LoadsinRISA3D

Presenter:DeborahPenko,P.E.

Agenda
JointLoading
DistributedLoading(akaLineLoads)
PointLoading
AreaLoading
SurfaceLoading
Plates
Walls
MovingLoading
AutomatedLoads Wind&Seismic

RISA3D

Overview
GraphicalInterface
Windowsmenu Insert

BasicLoadCases Allowsyoutoaccessspreadsheets

RISA3D

Spreadsheets

RISA3D

LoadCombinations
Buildyourowncombinations

EntertheLoadCategory DL,LL,WL,etc.
***MustuseLoadCategories!!!
OrtheBasicLoadCase(BLC) 1referstorow1
BLC1

RISA3D

LoadCombinations
LoadCombinationcanbeNested
8BLCsperLC
CombineLCs
MixandmatchLCsandBLCs

RISA3D

LoadCombinations
OrUsetheLoadCombinationGenerator

GravityLoads

WindLoads

RISA3D

SeismicLoads

JointLoads
ApplytoanyJoint
Load
GlobalAxisX,Y,Z
MomentMX,MY,MZ
EnforcedDisplacement
Mass
DirectionalMass
MassMomentofInertia

JointLoads

EnforcedDisplacement

JointLoads

DistributedLoads
ApplyDistributedLoadstoMembersorWalls
Taperloads
StartorStopanywhere

DistributedLoads

DistributedLoads

X,Y,Z

GlobalAxis

x,y,z

LocalAxis

Mx

Torqueaboutlocalxaxis

ThermalLoading

PX,PY,PZ

ProjectedLoading

DistributedLoads

ThermalLoading
ThermalLoads effectsoftemperaturedifferentials
Causetheaxialexpansionorcontractionofthemember

AmbientTemperaturedefined:

DistributedLoads

ThermalLoading
ForExample:PreStressBraceMembers

7.5kipsTensionRequired

DistributedLoads

ThermalLoading
Ft=A*E* *T
Reorganized:
T=Ft/(A*E*)
Ft=CalculatedThermalforce
Ft=7.5kips
A=MemberCrossSectionalArea
A=0.785in2
E=ElasticModulus
E=29000ksi
=Coeff.ofThermalExpansion
=.0000065
Therefore:
T=StressInducingTemperature
=50
Letsseethismodelnow!

DistributedLoads

ProjectedLoading
ProjectedLoads Snowloads
ProjectedLoad=AppliedLoadX(MemberLengthinHorz.Plane)
ActualMemberLength
100lb/ftDistributedLoadonYAxis

100lb/ftProjectedPYLoad ConvertsLoad
100lb/ft *(10ft/14.1ft)=70.71

DistributedLoads

PointLoads

X,Y,Z

GlobalAxis

x,y,z

LocalAxis

My,Mz

Momentaboutthememberlocalaxis

Mx

TorsionalMomentaboutlocalxaxis

PointLoads

AreaLoading
Definepolygon(3or4sides)
LoadsappliedtoMembers&Walls
DefineOneWayorTwoWayLoadAttribution

AreaLoads

AreaLoading

ThirdClick
C

SecondClick
B

A
FirstClick

D
FourthClick

AreaLoads

AreaLoading
WhatisaTransientAreaLoad?

Letstakealookatanexamplemodel

AreaLoads

OpenStructureLoading

LoadsappliedbasedonProjectedSurfaceArea

HSS4x4x6
width=4in
TransientLoad:
20lbf*4/12=6.667lb/ft

Note:
Bracesdontgetarealoads
NoShielding

AreaLoads

ApplytoPlates
X,Y,Z

GlobalAxis

x,y,z

LocalAxis

PX,PY,PZ

ProjectedLoading

ThermalLoading

Letstakealookatanexampleofatanknow!

SurfaceLoading

WallPanelLoadingOptions
SurfaceLoading
FullwallorPartial
ConstantorTaperedforce
DistributedLoading
JointLoading
ANYWHERE!
AreaLoading

WallPanelLoads

MovingLoads TwoStepProcess
1. DefinetheMovingLoadPattern

2. ApplytheMovingLoad

Letstakealookatanexample!

MovingLoading

AutomaticLoadGeneration
BuildingDesignwithRigidDiaphragms AutomatedLoads

Wind&SeismicLoading

AutomaticLoadGeneration

Wind&SeismicLoading

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Presenter:DeborahPenko,P.E.