Form: Reactions
Toolbar Button:
Use the Display menu > Show Reaction Forces command to access the Reactions form and display in the active window the reactions on the model. This command will be available only if the Run menu > Run Analysis & Design command has been executed.
Load Case/Load Combination: Choose the Load Case or the Load Combination option to select which reactions to display. For the selected option, chose from the adjacent drop-down list a previously defined load case or load combination, respectively. The reactions displayed will be associated with this load case/combination.
Note: Any load case defined with a load case type of Modal will not be available from the Load Case drop-down list; reactions are not displayed for modal cases.
Type of Reactions: Select Point Reactions, Integrated Wall Forces or Soil Pressures by clicking on one of the three options. Point reactions are the forces/moments at any restrained point. The integrated wall forces are reported at mid-length of the wall at the bottom of walls below the slab and at the top of the walls above the slab. Soil pressures will be available only if soil properties have been assigned to the model.
If Point Reactions or Integrated Wall Reactions is selected, specify options in the following area:
Plot Type: Select the Arrows option for reactions to be displayed as arrows, or select the Tabulated option for reactions to be displayed in tabular format. For either option, click the check box of each force and/or moment reaction that should be displayed. Tabular values may be moved on the display by clicking on one or more tables, and then moving the cursor to a new location while holding down the left mouse button. Check the Reset Tabulation Location checkbox to move the tables back to their original location.
Note: If the Arrows option is selected, Fz and Mz will only be visible with the active window set to a 3D view.
If Soil Pressures is selected, specify options in the following areas:
Display Options: Choose the appropriate option to display soil pressure as contours on the undeformed shape, the deformed shape, or in extruded form. In any of the cases, when the mouse pointer is moved over a specific location on the model in a Plan View, SAFE will report the soil pressure value for that location at the location of the cursor and on the left side of the status bar.
Note: With the active window in either a 3D or Elevation View and Display Contours on Deformed Shape selected, click the button on the status bar to animate the deformed shape of the model. Animation speed is controlled by the slider bar next to the animation button. Click the button on the status bar to stop the animation. SAFE includes sound with the animation. Use the Options menu > Animation Sound command to toggle sound on and off.
Scaling: The scaling options in this area will be available only if one of the check boxes in the Display Options area has been checked. Selecting Automatic will automatically set the scale factor. Selecting User Defined lets the user scale the soil pressures. If automatic was selected previously, the scale factor edit box will show the scale factor used by the automatic option.
Contour Range: Specify the Minimum and Maximum contour ranges in the edit boxes to limit the soil pressure contours displayed. The default values of zero indicate that the full range will be shown.
Click the Apply button to update the display. This form will remain open until the Close button is clicked.
Note: Reaction displays also can be accessed by expanding the Reaction Forces item under Named Displays on the Display tab in the Model Explorer window.