Point load on a composite Slab

Question

Hi 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!

Modestas · Answer

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.

Modestas · Answer

T.3 Generating the model geometry (bentley.com)

Modestas · Answer

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.

Modestas · Answer