 fill data record to 200 bytes (for BINARY-files only)
FILL (1) FILL (5)

1.
V5
The member release description is a twelve-character string consisting of

1s and 0s. The positions in the character string are numbered from
left to right. Positions one through six represent the local force
components at the start of the member while positions seven through
twelve represent the local force components at the end of the member. A
0 in a position means that the corresponding force component is
transmitted. A 1 in that position means that the corresponding force
component is released. The member release description characteristics are
assigned to the character string positions as follows:
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
2.
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Force x, start
Force y, start
Force z, start
Moment x, start
Moment y, start
Moment z, start
Force x, end
Force y, end
Force z, end
Moment x, end
Moment y, end
Moment z, end
The active degrees-of-freedom description is an eight-character string

consisting of 1s and 0s. The positions in the character string are
numbered from left to right. Each position in the string represents a
particular active degrees-of-freedom characteristic. A 0 in a position
means that the corresponding degrees-of-freedom is turned off. A 1
in that position means that the corresponding degrees-of-freedom is turned
on. The active degrees-of-freedom description characteristics are
assigned to the character string positions as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Local translation x
Local translation y
Local translation z
Local rotation x
Local rotation y
Local rotation z
Character position 7 and 8 are presently undefined.
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Table 1-3
Finite Element Attributes

V5
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
= 0 record number for header record
IDATA
I*4
= 21
NMEMBR
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT(1)
C*40
1st st 40 characters of data record format for FORTRAN READ/WRITE

statement
FORMAT(2)
C*40

statement
FORMAT(3)
C*40

statement
FORMAT(4)
C*40

statement
FORMAT(5)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (6)
C*40

statement
FORMAT(7)
C*40

statement
Data class index for FINITE ELEMENT ATTRIBUTES data
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Table 1-3
Finite Element Attributes (Continued)

Header Record for ASCII80 files (Contd):
Item
Type
Description
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units (see Note 1, Table 1-1)
FORCE
C*4
Active force units (see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units (see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units (see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
TIME
C*4
Active time units (see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 7(/, T2, A40), / , 6(1X, A4),
+
/, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-3
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 21
NMEMBR
I*4
Maximum number of element/data records
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT
C*8
data record format for FORTRAN READ/WRITE statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
Active force units (see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units (see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units (see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
TIME
C*4
Active time units (see Note 1, Table 1-1 )
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
The ASCII header record is read using the following FORTRAN READ/WRITE FORMAT
statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-3

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 21
NMEMBR
I*4
Maximum number of finite element/data records
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
Active force units (see Note 1, Table 1-1)
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units (see Note 1, Table 1-1)
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units (see Note 1, Table 1-1)
TIME
C*4
Active time units (see Note 1, Table 1-1)
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
= 0 fill header record to 360 bytes
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Table 1-3
Data Record for :

(ASCII80, ASCII, and BINARY files)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
= 21
ELEX
I*4
Element ID number
ELID
C*8
Element name
ELACT
I*4
Element active status =

-1 inactive
0 deleted
1 active
IELTYP
I*4
Element type index (see Table 1-3a, Note 1)
CELTYP
C*8
Element type name (see Table 1-3a, Note 1)
UNUSED
I*4
THICK
F*4
Element thickness for 2-D elements
ACTDOF
C*8
Active degrees-of-freedom description with respect to the planar coordinate

system for 2-D elements and the global coordinate system for 3-D elements
(see Note 2, 3)
I*4
Total number of elements nodes ( < 21)
INEX (1)
I*4
Joint ID number of incident node #1
INID (1)
C*8
Joint name of incident node #1
INEX (20)
I*4
Joint ID number of incident node #20
INID (20)
C*8
Joint name of incident node #20
C
C
C
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Table 1-3

Data Record (Contd):
Item
Type
Description
ELDIM
I*4
Element dimension index =

2 2-D element
3 3-D element
2DELOR
I*4
2-D element orientation =

1 // to global XY plane
2 // to global XZ plane
3 // to global YZ plane
4 lies in arbitrary plane
F*4
= 0 fill data record to 360 bytes (for BINARY files only )
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1.
The relationship between the element type index, IELTYP, and the element type
name, CELTYP is shown below:
IELTYP
CELTYP
IELTYP
CELTYP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
IPLQ
PSHQ
IPQQ
LST
PSHQCSH
CSTG
UTLQ1
IPCQ
PSR
Not used
Not used
Not used
PSHT
IPQL
IPQLQ1
IPQLQ2
IPQLQ2B
IPQLQ3
IPQLQ4
BPHQ
CPT
BPHT
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
BPR
IPBQQ
BPP
Not Used
SBCT
SBHQ6
SBHT6
SBHQ
SBHT
SBHQCSH
SBCR
Not Used
IPLS
IPQS
TRIP
Not Used
IPSL
TRANS3D
IPSQ
PSRR
WEDGE15
See TABLE 2.3.1, Vol. 3, GTSTRUDL Users Reference Manual for a description
of the GTSTRUDL finite elements.
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2.
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The active degrees-of-freedom description is an eight-character string

consisting of 1s and 0s. The positions in the character string are
numbered from left to right. Each position in the string represents a
particular active degrees-of-freedom. A 0 in a position means that the
corresponding degrees-of-freedom is turned off. A 1 in that position
means that the corresponding degrees-of-freedom is turned on. The active
degrees-of-freedom description characteristics are assigned to the character
string positions as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Translation x active
Translation y active
Translation z active
Rotation x active
Rotation y active
Rotation z active
Character positions 7 and 8 are presently undefined.

3.
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See Section 2.3.2.3, Vol. 3, GTSTRUDL Users Reference Manual for a

description of the planar coordinate system for 2-D finite elements.
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Table 1-4
Member Properties
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 22 -- data class index for MEMBER PROPERTIES data
NMEMBR
I*4
Maximum number of members ( see Note 1)
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (3)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT ( T2, 5I12, 3(/, T2, A40), /, 6( 1X, A4 ),
+
/, T2, 3I12 )
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Table 1-4
Member Properties (Continued)

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 22 Data class index for MEMBER PROPERTIES data
NMEMBR
I*4
Maximum number of members (see Note 1)
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
statement:
FORMAT ( 4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12 )
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Table 1-4
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
FILL (1) FILL (3)
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Table 1-4

Data Record for:
Item
Type
Description
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
MEX
I*4
Member ID number
MID
C*8
Member name
ISEG
I*4
Prismatic segment number ( > 1 when VARIABLE member properties are

defined )
IDEF
L*4
Member properties data status (see Note 3) =

.TRUE. properties defined
.FALSE. properties not defined
IPROJ
I*4
Segment length index =

0 the true length
1 global X projection
2 global Y projection
3 global Z projection
LENGTH
F*4
Segment length
TBLNAM
C*8
Profile table name (left blank if section properties do not come from a
table)
PRFNAM
C*8
Profile name (left blank if section properties do not come from a table)
F*4
Section properties for segment (see Note 3)
F*4
= 0 fill data record to 135 bytes (for BINARY files only)
PROPS (1)
PROPS (14)
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1.
2.
3.
The maximum number of data records = 100*NMEMBR.

IDEF = .FALSE. For segment/member properties defined as a stiffness or a
flexibility matrix.
The section properties are defined as follows:
AX
AY
AZ
IX
IY
IZ
SY
SZ
YD
ZD
YC
ZC
EY
EZ
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Cross section area

Shear area with respect to the local y axis
Shear area with respect to the local z axis
Moment of inertia with respect to the local x axis
Moment of inertia with respect to the local y axis
Moment of inertia with respect to the local z axis
Section modulus with respect to the local y axis
Section modulus with respect to the local z axis
Cross section depth with respect to the local y axis
Cross section depth with respect to the local z axis
Positive distance from c.g. to the extreme fiber with respect
to the local y axis
Positive distance from c.g. to the extreme fiber with respect
to the local z axis
Shear center eccentricity with respect to the local y axis
Shear center eccentricity with respect to the local z axis
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Table 1-5
Member Constants
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 23 -- data class index for MEMBER CONSTANTS data
NMEMBR
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 2 (/, T2, A40), /, 6(1X, A4),
+
/, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-5
Member Constants (Continued)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 23 Data class index for MEMBER CONSTANTS data
NMEMBR
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-5

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
FILL (1) FILL (3)
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Table 1-5
Data Record for :

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
MEX
I*4
Member ID number
MID
C*8
Member name
MBTYP
I*4
Member type index =

0 1-D member
1 finite element
F*4
Youngs Modulus
F*4
Shear modulus
DENSITY
F*4
Density
POISSON
F*4
Poissons Ratio
CTE
F*4
Coefficient of thermal expansion
BETA
F*4
Beta angle
F*4
= 0 fill data record to 64 bytes
FILL (1) FILL (4)
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Table 1-6
Applied Joint Loads

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 4 -- data class index for APPLIED JOINT LOADS data
NLOADS
I*4
Maximum number of loading conditions (see Note 1)
NJNTS
I*4
Maximum number of joints (see Note 1)
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 2( / , T2, A40),
+
/ , T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-6
Applied Joints Loads (Continued)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 4 Data class index for APPLIED JOINT LOADS data
NLOADS
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-6
Applied Joint Loads (Continued)

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NLOADS
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
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Table 1-6
Data Record for :

V5
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
JEX
I*4
Joint ID number
JID
C*8
Joint name
LEX
I*4
Loading ID number
LID
C*8
Loading ID name
JNTACT
I*4

-1 inactive
0 deleted
1 active
LDSTAT
I*4
Joint load status =

0 no forces applied
1 forces applied
2 displacements applied
3 forces and displacements applied
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Table 1-6

Data Record (Continued) :
Rev S
Item
Type
Description
FX
F*4
Applied force X components (global)
FY
F*4
Applied force Y components (global)
FZ
F*4
Applied force Z components (global)
MX
F*4
Applied moment X component (global)
MY
F*4
Applied moment Y component (global)
MZ
F*4
Applied moment Z component (global)
TX
F*4
Applied translation X component (global)
TY
F*4
Applied translation Y component (global)
TZ
F*4
Applied translation Z component (global)
RX
F*4
Applied rotation X component (global)
RY
F*4
Applied rotation Y component (global)
RZ
F*4
Applied rotation X component (global)
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Table 1-7
Applied Joint Temperature Loads

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 5 --
NLOADS
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
data class index for APPLIED JOINT TEMPERATURE LOADS

data
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 2(/, T2, A40),
+
/ , T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-7
Applied Joint Temperature Loads (Continued)

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 5 -- data class index for APPLIED JOINT TEMPERATURE LOADS

data
NLOADS
I*4
Maximum number of loading conditions ( see Note 1 )
NJNTS
I*4
Maximum number of joints ( see Note 1 )
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-7
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
=5
NLOADS
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
Data class index for APPLIED JOINT TEMPERATURE LOADS

data
FILL (1) FILL (2)
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Table 1-7

Data Record for:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
= 5 -- Data class index for APPLIED JOINT TEMPERATURE LOADS

data
JEX
I*4
Joint ID number
JID
C*8
Joint name
LEX
I*4
Loading ID number
LID
C*8
Loading ID name
JNTACT
I*4

-1 -- inactive
0 -- deleted
1 -- active
LDSTAT
I*4
Joint temperature load status =

0 -- no joint temperatures applied
4 -- joint temperatures applied
TL
F*4
Applied temperature load
TX
F*4
Temperature gradient component with respect to local or global x axis
TY
F*4
Temperature gradient component with respect to local or global y axis
TZ
F*4
Temperature gradient component with respect to local or global z axis
RFRAME
I*4
Temperature load reference frame index =

0 -- local reference frame
1 -- global reference frame

1.
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The maximum number of APPLIED JOINT TEMPERATURE LOADS data

records = NLOADS * NJNTS
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Table 1-8
Applied Member Loads

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 6 -- Data class index for APPLIED MEMBER LOADS data
MAXREC
I*4
Maximum number of data records
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (3)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 3(/, T2, A40), /, 6(1X, A4),
+
/, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-8
Applied Member Loads (Continued)

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 6 -- Data class index for APPLIED MEMBER LOADS data
MAXREC
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-8
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 6 Data class index for APPLIED MEMBER LOADS data
MAXREC
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
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Table 1-8

Data Record for :
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
= 6 -- data class index for APPLIED MEMBER LOADS data
MEX
I*4
Member ID number
MID
C*8
Member name
LEX
I*4
Loading ID number
LID
C*8
Loading ID name
MBACT
I*4
Member active status =

-1 -- inactive
0 -- deleted
1 -- active
LDSTAT
I*4
Member load status =

0 -- loadings not applied
1 -- loadings applied
LDTYPE
I*4
Member load type index =

1 -- force load
2 -- distortion load
3 -- undefined
4 -- temperature load
5 -- undefined
F*4
Member load description data
MLDATA (1)
MLDATA (17)
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Table 1-8

If LDTYPE = 1 (force load), MLDATA =:
Item
Type
Description
FRCDSC
C*16
Force load description ( see Note 2 )
W1
F*4
Magnitude of applied concentrated force or moment, or

Starting intensity of distributed force or moment load
W2
F*4
Ending intensity of distributed force or moment load
L1
F*4
Distance from the start of the member to the location of the concentrated
load, measured along the local x axis, or
Distance from the start of the member to the location of the distributed load
starting point, measured along the local x axis
L2
F*4
Distance from the start of the member to the location of the distributed load
ending point, measured along the local x axis
F*4
= 0 -- fill data record to 108 bytes

(for BINARY files only)
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Table 1-8

Data Record (Continued):
If LDTYPE = 2 (distortion load), MLDATA =:
Item
Type
Description
DSTDSC
C*16
Distortion load description ( see Note 3 )
L1
F*4
Distance from the start of the member to the location of the concentrated
distortion, measured along the local x axis, or
Distance from the start of the member to the location of the uniform
distortion starting point, measured along the local x axis
L2
F*4
Distance from the start of the member to the location of the uniform
distortion ending point, measured along the local x axis
TX
F*4
Concentrated or uniform axial distortion
TY
F*4
Concentrated or uniform shear distortion with respect to the local y axis
TZ
F*4
Concentrated or uniform shear distortion with respect to the local z axis
RX
F*4
Concentrated or uniform torsional distortion about the local x axis
RY
F*4
Concentrated or uniform bending distortion about the local y axis
RZ
F*4
Concentrated or uniform bending distortion about the local z axis
F*4
= 0 --
FILL (1) FILL (5)
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(for BINARY files only)
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Table 1-8
Data Record (Continued):

If LDTYPE = 4 (temperature load), MLDATA =:
Item
Type
Description
TMPDSC
C*16
Temperature load description (see Note 4)
L1
F*4
Distance from the start of the member to the start of the temperature load,
measured along the local x axis
L2
F*4
Distance from the start of the member to the end of the temperature load,
measured along the local x axis
TU
F*4
Average uniform temperature change over the member cross section
TBY
F*4
Temperature differences over the depth of the member cross section with
respect to the local y axis
TBZ
F*4
Temperature differences over the depth of the member cross section with
respect to the local z axis
F*4
= 0 file data record to 108 bytes (for BINARY files only)
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1.
The force load description is a 16-character string consisting of 1s and

Each position in the string represents a particular force or moment
characteristic is turned off. A 1 in that position means that the
corresponding characteristic is turned on. The force load description
characteristics are assigned to the character string positions as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Force x
Force y
Force z
Moment x
Moment y
Moment z
Distances are fractional
Concentrated
Uniform distribution
Linear distribution
Components defined with respect to global coordinate system
Components generated by the DEAD LOAD command
Components are GLOBAL PROJECTED
Positions 14, 15, and 16 are presently undefined.

2.
The distortion load description is a 16-character string consisting of 1s and

Each position in the string represents a particular distortion load
corresponding characteristic is turned on. The distortion load description
characteristics are assigned to the character string positions as follows:
1.
2.
3.
Concentrated
Uniform distribution
Positions 4 through 16 are presently undefined.

3.
Rev S
The temperature load description is a 16-character string consisting of 1s

and 0s. The positions in the character string are numbered from left to
right. Each position in the string represents a particular temperature load
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corresponding characteristic is turned on. The temperature load
description characteristics are assigned to the character string positions as
follows:
1.
Positions 2 through 16 are presently undefined.
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Table 1-9
Joint Results (from Static Analysis)

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 10 -- Data class index for JOINT RESULTS data
NLOADS
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 2(/, T2, A40), /, 6(1X, A4),
+
/, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-9
Joints Results (Continued)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 10 Data class index for JOINT RESULTS data
NLOADS
I*4
Maximum number of loading conditions
NJNTS
I*4
Maximum number of joints
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-9
Joint Results (Continued)

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NLOADS
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
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Table 1-9
Joint Results (Continued)
Data Record for:

V5
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
JEX
I*4
Joint ID number
JID
C*8
Joint name
LEX
I*4
Loading ID number
LID
C*8
Loading ID name
IDEF
L*4
Results computation status =

.TRUE. -- results computed
.FALSE. -- results not computed
TX
F*4
Joint translation in global X direction
TY
F*4
Joint translation in global Y direction
TZ
F*4
Joint translation in global Z direction
RX
F*4
Joint rotation about global X axis
RY
F*4
Joint rotation about global Y axis
RZ
F*4
Joint rotation about global Z axis
FX
F*4
Global force X component of computed joint loads (reactions)
FY
F*4
Global force Y component of computed joint loads (reactions)
FZ
F*4
Global force Z component of computed joint loads (reactions)
MX
F*4
Global moment X component of computed joint loads (reactions)
MY
F*4
Global moment Y component of computed joint loads (reactions)
MZ
F*4
Global moment Z component of computed joint loads (reactions)
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Table 1-10
Member Results (from Static Analysis)

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 11 -- Data class index for MEMBER RESULTS data
NLOADS
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
Maximum number of members
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 2 (/, T2, A40), /, 6(1X, A4),
+
/, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-10
Member Results (Continued)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 11 Data class index for MEMBER RESULTS data
NLOADS
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-10

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NLOADS
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
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Table 1-10
Data Record for :

V5
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
MEX
I*4
Member ID number
MID
C*8
Member name
LEX
F*4
Loading ID number
LID
F*4
Loading ID name
IDEF
F*4

.TRUE. results computed
.FALSE. results not computed
FXE
F*4
Local force x at end of member
FYE
F*4
Local force y at end of member
FZE
F*4
Local force z at end of member
MXE
F*4
Local moment x at end of member
MYE
F*4
Local moment y at end of member
MZE
F*4
Local moment z at end of member
FXS
F*4
Local force x at start of member
FYS
F*4
Local force y at start of member
FZS
F*4
Local force z at start of member
MXS
F*4
Local moment x at start of member
MYS
F*4
Local moment y at start of member
MZS
F*4
Local moment z at start of member
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Table 1-10

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Item
Type
Description
TX
F*4
Local axial distortion with respect to start of member
TY
F*4
Local shear y distortion with respect to start of member
TZ
F*4
Local shear z distortion with respect to start of member
RX
F*4
Local torsional distortion with respect to start of member
RY
F*4
Local bending y distortion with respect to start of member
RZ
F*4
Local bending z distortion with respect to start of member
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Table 1-11
Section Forces
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 12 -- Data class index for SECTION FORCES data
NLOADS
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 2 (/, T2, A40), /, 6(1X, A4),
+
/, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-11
Section Forces (Continued)

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 12 Data class index for SECTION FORCES data
NLOADS
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
statement:
FORMAT (4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-11
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NLOADS
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
FILL (1) FILL (17)
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Table 1-11

Data Record for:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4
MEX
I*4
Member ID number
MID
C*8
Member name
LEX
F*4
Loading ID number
LID
C*8
Loading ID name
ISEC
I*4
Section number
IDEF
L*4

.TRUE. SECTION FORCES computed
.FALSE. SECTION FORCES not computed
XL
F*4
Distance from the start of the member to the section, measured along the
local member x axis
FX
F*4
Local force x at section
FY
F*4
Local force y at section
FZ
F*4
Local force z at section
MX
F*4
Local moment x at section
MY
F*4
Local moment y at section
MZ
F*4
Local moment z at section
F*4
= 0 fill data record to 120 bytes (for BINARY files only)
FILL (1) FILL (13)

1.
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The maximum number of SECTION FORCES data records =

50 * NMEMBR * NLOADS
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Table 1-12
Average Element Results

V5
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
Average element results data class index. Possible index values =

33 AVERAGE ELEMENT STRESSES
34 AVERAGE ELEMENT STRAINS
35 AVERAGE RESULTANTS
36 AVERAGE ELEMENT PRINCIPAL STRESSES
37 AVERAGE ELEMENT PRINCIPAL STRAINS
38 AVERAGE PRINCIPAL MEMBRANE
RESULTANTS
39 AVERAGE PRINCIPAL BENDING RESULTANTS
40 AVERAGE VON MISES
NLOADS
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
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Table 1-12
Average Element Results (Continued)

Header Record for ASCII80 files (Continued):
Item
Type
Description
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 2 (/, T2, A40), /, 6(1X, A4),
+
/, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-12
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4

RESULTANTS
NLOADS
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
FORMAT
C*80
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
Active force units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1)
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1)
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1)
TIME
C*4
Active time units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1)
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
STATEMENT:
FORMAT(4I12, A80, 6A4, 3I12)
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Table 1-12

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4

RESULTANTS
NLOADS
I*4
NJNTS
I*4
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
Active force units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1)
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1)
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1)
TIME
C*4
Active time units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1)
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
FILL (1) FILL (7)
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Table 1-12
Data Record for:

Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number
IDATA
I*4

38 -- AVERAGE PRINCIPAL MEMBRANE
RESULTANTS
JEX
I*4
Joint ID number
JID
C*8
Joint name
LEX
I*4
Loading ID number
LID
C*8
Loading ID name
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
ISURF
I*4
Surface index for 2-D finite elements =

0 N/A (for 3-D elements)
1 top surface
2 middle surface
3 bottom surface
NELC
I*4
Number of finite elements used to compute the average results at the joint
F*8
Average element results (see Note 1)
AVGER (1)AVGER (8)

1.
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The Average Element Results in AVGER (1) - AVGER (8) are defined in
Table 1-12a through 1-12e. Each of these tables corresponds to a different
element type (PLANE STRESS, PLANE STRAIN, TRIDIMENSIONAL,
etc.). See Figures 1-2 through 1-7 for a description of the Average Element
Results symbols used in the tables.
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Table 1 -12a
AVGER PLANE STRESS/STRAIN Elements
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AVGER (i),
i = Results Type
Average Stresses
SXX
SYY
SXY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Strains
EXX
EYY
EXY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Resultants
NXX
NYY
NXY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Stresses
S1
S2
TMAX
THETA
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Strains
E1
E2
GMAX
THETA
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Membrane
Resultants
N1
N2
NXYMAX
THETA
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Bending
Resultants
N/A
Von Mises
ES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
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Table 1 -12b
AVGER PLATE BENDING Elements

AVGER (i),
i=
Results Type
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Average
Stresses
SXX
SYY
SXY
Average
Strains
N/A
Average
Resultants
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Stresses
S1
Average
Principal
Strains
N/A
Average
Principal
Membrane
Resultants
N/A
Average
Principal
Bending
Resultants
Von Mises
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
MXX
MYY
MXY
VXX
VYY
S2
TMAX
THETA
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
M1
M2
MXYMAX
THETA
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
ES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
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Table 1 -12c
AVGER TRIDIMENSIONAL Elements

AVGER (i),
i = Results Type
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Average
Stresses
SXX
SYY
SZZ
SXY
SXZ
SYZ
0.0
0.0
Average
Strains
EXX
EYY
EZZ
EXY
EXZ
EYZ
0.0
0.0
Average
Resultants
N/A
Average
Principal
Stresses
S1
S2
S3
TMAX
Average
Principal
Strains
E1
E2
E3
GMAX
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Membrane
Resultants
N/A
Average
Principal
Bending
Resultants
N/A
Von Mises
ES
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Table 1 -12d
AVGER AXISYMMETRIC Elements

AVGER (i),
i = Results Type
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Average
Stresses
SRR
SZZ
SRZ
STH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Strains
ERR
EZZ
ERZ
ETH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Resultants
N/A
Average
Principal
Stresses
S1
S2
S3
TMAX
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Strains
E1
E2
E3
GMAX
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Membrane
Resultants
N/A
Average
Principal
Bending
Resultants
N/A
Von Mises
ES
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Table 1 -12e
AVGER PLATE Elements

AVGER (i),
i = Results Type
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Average
Stresses
SXX
SYY
SXY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Strains
N/A
Average
Resultants
NXX
NYY
NXY
MXX
MYY
MXY
VXX
VYY
Average
Principal
Stresses
S1
S2
TMAX
THETA
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Strains
N/A
Average
Principal
Membrane
Resultants
N1
N2
NXYMAX
THETA
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average
Principal
Bending
Resultants
M1
M2
MXYMAX
THETA
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Von Mises
ES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
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Figure 1 -2.
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Average Results for PLANE STRESS and STRAIN Elements
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Figure 1 - 3.
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Average Results for PLATE and PLATE BENDING Elements
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Figure 1 - 4.
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Average Results Interpretation for TRIDIMENSIONAL Elements
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Figure 1 - 5.
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Principal Stress and Strain Interpretation
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Figure 1 - 6.
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Figure 1 - 7.
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Principal Bending Results Interpretation
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Table 1-13
RC Design Standard Form

Header Record for ASCII80 and ASCII files:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 50 --
NELEM
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (3)
C*40

statement
FORCE
C*4
LENGTH
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
Data class index for RC DESIGN STANDARD FORM data
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, 3 (/, T2, A40), /, 6(1X, A4),
+
/, T2, 3I12)
statement:
FORMAT (T2, 5I12, A120, 6A4, 3I12 )
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Table 1-13
RC Design Standard Form (Continued)

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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 50
NELEM
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORCE
C*4
LENGTH
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
Data class index for RC DESIGN STANDARD FORM

data
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Table 1-13
The data record for ASCII80, ASCII, and BINARY files is composed of a general entry
followed by a sequence of reinforcing bar entries. The general entry is structured as follows:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number for data record
IDATA
I*4
= 50
MID
I*4
Member ID number
NAME
C*8
Member name
TYPE
I*4
Type of design element (see Note 1)
NBARS
I*4
Number of reinforcing bar entries
CODE
I*4
Design code active during design (see Note 2)
TABLE
I*4
Bar table active during design (see Note 3)
F*4
Member or stem width (local z direction)
F*4
Member height (local y direction)
BF
F*4
Flange width
BW
F*4
Flange projection
F*4
Flange thickness
FCP
F*4
Concrete compressive strength
FY
F*4
Primary reinforcing yield strength
FYST
F*4
Secondary reinforcing yield strength
WC
F*4
Unit weight of plain concrete
Data class index for RC DESIGN STANDARD FORM data
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Table 1-13

The reinforcing bar entry is structured as follows:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Reinforcing bar entry number
GROUP
I*4
Group number of bar (see Note 4)
RTYPE
I*4
Type of reinforcing (see Note 5)
SIZE
I*4
Bar size ( #6, #10, etc. )
IBAR (1)
I*4
Varies with type of reinforcing (see Note 6)
IBAR (2)
I*4
RBAR (1)
F*4
RBAR (2)
F*4
RBAR (3)
F*4
RBAR (4)
F*4
The ASCII80 reinforcing bar entry is read using the following FORTRAN READ/WRITE
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 6I12, /, T2, 4G15.7E2)
The ASCII reinforcing bar entry is read using the following FORTRAN READ/WRITE
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 6I12, 4G15.7E2)
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1.
Design element type description as given by the value of TYPE:

Beams
Type
1
2
3
4
+100
Cross Section Shape

Rectangular
Tee
RL (Right L)
LL (Left L)
Girder (101, 102, 103, 104)
Columns
Type
Cross
Section
Shape
Longitudinal
Steel
Distribution
Transverse
Steel
Distribution
11
12
13
14
15
16
Rectangular
Square
Square
Square
Round
Round
Rectangular
Square
Round
Round
Round
Round
Tied
Tied
Tied
Spiral
Tied
Spiral
Number of
Curtains
Shear
Steel
Location
Walls
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Type
Cross
Section
Shape
21
22
23
24
25
26
Rectangular
Rectangular
Rectangular
Barbell
Barbell
Barbell
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1
2
2
1
2
2
N/A
Inside
Outside
N/A
Inside
Outside
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Flat Plates, Flat Slabs, and Two-way Slabs

Type
Element Type
31
32
33
Flat plate
Flat slab
Two way panel (British)
One-way Slabs
NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED
2.
3.
Design code active during design as given by the value of CODE:

CODE
Design Code
ACI 318-63
ACI 318-77
CP110-72
ACI 318-83, non-seismic
ACI 318-83, seismic
ACI 318-83, moderate seismic
BS8110
Bar table active during design as given by the value of TABLE. The bar size given
in the reinforcing bar data entry comes from this table:
TABLE
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Bar Table
ASTM bar table
Canadian bar table
UNESCO bar table
Bars having the same GROUP number lie in the same plane within the cross section
of the member, have the same starting point, and have the same spacing with
respect to the other bars in the group. A bar group can consist of one or more bars.
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5.
Reinforcing bar type description as given by the value of RTYPE:

Straight Bars
RTYPE
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Description
Start
End
Cutoff
Cutoff
Cutoff
Continuous
Cutoff
Hooked
Continuous
Cutoff
Continuous
Continuous
Continuous
Hooked
Hooked
Cutoff
Hooked
Continuous
Hooked
Hooked
+100
Column strip (101 - 109)
+200
Middle strip (201-209)
+300
Edge strip (British) (301-309)
+400
Torsional steel (British) (401-409)
Cutoff
- dimensioned end of bar
Continuous
- bar continues beyond specified start or end.
Hooked
- bar start or end must be hooked (slabs only).
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Stirrups and Links

RTYPE
Description
11
Stirrup (ACI)
12
Closed stirrup (ACI torsion)
13
Link (British)
Ties and Column Links

RTYPE
Description
21
Tie (ACI)
22
Hoop (ACI)
23
Link (British)
Spirals
RTYPE
31
Description
Spiral
Horizontal Shear Steel for Walls

RTYPE
41
6.
Description
Horizontal shear steel
Reinforcing bar description as given by values of IBAR and RBAR in the

reinforcing bar entry:
Longitudinal and Horizontal Shear Steel
( RTYPE = 1-9, 101-109, 201-209, 301-309, 401-409, 41)
IBAR / RBAR
IBAR = 1
IBAR = 2
RBAR(1)
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Description
Bar parallel to global X axis.
Bar parallel to global Z axis.
Applies only when TYPE = 33.
X coordinate of the starting point of the bar with respect to the
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RBAR(2)
RBAR(3)
RBAR(4)
local design element (member) coordinate system

Y coordinate of the starting point of the bar with respect to the
Z coordinate of the starting point of the bar with respect to the
Length of bar
Stirrups and Beam Links (RTYPE = 11, 12, 13 )

IBAR / RBAR
Description
IBAR (1)
Unused
IBAR(2)
Unused
RBAR(1)
X coordinate of the stirrup with respect to the local design

element (member) coordinate system
RBAR(2)
Center-to-center width of stirrup / link measured with

respect to the Z axis of the local design element (member)
coordinate system
RBAR(3)
Center-to-center height of stirrup / link measured with

respect to the local Y axis of the local design element
(member) coordinate system
RBAR(4)
Unused
Ties, Hoops, and Column Links (RTYPE = 21, 22, 23)
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IBAR / RBAR
Description
IBAR(1)
Number of legs in the Y direction of the local design

IBAR(2)
Number of legs in the Z direction of the local design

RBAR(1)
X coordinate of the tie/hoop/link with respect to the

design element (member) coordinate system
RBAR(2)
Center-to-center width of the tie/hoop/link measured with

respect to the Z axis of local design element (member)
coordinate system
RBAR(3)
Center-to-center height of the tie/hoop/link measured with

respect to the Y axis of the local design element
RBAR(4)
Unused
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Spirals (RTYPE = 31)
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IBAR / RBAR
Description
IBAR(1)
Unused
IBAR(2)
Unused
RBAR(1)
X coordinate of the start of the spiral with respect to the

RBAR(2)
Center-to-center diameter of the spiral
RBAR(3)
Center-to-center pitch of the spiral
RBAR(4)
Distance over which the spiral extends with respect to the

X axis of the local element (member) coordinate system
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Table 1-14
RC Design Expanded Form
Header records for RC DESIGN EXPANDED FORM are identical to the header records
for RC DESIGN STANDARD FORM, Table 1-13.
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Table 1-14
RC Design Expanded Form (Continued)

The data record for ASCII80, ASCII, and BINARY files is composed of a general entry,
a dimensions entry, a constants entry, and a sequence of reinforcing bar entries, in that order.
The general entry is structured as follows:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record number for data record
IDATA
I*4
= 51 Data class index for RC DESIGN EXPANDED FORM
MID
I*4
Member ID number
NAME
C*8
Member name
TYPE
I*4
Type of design element (see Note 1, Table 1-13)
NBARS
I*4
Number of reinforcing bar entries
CODE
I*4
Design code active during design (see Note 2, Table 1-13)
TABLE
I*4
Bar table active during design (see Note 3, Table 1-13)
LBAR (1)
I*4
1st longitudinal bar size (see Note 1)
LBAR (2)
I*4
2nd longitudinal bar size (see Note 1)
LBAR (3)
I*4
3rd longitudinal bar size (see Note 1)
LBAR (4)
I*4
4th longitudinal bar size (see Note 1)
SBAR
I*4
Secondary bar size (e.g. for shear reinforcing) (see Note 1)
MINSPA
F*4
Minimum spacing between longitudinal bars
MAXSHR
F*4
Maximum allowable shear stress
COVER
F*4
Minimum distance between member surface and any reinforcing bar
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Table 1-14
Data Record (contd):

General data entry (contd):
Item
Type
Description
IMISC(1)
I*4
Miscellaneous information based on TYPE (see Note 2)
IMISC(2)
I*4
IMISC(3)
I*4
IMISC(4)
I*4
IMISC(5)
I*4
RMISC(1)
F*4
RMISC(2)
F*4
RMISC(3)
F*4
RMISC(4)
F*4
RMISC(5)
F*4
The dimensions entry is structured as follows:
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Item
Type
Description
F*4
Member or stem width (local Z direction)
F*4
Member height (local Y direction)
BF
F*4
Flange width
BW
F*4
Flange projection
F*4
Flange thickness
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Table 1-14

The constants entry is structured as follows:
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Item
Type
Description
FCP
F*4
Concrete compressive strength
FY
F*4
Longitudinal reinforcing yield strength
WC
F*4
Unit weight of plain concrete
DENSITY
F*4
Unit weight of reinforced concrete
FYST
F*4
Secondary reinforcing yield
EC
F*4
Youngs modulus for concrete
EU
F*4
Maximum allowable concrete compressive strain
CON(1)
F*4
Applicable constant for given TYPE (see Note 3)
CON(2)
F*4
CON(3)
F*4
CON(4)
F*4
CON(5)
F*4
CON(6)
F*4
CON(7)
F*4
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The reinforcing bar entry is structured as follows:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Reinforcing bar entry number
GROUP
I*4
Group number of bar (see Note 4, Table 1-13)
RTYPE
I*4
Type of reinforcing (see Note 5, Table 1-13)
SIZE
I*4
Bar size (#6, #10, etc.)
IBAR (1)
I*4
Varies with type of reinforcing (see Note 6, Table 1-13)
IBAR (2)
I*4
RBAR (1)
F*4
RBAR (2)
F*4
RBAR (3)
F*4
RBAR (4)
F*4
The ASCII80 reinforcing bar entry is read using the following FORTRAN READ/WRITE
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 6I12, /, T2, 4G15.7E2)
The ASCII reinforcing bar entry is read using the following FORTRAN READ/WRITE
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT (T2, 6I12, 4G15.7E2)
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1.
LBAR/SBAR description for beams (TYPE =1, 2, 3, 4) and girders (TYPE

= 101, 102, 103, 104), general entry:
Description
LBAR / SBAR
LBAR (1)
LBAR (2)
LBAR (3)
LBAR (4)
SBAR
1st top design bar size

2nd top design bar size
1st bottom design bar size
2nd bottom design bar size
Stirrup/link bar size
LBAR/SBAR description for columns (TYPE = 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16), general entry:
LBAR / SBAR
Description
LBAR (1)
LBAR (2)
LBAR (3)
LBAR (4)
SBAR
1st design bar size

2nd design bar size
3rd design bar size
Unused
Tie, hoop, link, or spiral bar size
LBAR/SBAR description for walls (TYPE = 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26), general entry:
LBAR / SBAR
Description
LBAR (1)
LBAR (2)
LBAR (3)
LBAR (4)
SBAR
Boundary element bar size

Uniform (vertical) bar size
Horizontal bar size
Unused
Boundary element hoop bar size
LBAR/SBAR description for flat plates and flat slabs (TYPE = 31, 32, 33) and one
way slabs (TYPE = 41, 42), general entry:
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LBAR / SBAR
Description
LBAR (1)
LBAR (2)
LBAR (3)
1st top design bar size

2nd top design bar size
1st bottom design bar size
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LBAR (4)
SBAR
2.
2nd bottom design bar size

Unused
IMISC/RMISC description for beams (TYPE = 1, 2, 3, 4) and girders (TYPE

= 101, 102, 103, 104), general entry:
IMISC/RMISC
Description
IMISC (1)
IMISC (2)
IMISC (3)
IMISC (4)
IMISC (5)
RMISC (1)
RMISC(2)
RMISC(3)
RMISC(4)
Unused
Unused
Unused
Unused
Unused
1st stirrup/link spacing
2nd stirrup/link spacing
3rd stirrup/link spacing
Maximum allowable
parameter z
Unused
RMISC(5)
cracking
IMISC/RMISC description for columns (TYPE = 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16), general
entry:
IMISC/RMISC
Description
IMISC (1)
Maximum number of tie/hoop legs in

the y direction of the local design
Maximum number of tie/hoop legs in
the z direction of the local design
Unused
Unused
Unused
R value (to increase column design
bending moments)
Spiral diameter
Unused
Unused
Unused
IMISC (2)
IMISC (3)
IMISC (4)
IMISC (5)
RMISC (1)
RMISC (2)
RMISC (3)
RMISC (4)
RMISC (5)
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IMISC/RMISC description for walls (TYPE = 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26), general entry:
IMISC/RMISC
Description
IMISC (1)
IMISC (2)
Number of curtains for vertical bars

= 1 horizontal bars inside of vertical bars
= 2 horizontal bars outside of vertical bars
Maximum number of capacity iterations
Concrete stress/strain curve
Capacity analysis model
Width of boundary element measured in the z
direction of the local design element
Height of boundary element measured in the
y direction of the local design element
User-specified out-of-plane eccentricity
Capacity analysis convergence tolerance
Analysis modal fiber size
IMISC (3)
IMISC (4)
IMISC (5)
RMISC (1)
RMISC (2)
RMISC (3)
RMISC (4)
RMISC (5)
IMISC/RMISC description for flat plates and flat slabs (TYPE = 31, 32, 33), general
entry:
IMISC/RMISC
Description
IMISC (1)
IMISC (2)
IMISC (3)
IMISC (4)
IMISC (5)
RMISC (1)
Unused
Unused
Unused
Unused
Unused
Dimension of flat slab drop panel in the global
x direction
Dimension of flat slab drop panel in the global
z direction
Eccentricity of flat slab drop panel in the
global x direction
Eccentricity of flat slab drop panel in the
global z direction
Flat slab drop panel thickness
RMISC (2)
RMISC (3)
RMISC (4)
RMISC (5)
IMISC/RMISC description for one way slabs (TYPE = 41, 42), general entry:
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IMISC/RMISC
Description
IMISC (1)
IMISC (2)
Unused
Unused
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IMISC (3)
IMISC (4)
IMISC (5)
RMISC (1)
RMISC (2)
RMISC (3)
RMISC (4)
RMISC (5)
3.
Unused
Unused
Unused
Pan width for joists
Stem thickness for joists
Slab thickness
Unused
Unused
CON description for beams (TYPE = 1, 2, 3, 4) and girders (TYPE = 101,

102, 103, 104), constants entry:
CON
Description
CON (1)
CON (2)
CON (3)
CON (4)
CON (5)
CON (6)
CON (7)
RFSP concrete splitting ratio

PHIFL flexure capacity reduction factor
PHISH shear capacity reduction factor
PHIBO bond capacity reduction factor
PHITO torsion capacity reduction factor
BLFR ratio of maximum p or (D-D) to Dbal
PMINFL minimum allowable reinforcement
ratio
CON description for columns (TYPE = 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16), constants entry:
CON
Description
CON (1)
CON (2)
FYSP spiral reinforcement yield strength

PHICO column capacity reduction factor
(corresponds to PHITI or PHISP, Table 2.4-1,
Vol. 4, GTSTRUDL Users Manual)
PMAXCO Maximum allowable
reinforcement ratio
PMINCO
minimum allowable
reinforcement ratio
Unused
Unused
Unused
CON (3)
CON (4)
CON (5)
CON (6)
CON (7)
CON description for walls (TYPE = 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26), constants entry:
CON
CON (1)
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CON (2)
CON (3)
PHITI Wall capacity reduction factor

PMAXCO Maximum a l l owa bl e
reinforcement ratio
PMINCO Minimum allowable
reinforcement ratio
Unused
Unused
Unused
CON (4)
CON (5)
CON (6)
CON (7)
CON description for flat plates and flat slabs (TYPE = 31, 32, 33), constants entry:
CON
CON (1)
CON (2)
CON (3)
CON (4)
CON (5)
CON (6)
CON (7)
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Unused
Unused
Unused
Unused
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CON description for one way slabs (TYPE = 41, 42), constants entry:
CON
CON (1)
CON (2)
CON (3)
CON (4)
CON (5)
CON (6)
CON (7)
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ratio
Unused
Unused
Unused
Unused
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Table 1-15
DBX Catalog File

Header Record for ASCII80 DBX Catalog file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 1 Data class index for DIRECTORY data
NFILES
I*4
Maximum number of DBX data files
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40
1st 40 characters of data record format for FORTRAN FORMAT READ/WRITE statement used to read the DBX data file records
FORMAT (2)
C*40
2nd 40 characters of data record format for FORTRAN FORMAT READ/WRITE statement used to read the DBX data file records
JNAME
C*8
GTSTRUDL job name given in STRUDL command
JTITLE
C*64
GTSTRUDL job title given in STRUDL command
MONTH
I*4
Month DBX Catalog File was created
DAY
I*4
Day DBX Catalog File was created
YEAR
I*4
Year DBX Catalog File was created
The ACSII80 header record is read using the following FORTRAN FORMAT
READ/WRITE statement:
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, T2, A40,
/, T2, A8, 1X, A64, /, T2, 3I12)
There is no ASCII DBX Catalog File.

There is no header record for the BINARY DBX Catalog File.
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Table 1-15
DBX Catalog File (Continued)
Data Record for :

(ASCII80 DBX Catalog File)
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Item
Type
Description
FNAME
C*80
DBX data file name
MONTH
I*4
Month DBX data file was created
DAY
I*4
Day DBX data file was created
YEAR
I*4
Year DBX data file was created
ATTR
C*16
File attribute description
FMT
C*11
DBX data file format: FORMATTED or UNFORMATTED
ACC
C*10
DBX data file access mode: SEQUENTIAL or DIRECT
IRCL
I*4
Maximum record length for DBX data file
NRECS
I*4
Maximum number of records in DBX data file
INDEX
I*4
Data class of DBX data file (defined as the second item in each DBX data
file header record)
DSCRPT
C*60
User supplied description of the DBX data file
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Table 1-15
DBX Catalog File (Continued)

Data Record for :
(UNFORMATTED DBX Catalog File)
Item
Type
Description
FILNAM
C*8
First seven characters of the DBX file name. The eighth character is a
blank and should not be used
IDATA
I*4
Data class index (defined as the second item in each DBX file data record)
FORMAT
C*12
Format for DBX file

FILNAM = FORMATTED or UNFORMATTED
ACCMDE
C*12
Access mode for DBX file

FILNAM = SEQUENTIAL or DIRECT
RECLTH
I*4
Maximum record length for DBX file FILNAM. Measured in characters

for FORMAT = FORMATTED and bytes or characters for FORMAT =
UNFORMATTED
NREC
I*4
Maximum number of records, including the header record, for DBX file
FILNAM.
FDSCRP
C*60
Description for DBX file FILNAM
MONTH
I*4
Month when DBX file FILNAM was created
DAY
I*4
Day when DBX file FILNAM was created
YEAR
I*4
Year when DBX file FILNAM was created
The maximum length of the DBX catalog file data record is 120 bytes or 30 four-byte words.
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Table 1-16
Dynamic Data for SELOS

Note: All Dynamic Data for SELOS DBX files are unformatted and sequential. All records
are 8 (32 bit) words. The file is composed of a header record, and mode groups.
Each mode group consists of a mode entry and joint records. All data are in FEET,
KIPS, and RADIANS.
Header Record for Dynamic Data for SELOS:
Item
Type
Description
NMODES
I*4
Number of modes
NJOINT
I*4
Number of joints
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
First data record for each mode group (NMODE groups per file):
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Item
Type
Description
GENMAS
R*4
= (1.0 / u2MAX) ) (12in./ft / 1000lb / kip)

(where uMAX = Maximum mode shape displacement)
FREQ
R*4
Mode frequency
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
UNUSED
R*4
Unused
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Dynamic Data for SELOS (Continued)

Joint data record (NJOINT records per mode group):
Item
Type
Description
JNAME
R*8
Hollerith variable with 8 character joint name
VXD
R*4
Eigenvector displacement in the X direction
VYD
R*4
Eigenvector displacement in the Y direction
VZD
R*4
Eigenvector displacement in the Z direction
VXR
R*4
Eigenvector rotation about the X direction
VYR
R*4
Eigenvector rotation about the Y direction
VZR
R*4
Eigenvector rotation about the Z direction
Note: If a joint is active, but has no dynamic degrees-of-freedom, then it will be included in the
Dynamic Data for SELOS file, and VXD, VYD, VZD, VXR, VYR, and VZD will all be 0.
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Table 1-17
Dynamic Mass Matrix

Note: There is no ASCII Dynamic Matrix file
Header Record for ASCII80 Dynamic Mass Matrix file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 14 Data class index for MASS data
BW
I*4
Maximum number of entries per row
NDOF
I*4
Number of rows in matrix
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40
FORTRAN FORMAT statement used to read the first record of a matrix

row entry
FORMAT (2)
C*40
FORTRAN FORMAT statement used to read the second record of a matrix

row entry
LENGTH
C*4
INCH (unaffected by current units)
FORCE
C*4
LB (unaffected by current units)
ANGLE
C*4
RAD (unaffected by current units)
TEMP
C*4
FAHR (unaffected by current units)
TIME
C*4
SEC (unaffected by current units)
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, T2, A40, /, 6(1X,A4),
/, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-17
Dynamic Mass Matrix (Continued)

Header Record for BINARY Dynamic Mass Matrix file:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 14 Data class index for MASS data
BW
I*4
NDOF
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-17
Dynamic Mass Matrix (Continued)
Data records for the Dynamic Mass Matrix file: Two data records are created for each
matrix row for a total of NDOF*2 data records. For ASCII80 files, the number of physical
records may be much higher since each physical record can only contain four entries
Record 1:
Item
Type
Description
ROWNUM
NENTRY
I*4
I*4
Current row
Number of entries in row
Item
Type
Description
ENTRY1
ENTRYn
R*8
1st entry on current row
R*8
nth entry on current row. n is equal to NENTRY from

Record 1, and may be different for each row.
Record 2:
Note: All numeric data are always in units of inches, pounds, seconds, and radians (as
appropriate), regardless of the current units when the DBX file was written.
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Table 1-18
Dynamic Stiffness Matrix

Note: There is no ASCII Dynamic Stiffness Matrix file
Header Record for ASCII80 Dynamic Stiffness Matrix file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 15 Data class index for STIFFNESS data
BW
I*4
NDOF
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

row entry
FORMAT (2)
C*40

row entry
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, T2, A40, /,
6(1X,A4), /, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-18
Dynamic Stiffness Matrix (Continued)
Header Record for BINARY Dynamic Stiffness Matrix file:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 15 Data class index for STIFFNESS data
BW
I*4
NDOF
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-18
Dynamic Stiffness Matrix (Continued)
Data records for the Dynamic Stiffness Matrix file: Two data records are created for each
matrix row for a total of NDOF*2 data records. For ASCII80 files, the number of physical
records may be much higher since each physical record can only contain four entries.
Record 1:
Item
Type
Description
ROWNUM
NENTRY
I*4
I*4
Current row
Item
Type
Description
ENTRY1
ENTRYn
R*8
R*8

Record 2:
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Table 1-19
Damping Matrix
Note: There is no ASCII Damping Matrix file
Header Record for ASCII80 Damping Matrix file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 16 Data class index for DAMPING data
BW
I*4
NDOF
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

row entry
FORMAT (2)
C*40

row entry
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, T2, A40, /,
6(1X,A4), /, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-19
Damping Matrix (Continued)

Header Record for BINARY Damping Matrix file:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
BW
I*4
NDOF
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-19
Damping Matrix (Continued)
Data records for the Damping Matrix file: Two data records are created for each matrix row
for a total of NDOF*2 data records. For ASCII80 files, the number of physical records may
be much higher since each physical record can only contain four entries.
Record 1:
Item
Type
Description
ROWNUM
NENTRY
I*4
I*4
Current row
Item
Type
Description
ENTRY1
ENTRYn
R*8
R*8

Record 2:
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Table 1-20
Stiffness Proportional Damping Matrix

Note: There is no ASCII Stiffness Proportional Damping Matrix file
Header Record for ASCII80 Stiffness Proportional Damping Matrix file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 18 Data class index for STIFFNESS PROPORTIONAL DAMPING

data
BW
I*4
NDOF
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

row entry
FORMAT (2)
C*40
FORTRAN FORMAT statement used to read the second record of a

matrix row entry
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, T2, A40, /,
1X,A4), /, T2, 3I4)
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Table 1-20
Stiffness Proportional Damping Matrix (Continued)
Header Record for BINARY Stiffness Proportional Damping Matrix file:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 18 Data class index for STIFFNESS PROPORTIONAL DAMPING

data
BW
I*4
NDOF
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-20
Stiffness Proportional Damping Matrix (Continued)
Data records for the Stiffness Proportional Damping Matrix file: Two data records are
created for each matrix row for a total of NDOF*2 data records. For ASCII80 files, the
number of physical records may be much higher since each physical record can only contain
four entries.
Record 1:
Item
Type
Description
ROWNUM
NENTRY
I*4
I*4
Current row
Item
Type
Description
ENTRY1
ENTRYn
R*8
R*8

Record 2:
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Table 1-21
Mass Proportional Damping Matrix

Note: There is no ASCII Mass Proportional Damping Matrix file
Header Record for ASCII80 Mass Proportional Damping Matrix file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 18 Data class index for MASS PROPORTIONAL DAMPING data
BW
I*4
NDOF
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

row entry
FORMAT (2)
C*40

row entry
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
The ACSII80 header record is read using the following FORTRAN FORMAT READ/WRITE statement:
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, T2, A40, /,
6(1X,A4), /, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-21
Mass Proportional Damping Matrix (Continued)

Header Record for BINARY Mass Proportional Damping Matrix file:
Rev S
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
BW
I*4
NDOF
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-21
Mass Proportional Damping Matrix (Continued)
Data records for the Mass Proportional Damping Matrix file: Two data records are created
for each matrix row for a total of NDOF*2 data records. For ASCII80 files, the number of
physical records may be much higher since each physical record can only contain four
entries.
Record 1:
Item
Type
Description
ROWNUM
NENTRY
I*4
I*4
Current row
Item
Type
Description
ENTRY1
ENTRYn
R*8
R*8

Record 2:
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Table 1-22
Correspondence Table
Note: There is no ASCII Correspondence Table file
Header Record for ASCII80 Correspondence Table file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NDOF
I*4
Number of uncondensed DOF (degrees-of-freedom)
COND
I*4
Number of condensed DOF
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40
FORTRAN FORMAT statement used to read the data records
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, 6(1X,A4), /,
T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-22
Correspondence Table (Continued)
Header Record for BINARY Correspondence Table file:
V5
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NDOF
I*4
Number of uncondensed DOF (degrees-of-freedom)
COND
I*4
Number of condensed DOF
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-22
Correspondence Table (Continued)

Data Records for Correspondence Table file:
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Item
Type
Description
ROWNUM
I*4
Current row of correspondence table
JOINT
C*8
Joint name
DOF
C*2
DOF type: DX, DY, DZ, RX, RY, or RZ
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Table 1-23
Modal Damping Ratios

Note: There is no ASCII Modal Damping Ratios file
Header Record for ASCII80 Modal Damping Ratios file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NMODE
I*4
Number of modes
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40
FORTRAN FORMAT statement used to read the data records
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, 6(1X,A4), /, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-23
Modal Damping Ratios (Continued)

Header Record for BINARY Modal Damping Ratios file:
Rev S
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NMODE
I*4
Number of modes
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-23
Modal Damping Ratios (Continued)
Data Records for Modal Damping Ratios file:
Item
Type
Description
RATIO
R*4
Damping ratio for mode
appropriate), regardless of current units when the DBX file was written.
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Table 1-24
Superelement Definition
Note: There is no ASCII Superelement Definition file
Header Record for ASCII80 Superelement Definition file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NSUPER
I*4
Number of superelements
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40
FORTRAN FORMAT statement used to read the individual superelement

header records
FORMAT (2)
C*40
FORTRAN FORMAT statement used to read the superelement data

records
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
The ACSII80 header record is read using the following FORTRAN FORMAT statement:
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, T2, A40, /,
6(1X,A4), /, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-24
Superelement Definition (Continued)
Header Record for BINARY Superelement Definition file:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NSUPER
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-24
Superelement Definition (Continued)

Individual header records for the Superelement Definition file:
One header record is created for each superelement included in the DBX file; there
will be NSUPER header records. Each header record is followed by the data records
for that superelement; the number of data records for each superelement is equal to
the NJ plus NE.
Item
Type
Description
SENAME
C*8
Superelement name
NJ
I*4
Number of boundary nodes in the superelement
NE
I*4
Number of internal elements in the superelement
SIMELE
C*8
Name of similar superelement
Data records for the Superelement Definition file:
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Item
Type
Description
NAME
C*8
Name of boundary node or internal element
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Table 1- 25
Superelement Stiffness Matrix

Note: There is no ASCII Superelement Stiffness Matrix file
Header Record for ASCII80 Superelement Stiffness Matrix file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 29 Data class index for SUPERELEMENT STIFFNESS data
NSUPER
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40
FORTRAN FORMAT statement used to read the individual superelement

header records
FORMAT (2)
C*40

records
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, T2, A40, /,
6(1X,A4), /, T2, 3I12)
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Table 1-25
Superelement Stiffness Matrix (Continued)

Header Record for BINARY Superelement Stiffness Matrix file:
Rev S
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 29 Data class index for SUPERELEMENT STIFFNESS data
NSUPER
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-25
Header records for the Superelement Stiffness Matrix file:
One header record is created for each superelement included in the DBX file; there will be
NSUPER header records. Each header record is followed by the data records for that
superelement; the number of data records is NENTRY.
Item
Type
Description
SNAME
C*8
Name of superelement
NENTRY
I*4
Number of entries for superelement
Data records for the Superelement Stiffness Matrix file:

Each data record contains the information for a sub-matrix of the superelement stiffness
matrix. Each sub-matrix is identified by its row and column. The information is written in
the same format as the PRINT SUPERELEMENT STIFFNESS output. For ASCII80 files,
the number of physical records will exceed the number of entries (NENTRY).
Item
Type
Description
ROW
I*4
Row of sub-matrix
COL
I*4
Column of sub-matrix
ROWDOF
C*6
Active Degrees-of-Freedom (DOF) in row; See Note 1
COLDOF
C*6
Active DOF in column; See Note 1
MATRIX (1)-
R*8
Values in the sub-matrix. See Note 2
MATRIX (36)
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Header records for the Superelement Stiffness Matrix file:
Data records for the Superelement Stiffness Matrix file (Continued):
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Note 1:
ROWDOF and COLDOF are rows of 0's and 1's. 0 indicates an inactive DOF
and 1 indicates an active DOF. The DOF are arranged in this order:
Displacement X Y Z Rotation X Y Z.
Note 2:
MATRIX is always zero padded to 36 values, no matter how many active DOF
there are. To determine how many non-zero terms there are, multiply the number
of active DOF in the row of the sub-matrix times the number of active DOF in the
column.
Note 3:
All numeric data are always in units of inches, pounds, seconds, and radians (as
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Table 1- 26
Superelement Load Vector

Note: There is no ASCII Superelement Load Vector file
Header Record for ASCII80 Superelement Load Vector file:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 30 Data class index for SUPERELEMENT LOAD data
NSUPER
I*4
NLOAD
I*4
Maximum number of load cases
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT(1)
C*40
FORTRAN FORMAT statement used to read the superelement header

records
FORMAT (2)
C*40

records
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT(T2, 5I12, /, T2, A40, /, T2, A40, /,
6(1X,A4), /, T2, 3I12)
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Superelement Load Vector (Continued)

Header Record for BINARY Superelement Load Vector file:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 30 Data class index for SUPERELEMENT LOAD data
NSUPER
I*4
NLOAD
I*4
Maximum number of load cases
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-26
Header records for the Superelement Load Vector file:
One header record is created for each superelement included in the DBX file; there will be
NSUPER header records. Each header record is followed by the data records for that
superelement; the number of data records is NJ times NLOAD.
Item
Type
Description
SNAME
C*8
Name of superelement
NJ
I*4
Number of boundary nodes for superelement
Data records for the Superelement Load Vector file:

Each data record contains the loading information for a boundary node of the superelement.
The format is similar to the PRINT SUPERELEMENT LOAD output.
Item
Type
Description
JNT
I*4
Boundary node name
LNAME
C*8
Loading name
DOF
C*6
Active Degrees-of-Freedom (DOF). See Note 1
MATRIX (1)-
R*8
Loading values. See Note 2
MATRIX (6)
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Table 1-26

Header records for the Superelement Load Vector file:
Data records for the Superelement Load Vector file (Continued):
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Note 1:
DOF is a row of 0's and 1's. 0 indicates an inactive DOF and 1 indicates an
active DOF. The DOF are arranged in this order: Force X Y Z Moment X Y Z.
Note 2:
MATRIX is always zero padded to 6 values, no matter how many active DOF
there are. There will be as many non-zero entries as there are active DOF.
Note 3:
All numeric data are always in units of inches, pounds, seconds, and radians (as
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Table 1-27
Group Data
Header Record for ASCII80 and ASCII Group Data files:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 3 -- Data class index for GROUP DATA
NGROUP
I*4
Number of groups in this file
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FRMT
C*40
Format to read group headers and data records
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units ( no effect )
FORCE
C*4
Active force units ( no effect )
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units ( no effect )
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units ( no effect )
TIME
C*4
Active time units ( no effect )
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
The Group Data ASCII80 and ASCII headers are read using the following formats:
ASCII80:
ASCII:
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FORMAT (T2,5I12,A40,6A4,3I12)
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Table 1-27
Group Data (Continued)

Header Record for BINARY Group Data files:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
NGROUP
I*4
Number of groups in this file
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units ( no effect )
FORCE
C*4
Active force units ( no effect )
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units ( no effect )
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units ( no effect )
TIME
C*4
Active time units ( no effect )
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
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Table 1-27
Group Data (Continued)
Each group is written as a data header followed by data records. The number of
data headers is equal to NGROUP. Data header records:
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
= Record number
IDATA
I*4
IGRP
I*4
Group number ( internal; GTSTRUDL generated )
GNAME
C*8
Group name ( user defined )
GTYPE
I*4
Group type:
1 = joints only
2 = members only
4 = loads only
8 = mixed ( joints, members, and/or loads )
16 = column line ( members only )
32 = groups only
64 = plate girder
128 = RC girder (members only)
NJMT
I*4
Number of joints in the group
NMEM
I*4
Number of members in the group
NLD
I*4
Number of loads in the group
TITLE
C*64
Group title (only for WITH TITLE option)
Following each header record are NJNT + NMEN + NLD data records
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
Record Number
ICOMP
I*4
Type of component:
1 = joint
2 = member
3 = load
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I*4
Component number ( internal; GTSTRUDL generated )
NAME
C*8
Component name ( user defined )
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Section Displacements
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 9 -- Data class index for SECTION DISPLACEMENTS
NLOADS
I*4
NMEMBR
I*4
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FORMAT (1)
C*40

statement
FORMAT (2)
C*40

statement
LENGTH
C*4
FORCE
C*4
ANGLE
C*4
TEMP
C*4
TIME
C*4
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
FORMAT statement:
FORMAT ( T2,5I12,2(/,T2,A40),/,6( 1X,A4 ),/,T2,3I12 )
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Table 1-28
Section Displacements (Continued)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 9 -- Data class index for SECTION DISPLACEMENTS data
NLOADS
I*4
Maximum number of loading conditions ( see Note 1 )
NMEMBR
I*4
Maximum number of members ( see Note 1 )
LENGTH
C*4
Active length units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
FORCE
C*4
Active force units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
TIME
C*4
Active time units ( see Note 1, Table 1-1. )
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
I*4
FILL (1)FILL (17)
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Table 1-28
Section Displacements (Continued)

Data Record:
(for ASCII80 and BINARY files)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
= Record number
IDATA
I*4
= 9 -- Data class index for SECTION DISPLACEMENTS data
MEX
I*4
Member ID number
MID
C*8
Member name
LEX
I*4
Loading ID number
LID
C*8
Loading ID name
ISEC
I*4
Section number
IDEF
L*4

.TRUE.
-- SECTION DISPLACEMENTS computed
.FALSE. -- SECTION DISPLACEMENTS not computed
XL
F*4
Distance from the start of the member to the section, measured along the local
member X axis
DX
F*4
X displacement at section
DY
F*4
Y displacement at section
DZ
F*4
Z displacement at section

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The maximum number of SECTION DISPLACEMENTS data records

= 50*NMEMBER*NLOADS
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Table 1-29
Load Status
Header Record for ASCII80 Load Status files:
(Note: No other formats are supported for Load Status)
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
IDATA
I*4
= 8 -- Data class index for LOAD STATUS
NLOAD
I*4
Possible number of loads in this file
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
UNUSED
I*4
Unused
FRMT1
C*40
Format to read load header records
FRMT2
C*40
Format to read combination data records
LENGTH
C*4
Active length unit ( no effect on this data )
FORCE
C*4
Active force unit ( no effect on this data )
ANGLE
C*4
Active angle unit ( no effect on this data )
TEMP
C*4
Active temperature unit ( no effect on this data)
TIME
C*4
Active time unit ( no effect on this data)
UNIT
C*4
Unused
MONTH
I*4
DAY
I*4
YEAR
I*4
The Load Status ASCII80 header is read using the following format:
FORMAT (T2,5I12,/,T2,A40,/,T2, A40,/,6(1X,A4 ),/,T2,3I12)
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Table 1-29
Load Status (Continued)
Header Record for ASCII80 Load Status files:
Each loading has a load header with the following data, written in two file records. In
addition, load combinations (NCOMB > 0) have NCOMB combination data records
following the load header.
Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
= record number
IDATA
I*4
= 8
ILOAD
I*4
Load number (internal; generated by GTSTRUDL)
LNAME
C*8
Load name, as defined by the user
IACT
I*4
0 = inactive, 1 = active
UNUSED
I*4
Unused, but NOT = 0
NCOMB
I*4
Number of combined loadings; 0 = NOT a load combination
LTITLE
C*64
Optional loading title or description given by the user
Following each header are NCOMB combination records:
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Item
Type
Description
RECNO
I*4
= record number
LNAME
C*8
Load name of combined load, as defined by the user
ILOAD
I*4
Internal number of the combined load (internal)
FACTR
R*4
Factor applied to the combined load
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GTSTRUDL User Manual Revision History

New feature enhancements to all major areas of

Addition of GT Modeler. New volume of the User Manual,

New feature enhancements to automatic generation,

New feature enhancements added to all major functional

New feature enhancements added to all major functional

Upgraded features and options as well as performance enhancements added to GTSTRUDL.

Upgraded features and options as well as performance enhancements added to GTSTRUDL.

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GTSTRUDL User Manual Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

The DBX FILE SPEC Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary 1-1

The WRITE Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary 2-1

Record Formats and Structures for DBX Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

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Rotated Releases at Support Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Average Results for PLANE STRESS and STRAIN Elements . . . . . . . . 1-73

Average Results for PLATE and PLATE BENDING Elements . . . . . . . . 1-74

Average Results Interpretation for TRIDIMENSIONAL Elements . . . . . 1-75

Principal Stress and Strain Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-76

Principal Membrane Results Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-77

Principal Bending Results Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-78

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Joint Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Member Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Finite Element Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

Member Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

Member Constants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28

Applied Joint Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32

Applied Joint Temperature Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37

Applied Member Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41

Joint Results (from Static Analysis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-50

Member Results (from Static Analysis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-54

Section Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-59

Average Element Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-63

AVGER -- PLANE STRESS/STRAIN Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-68

AVGER -- PLATE BENDING Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-69

AVGER -- TRIDIMENSIONAL Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-70

AVGER -- AXISYMMETRIC Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-71

AVGER -- PLATE Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-72

RC Design Standard Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-79

RC Design Expanded Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-89

DBX Catalog File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-100

Dynamic Data for SELOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-103

Dynamic Mass Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-105

Dynamic Stiffness Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-108

Damping Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-111

Stiffness Proportional Damping Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-114

Mass Proportional Damping Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-117

Correspondence Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-120