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Line Load on Wall

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strucengr

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How do you normally apply line load on a wall? I added a dummy frame element at the top of the wall and applied the uniform load. However, it gives me a warning that the load has not been transfeered. does the line's property need to be modified?

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Please, read one of the FAQs, it may give you the answer.
 
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The FAQ dealt with slabs supported on wall. But in my case, there is no slab. The line load comes from non-structural heavy glass.
 
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Apply the actual heavy glass weight as an area load on the wall element.
 
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I usually either break it into nodal loads or put a fake line element along the wall and apply the load to it.

DBD
 
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The simple answer here is that area elements only recognize loads applied at their nodes, or on their surface- NOT EDGES or LINES.

So if you want to get a sheet of glass that's sitting on a wall to register, the reactions from the glass must end up at the nodes of the wall. Make a fake beam, unless you want to determine a nodal load.
 
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