I've got a model where we've got a mix of braced frames and masonry shear walls, generally attached together with rigid diaphragms. After tweaking the model, I think we're seeing a reasonable distribution of load between the frames and the walls, based on the base reactions. That said, when jumping quickly into the masonry module for these walls, I'm seeing some weird results. Although they shells appear to have face forces and internal stresses in the analysis output, these forces are seemingly not translating to the module. Some shells show zero demand, while others show only forces at the lowest level (in the module). Any thoughts as to why?
Elements version 16.03.00.101
Happy to email a file - it wasn't letting me upload one with this.
Check this: communities.bentley.com/.../masonry-wall-module---no-in-plane-forces-or-stresses
Hey Seth, thanks for the response. I've run into this issue before but since upgrading to 16.02 I no longer had it. As I'm not running with 16.03, I'm not sure if this solution is applicable?
I think you meant that you are running version 16.03 above. Send me your files if the registered dll is not the issue.
Yes, sorry! Early brain wasn't working today. I'll email those over to you.