I have modeled a structure with many duplicate members but apart from each other with certain offset.
For example, member 1125,1126 are duplicate of members 1186, 1185 respectively with an offset of 0.95m apart from each other.
After the analysis, it shows the Warning: **WARNING- MEMBERS 1126 & 1185 ARE BETWEEN THE SAME JOINTS.
**WARNING- MEMBERS 1125 & 1186 ARE BETWEEN THE SAME JOINTS.
Despite the above **Warnings, Staad gives Member Forces output and member design output of these members.
My prime concern is that whether the result output shown is correct or not. Can I ignore these **Warnings?
Kindly give your expert opinion on this issue.
Yes the results should be fine in your case. The software generates these warnings even though you may have applied member offsets but as long as the members do not occupy the same space, you may just ignore the warnings.
Answer Verified By: Devendra Chaure
Thank you.