Hi,
I am trying to model a composite beam (steel beam + concrete slab).
For this purpose I modeled my composite beam as a steel beam and plate elements.
I applied then an offset distance 0.95 m to the steel beams. Now I see that the steel beam gets a very large axial force and the Mz moment at mid span is very small !!!
If I apply MEMEBER RELEASE (Fx) to the steel beams, the Mz moment would be correct, but what happents if I apply temperature load to the plate elements?
The axial force in the beams will be zero so this approach won't work properly.
I am really confused the way STAAD calculates section forces.
Do you have any clarification on this?
babmou
PLEASE SEE THE POST PROCESSING RESULT OBTAINED FROM THE DATA FURNISHED BY YOU. I AM NOT GETTING Fx. YOU MAY HAVE SOME OTHER IPROBLEM WHICH PERHAPS I AM NOT ABLE TO COMPREHEND.