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Header | Description |
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Add Foundation Connection | The user may select between pinned, fixed, vertical roller, or nothing for the bottom most node. Typically the bottom connection for a precast panel is modeled as a pin (fixed against translation but not rotation). |
Add Floor Tie | While you could add a floor tie in the restraint table, using this option flags this restraint as the ‘floor restraint’. This exposes additional options for when the floor tie is cast. |
Reaction Locations | This option is only available for insulated wall panels using the Beam-Spring model for the analysis. This option controls which wythe the reactions are placed on. By default, they are placed on the interior wythe only. The user can also instruct the program to put the reactions on each wythe. Note that if both wythes are selected, and vertical restraint (such as the foundation connection) will form a couple and act as a moment restraint. Because of this it is important to design for the tension being put in at the bottom of the wall panel. |
ID | Incremented number assigned to the restraint for identification in the model. |
Elevation | Height or vertical position of the restraint. |
Type | Restrained: This restraint acts as a pinned-roller, except when it is the bottom most restraint when it will act as a pinned-pinned. Spring: This restraint will act as a translational spring. When selected, a corresponding stiffness must be entered. |
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