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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How does one categorize a structural element and designate it accordingly with the proper STAAD entity?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;There are 3 choices when it comes to modeling structural entities. They are: frame members, plate elements and solid elements.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a general thumb rule, if in a cuboid,&amp;nbsp;the ratio of the largest dimension to the smallest dimension is less than 10, it is preferable to designate the&amp;nbsp;element as a Solid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For example, in the cuboid, if we call the largest dimension &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; , the second largest dimension as &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; and the smallest one as &amp;quot;T&amp;quot; like ( L&amp;gt;B&amp;gt;T) , there may be three conditions:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(1) If L/T &amp;lt;10 (then obviously B/T&amp;lt;10), then the element can be set to a solid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(2) If L/T &amp;gt;10&amp;nbsp; but B/T &amp;lt;10, then the element is more like a member than a solid or a plate element.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(3) If L/T &amp;gt;10 and B/T &amp;gt;10 , then the element is more like a plate element.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: use of plates vs solids, when to use solids, when to use plates&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Query :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How does one categorize a structural element and &amp;nbsp;designate it accordingly with the proper STAAD entity?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Answer :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are 3 choices when it comes to modeling structural entities. They are : frame members, plate elements and solid elements.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a general thumb rule, if in a cuboid,&amp;nbsp;the ratio of the largest dimension to the smallest dimension is less&amp;nbsp; than 10, it is preferable to designate the&amp;nbsp;element as a Solid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For example , in the cuboid, if we call the largest dimension &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; , the second largest dimension as &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; and the smallest one as &amp;quot;T&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; like ( L&amp;gt;B&amp;gt;T) , there may be three conditions :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(1) If L/T &amp;lt;10 (then obviously B/T&amp;lt;10), then the element can be set to a solid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(2) If L/T &amp;gt;10&amp;nbsp; but B/T &amp;lt;10 , then the element is more like a member than a solid or a plate element.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(3) If L/T &amp;gt;10 and B/T &amp;gt;10 , then the element is more like a plate element.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: use of plates vs solids, when to use solids, when to use plates&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Member, Plate and Solid - which one to use?</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/8445/member-plate-and-solid---which-one-to-use/revision/3</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:05:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:54c622cb-f2c7-41b1-819d-5855319079b8</guid><dc:creator>Kris Sathia</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/8445/member-plate-and-solid---which-one-to-use#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to RAM | STAAD | ADINA Wiki by Kris Sathia on 8/26/2013 2:05:41 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Query :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How does one categorize a structural element and &amp;nbsp;designate it accordingly with the proper STAAD entity?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Answer :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are 3 choices when it comes to modeling structural entities. They are : frame members, plate elements and solid elements.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a general thumb rule, if in a cuboid,&amp;nbsp;the ratio of the largest dimension to the smallest dimension is less&amp;nbsp; than 10, it is preferable to designate the&amp;nbsp;element as a Solid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For example , in the cuboid, if we call the largest dimension &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; , the second largest dimension as &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; and the smallest one as &amp;quot;T&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; like ( L&amp;gt;B&amp;gt;T) , there may be three conditions :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(1) If L/T &amp;lt;10 (then obviously B/T&amp;lt;10), then the element can be set to a solid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(2) If L/T &amp;gt;10&amp;nbsp; but B/T &amp;lt;10 , then the element is more like a member than a solid or a plate element.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(3) If L/T &amp;gt;10 and B/T &amp;gt;10 , then the element is more like a plate element.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Categorize Plate and Solid </title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/8445/member-plate-and-solid---which-one-to-use/revision/2</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:04:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:54c622cb-f2c7-41b1-819d-5855319079b8</guid><dc:creator>Kris Sathia</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/8445/member-plate-and-solid---which-one-to-use#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to RAM | STAAD | ADINA Wiki by Kris Sathia on 8/26/2013 2:04:56 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Query :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How does one categorize a structural element and &amp;nbsp;designate it accordingly with the proper Staad entity?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Answer :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are 3 choices when it comes to modeling structural entities. They are : frame members, plate elements and solid elements.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a general thumb rule, if in a cuboid,&amp;nbsp;the ratio of the largest dimension to the smallest dimension is less&amp;nbsp; than 10, it is preferable to designate the&amp;nbsp;element as a Solid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For example , in the cuboid, if we call the largest dimension &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; , the second largest dimension as &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; and the smallest one as &amp;quot;T&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; like ( L&amp;gt;B&amp;gt;T) , there may be three conditions :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(1) If L/T &amp;lt;10 (then obviously B/T&amp;lt;10), then the element can be set to a solid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(2) If L/T &amp;gt;10&amp;nbsp; but B/T &amp;lt;10 , then the element is more like a member than a solid or a plate element.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(3) If L/T &amp;gt;10 and B/T &amp;gt;10 , then the element is more like a plate element.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Categorize Plate and Solid </title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/8445/member-plate-and-solid---which-one-to-use/revision/1</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:44:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:54c622cb-f2c7-41b1-819d-5855319079b8</guid><dc:creator>Biswatosh</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/8445/member-plate-and-solid---which-one-to-use#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to RAM | STAAD | ADINA Wiki by Biswatosh on 8/23/2013 12:44:52 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Query : How to categorize a structural element and &amp;nbsp;designate them accordingly with the proper Staad&lt;br /&gt;entities ?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Answer : Engineers are suggested to assign the Staad entities like (member&lt;br /&gt;,plate , solid ) to their structural element at their discretion depending on their&lt;br /&gt;analysis and design requirement .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a general thumb rule, if in a cuboid,&amp;nbsp;the ratio of the largest&lt;br /&gt;dimension to the smallest dimension is less&amp;nbsp; than 10 , then it is&lt;br /&gt;suggested&amp;nbsp; to designate the&amp;nbsp; element for Solid candidate&amp;nbsp; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For example , in a sample cuboid , if we take the largest dimension&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;L&amp;quot; , Second largest &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; and the smallest one as&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;T&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; like ( L&amp;gt;B&amp;gt;T) , there may be three conditions :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(1) If L/T &amp;lt;10 (then obviously B/T&amp;lt;10)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; , then the element&lt;br /&gt;is eligible for solid&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(2) If L/T &amp;gt;10&amp;nbsp; but B/T &amp;lt;10 , then the element is more like a&lt;br /&gt;member than solid or plate .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(3) If L/T &amp;gt;10 and B/T &amp;gt;10 , then the element is more like a plate (&lt;br /&gt;if the L/T ratio is too high than B/T than it is like a plate strip) .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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