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RAM Elements Shell Interfaces

Brian Sapp — Fri, 25 May 2018 15:20:28 GMT

I am trying to model a beam that supports a parallel wall above, modeled as shell. From the deformed shape, it appears that the wall is stiffening the beam and preventing it from deflecting rather than transferring the vertical load. Is there a way to use the shell interfaces to release any in-plane connection between the shell and beam? When trying to add an interface, I get an Error message stating "It is not possible to create interfaces from current element selection."

Finite Element Analysis for Masonry

Brian Sapp — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 22:06:02 GMT

There is an article in STRUCTURE magazine (http://www.structuremag.org/?p=9911) that describes using shell elements in FEA software to analyze complex masonry shear walls. Are there any resources or examples that provide more information on how to do this using RAM Elements?

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