FEA analysis of a SIP building
FEA analysis of a SIP building
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I've been studying homes built with structural insulated panels for a few months. I'm not a structural engineer, but it seems to me that these shell type homes are statically indeterminate. Yet all the structural analyses I've reviewed for these homes, the engineers are using Post and Beam methodology.
Does anyone know an engineer who uses FEA for structural shell buildings?
Does anyone know an engineer who uses FEA for structural shell buildings?





RE: FEA analysis of a SIP building
RE: FEA analysis of a SIP building
I just can't find an engineer who can do a realistic analysis because they can't get post & beams out of their heads.
Where should I look? Maybe an FEA software user group?
Which one would be the most applicable?