George Carvajal's Communities Activitieshttps://communities.bentley.com/members/3b9c9cd9_2d00_d0bd_2d00_4872_2d00_8154_2d00_395a671971c3Recent activity for people in George Carvajal's communityen-USTelligent Community 12Steel Truss Designhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/194056/steel-truss-designWed, 18 Mar 2020 14:42:26 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:6b0360e9-5957-421a-8480-8a41c08a8378George Carvajal<p><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">I am designing a steel truss (d=1800 mm). Is there a limit to lateral displacement of the bottom chord using Canadian/American Design Codes. I highly appreciate if I can be helped. Many Thanks</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>StaadPro Unity Check (Optimization Ratio)https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/192711/staadpro-unity-check-optimization-ratioWed, 19 Feb 2020 19:43:31 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:f2cff0ed-8bb3-47af-95e7-c7dba1e4a179George Carvajal<p>I am inuring on the basis on which the software Staad Pro considered when calculating the &quot;Optimization Ratio&quot; or &quot;Unity Check&quot;. Does the Optimization Ration relate to the Yield Strength of the material or the stresses (Normal, Shear), Bending Moment, Deflection? Many Thanks.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Ask A Question Ihttps://communities.bentley.com/achievements/460ac7df-7ccc-4c42-a204-9e05eef3be09Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:45:11 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06ded6e5-4855-4d3d-9639-e5e8a03d9b57Ask a question in a forum.