swearingen,
I tried breaking up the rod and it does straighten out if it is under enough tension and a second order analysis is performed - a very good suggestion.
Graeme Sharpe
Indianapolis, IN
Thanks for all the help!
It seems that the consensus opinion on this issue is that sag won't be a problem, so it can be disregarded in the analysis by either setting the density to zero or ignoring the self-weight deflection. Sounds good to me.
The comments about the braces "whacking" the wall seems important, has...
Sorry guys, I might have led you astray. Let me clarify. The member under consideration is the rod brace itself. The bending is from dead load / self weight of steel. Drift is not an issue, nor are moments in the columns. The brace member is pinned at both ends (relative brace from top of...
My office was having a discussion about the design of rod bracing as a lateral resising system. The modeling software we are using (RAM Advanse) checks for bending + axial load stresses, which indicate the member is overstressed. The deflection in the model is over 10 inches, which I'm assuming...
