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Releasing moment for beams

Releasing moment for beams

Releasing moment for beams

(OP)
Hi community

I have moment frame resisting system,and I have couple of beam fail in shear under seismic combination ,so release the moment for that beam and it is still fail under same seismic combination,

So if it is not acting as frame ,why it fail under Semitic,

is there any interpretation please?

I used Etabs,but id doesn't matter the program,I am asking about the concept.

Thanks



RE: Releasing moment for beams

Is it also failing in shear due to gravity loads, without seismic?

DaveAtkins

RE: Releasing moment for beams

(OP)
no I checked the gravity combination it is okey,that why I suspect this!!!!

RE: Releasing moment for beams

Is there vertical seismic in the combination?

RE: Releasing moment for beams

Is the beam designated as a moment frame beam within the software and therefore possibly being capacity designed in shear based on the available moment capacity of the beam rather than the applied moment force?

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RE: Releasing moment for beams

Sounds like you are relying wholly on a computer program to work out your design.

Aside from this, what do your hand checks of the member tell you, does it still fail under the seismic case gravity load as a simply supported member, or do you get a different capacity?




RE: Releasing moment for beams

(OP)
Dear All,

The load combination which is cover
=1.2D+0.5 L+ Spectxy+Ev
And it is ordinary moment resisting frame ,so shear is not calculated based on capacity

I heard one comment in the work I didn't Understand ,and it may give interpretation to the problem,
I have been told if you want to make the beam not acting as moment resisting frame in the model you have not to release the moment in the beams(as I did), you have to release the shear in the column at the point interests with column?

Can anybody interpret why I do this?and even if this right or wrong?

RE: Releasing moment for beams

(OP)
any further comments guys

RE: Releasing moment for beams

Can you post a screen capture of one of your beam column joints showing the releases?

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