Wall effect on Podium Slab

[Anonymous]

I am still new to the program.
Suppose I have a wall which supports on a Podium Slab.
How can I know the affect of the wall on the slab?  I want to know this to analyze the slab on SAFE.
Ideally I want a line load and a line moment from the wall to be applied to the slab correct?
Should I take a panel cut in the slab or in the wall , and how to take the smoothing, and which value from the cut i should be looking for

[Krzysztof_Wasik]

Hi @Anonymous 

I will try to explain it with following example


There are 2 ways of investigating load coming from wall to plate

1. Select from text menu
Results > Advanced > Reduced results on panels
Select panel number

with right mouse button choose Table columns from context menu
on results tab choose required forces (for instance membrane force and bending moment out of panel plane)



on cut tab choose panel intersection lines (upper and lower intersection)

results will be presented in table as total force transferred by selected intersection, intersection line is described by number of nodes at intersection line ends


2. Panel cuts option can be used

Open Results > Panel cuts
Define cut line by plane XY  (i would recommend to define cutting plane just above  wall /slab contact line
Apply


on Panel cuts Detailed tab select local direction >Automatic > OK (results will be presented in panel local system of coordinates)


Taking into account wall panel local system of coordinates



results presented in Detailed tab means
Mxx - bending moment //cut length diagram acting around Y panel local axis
Myy - bending moment //cut length diagram acting around X panel local axis
Nxx- vertical membrane force //cut length
Nyy - horizontal membrane force //cut length
Qxx - shear force//cut length



Values can be presented after checking on Labels on Panel Cuts Diagram tab

Total value of forces transferred by cut line can be presented after checking on
reduced forces and reduced moments on Panel Cut diagram tab

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