Its not that the modeling is hard to do. The model is already built. I have concerns with the lateral load distribution.
In RAM SS (RSS) you have to model the tiers in a parking garage with dummy levels (in RISA you do not but I am concerned with the time it will take)and unfortunately...
Sure. And I could detail the ramp-floor interface as a slip in all degrees but the two... but a detail FEM analysis would take too long, and would be too difficult.
Is that what you did?
There is a codified loophole for this, but there should not be. The current code is written so that you can take the maximum force the system can deliver, but that is called putting on your shoes before you socks and is POOR ENGINEERING!
These systems may be designed to remain elastic under...
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RAM SS does model flat plate, two way slabs without spandrel beams.. the only problem is that to do it you must call it a semi-rigid diaphragm, which causes a problem with your lateral (rigid diaphragm) action.
My question- how did you model the ramp from floor to floor? I...
