Modeling grade beams in RISA-3D for lateral design
Modeling grade beams in RISA-3D for lateral design
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I'm trying to model some grade beams to tie together columns to help in uplift resistance for a lateral design. Can someone tell me the basics as far as how to do this in RISA?
Do I use pin-pin connections I assume, or fixed? Someone mentioned to me modeling them as compression only springs. How do I do that in RISA? And I don't have any footings in my model so do I just apply the dead loads the footing/soil provide at each column location?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Do I use pin-pin connections I assume, or fixed? Someone mentioned to me modeling them as compression only springs. How do I do that in RISA? And I don't have any footings in my model so do I just apply the dead loads the footing/soil provide at each column location?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.






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