Wind Turbine Foundation using STAAD
Wind Turbine Foundation using STAAD
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thread750-305697: Modelling a wind turbine foundation
I am designing the Wind Turbine Foundation using STAAD
I have the same question as referring thread
I am designing the Wind Turbine Foundation using STAAD
I have the same question as referring thread





RE: Wind Turbine Foundation using STAAD
I'm not sure what is meant by "create a void in the solid", so I'm not able to answer that.
I don't believe you can make a solid a compression only member. Instead of using a solid to fill a small gap; you could essentially use some type of member/beam, which you could specify as a 'compression only' member.
If you are using a solid element for the foundation design one thing to keep in mind is that solid elements do NOT transfer moments and you are not able to assign a soil spring to a solid element (if the foundation is on soil).