Hi guys
I hope you can help, I would like know if StaadPro can handle a free falling load.
I have a tank that needs to be dropped from some height on to concrete floor/slab and I wonder if there is a way to handle this in StaadPro to test what the effect would be on the floor, the walls on the building and surrounding structures.
The tank will remain in that position once it is dropped so the the deadload from the tank afterwards is easy to workout but it is the placement of the tank and effects of the impact when dropped onto the floor that I am not sure how to work out.