tue98161
Civil/Environmental
- Nov 23, 2012
- 12
I'm an undergraduate taking a structural analysis class. Our lab section teaches STAAD, and I know I want to build a bridge deck like the one below. The bridge deck being modeled is a width-wise plank system for a short span timber bridge. I understand the load case. Could someone give a general guide to how I could model the deck itself?
Suppose I: model four beams (simple support). What steps would I take to create a Plate element? Would the size of the deck planks be used, or would STAAD just consider it as one element?
***The attached picture is a completed version shown to the class, but how do I actually model the deck?
Suppose I: model four beams (simple support). What steps would I take to create a Plate element? Would the size of the deck planks be used, or would STAAD just consider it as one element?
***The attached picture is a completed version shown to the class, but how do I actually model the deck?