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  1. VanJohnson

    Shell Element Modeling

    Is it correct to assume that slab meshing is done only when one is interested in the stresses in the slab but can be ignored otherwise?
  2. VanJohnson

    Shell Element Modeling

    I modeled a 6m X 6m 2-way slab. I also did a 6m beam with triangular loading, representative of the loading that would go on each of the beams bordering the slab. The moment on the separate simply supported beam (which represents my manual analysis) was far higher than on the bordering beams. I...
  3. VanJohnson

    Shell Element Modeling

    Hi everyone. Why is it that the moment due to slab loads on a beam are so small after analysis, as compared to results obtained in manual analysis?

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