Is there a way to import the reactions from one SAFE model and apply them as loads in a new model?
Basically, I have a 5 story building with concrete slabs supported on walls that do not stack. The reactions on the walls vary along the length of the wall due to the complex geometry. Inputting...
hokie, this is exactly what I was dealing with last week. A 12' "blade" supporting a glass roof canopy and mega snow loads. The vertical dimension at the tip of the blade is a mere 3", depth at the support is 16". No bracing of the entire length. Fixed connection at the support.
Nix the last part about the force being equal and opposite in the adjacent column. I forgot about the right side post contribution. But you should still be able to get at the answer with statics. Good luck.
You can solve this easily by hand using statics. The applied force "P" is horizontal so it can only be resisted by the horizontal component of the brace. Using the geometry of the brace, you can find the tension force in the brace. The vertical component of the brace force must be equal and...
I like to conceptualize the compression flange as a column. If completely unbraced (as mine was), K = 2.0 from table C-C2.2 page 16.1-240 in AISC. I think this makes sense. The buckling shape is 1/2 a sine wave for an unbraced cantilevered beam, whereas for a simple beam, the buckling shape is a...
