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Connecting beams at different elevations

Connecting beams at different elevations

Connecting beams at different elevations

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Hello,

In Mechanica, how does one "connect" two beams that are running perpendicular to each other at different elevations?  For example, one W12x30 beam running north-south "sits" on a W12x35 beam running east-west.  In real life the beams will be welded or bolted together at the section they contact each other.  How do I make the appropriate connections in Mechanica so that the bottom beams support the top ones?

I could do it using solid elements, but since the structure is large, I'd very much prefer to use the beam elements in Mechanica.

Thank you in advance,

Eric Sundman

RE: Connecting beams at different elevations

Just add a datum point at the intersection point and attach
your beams all to this point. So instead of 2 beams, you
will have 4 beams, which all share this one common point.

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