https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/230904/point-load-on-a-composite-slabHi All, I am trying to model multiple loads along my composite beam. Can I place my loads not on the beam, but between the beams on the slab? I am still very new and not familiar with the software. Thanks!en-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/715666?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:41:08 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:fb148980-6f54-43a0-a4fd-63b3fa8056b0Superstar123<p>When I mesh my structure, nodes are offset from beams 1 and 3 and therefore the connectivity is off. How can I fix this issue?</p> <p><img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/pastedimage1654706469382v1.png" alt=" " /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/715650?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:35:02 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:e1d923b6-8855-409e-bd3f-05aff8aacb76Modestas<p><img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/pastedimage1654698915499v1.png" alt=" " /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/715619?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:41:20 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:4f069927-5fae-4e0e-b3f1-4599d87634ffSuperstar123<p>How do I ensure that the beam and plates shear the common nodes? Is there a check for this?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/715582?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:49:23 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:6d533d41-407f-4238-86c6-cea626878ddbModestas<p>The program will consider the concrete slab connected to the steel beam below it. However, the beam and the plates must shear the the common nodes so that the proper loads transfer between the beam and the slab would exist.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/715456?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:01:51 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:83254c89-c82b-40ff-a4fe-a237e38e95ecSuperstar123<p>Thank you Modestas! If I am modeling the plate elements as my slab will the program still execute the slab as though it is a composite slab? If so how?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/715419?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:44:10 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:2083eb82-ea99-441d-9f8b-9813c8caa319Modestas<p><a href="https://docs.bentley.com/LiveContent/web/STAAD.Pro%20Help-v17/en/GUID-FF454D0B-AF63-4CB2-B9C5-958BD42383B5.html">T.3 Generating the model geometry (bentley.com)</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/715406?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:40:35 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:b555bbe0-69f8-48f2-92ff-4174144abb80Superstar123<p>Thanks for the help Modestas. Do you know of any good guides or tutorials for plate elements and how to mesh them?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/715405?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:36:34 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:1f3f4779-3237-49df-be0b-67105c79c894Modestas<p>To put the load directly on the slab, you would need to model the slab by using plate elements. If you need to model the slab on the beam, then you can use offset command for the plates. Also, when modeling a slab using plates, those plates need to be meshed.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>