So for the first method, using the geometrical data from the z coordinates of the lowest joints of the base column and upper column members, I have found the following results for the Filled Members part (member 2 is the upper column 1, member 5 is the base column 1):
---------------------- FILLED MEMBERS ------------------------------------------
4 NFillGroups - Number of filled member groups (-) [If FillDens = DEFAULT, then FillDens = WtrDens; FillFSLoc is related to MSL2SWL]
FillNumM FillMList FillFSLoc FillDens
(-) (-) (m) (kg/m^3)
2 3 4 -6.17 1025
2 6 7 -14.89 1025
1 2 -4.67 1025
1 5 -13.94 1025
…with the following Members data (just including the base and upper columns, did not copy all of the member’s list):
-------------------- MEMBERS -------------------------------------------------
25 NMembers - Number of members (-)
MemberID MJointID1 MJointID2 MPropSetID1 MPropSetID2 MDivSize MCoefMod PropPot [MCoefMod=1: use simple coeff table, 2: use depth-based coeff table, 3: use member-based coeff table] [ PropPot/=0 if member is modeled with potential-flow theory]
(-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (m) (switch) (flag)
1 1 2 1 1 1.0000 3 TRUE ! Main Column
2 3 4 2 2 1.0000 3 TRUE ! Upper Column 1
3 5 6 2 2 1.0000 3 TRUE ! Upper Column 2
4 7 8 2 2 1.0000 3 TRUE ! Upper Column 3
5 42 3 3 3 1.0000 3 TRUE ! Base Column 1
6 43 5 3 3 1.0000 3 TRUE ! Base Column 2
7 44 7 3 3 1.0000 3 TRUE ! Base Column 3
…so JointID1 of the base column is number 42, and 3 for the upper column,
…and with the Member Joints list:
---------------------- MEMBER JOINTS -------------------------------------------
44 NJoints - Number of joints (-) [must be exactly 0 or at least 2]
JointID Jointxi Jointyi Jointzi JointAxID JointOvrlp [JointOvrlp= 0: do nothing at joint, 1: eliminate overlaps by calculating super member]
(-) (m) (m) (m) (-) (switch)
1 0.00000 0.00000 -20.00000 1 0
2 0.00000 0.00000 10.00000 1 0
3 14.43376 25.00000 -14.00000 1 0
4 14.43376 25.00000 12.00000 1 0
5 -28.86751 0.00000 -14.00000 1 0
6 -28.86751 0.00000 12.00000 1 0
7 14.43376 -25.00000 -14.00000 1 0
8 14.43376 -25.00000 12.00000 1 0
9 14.43375 25.00000 -20.00000 2 0
10 -28.86750 0.00000 -20.00000 2 0
11 14.43375 -25.00000 -20.00000 2 0
12 9.23760 22.00000 10.00000 1 0
13 -23.67130 3.00000 10.00000 1 0
14 -23.67130 -3.00000 10.00000 1 0
15 9.23760 -22.00000 10.00000 1 0
16 14.43375 -19.00000 10.00000 1 0
17 14.43375 19.00000 10.00000 1 0
18 4.04145 19.00000 -17.00000 1 0
19 -18.47520 6.00000 -17.00000 1 0
20 -18.47520 -6.00000 -17.00000 1 0
21 4.04145 -19.00000 -17.00000 1 0
22 14.43375 -13.00000 -17.00000 1 0
23 14.43375 13.00000 -17.00000 1 0
24 1.62500 2.81500 10.00000 1 0
25 11.43376 19.80385 10.00000 1 0
26 -3.25000 0.00000 10.00000 1 0
27 -22.87000 0.00000 10.00000 1 0
28 1.62500 -2.81500 10.00000 1 0
29 11.43376 -19.80385 10.00000 1 0
30 1.62500 2.81500 -17.00000 1 0
31 8.43376 14.60770 -17.00000 1 0
32 -3.25000 0.00000 -17.00000 1 0
33 -16.87000 0.00000 -17.00000 1 0
34 1.62500 -2.81500 -17.00000 1 0
35 8.43376 -14.60770 -17.00000 1 0
36 1.62500 2.81500 -16.20000 1 0
37 11.43376 19.80385 9.13000 1 0
38 -3.25000 0.00000 -16.20000 1 0
39 -22.87000 0.00000 9.13000 1 0
40 1.62500 -2.81500 -16.20000 1 0
41 11.43376 -19.80385 9.13000 1 0
42 14.43376 25.00000 -19.94000 1 0
43 -28.86751 0.00000 -19.94000 1 0
44 14.43376 -25.00000 -19.94000 1 0
…and also according to the thickness of the base column in the Member Cross-Section Properties:
---------------------- MEMBER CROSS-SECTION PROPERTIES -------------------------
4 NPropSets - Number of member property sets (-)
PropSetID PropD PropThck
(-) (m) (m)
1 6.50000 0.03000 ! Main Column
2 12.00000 0.06000 ! Upper Columns
3 24.00000 0.06000 ! Base Columns
4 1.60000 0.01750 ! Pontoons
…and with the 9.33 m of filled water for the upper column 1 in Figure 1 of the document attached above.
Does the filled members I have modified seem right now? If yes, good news. For curiosity, I still would like an answer for the second method question I asked above.
Thank you for your help,
Bertrand