Load Path
Load Path
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I have read several threads noting the importanace of the "Load Path". Can someone please explain to me what this really means and how would I go about getting more practice and/or understanding of this.
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RE: Load Path
RE: Load Path
1. The floor must be able to support itself and the load
2. The beams supporting the floor must support themselves, the floor, and the Load
3. The girders must be able to support themselves, the beams, the floor, and the Load
4. The columns must be able to support themselves, the girders, the beams, the floor, and the Load
5. The foundation must be able to support the columns, the girders, the beams, the floor, and the Load.
Hope this helps.
RE: Load Path
A more generic way to say this would be that any load has to have a defined structural set of members to transfer it to the ground, otherwise it will find its own way there due to something to do with Newton and apples.
RE: Load Path
loadpath refers to the structure connecting the applied load to its reaction ... beams in bending, joints, columns, etc.
RE: Load Path
http://www.beamchek.com/loadbook/startbook.html