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10. Model Code Libraries

In the Design environment of iDIANA you may interactively specify material properties [Vol. Pre- and Postprocessing]. On a special aspect tab Model Code Libraries you can choose materials for which iDIANA can automatically generate the required properties. There are three concepts: Concrete10.1], Steel10.2] and Reinforcement steel10.3].

Units.

Regardless of the applied units in the various codes, the aspect tab Predefined always shows the preset values for the parameters in SI units. For instance if for a certain material the code gives the value for Young's modulus as E = 210000 N/mm2 , then the parameter value shows up as 2.1E11 .
Application of predefined material classes requires that the finite element model is defined in SI units.
It is the user's own responsibility that the applied units are SI. See also `Units' in Volume Pre- and Postprocessing and in Volume Analysis Procedures.



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DIANA-9.3 User's Manual - Material Library
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