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General XYZ is chosen. The reason is the following:

In a 2D plate project, a rib can only be inputted in the middle of the plate. In a 3D General project, the rib can also be
placed below or above the plate. After all, a rib that lies below or above the plate causes membrane forces in the plate.
Membrane forces are not present in 2D plates, only in 3D shells.
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Select the grade C30/37

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First of all, the plate will be modeled. So, select the option 2D member

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And select the option plate by double-clicking

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The default properties are kept.

Click OK to close the property dialogue

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A rectangular plate will be inserted. So select the icon New rectangle

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The begin point is in the origin of the axis

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The end point is on X=8m and Y=6m. So, in the command line you can type the co-ordinates:

8;6

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Press Esc key to end the input of the plate

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Press another time Esc to end the selection

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A zoom of the entire structure is taken

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Next, the ribs will be inserted. For this, go to Structure > 2D member components > Rib

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Double-click on the option Rib

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The New cross-section dialog opens

Click the -> button to add the rectangular cross-section

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The ribs have a cross-section of R 200x400

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Click OK

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Click Close

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The Plate rib dialog opens

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Alignment
Specifies the alignment of the rib:
Bottom
The rib is attached to the bottom of the slab. The eccentricity is calculated automatically as the sum of the half of the slab
thickness and the distance from the bottom slab face to the centroid of the cross-section.
Top
The rib is attached to the top of the slab. The eccentricity is calculated automatically as the sum of the half of the slab
thickness and the distance from the top slab face to the centroid of the cross-section.
Centre
Middle axis of the rib and the slab are coincident. The final eccentricity is equal to zero. The calculation model shows a
partial doubling of stiffness of the (i) slab and (ii) the rib.
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T symmetric
The beam and the plate form a regular T-section.
slab left
The plate is on the left side of the effective slab width.
slab right
The plate is on the right side of the effective slab width.
slab non-sym
The final cross-section is not symmetrical. The user must define the effective width on the left of the rib and on the right of
the rib.

Click here to continue

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Specifies how the effective width is defined:

Default
The effective width is determined as a multiple of the slab width. The multiple can be defined in Calculation, Mesh >
Solver setup > Number of thicknesses of rib plate.
Width
The effective width is explicitly specified. The value can be input below.
Number of thicknesses
The effective width is determined as a multiple of the thickness. The multiple can be input below this parameter.

Click here to continue

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In this case an effective width of 1000 mm is taken

Click OK

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In this project, 5 ribs will be inserted. The distance between the ribs is regular, so they divide the plate into 6 equal parts.

For this click on the option Snap mode

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Select the Points on line-curve - N-ths check box

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6 parts are input

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Click OK

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Now, the snap points can be used to input the ribs

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Press Esc to end the input of the ribs

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Now, the supports can be input. This can be done by means of Structure > Model data > Support > Support in node

Or by means of the shortcuts below. This will be used in our case. First of all, the hinged support is selected

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Press Esc to end the selection

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Next, the Sliding support will be input. This means:

rotations are free in X, Y and Z

translation is free in direction X and Y

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Press Esc to end the input of the sliding supports

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Press Esc to end the selection

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