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Can you apply a torsional load on a specific point upon a rigid or flexible diaphragm?

April 26, 2017diaphragm flexible load point rigid torsional

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Can you apply a torsional load on a specific point upon a rigid or flexible diaphragm?

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Currently, if you apply a torsional load on a point, it must be included in the rigid diaphragm or connected to the rest of the structure through a member. We are in the process of allowing an assembly of points to be declared as a flexible diaphragm for book keeping purposes in which case the torsional load will be distributed based upon certain rules.