JasonD5
Civil/Environmental
- Jan 16, 2023
- 1
I'm designing brace connections but iv been having difficulty understand how to properly distribute the internal loads at the connection node, which is required for the software I use "IDEA StatiCa"
The brace force is 500kN (tension only).
With the geometry I have that gives me a 338.6kN horizontal load that I need to distribute into my beams.
My question is how do I properly distribute that horizontal load into the beams?
What percentage of the 338.6kN goes into my left beam and how much into the right beam?
Assuming my wind load is coming from the left as shown below
I'm currently looking at the top brace connection at gridline 5
The brace force is 500kN (tension only).
With the geometry I have that gives me a 338.6kN horizontal load that I need to distribute into my beams.
My question is how do I properly distribute that horizontal load into the beams?
What percentage of the 338.6kN goes into my left beam and how much into the right beam?
Assuming my wind load is coming from the left as shown below
I'm currently looking at the top brace connection at gridline 5
