I have a 3D steel panel modeled with shell elements. And this panel is fixed at its two ends with bolts to solid blocks, which are the supports for the panel, and they are fixed to the ground.
Having both ends fixed, I obtain high horizontal reactions at the solid supports under gravity...
Which column type would be cheaper to use in mid-height buildings, circular hollow (CHS) or I-Wide flange sections? How would you compare these two types of column sections in terms of economy and efficiency?
To me, circular columns seem capable of doing everything that wide flange sections...
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I need to design a curved column, sth like you can see in the attachment. What verifications do I need to do? I am thinking to obtain the stresses at the base, and verify the section..
What else should I check for such an element?
It's a 3 meters high column with not much load on it (a...
I am modeling an IPE beam using shell elements in Sap2000. My boundary conditions are translational restraints(in all 1,2,3 directions) in one end, and translational restraints (in 2 and 3 direction)in the other end of the beam.
In such a case I don't understand why I have high positive moment...
I started using PERFORM 3D to carry out some analyses using fiber sections. I would like to dig into details a bit more than they do in user manuals. Does somebody have such documents, verification manuals etc. ? Thanks in advance..
