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    Plate Element Stiffness Matrix

    Well this post is a few years old now! I know a good bit more about the problem these days and the contributions from the other guys is spot on - usually modern FE programs will numerically calculate the element stiffness matrices on the fly based on theory in Zienkiewicz's book for example...
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    Continuos RC beams on beam supports in a 3D model, how valid?

    You hit on my point dik, picture the negative moment over the support: It goes from a maximum to 0 as the support stiffness decreases from rigid to 0. btw I like fourpled!! where do you register new words!!
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    Continuos RC beams on beam supports in a 3D model, how valid?

    Sorry gentlemen been away form the machine for a while, glad to see this one is turning out a real little gem. Grillage Analysis: Ok, are the beams to be cast at the same time ?: Yes: do take load patterning into account on the CBeam and just qualitatively asess the torsion that occurs...
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    Continuos RC beams on beam supports in a 3D model, how valid?

    Thanks, StructuralDzine, I seem to have missed the bit about it resting on steel beams - in that case we are all in agreement!! Group Hug!! I am not used to the situation of a mixed (steel & RC) floor support system? It wouldn't seem economic to mix - is it a US thing or elsewhere??# Oh, the...
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    Continuos RC beams on beam supports in a 3D model, how valid?

    If I could add my bit..... I have recently designed a grid of ground beams, supported by piles & I did use a 3d analysis model, though the beams were in a planar arrangement. As I know that these beams will be poured monolithically I did not reduce the torsional constant section property of the...
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    Project Group problems in VB6

    Hi, Small problem, that is holding me up big-time! I am writng an ActiveX DLL with a GUI and they are both seperate projects - so I create a project group - but the Project group is not diplayed in the Project Explorer window - and I cannot therefore, set the startup object - which in turn...
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    Plate Element Stiffness Matrix

    austim, apologies, not the clearest explanation! I just want independant verification. It is the very papers, etc. that you mention that I was hoping someone might know where there are some on the web. And of course you are right about the symmetry! Thanks for the help
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    Plate Element Stiffness Matrix

    Thanks Qshake, I am trying it now!# Austim, that is a good idea, but i need a matrix to check results against!! Doing what you said will give the values of the entries in the matrix, but I would need to do a lot of analyses to deterrmine the expressions that lead to that value, and 12x12 = 144...
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    Difference between designers fc' and as-tested fc'

    Gentlemen, This is where I think permissable stress design falls down, and where limit state (or LRFD, I think) comes into its element. Full statistical data can be made available from the supplier, you could then match this with your design strength characteristic curve - and usually it is...
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    Plate Element Stiffness Matrix

    Thanks austim but it is the actual matrix that CADRE would have used in their program that I am looking for. I have lots of theory stuff but it is just the result I need - I can't really re-invent the wheel on this one!! Thanks anyway Colin Caprani
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    Plate Element Stiffness Matrix

    I am hav ing some trouble with a program I am writing and I just want to verify my element matrix with an eternal source so I can strike that off my list as a possible source of error. - does anyone know of a web site that I could get a look at this matrix?? Thanks in advance, Colin Caprani
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    Shearhead Design Query

    hi! I am using ACI 318 for the first time (I am Irish & normally use BS 8110) as I am using the steel section (I or H) shearhead design method in the code. I have made a ggod attempt at the design and am quite happy with it. However I think I have some questions that remain unanswered & a design...
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    Shearhead design to ACI ??

    hi! I am using ACI 318 for the first time (I am Irish & normally use BS 8110) as I am using the steel section (I or H) shearhead design method in the code. I have made a ggod attempt at the design and am quite happy with it. However I think I have some questions that remain unanswered & a design...
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