Line Load on Wall

[strucengr]

How do you normally apply line load on a wall? I added a dummy frame element at the top of the wall and applied the uniform load. However, it gives me a warning that the load has not been transfeered. does the line's property need to be modified?

Thank you

 

[amadeus]

Please, read one of the FAQs, it may give you the answer.

 

[strucengr]

The FAQ dealt with slabs supported on wall. But in my case, there is no slab. The line load comes from non-structural heavy glass.

 

[WillisV]

Apply the actual heavy glass weight as an area load on the wall element.

 

[14159]

I usually either break it into nodal loads or put a fake line element along the wall and apply the load to it.

DBD

 

[jen4950]

The simple answer here is that area elements only recognize loads applied at their nodes, or on their surface- NOT EDGES or LINES.

So if you want to get a sheet of glass that's sitting on a wall to register, the reactions from the glass must end up at the nodes of the wall. Make a fake beam, unless you want to determine a nodal load.