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I only want to investigate loads on beams and columns. Steel gratings panel are made up of bearing bars and intermediate bars. Bearing bar orientation is perpendicular to the span (c/c distance of adjacent beams) which varies from 2'-5' so I have to subdivide slab in such a way that beams are at 5' c/c in one direction. Length of grating may be equal to span or greater than span. I have not seen it, I know this from web surfing. I don't think it will be able to transfer moments. What do you think? I think it would act as one way. I wanted to model self weight through area element so I took mass of material as 0. I am using membrane with E almost equal to zero WITHOUT one way option. Will it do? Isn't deck for composites? If I am applying self loads through shell loads option i.e. unit weight equal to zero, setting the thickness won't matter. Right? Thanks for the great explanation. Much appreciated. Btw is there a steel frame in your profile picture? I was wondering which steel section we use as bracing in Pakistan? Angle or circular HSS or other?