Modeling Tie-Beam

Can anyone check my model if it is the proper way to model tie-beam?

STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 09-Mar-10
JOB NAME Structural Analysis and Design of 4-Storey Building
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E 2.17185e+007
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DENSITY 23.56
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MATERIAL CONCRETE ALL
SUPPORTS
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233 TO 296 ELASTIC FOOTING 0.75 0.2 DIRECT Y SUBGRADE 30000
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541 END MPX 0.99
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SELFWEIGHT 1
MEMBER WEIGHT
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18 19 545 546 UNI 6.75
545 546 UNI 5.25
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YRANGE 5.5 6.5 FLOAD 4.5
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UBC LOAD X 1 ACC 1
PERFORM ANALYSIS
CHANGE
LOAD 2 LOADTYPE Seismic TITLE EQ @ -X-DIRECTION
UBC LOAD X -1 ACC 1
PERFORM ANALYSIS
CHANGE
LOAD 3 LOADTYPE Seismic TITLE EQ @ Z-DIRECTION
UBC LOAD Z 1 ACC 1
PERFORM ANALYSIS
CHANGE
LOAD 4 LOADTYPE Seismic TITLE EQ @ -Z-DIRECTION
UBC LOAD Z -1 ACC 1
PERFORM ANALYSIS
CHANGE
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SELFWEIGHT Y -1
FLOOR LOAD
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546 UNI GY -5.25
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FLOOR LOAD
YRANGE 2.5 3.5 FLOAD -1.9 GY
YRANGE 5.5 6.5 FLOAD -1.9 GY
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REPEAT LOAD
5 1.4
LOAD 9 GENERATED ACI TABLE1 2
REPEAT LOAD
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REPEAT LOAD
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REPEAT LOAD
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REPEAT LOAD
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1042 1043 1046 1047
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531 TO 534 536 537 539 TO 548 2001 2002
END CONCRETE DESIGN
FINISH

Thanks,

Chaz

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chaz
chaz over 8 years ago

I think no user of Staad.Pro is modeling the tie-beam specifying a spring

support .

Any comments out there?

Thanks,

Chaz
Chris Conrad
Chris Conrad over 8 years ago in reply to chaz

Chaz,

Be aware of the fact that you have modeled the tie beam supports using the
Y Direction option within the foundation spec. This carries with it the
implication that the assigned nodes are restrained against translation in the
global X and Z directions, and they are restrained against rotation about the
global Y axis. If you only wanted to generate the resisting force in the vertical
direction based on the subgrade modulus, then you could create those supports using
the Y Only Direction option.

Also, be aware that you have not assigned any compression-only specs to
your supports, so they all still have the ability to resist any tendency for
uplift.

In your seismic loads, you have generated seismic load in the positive and
negative global X and Z directions, but you have only created seismic loads with
positive accidental eccentricity. You have not yet created the corresponding
seismic loads with negative eccentricity.

Cheers,

Chris