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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Wind definition - solidity ratio</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/194913/wind-definition---solidity-ratio</link><description>Dear, 
 
 Once when the sections are applied to the trussed or lattice framework structure, is it possible to find solidity ratio automatically? 
 Or this must be done by hand? 
 
 Best regards,</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Wind definition - solidity ratio</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/578434?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:21:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:ac81aaa6-77fc-420e-9f87-d16aec0d46ab</guid><dc:creator>Sye</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;There is no automatic way to find the solidity ratio. Here is one suggestion for your consideration. Apply any wind load to a structure ( use a single intensity vs height ).&amp;nbsp;Generate two&amp;nbsp;wind load cases&amp;nbsp;considering the structure as closed for one load and open for the other. Note the total loads generated from the&amp;nbsp;statics check for each of the cases.&amp;nbsp;The ratio of the total load&amp;nbsp;generated for&amp;nbsp;the second to the first should get you a reasonable estimate of the solidity ratio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>