Hi,
I want to apply horizontal load at the center of gravity of equipment (due to wind and acceleration), however only the base or foot print of the equipment is modeled in staadpro. Are there any options to do this in Staadpro other than applying to the base i) a force in horizontal direction and ii) a couple force in vertical direction (to represent the moment)?
Thanks
Yan
Create a node at the center of gravity of the equipment. You can type in its coordinates in the nodes table of the Modeling mode, or in the input file using the editor. Then, use the Master slave command to link that node to the appropriate nodes of the structure that the equipment is attached to. You can then apply a joint load at that master node.
Thanks SKLose