To carry out a structural analysis for a structural system according to the current standards, it is necessary to deal not only with the actions and resistances of structural components, but also with the combinations of these actions. Some of the most common actions in structural analysis are, for example, the permanently acting load case self‑weight, the suddenly acting load case wind, and snow.
KB 000594 | Generating Fewer Load Combinations by Defining Leading Variable Actions
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- Automatic Generation of Load Combinations in RFEM
- Automatic Generation of Load Combinations in RSTAB
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To carry out a structural analysis for a structural system according to the current standards, it is necessary not only to deal with the actions and resistances of structural components, but also with the combinations of these actions. Some of the most common actions in structural analysis are, for example, the permanently acting load case of self‑weight and the suddenly acting load cases of wind and snow.
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