Gradient thermal loads
Gradient thermal loads
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Hello,
could someone please share how I can apply a gradienbt thermal load to a slab using RISA?
Thank you in advance.
could someone please share how I can apply a gradienbt thermal load to a slab using RISA?
Thank you in advance.
Analysis and Design of arbitrary cross sections
Reinforcement design to all major codes
Moment Curvature analysis
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RE: Gradient thermal loads
If you are trying to do this in RISA-3D, then you may be able to do it. You'd want to model your slab using a mesh of plate elements. Then you can apply plate surface loads (with a load direction of T for thermal) to those plates. That will allow you to apply thermal loads to certain areas of the slab. If you've got a gradient then you will probably have to vary the thermal load as you move accross the mesh.... i.e. apply a 90F load to one row of plates, an 80F load to the next row, then 70F, et cetera.
RE: Gradient thermal loads
Analysis and Design of arbitrary cross sections
Reinforcement design to all major codes
Moment Curvature analysis
http://www.engissol.com/cross-section-analysis-des...