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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Importing Models From Staad to Structural Modeler</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/66769/importing-models-from-staad-to-structural-modeler</link><description>When importing Staad models the steel shapes are split into multiple pieces due to the fact of other members being analytically attached to them. 
 Why is this and how can I fix this?</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Re: Importing Models From Staad to Structural Modeler</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/171435?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 19:31:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:1d4019e2-50cb-423a-b6c7-551ed989cca4</guid><dc:creator>SKLose</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;In the &amp;nbsp;mathematical model, members have to be &amp;nbsp;split at locations where they intersect other members. This is required because load transfer from one member to another member will take place only if the 2 two have a common joint. This is required also to ensure that both members contribute their stiffness in resisting a load at that point. Without a common joint, the stiffness of only that member on which the load is applied will be considered during the analysis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is true not only between 2 members, but between member and plate element, and between 2 elements, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>