Section 5.20.3 states that "f1 (Depth of section at start node) should always be greater than f3 (Depth of section at end node)." In the model I am working in, it makes more sense for me to define my members from left to right which results in some tapered members meeting this requirement and some do not.
Does anyone know of the reason for this?
Will my analysis results be affected if I sed the depth at the start to be less than the depth at the end?
Hi,
I used similar condition & checked.
if f3 > f1 or f3 < f1, These 2 different cases analysis results varies even if you applied same loads
And also if we change starting and ending notes, it impacts analysis result.
So create your structures member incidences accordingly.
-Vivek
I re-ran my model using the correct conditions and my analysis results changed significantly.
Thank you.