"This support settles" What does this mean?

miss no stars · 2009-09-27 13:27:25

I've to do the structural analysis of a load of different beams and frames but one of them has a support that looks like a normal, pinned support on rollers but it has a note beside it saying that it settles. I've never heard of this before. How should I treat it? Does it give the normal upwards reaction but allow for a…

27-09-2009 02:27PM

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I've to do the structural analysis of a load of different beams and frames but one of them has a support that looks like a normal, pinned support on rollers but it has a note beside it saying that it settles. I've never heard of this before. How should I treat it? Does it give the normal upwards reaction but allow for a small amount of downwards deflection?

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#2 28-09-2009 04:18AM

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Does this help?:

http://books.google.ie/books?id=jGW12u2FpicC&pg=PA203&lpg=PA203&dq=%22structural+analysis%22+%22support+settlement%22&source=bl&ots=2t4P6IufZY&sig=4V137ZcTotnzM-o6VS5GmwJJoPo&hl=en&ei=-CnASufFPNTLjAfN-MEa&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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#3 28-09-2009 09:09AM

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as in there is creep in the beam as it sags or that the support settles as a result of the ground conditions?

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