Extra G and Q Loads Appearing in Calculation Reports Despite Not Being Defined on Walls or Beam Lintels

In some cases, extra G and Q loads may appear in calculation reports even though no extra G and Q loads were entered for the walls or beam lintels. The reason for this is:

When a vertical lintel exists on the upper floor but does not continue on the lower floor, the vertical lintel loads are transferred to the beam lintels or walls on the lower floor.

Since a vertical lintel existing on the upper floor but not continuing on the lower floor is not a normal situation, a separate column has not been created under the wall loads and beam lintel loads tables for loads coming from upper floor vertical lintels. Instead, the vertical lintel loads are displayed as Extra G and Extra Q loads in the calculation reports.

The program can transfer the loads of vertical lintels that do not continue to the lower floor (when there is a wall or beam lintel at the lower floor level) to the lower floor. This is displayed under the Extra G and Extra Q columns. Related images are presented below.