• Control/Dependent or Rigid Link for Walls

    Hi, I am using the Physical Modeller of STAAD Pro Connect Edition V22 Update 12. I have a wall that is shaped as follows. It is thicker on 1 part than the other. I have modeled the different thicknesses of the wall as 2 separate surfaces at the…
  • RE: Composite Beam/Deck

    When master slave is defined between the slab and the beam nodes, the center of the slab and the center of the beam are connected by rigid links. The fixity between the rigid link and the slab/beam would cause hogging moments to develop at the ends of…
  • RAM Frame - Rigid Links at Coupling Beams between Concrete Shear Walls

    Hello, I am modeling a high-rise concrete structure with lateral force resisting systems consisting of concrete shear walls with coupling beams and slab-column moment frame interactive system (wind only, no seismic loads). I am trying to understand…
  • RE: simply suported beams modelling with offset

    It helps to think about rigid links, offsets etc. as short finite elements with very stiff properties. These links connect the original node to the new, offset beam location. When you want a hinge, think about where you actually want the hinge to…