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 …
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? …
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 …
Compression only joint springs | Eng-Tips
Aug 18, 2021 · If you do not have NL SAP2000 module, another option is to run the model to see where you find tension. Once you see where you have tension, simply delete those springs …
Beam Difflections | Eng-Tips
Apr 18, 2006 · Dear Friends, I need to how How to get difflection of a simply supported beam at given intervals in Sap2000. I actually need generate a table of difflection with horizontal …
Does SAP 2000 Design for Torsion ? | Eng-Tips
Aug 10, 2016 · As you probably know, torsion is always accounted for in analysis. For design, torsional strength and allowable torsional strength is automatically determined only for closed …
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...
Line load on area element | Eng-Tips
Sep 10, 2009 · Hello all I am new to SAP2000 and this forum, and I have few questions which I divided into several threads. Some of you will surely find these questions very easy, but please …
using Gap-Element to model compression only behaviour of strip ...
Mar 3, 2015 · My first time post here. I am having a problem getting non-linear gap element to work in my SAP2000 (V17.1.1). I have a simple RC portal frame with a lateral point load …
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. …