Support Displacement
Support Displacement
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I have a member that I like to support after some deflection takes place. Is this possible? How do I model it without imposing a load on the member?
Thank you
Thank you
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RE: Support Displacement
If you have lot's of loads and/or load combinations you can see where this could get pretty hairy if for some cases the gap closed and some cases it doesn't. That would require separate runs for closed and not closed cases.
I'm not sure what you mean by "How can I model it without imposing a load on the member?" The enforced support case by itself would impose a load on the attached members. However, you would only use the enforced displacement if the beam would have deflected that far anyway. And it has to be combined with your applied loads.
You know what, maybe you better get a program that has gap elements. I know SAP 2000 does.
RE: Support Displacement
Thanks
RE: Support Displacement