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Rafter on ridge beam design

Mixtli

Structural
May 21, 2005
94
Hello, in the image below, we can see the model with support conditions. At its right you can see the result for self-weight analysis. We can see that Rafter001, as expected, only has vertical reactions. Therefore, the design forces will be V and M only, right? but for Rafter002 to 011, where we have now a ridge beam, the reactions changed, and now they also have Normal force, causing a reaccion outwards pushing the below support outwards.
Is there something wrong with the model? why, when we add a ridge beam there is horizontal reaction, and the ridge beam is bent outwards (towards -Y) ?
Thanks a lot for any input.
M.
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