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How are the results from combinations
calculated?
When calculating the effects of a
load combination in MODELLER, the results for each constituent load
case are evaluated at a Gauss point level and then also combined at
the Gauss point level to ensure maximum accuracy. The choice of
smoothed or unsmoothed contour results may then be performed in the
usual manner.
However, when comparing the results
of a combination with the summation of its individual loads,
discrepancies may be found if Gauss point results are not chosen for
the individual loading output. This is as a result of the averaging
process showing values that are not those used in the original
combination process.
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