Dears,

I am designing pipe supports for 4" pipes on a base frame. Loading data are provided from caesar II. I used W4x13 beams as a vertical beam for pipe support. A horizontal W4x13 is weleded above this column in which pipes will be U bolted. But when i analysed in staad most of the beams are failing in cantilever deflection. But in physically i hope there will not be this deflection as pipes are continuously connected in all supports where supports will be more rigid. So how i tell staad to consider this. Now i am using "CAN 1" parameter to consider these supports as a cantilever, is this right?. else i need to provide a cross bracing to make the support's deflection in permissible limit. Please advise how to do the analysis for exact result.