Thank you guys for your valuable response. Those replies gave me some more insight into the matter. I am a recently graduated civil engineer so that i have lot to know. I got a thought that the supports assigned to the corners also absorb some of the loads in FEM model.
I agree to the Rapt's...
I am confused about the above case as FEM results and manual tributary area method gives different results especially in one way slab. Is it ok to design slabs and beams modeled together?( or else design beams seperately with tributary area loads?)
what is the best modelling approach?
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