Panel design cases

The analysis results that are created for meshed walls are grouped and load combination results enveloped to create 6 individual design cases to send to Tedds. For each design case, the envelope considers all selected load combinations and all selected analysis types including RSA and Staged Construction Analysis.

Overall, three design locations are created for each panel: top, bottom, and mid-fifth. Each design location results in two design cases which are the maximum design forces for moment and shear forces combined with either the maximum or minimum axial force. This approach ensures the worst design cases are captured.

Design forces for each design case are the maximum of the absolute values of all design forces included in the envelope:

• Shear Major

• Shear Minor

• Moment Major (retains sign)

• Moment Minor (retains sign)

Axial Force is either the maximum or minimum value of all axial forces in the envelope as indicated by design case.

Patch design cases

Patches provide you with the flexibility to create design cases at specific result line locations within each panel. When first created each patch defaults to 3 result lines (located at the top, middle, and bottom of the patch), plus two additional result lines per adjacent wall opening (located at the top and bottom of the opening). Once a patch has been placed you can then edit the number of result lines via the patch properties if required.

Each result line equates to a design location. Each design location results in two design cases which are the maximum design forces for moment and shear forces combined with either the maximum or minimum axial force.