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Community Question:

Hello Bentley does count the stiffness of members Dummy during the analysis when the structure is loaded using the Dummy Feature?

Answer:

A dummy structure is a structure consisting entirely of non-structural elements that are connected to the main structure, such as a boat landing or an access deck in the wave zone. Normally We use to use these elements to generate environmental loads, but are not included in the stiffness analysis. Loading incurred by the dummy structure is distributed to the boundary joints assuming that the dummy structure is a rigid body. All elements attached to a Dummy joint are removed from the model along with all joints designated as deleted joints. It's important to remark that Dummy joints are intended to transfer loading to Boundary joints. The elements connected to the Dummy joints are not considered when constructing the stiffness matrix 

Please take a look at the Seastate manual section 2.7 NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS