Can't visualize stresses in beam elements

[matsadriaenssen]

Dear STKO Forum,

I have run a linear analysis of a steel lattice girder but I have some problems with the visualization of the stresses in the beam elements. I assigned them with an elastic section and a Lobatto integration scheme. The elements are force-beam elements.

I tried to record almost all of the possible things I can record as you can see in the picture but I still have not managed to see the stresses. The only thing I can see are stresses where I connected the beam elements with the solid piers. I can also not see any results if I want to make a beam/fiber plot. Can this be the issue or is it maybe a problem with the forcebeam element that I need to use an other elment.

All help is welcome .

Thank you in advance.

Kind regards,
Mats

[kesavapraba]

Hi, you can't see the stresses on elastic section. Please use "fiber" section, which can have Gauss points at each fiber location and display the stress and strain.

[matsadriaenssen]

Hi,

Thank you, this helps me a lot! I was already wondering if this might be the problem.

Kind regards,
Mats

[kesavapraba]

That's nice. You are welcome.