Intro to XTRACT program

1. UseXtract onserver(locatedinTRCfolder) 2. Downloadtrialversionfrom http://www.imbsen.com/softwareXTRACT.html

SECTION ANALYSIS USING XTRACT (A QUICK INTRO)

Needtoinputinfoinall5 linesinordertoproceed.

Enterthenameofthe section,usuallystartfroma templateorapreviously definedsectionandselect preferredunitssystem.

SECTION TYPE AND TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENT

Selectsectiontype (e.g.circularorrectangular columns,rectangularbeams, Tbeams,rectangularwalls andenclosedcomposite)

Selecttransverse reinforcementlayout.

Specifytransversereinforcementbarsizeand spacing(s).(Shown:hoopsandcrossties#4@3) Ifallowedto,theprogramwillusethisinfoto calculateeffectiveconfinementofthecore. Usuallyweinputtheconfinementparameters (i.e.effectiveconfiningstresses)byhandusing theprocedurespresentedintheCourse.

SECTION DIMENSIONS AND LONGITUDINAL REINF.

Specifydimensionsandclear cover.

Specifyamountoflongitudinalreinforcement andbarsize(dblong).(Shown:8#8) Checkthesummaryofthesectionpropertiesand thelongitudinalreinforcementratio(totalsteel areadividedbygrosscolumnarea)

MATERIALS DEFINITION: UNCONFINED CONCRETE

Addnewunconfinedcover concretematerial.
Thisisjustareference valueusedbythesolver algorithmtodefineaFirst YieldCriterion.Usuallyset to70%o. Whendealingwith confinedsections,settoa verylargenumber(e.g. equal1)toavoidthesolver algorithmfromreachinga falselimitingvalue.This willnotgiveunrealistic highercapacitiesbecause thestrengthissettozero forsuchlargestrains(i.e. PostCrushingStess=0)

Cfc(largecolumnnominalconcrete compressivestrengthwithreduction factorC=0.85.Forbeamsusefc) fr=7.5(fc)1/2 (oraround10%fc) Notethesignconvention! cu=0.004(ACIvaluetypicallytaken as0.003) sp=0.004(othervaluetypically usedis0.006) Ec=57(fc)1/2 (fcinpsi) Alternative
cu=0.004 sp=0.006

MATERIALS DEFINITION: CONFINED CONCRETE

Addnewconfinedcoreconcrete material.

Sameasbefore setto 70%o.

CAUTION!!Unconfinedconcrete properties!!! fcc(confinedconcretestrength)

ccu(confinedconcreteultimate strain) Ec=57(fc)1/2 (fcinpsi)

MATERIALS DEFINITION: REBAR STEEL A706-G60

Addnewlongitudinalsteel stressstrainrelation.

(perFigure2.3.2andTable2.3.2in theReader)

MESH SIZE & SECTION CREATION

Herethesizeofthe discretizationmeshcan beadjusted(i.e.define thesizeofthetriangles intowhichthesection isdivided).Ingeneral trytoavoidmakingit muchsmallerthanthe defaultvaluebecause itusuallyshowsan errorthathastodue withmemory management ClickHeretoBegin!

EXERCISE 1: INCREMENTAL AXIAL LOADING

Theobjectiveofthisexampleistoshowtheresponseofacolumnwithconfinedcoreunderincremental axialloading(similartoProblem5 Homework3) GotoLoading/Moment Curvature(Crtl+T) Giveanametotheloading pattern Initialconditionspriortothe incrementalaxialload analysis.Forthisexamplewe willstartfromzero.(Usually, wesetanaxialloadfor columnsorwallsbeforedoing incrementalmomentloading) Herewesetwhichtypeof incrementaldemandwewill imposetothesection

(+)forcompressionand()fortension incrementalloading

EXERCISE 1: INCREMENTAL AXIAL LOADING

Hitrun,thencheckthe projectmanagerandexplore theoutputsoftheanalysis

Thefailuremechanismisgovernedbythematerialthatfirst reachestheultimatestrain.Inthisexampleitcouldbe eithertheconfinedconcretereachingcu =0.029orthe steelreachingsu =0.14. Herewecananalyzewhatisthestressstrainrelationof eachmaterialateverystageoftheresponse. Givesasummaryoftheresponseofthesection(Py,Pu, ductilitycapacityu/y,etc.)

EXERCISE 2: MOMENT-CURVATURE ANALYSIS

Theobjectiveofthisexampleistoshowthemomentcurvature(M)responseofacolumnwithan appliedaxialload GotoLoading/Moment Curvature(Crtl+T) Giveanametotheloading pattern Applyatypicalaxialloadof 10%Agfc.(+)forcompression Willapplymoment incrementsuntileitherthe confinedconcreteorthe longitudinalsteelreachthe limitingstrain(cu =0.029or su =0.14)

()forcompressionoftheextremetopfiber

EXERCISE 2: MOMENT-CURVATURE ANALYSIS

Hitrun,thencheckthe projectmanagerandexplore theoutputsoftheanalysis

EXERCISE 2: MOMENT-CURVATURE ANALYSIS

Step6intheM relation Stateofthesection @Step6:bottomsteel yielded,neutralaxis abovemiddepth steel

Stateofthebottomsteel @Step6

Stateofthebottom steel@Failure

EXERCISE 2: MOMENT-CURVATURE ANALYSIS

Stateoftheconcrete @Failure.Thisiswhy theanalysisended!!!

Stateoftheextremefiber ofconfinedconcretein compression@Step6

EXERCISE 3: PM-INTERACTION DIAGRAM

Theobjectiveofthisexampleistoshowhowtoconstructionanaxialloadmoment(PM)interaction diagram. GotoLoading/PMInteraction (Crtl+T) Giveanametotheloading pattern Onlyhalfdiagramisrequired becausethesectionis symmetricaboutthehorizontal andverticalaxes. 0deg willapplythemoment incrementsaroundtheXaxis

Herethereductionfactorgivenbythe buildingcodescanbeapplied.

Defaultvalueswillgivea smoothandaccuratecurve

EXERCISE 3: PM-INTERACTION DIAGRAM

Hitrun,thencheckthe projectmanagerandexplore theoutputsoftheanalysis