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Envelop ,Reference Loads and Meshing

Envelop ,Reference Loads and Meshing

Envelop ,Reference Loads and Meshing

(OP)
I've attached a dining hall project below.
I have defined load combinations and earthquake definitions according to TS500.
I would like to ask you that what is the "reference load" included in earthquake definitions section?
Also did i apply the true envelop for this combinations?
Can u offer me any document about load envelops?
Finally, is the meshing near the big square hole that was formed by beams in 2nd and 3rd floor, correctly formed?

 

RE: Envelop ,Reference Loads and Meshing

Before you proceed with your model it is necessary to delete bed elements. So far I find in your attached file a lot of errors

Beam elements with small length:

 11195  ;  11196  ;  11201  ;  11206  ;  11208   
 11255  ;  11542  ;  11543  ;  11544  ;  11585   
 11588  ;  11589  ;  11600  ;  11601  ;  11602   
 11610  ;  11611  ;  11617  ;  11669  ;  11670   
 11678  ;  11680  ;  11688  ;  11691  ;  11694   
 11695  ;  11696  ;  11700  ;  11702  ;  11703   
 11708  ;  11713  ;  11897  ;  11898  ;  13458   
 13459  ;  13461  ;  13478  ;  13511  ;  13517   
 13521  ;  13537  ;  13542  ;  13743  ;  13802   
 13803  ;  13804  ;  13830  ;  13848  ;  13859   
 13860  ;  13876  ;  13878  ;  13880  ;  15382   
 15393  ;  15558   
 
 Beam elements across more than two nodes:

  8961  ;  11192  ;  13877  ;  13879  ;  11633
 13937  ;  13939  ;  13940  ;  11193

 Missing a lot of beam elements (depending on your design):
 
  1-th floor:
   Between nodes 711 and 713
                  462 and 464
                    6 and 225
                   19 and 247
                   32 and 170
                  327 and 326
                  569 and 577  

 For 2-nd and 3-td floor even more gaps in beams.

 Two plate elements on the same location:

 13325 = 13345
 15257 = 15277
  
 More then two plate elements in the same area:

 15311 TO 15320
 11743 TO 11752
 15321 TO 15329
 15331
 11753 TO 11762
 15342 TO 15351
 11774 TO 11783
 15332 TO 15341
 11763 TO 11772

 Bad shaped plate elements:
  
  15135 ;  15152  ;  15178  ;  13203  ;  13220
  13246
 

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