RBI Properties

When you have selected an RBI component in the system hierarchy, the RBI properties tab will be visible in the Analysis panel. There are six tabs at the bottom of the panel that lead you through the steps in the RBI assessment process. For each component, you will be able to:

1. Define the general properties.

2. Select which damage factors are relevant.

3. Set the analysis properties for the relevant damage factors.

4. Set the consequence properties.

5. Generate and evaluate the results.

6. View the generated plot.

Note that the selections you make in earlier steps determine which properties you must set in later steps. You have the option to perform the first two steps when you are adding the RBI component item to the system hierarchy. You can then view and/or edit these properties in the Analysis panel at any time after the item is created.

Specifying the Default Unit of Measure for Each Field

When you set the unit of measurement for a field, the software will use the last selected unit of measure for future uses of that field. (For example, on the General Properties tab, if you set the Operating Temperature to be "81 (F)"  then the next time that you create a component, its unit of measure will be degrees Fahrenheit. If you then change the unit of measure to kelvin, then kelvin becomes the default unit of measure.) This applies to the every use of the same property by any component.

On the Results tab, the Area Consequence Results will display the same unit of measure that is used with the Risk Target for Area Consequence field on the Consequence Properties tab.