Stability

[wfn217]

I am trying to determine what is meant by "coefficient of structural stability" and "coefficient of structural resistance". What are acceptable values for these?

 

[GBor]

What is the context of these terms? Is this in the Algor help files? Or in the input screens of a particular processor?

Garland E. Borowski, PE
Borowski Engineering & Analytical Services, Inc.
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[wfn217]

I am looking at a printout and don't have access to the help files. There are printouts that show how the magnitude of these coefficients vary along the length of the beams and columns.

 

[GBor]

A quick search of the help files shows nothing. I'll have to defer to someone else on this...what type of analysis is the printout from?

 

[wfn217]

Algor SuperSap 3D finite element model.

 

[GBor]

I meant are you running a static analysis on a beam model, an event simulation, non-linear, linear dynamic (modal, vibration)? At this point, I'm just curious of the context.