LOADS:

Correct assessment of loads both dead and live loads are important since
excessive assumed loads may lead to uneconomical member sizes and footing
sizes. Also excessive loads will be adding more weight in the case of seismic
forces.

In order to have equilibrium i.e .ΣV=0 under the Load case DEAD LOAD calculate
the total dead load on all floor slabs and check it against the output by the
program.

METHOD TO CHECK:

Using a single support for the whole structure RUN the ANALYSISand find out the
total support reaction in Y axis i.e FY from the output of the program. Check
whether the above two values are in agreement to the manually calculated
values. If the results vary then there is some error or mistake took place while
entering the input.

The same procedure can be carried out for the LIVE LOAD for both FLOOR LIVE
LOAD and ROOF LIVE LOAD cases also. If the single support is not considered or
modeled then use all the supports and copy the values of Fy to EXCEL and get the
sum of the FY and check whether it tallies with the manually calculated values.

WIND LOAD:

Itis possible to generate the wind load by the program provided it is defined at
the start by adding the required input data. In order to check the values
generated by the program a simple manual check can be made as described.

To find the point load FX or FZ at a joint as nodal wind force calculate the
tributary area for the corresponding node and multiply it with the intensity of
loading.
Forexample:

Area = (h1+h2)/2*(L1+L2)/2* intensity of loading.

Please note that the consistence unit shall be used.

Whereh1 and h2 are the height above and below the joint in meters and L1 and
L2 are the width of the bay on either side of the node in meter units. If h1 =4.0m
and h2=3.0m, L1=5.0m and L2=6.0m then the tributary area for the node is
=(4+3)/2*(5+6)/2 = 19.25sq.m.

Using an intensity of 1KN/sq.m the nodal force shall be =19.25 KN. This can be
verified with the values generated by the program.