Hello,
I have a one-story building with sloping parapets on the exterior walls and flat parapets on an interior portion (see white colored parapets in image below).
Currently, my model has the floor and the roof, with the roof having the deck and beams. I imagine I will need to create another story for adding the parapets, but since all the parapets are at varying heights above the roof, I do not know how to model that correctly. I am wanting to include the parapets in my model due to snow drift on the roof.
Please advise. I have attached my model file as well. Please feel free to try to implement the parapets into the model.
Skate Kiosk - rev02.rss
Thanks!
~Pascual
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Refer to: https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/6513/ram-ss---analysis-types-tn
If the walls are not lateral, then we don't perform and finite element analysis on them and loads are assumed to pass straight down. Hence, no openings permitted.
Thank you. I will try that.
Is there a reason why I can't place wall openings on gravity walls? Basically, I am trying to create a model to design for the roof beams and help determine foundation loads for the design of the foundation. Does it matter if a wall is a gravity wall or lateral wall? I am assuming lateral walls take into account wind and/or seismic in the RAM analysis.
Layout - walls - modify elevations. See also: https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/3432/ram-ss-modeling-faq
Yes, openings are for lateral walls only.
Seth, how did you slope the top of the wall?
Also, for walls, can I only add wall openings on lateral walls and not gravity walls?