Current Revision posted to RAM | STAAD Wiki by Sye on 4/19/2017 6:48:55 PM
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| Product(s): | STAAD Foundation Advanced | ||
| Version(s): | ALL | ||
| Environment: | ALL | ||
| Area: | General | ||
| Subarea: | Mat foundation | ||
| Original Author: | Sye Chakraborty, Bentley Technical Support Group | ||
I am designing a mat foundation and have defined DL, LL, EL etc. and a number combinations with these loads. One of the combinations is 1.4 DL + 1.6 LL. When I look at the combination it seems like the self weight of the mat is not being factored by 1.4 whereas the other dead loads applied as part of the DL are being factored correctly. Why is that ?
The self weight is not multiplied by the load combination factor. All other loads are factored. To factor the self weight by a factor, you need to select the Add Self Weight and Dead weight factor option and specify the Dead Weight Factor as shown next.
Tags: Dead weight factor, factor, self weight, selfweight, selfweight is not factored