RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

RE: RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

Seth Guthrie — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:56:40 GMT

It's working for me. I happen to be testing our prerelease build so it's possible that something changed since the released verison (I'll do a little research).

RE: RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

Mark Bozzo — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:18:54 GMT

I would be curious to see if you have better luck. Uploaded.

RE: RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

Seth Guthrie — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:12:00 GMT

If you want to send the file I can check it in the latest build.

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RE: RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

Mark Bozzo — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:10:34 GMT

Thanks for the suggestions, but I tried deleting and remodeling the braces with no success. Changing the code also didn't help. We have already done the checks by hand, so this is not a huge priority for me, but it is a nice feature to double check with.

RE: RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

Seth Guthrie — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:56:52 GMT

It should be controlled by the assigned size of the brace, but if the error persists, modeling new braces would surely take care of it.

RE: RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

Mark Bozzo — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:55:33 GMT

I'll try those suggestions. Funny you mention BRBFs, this project was originally BRBF, and was subsequently changed to OCBFs. Could there be a flag somewhere that I need to change?

RE: RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

Seth Guthrie — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:46:19 GMT

Yes, that's what a meant, two braces framing to a point along the beam. It's working OK for me, so I can't be sure what's wrong for you. I would try performing the design-all first and if it still fails test a different code edition to narrow things down.

The braces are not modeled as BRBFs are they?

RE: RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

Mark Bozzo — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:41:44 GMT

They are assigned the correct frame type. I'm not certain exactly what you define as a standard chevron configuration, but the braces meet at the mid-span of the beam. See screenshot below verifying the frame type is assigned properly.

RE: RAM Frame OCBF Chevron beam check - unbalanced load info missing

Seth Guthrie — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:13:55 GMT

Are the braces in a standard chevron configuration and also assigned the frame type - OCBF-Chevron?