Why chasedown analyses are included in Analyze All (Static)

Tekla Structural Designer
2021
Tekla Structural Designer

Why chasedown analyses are included in Analyze All (Static)

The Analyze All (Static) command, (and the Design All commands also), each perform a 3D analysis to determine a set of design forces which can then be used to design the members. So why does these commands also perform chasedown analyses in many situations?

The answer relates to expectation of results - in particular with regard to the following:

  • Sway effects under pure gravity loading
  • Transfer beam designs
  • Differential axial deformation

Sway effects under pure gravity loading

Consider this 8 story model, when you click Analyze All (Static), grillage and FE chasedown solver models are created in addition to the 3D analysis model.

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The Identified end frame below is resisting the sway - the design moments shown would be given by any analysis software.

It is an extreme example - but this result does not fit with traditional engineering expectation

3D_building_analysis_example_-_sway_offset.png

The 3D analysis results (below left) can be compared with those from grillage chasedown (below right).

3D_building_analysis_example_-_sway_2_offset.png

The grillage chasedown results are more in line with expectation:

  • -ve moment at LH end
  • Similar moment profile at every level

Another example of why chasedown is wanted follows below....

Transfer beam designs

Focus on the transfer beam in the highlighted frame.

At first glance the results look ok, but lets look more closely...

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The 3D analysis results (below left) can be compared with those from grillage chasedown (below right).

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  • 3D analysis - frame deflects and loads are shared according to stiffness.
  • Grillage chasedown - loads are collected floor by floor and then applied to the transfer beam - much higher moment in the transfer beam. Once again this is more in line with traditional expectation.

A third example of why chasedown is wanted follows below....

Differential axial deformation (axial shortening)

In this case a two span beam sits on walls at each end and a column in the center.

3D Analysis Results:

DADE_1.png
  • Column is more highly stressed than walls and deflects downwards shedding load back to the walls.
  • You end up with completely different moment profiles on beams that would traditionally be considered and designed as identical.

Grillage chasedown Results:

DADE_chasedown.png

• the sub-models at each level are almost identical and you get very similar results over the height of the building.

Findings from the above examples

  • Grillage chasedown emulates a more traditional design style where continuous beams or sub-frames are considered in isolation.
  • The 3 examples show where 3D analysis gives results that are not liked (based on traditional design expectation).
  • But once you start to think about it you may conclude that actually, the 3D analysis result should not be ignored.
  • By running Analyze All (Static) each analysis type is performed and members can be simultaneously designed for each set of results.
Note: Deliberately extreme examples have been used to illustrate these effects and in real models the differences between the sets of results might not be as dramatic.
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