Hi,
When modelling shear wall using plates I understand that to get the design forces (in-plane shear, Fxy and in-plane moment, Mz) I can use "Results Along Line - Cut by Line or Cut by plane" feature in STAAD and the forces are then reported in the "Total Force tab" however I have a few questions below:
1. How do I determine which elevation to cut the wall i.e. how do I know which elevation the maximum Fxy and Mz occurs? Do I have to do it manually i.e. cut several times along the height of the wall and compare (using spreadsheet) or is there a STAAD feature that can sort this easier? For example if one of my shear wall contains 10x10 meshed plates do I have to run 10 cutting lines/planes along the height of the wall and compare to get the critical Fxy and Mz?
2. If I'm running 100 plus load combinations how I determine the critical load combinations? Do I have to sort the critical load comb manually i.e. run a cutting line/plane for each combination i.e. for the wall mentioned above 10*100=1000 slices!! or is there a STAAD feature again that can sort this easier? If I have a dozen shear walls do I have to do 12*1000=12,000 slices!! and sortit manually?
3. How do I print as a report the information reported in the "Total Force" tab?
Thanks,
Dennis