Function
At the time of construction stage analysis for a high-rise building, the story diaphragm information that is automatically defined by the Story function is assigned to appropriate boundary groups. These boundary groups must be created by the Define Boundary Group function prior to being assigned the story diaphragm information. When Construction Stage Wizard is used, the boundary groups are automatically generated and assigned to each story. Each boundary group becomes activated in the corresponding construction stage at the time when the dead (slab self-weight) load starts exerting on the story.
Call
From the Main Menu select [Boundary] tab > [Advanced] group > [Story Diaphragm Group]
Input
Story : Story name
Group : Name of boundary group, which includes the diaphragm information of the corresponding story.
Note
The names of the story diaphragm boundary groups generated automatically by Construction Stage Wizard are automatically assigned "#DP-Story name".