Is it possible to have a line load on the deck directly, without having a beam modeled under the line load? Will the loads be distributed by the deck?
Yes, you can do that in RAM Structural System. It looks like you already tried it, was there some problem?
Answer Verified By: Karthik Madhur
Thanks Seth, Yes, I have done it.
Is this possible in Staad.Pro? I'm trying to find out how to apply line/floor/area loads on a no beam line. Is a dummy beam a correct solution? Just for loading purposes only
Floor loads in Staad or Area loads in Ram Elements are a mechanism to transfer loads to the surrounding beams. You can have a beam within the area that is not loaded, but the floor load patch always needs to be bound by a series of beams.
Yes its possible please check on this post Abhisek M has elaborated very well and its simple to understand
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