Location

This parameter defines the location where the design will be calculated. This is based on FEM results. If the user changes this attribute, then SCIA Engineer needs to make internal calculation of design forces. The user may choose from four possibilities:

• In centres, (results represented in the centre of gravity of each element, the design value is calculated directly from “no avg.” values by arithmetic average)
• In nodes, no avg. (results represented in mesh nodes, for each element separately, these are the main results which are based for all other design location possibilities)
• In nodes, avg., (results represented in mesh nodes, but contrary to the “no avg.” values, all values from all adjacent 2D members in each node are recalculated by SCIA Engineer before design and only one value for each node will be represented)
• In nodes, avg. on macro (the same as “In nodes, avg.” possibility with one important difference. the recalculation is done only on each 2D member separately, this means that one 2D member will not be influenced by another 2D member, also note that there might be more same values)

We can show the differences of the designs for example on required reinforcement amount (As1-) calculated on example from chapter ULS and ULS+SLS design.

In centres	In nodes, no avg.
In nodes, avg.	In nodes, avg. on macro