Specific weight of infill panels
Posted: 02 May 2009, 17:54
Hello!
I'm interested in including infill panel elements for infill massonry to my model. I find out that one of the parameters is the specific weight (default value 10kN/m3) of the masonry, in order to define the self weight of the infill panel. However, I have already included its self weight in the applied permanent loading over the nodes of the beams. In that case, it would be as if the self-weight of the masonry is two times calculated as loads of the structure? If so, can I put zero in the specific weight factor or is this factor used for other reasons apart from loading, and zero number would lead to other problems?
I'm interested in including infill panel elements for infill massonry to my model. I find out that one of the parameters is the specific weight (default value 10kN/m3) of the masonry, in order to define the self weight of the infill panel. However, I have already included its self weight in the applied permanent loading over the nodes of the beams. In that case, it would be as if the self-weight of the masonry is two times calculated as loads of the structure? If so, can I put zero in the specific weight factor or is this factor used for other reasons apart from loading, and zero number would lead to other problems?