when defining imposed loads (live) on a rafter(roof) of a portal frame on sap2000 ,under the option "type" would it be reasonable to assign "roof live" instead of "live" considering that "live" is usually defined on floors/shells
@HTURKAK
Makes sense, THAKNS FOR THE RESPONSE
.I had initially assumed that sap2000 automatically took into account the behavior of a "rafter-column" connection hence nothing needed to be done at the apex and and eave connections when modelling.
I then discovered body constraints when...
when defining imposed loads (live) on a rafter(roof) of a portal frame on sap2000 ,under the option "type" would it be reasonable to assign "roof live" instead of "live" considering that "live" is usually defined on floors/shells. Attached is a snapshot of the matter at hand...
I am making a review of some portal frame designs i did and trying to find ways to optimize them on sap2000 the best way i can.
I discovered from some literature that rafter-column connections with haunches at the eaves and apex of the frame can be assumed to be "moment resisting" connections...
