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EXAMPLE 1-011
FRAME INSERTION POINT

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
This example uses a cantilever beam to test the SAP2000 frame insertion point.
In SAP2000 the frame insertion point is defined by a combination of a cardinal
point and joint offsets.

This example uses a 12 inch wide by 18 inch deep section. The cardinal point is
specified to be at the bottom left corner of the section (cardinal point location 1)
and global Z direction joint offsets of +12 inches are specified at each end of the
beam.

Two load cases are considered. The first load case has a 10 kip compressive load
applied to the joint at the free end of the cantilever. The second load case applies
the 10 kip compressive load to the free end of the frame object (not the joint).

The fixed end moments and the maximum beam moments are compared with
independent hand calculated results for the two load cases.

GEOMETRY AND PROPERTIES

10' Section Dimensions 2

Joint offset Uz = +12"

6" 6"
A B b = 12 in
d = 18 in Section centroid
Z
9"

1 2 3
Cardinal point 1
9"

A 2 at bottom left
Y
X corner
12"

1
3
Joint 2
As Modeled in SAP2000
Section B-B
(Section A-A similar, opposite hand)

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ANALYSIS MODEL WITH LOADING

Rigid Frame Rigid 2

link C object D link

Joint offset Uz = +12"

6" 6"
P = 10 k
Section centroid
1 2
3

9"
C As modeled D
frame object location

9"
Rigid link
shown dashed

12"
Analysis Model Load Case 1

Joint 2
Rigid Frame
link C object D Section D-D
P = 10 k
(Section C-C similar, opposite hand)

1 2 Rigid
C As modeled D link
frame object location
shown dashed
Analysis Model Load Case 2

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF SAP2000 TESTED

Frame cardinal point
Joint offsets

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RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated using statics.

Load Output Percent

Case Parameter SAP2000 Independent Difference

My (fixed end) k-in 0 0 0%

Mz (fixed end) k-in 0 0 0%

1
M3 (beam max) k-in -210 -210 0%

M2 (beam max) k-in -60 -60 0%

My (fixed end) k-in 210 210 0%

Mz (fixed end) k-in 60 60 0%

2
M3 (beam max) k-in 0 0 0%

M2 (beam max) k-in 0 0 0%

COMPUTER FILE: Example 1-011

CONCLUSION
The SAP2000 results match exactly with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

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