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AFES Tutorial PDF
AFES Tutorial PDF
AFES Tutorial PDF
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Placing Geometric Data of Foundation.
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Placing Geometric
Data of Foundation
In this activity you will;
Before you start this activity, you must be in the ACI_IMP project.
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Making New Structure
1. Select the Create New Structure command from Icon menu or
Menu bar.
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2. Enter sample1 at the text box.
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Adding New Node
1. Select Geometry command.
& Selecting Add button once made it possible to add one node.
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The form will show array of 6 node according to entering users input.
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Setting Foundation
Group
In this activity you will;
Before you start this activity, you must have 6 nodes with geometry
data .
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Making Group of Isolated without Pile.
7. Select 1 node in the Using node list and then select 2 node pressing
Ctrl key.
& Using mouse drag , enter first point and second point.
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First
Point
Second
Point
A button
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Making Group of Block without Pile.
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Making Group of Octagonal with Pile.
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Setting Load Case and
Load Combination
In this activity you will;
Before you start this activity, you must make 3 types of foundation
group.
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Setting Load Case to Foundation Group
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4. Select the option as Unassigned Load Case.
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17. Enter the values of wind load as following picture.;
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24. Select Save button on the form.
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Making Load Combination for Stability.
4. Select SW case and then click pressing Ctrl key Empty and WL case.
You should select three load cases simultaneously.
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& All load combination are included with self-weight certainly.
& When you set default at the Setting of Constant, above options are
applied sliding ratio = 1.5, overturning ratio = 1.5 and factor of
allowable increase = 33.33%
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10. Select SW, Operation and WL case
& When you set default at the Setting of Constant, above options are
applied sliding ratio = 1.7, overturning ratio = 1.8 and factor of
allowable increase = 33.33%
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16. Select SW and Test case
& When you set default at the Setting of Constant, above options are
applied sliding ratio = 1.6, overturning ratio = 1.7 and factor of
allowable increase = 20%
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Making Load Combination for Reinforcement.
1. Select New button on the form to make first L/C for Reinforcement.
4. . Select button.
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13. Select Options of Ultimate Strength.
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Importing/Exporting Load Combination
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8. Select Load Combination button on the form of
Loads & Combination.
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11. Select Open button.
15. Enter values of empty, operation, test and wind load as following
picture.
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16. Select group3 in the Group Name.
22. Select Close button and Load Case button button on the form of
Loads & Combination.
23. Enter values of empty, operation, test and wind load as following
picture.
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Modifying Size of Footing,
Pier and Re-Bar.
In this activity you will;
Before you start this activity, you must make 3 types of foundation
group.
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Modifying size of footing and pier.
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9. Select Save button.
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17. Select Feature Data button.
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22. Select Save button.
25. Select 3 (F3) in the Pier and then Select Feature Data button.
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27. Select Save button and the Pier tab.
28. Enter 0.1 at the Grout Thickness and then select Save button.
30. Select 4 (F4) in the Pier and then Select Feature Data button.
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32. Select Save button and the Pier tab.
33. Enter 0.1 at the Grout Thickness and then select Save button.
35. Select group3 in the Group Name and 5 (F5) in the Pier.
37. Enter values at the footing and pier tab as following picture.
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39. Select 6 (F6) in the Pier
40. Enter values at the footing and pier tab as following picture.
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Modifying reinforcement of footing and pier.
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6. Select only bottom re-bar of footing.
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8. Select Save button.
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16. Enter values of pier re-bar as following picture.
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Placing Pile Data.
In this activity you will;
Before you start this activity, you must make pile type of foundation
group.
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Placing Circular Pattern of piles.
1. Select group3 in the Group Name and then 5 (F5) in the Pier.
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4. Select option of Circle Array.
5. Enter 2 ea of pile circle and then input pile circle diameter, number
in PCD and pile of start angle as following picture.
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6. Select Save button.
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14. Select Save button.
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15. Select Save button on the pile array form.
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Running Auto-Design
of Footing.
In this activity you will;
Before you start this activity, you must make foundation group with the
values of load and combination. And fix the height of pier.
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Setting parameters of auto-design.
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4. Select Default button.
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7. Select Save to DB button.
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Run Analysis of Footing.
In this activity you will;
Before you start this activity, you must make foundation group with the
values of load and combination. And fix all information of foundation.
If you would enter a wrong value, you wouldnt get a right report.
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& Check the result of stability and reinforcement. If you have
N.G(=No Good), you should have the result to O.K or
N/A as changing footing size, pier size, pile ea. and
reinforcement. When you get all O.K, you should select
Show Detail Report button.
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Viewing Detail Report.
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Run BOM of Foundation
In this activity you will;
Before you start this activity, you must get the right result of
foundation design. Suggest not to select BOM button until design of
foundation is finished.
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4. Select OK button and then Close button.
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Export PDS Model file.
In this activity you will;
2. Select OK button.
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3. Enter file name and then select Save button.
4. Select OK button.
Multi Icon
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6. Select file made by AFES.
7. Select OK button.
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