If i model my project and add slab,what will be the difference if i dont generate plate mesh, after adding slab i add load and run analysis without generating mesh.
In Ram Concept? The program will always generate the mesh before you run the calculations. If there is a minor error in the first mesh generation, you may choose to skip re-meshing it again the next time. It's a best practice to regenerate the mesh after the design strips are modeled so that the mesh aligns with the strips as best possible.
Not in RAM, i ask in Staad Pro Connect Edition,for a person who has model and add slab without generating mesh,what will be the effect of load distribution on beams
Please see the screenshot below - the plate load is applied and you can switch the diagram onscreen as shown:
The batch mode element design is available in the Output file - see the screenshot below:
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Please address the following query
paresh said:Doubt 4- In continuation of Doubt no 3 , If I am applying a Live load on Plate (by Plate Load - Pressure on Full Plate) without meshing , I am also not able to see any value ("0" value is showing) under LIVE LOAD in post processing mode (Also SF, BM diag is not visible)
Doubt 4-
In continuation of Doubt no 3 , If I am applying a Live load on Plate (by Plate Load - Pressure on Full Plate) without meshing , I am also not able to see any value ("0" value is showing) under LIVE LOAD in post processing mode (Also SF, BM diag is not visible)
My doubt is - " If I am applying a Live Load on plate element, I am not able to see any BM due to LL on plate and any changes in Beam BM. Please help me to know why is it so ? and what is the possible reason behind this ?
In continuation of above, I have one more question -
How to design reinforcement of slab if we meshed a plate into 'n' no of plates ? Because in this case, every small plate have different value of BM and stresses. Same is the case for beam.
In practical case, slab and beam can't be design for 'n' no of small small elements.
I have also attached modified staad file after meshin
g.2625.Structure1.std
If you do not mesh the slab, any load acting on the slab will bypass the beams and go directly into the column. So, the slab load will not induce any bending in the beams. That slab load will not induce any bending in the slab either. In the stiffness method, the pressure is converted to concentrated forces and concentrated moments at the 4 corners of the slab. For an unmeshed slab, the 4 corners coincide with the top nodes of the columns. So, the entire slab load goes directly as point forces and moments on the columns.
Regarding viewing the applied loads - see below:
Use the programs RAM Concept or RCDC FE for designing the slab.
Use the program STAAD Advanced Concrete Design (also known as RCDC) for designing the beams.