Can a metallic sheeting replace the bracings to resist the lateral forces - seismic forces and wind forces, to add stability of the structure?https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/203289/can-a-metallic-sheeting-replace-the-bracings-to-resist-the-lateral-forces---seismic-forces-and-wind-forces-to-add-stability-of-the-structureI have a slender structure, 5 m x 2.4 m of height 18 m. I wanted to replace the lateral bracings from level 6 m and above with the metallic sheeting, 6mm or more. I have added the plates of thickness 6mm to simulate the sheeting and by adding intermediateen-USTelligent Community 12RE: Can a metallic sheeting replace the bracings to resist the lateral forces - seismic forces and wind forces, to add stability of the structure?https://communities.bentley.com/thread/609552?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:14:34 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:941bde47-6ddb-4488-9e06-4aea5687eadfModestas<p>You need to perform the design of the members to see if the members are passing the Eurocode check. If you are trying to design a steel plates, I am afraid that this cannot be done by the software, at least STAAD.Pro. You would need to check the stresses at the steel plates manually.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Can a metallic sheeting replace the bracings to resist the lateral forces - seismic forces and wind forces, to add stability of the structure?https://communities.bentley.com/thread/609516?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:48:48 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:0543144d-61af-425e-8748-5143408df136rsk<p>I have a silo weighing&nbsp;60 tons at 6m from ground level, till 6 m I have intended to use bracings and above 6m I have only access at 15 m so I wanted to skip bracing with sheeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Can a metallic sheeting replace the bracings to resist the lateral forces - seismic forces and wind forces, to add stability of the structure?https://communities.bentley.com/thread/609511?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:21:16 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:60cfb75c-4542-44dc-ac5d-ad6f7abe499dModestas<p>Which application are you trying to use?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>