Failed to Find Slab Edge Loads

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Hello, 
 I am getting one of the errors described in the Common Framing Table Errors thread - Failed to Find Slab Edge Loads. 
 However, I am unable to fix it. I have uploaded my file via the Secure Upload Link. Please take a look when available.

Seth Guthrie · Accepted Answer

If you compare your level7 with the level below, the one below has a few more beams at the corners (helping to define the perimeter). Adding those on Level7 might also work.

Seth Guthrie · Answer

Hybrid decks like this are tricky. See: https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/3262/ramss-two-way-decks-tn We have one set of rules for the one-way deck areas, and another set of rules for 2-way decks. I tried a few things to make sure the decks aligned with slab edges or beam center-lines, but the problem persisted. It might work if the 2-way deck was modeled so that it did not overlap the one-way regions at all (i.e. meandering, or in patches). Some other options would be to split the balconies into a separate story so that level7 is 2-way deck everywhere and the new level is just the balconies. Or apply 2 way deck everywhere and evaluate the steel balcony framing in a separate run with only those areas in place. You could also make the deck 2-way everywhere and make the beams lateral, then check them in Ram Frame.

Failed to Find Slab Edge Loads

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