https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/222014/how-to-close-one-side-of-patio-in-staad-pro-and-how-uplift-wind-pressure-are-applied-on-roofen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/681805?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:26:01 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:936b44dd-7772-459e-9b2a-2c5fdeaeee62Abhisek M<p>Hi,</p> <p>You can use plate element to create any wall or guard on one side.&nbsp; You can use any material of your choice for analysis purpose.&nbsp;</p> <p>Uplift wind load can be applied as member load or nodal load as calculated manually by you.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>