02-19-2009, 06:44 PM
To All:
Always define your slabs (one way or two way) as shell or plate. and Shear wall as membrane. (As per CSI recommendation in Manual)
Meshing size should be at least 4x4.
The difference between shell and plate is DOF (Degree of Freedom).
Shell has 6 DOFs (require more computational efforts) n Plate has 3 DOFs.
Last but not least Plz do not trust software generated result, use your fundamental engineering know how while analysing or designing any structure.
regards
Junaid
Structural Engineer
Mott MacDonald Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.
Always define your slabs (one way or two way) as shell or plate. and Shear wall as membrane. (As per CSI recommendation in Manual)
Meshing size should be at least 4x4.
The difference between shell and plate is DOF (Degree of Freedom).
Shell has 6 DOFs (require more computational efforts) n Plate has 3 DOFs.
Last but not least Plz do not trust software generated result, use your fundamental engineering know how while analysing or designing any structure.
regards
Junaid
Structural Engineer
Mott MacDonald Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.