SAP2000 Nonlinear Analysis Setup for Steel Design: Notial loads
May 9, 2022 · I’m using SAP2000 v26 to design steel structures based on AISC 360-10, and I'm configuring a nonlinear analysis for the structure. I use the Direct Analysis Method and apply a …
Rotating frame section | Eng-Tips
Apr 2, 2007 · When defining frame element properties, they are drawn on the 3-2 plane. I have need of applying those both in the x-z (1-3) axis and rotated 90 degrees on the 3-2 plane. The help files point …
Connection and meshing | Eng-Tips
Apr 25, 2014 · Hello, I am currently doing an internship, where I am asked to used SAP2000 V16 to make a simple container, put some loads and get results. I am not really getting on how the …
Modeling of composite floor in SAP2000 | Eng-Tips
Oct 10, 2018 · Hi everyone, I am trying to model composite floor in SAP2000. What is the best way to do that? Which area section should I assign? And what about Modulus of Elasticity? The thing I am the …
How to overwrite "design type" of a frame member? | Eng-Tips
Aug 15, 2009 · Sap2000 includes several checks for each design type which AISC 360 and AISC 341 requires the designers to do. The major reason underlying why Sap2000 assigns a "design type" to …
Modelling foundation piles in SAP2000 | Eng-Tips
May 21, 2013 · Hi everyone, I have a building project in hands in which is required to simulate several foundations conditions: 1 - Foundation slab among piles; 2 - Only Piles. My doubdt relies on the the …
Design for Shear V13, V23 or Vmax of Shell | Eng-Tips
Nov 18, 2005 · We are using SAP2000 nonlinear version 8.1.2. I still don't understand why the design moment is the sum of M11 and M12. How about the following: the reinforcement bars are arranged …
Section Cut | Eng-Tips
Feb 19, 2016 · Hi all, I have made a slab using shell elements. I would like to draw a section through longitudinal direction of slab to view the shear and moments by plotting them in Excel. When I use …
SAP2000, meshing question | Eng-Tips
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Point load on shell element | Eng-Tips
Apr 6, 2009 · I modelled floor slab as shell elements in SAP. If I have a point load vertically applied on some shell element, what is the best way to mesh this shell...