Reactions due to wind loads under wall panels - best practice to show reactions

[skellyRSA2023]

Hi,

when showing graphically the reactions under walls panels, if you go to the diagrams for bars/reactions/diagrams for linear supports/descriptions and average value it will give you the average value in KN/m over the panel section by selecting the vertical force Fz, and select say the dead load combination, however for wind loads the average value does not work in this manner because it is maximum at the ends of the panel, thus if you switch off average you will get the maximum fz value in kN/m at each end of the panel. However the wind load can be subject to numerous load directions which certain ones are the most onerous? Thus is there a way to show graphically the most onerous service value reaction for wind load Fz without having to go through each wind direction i.e. maximum reaction Fz under wind of wind in +x, -x, +y, -y directions etc., is there way of selecting all wind directions at once like typing in the load component panel sat 1to4 and graphically it will show me maximum Fz value top and bottom envelopes graphically? So as i can issue this to the foundation designer. Any help on this would be appreciated. 

Simon. 

[Rafacascudo · Accepted solution]

Select the load cases you want and it will show you an envelope diagram with few values . But marking top or bottom envelope will make no difference ,just like in a bar moment diagram envelope.

But if you divide the support panel edge(divide tool , generate nodes without bar/edge division Unmarked) it will show you more values

But if you want a real  detailed envelope you will have to unmark  "diagram for linear supports" and show reactions node by node

or as a last option , build a graph in excel using the Reactions envelope table data.