Result Diagram in Section

The ‘’‘Result Diagrams in Section’‘’ show the results at the stress points of the cross-section. To open this display, click the button. It is available in the result tables of the “Aluminum Design” category for member objects, but not for surfaces.

Button "Result Diagrams on Cross-Section" in Table Toolbar

The “Result Diagrams in Section” window appears. The graphic shows the stress state that exists for the result of the current table row.

Result Diagrams in Cross-Section

You can control the graphics as usual with the mouse, for example, zooming. The features are described in the chapter Graphic Control of the RFEM manual.

The result display can also be customized using the buttons in the toolbar. They are assigned the following functions:

Button	Function
	List button with selection options for result types
	Show and hide the values in the stress points
	Display only the extreme values of positive and negative results
	Enable scaling the result diagrams by a factor in [%]
	Show and hide the cross-section contour
	Show and hide the dimensions
	Show and hide the axis system
	Show or hide the shear center
	Show or hide the stress points
	Show or hide the c/t parts (single panels)
	Show or hide the numbering of stress points
	Show and hide the FE mesh
	Open the “Information About Section” window
	Allow for printing of the current display
	Display the full view of the result diagrams

Result Types

Use the list button to select which results are to be displayed on the cross-section. Depending on the design, the following options are available:

• Diagram of design ratios
• Stresses
• Unit stresses
• Strains
• Unit strains

Displaying Stresses in Cross-Section

Depending on the existing stress, you can display various results on the cross-section. Use the options in the menu bar for this purpose.

Selecting Unit Stresses

The term TWA stands for a result from a thin-walled cross-section calculation, FEM for a cross-section calculation with finite elements. For the design, the method specified for the cross-section is used (see the chapter Cross-Sections).

The addition FSM for buckling modes refers to results based on the finite strip method (see the technical article Linear Critical Load Analysis Using Finite Strip Method).

Results of the finite element calculation are always displayed as color gradients directly on the cross-section. Results of the thin-walled analysis and the design ratio, on the other hand, are displayed as distributions at stress points.

Elastic Stress Distribution

When displaying the stresses for the internal forces available for the corresponding design, please note that the stresses are always calculated using an elastic distribution. In the case of a plastic cross-section design, the stresses displayed are therefore only additional information and are not used for the design. A plastic stress distribution in the cross-section cannot currently be calculated.

Stresses on Effective Cross-Section

If the stress determination for the selected design check is performed on the effective cross-section (for example, for cross-section class 4 of Eurocode 9), you can select between displaying the stresses on the effective cross-section or on the gross cross-section in the selection list.

Stress Distribution on Effective Cross-Section

Graphic Output

Using the options of the list button , you can directly print the current graphic, save it as a PDF, or transfer it to the printout report. The details to be displayed can also be specified in the print preview.