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Is there any need to consider loading sequence in construction stage for structure analysis?

Load sequence in phases can be considered applying the self-weight load only to the story added in the appropriate phase.

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Assuming that the material will not go into yield stage ( will always be at the elastic stage), is there any need to consider load sequence in construction stage for structural analysis?

I think there is no need, because no matter what, the final finished structure should always have the maximum loads at each floor/element, whereas during the construction, each floor/element loading is only partial. So if we consider the final structure analysis, we already consider everything adequate for design. No?

But why code of practice still recommend it?

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