Answer:
The "Beam Panel" element will allow you to model entire buildings or only certain areas with using surfaces for timber shear wall panels.
By introducing the necessary line hinges in the rigid couplings, the "Beam Panel" element was also released, which will now be further optimized step-by-step in order to achieve the goal mentioned above.
Currently, the application is limited to very simple structures. However, we are very focused on improving the application as quickly as possible. The current state of development is summarized in this FAQ:
Current State and Planned Development:
- Modeling of single, independent surfaces
- Boundary lines orthogonal to each other and not interrupted (four boundary lines, except across surface cells)
- Openings possible via surface cells
- Automatic connection stiffness calculation according to EN 1995‑1‑1 (linear) for nails and fasteners
- More convenient input and extension for all standards (in development)
- Rotation orthotropy direction of sheathing (in development)
- Semi-rigid coupling of adjacent elements (in development)
- Different cross-sections for boundary members in the positive and negative directions (in development)
- Optional no definition of boundary members (in development)
- Connections of panel joints (corners, T-joint, wall-slab) (in development)
- Integration of modeling tools (drag and drop, copy...) (in development)
