UET SAP

CE 309L Structural Engineering Software Applications

Lecture No.3
2D Structures Analysis in SAP2000
Lecture Contents
• Solving 2D Structures in SAP (2D)

• General Procedure

• Commands

• Display options

• How to edit gird system

• How to assign load at different location

• Class Tasks
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Solving 2D Structures in SAP (2D)

• Combination of Beam column

Displa
Plan
Move up downy
Views

• Cross section 12” x 14”

• E = 29x106 psi
Selection • fc’ = 4000 psi
Tools • Load = Shown
• Moment of Inertia
• L (Beam) = 10ft
• L (Column) = 12ft

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 General Procedure (SAP)

• Phase-I: Pre-Processing
– Modelling of member (Structure)

• Phase-II: Analysis
– Run Analysis

• Phase-III: Post-Processing
– To see different results (S.F, B.M, Reaction,
deformation)

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Modelling process)
• Opening the Program ( Refer: L03)

• Opening the Program (Change unit according to the requirement)

• Setting up the model Geometry

– File > New Model > SAP2000 templates > Gird Only (shown in
snapshot)

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Modelling process)

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Modelling process)

Beam

Column

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Defining process)
– Defining Material Properties (Refer: L03)

– Define > Materials > Concrete > Modify/Show Material

– Defining Member Sections (Refer: L03)

– Define > Frame Sections > Add Rectangular Section > Click
Add New Property

– Note: Here there is beam and column system so define frame

section separately for beam and column. (Next Slide)

– Two section Namely Beam and column

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Defining process)
• To change the beam column effect goes to section reinforcement

Difference b/w
Beam column
section definition
S
Here select
Column

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Defining process)
– Load Pattern
• Define > load pattern > Dialog box appeared

– Load Cases:
Refer:
• Define > load cases > dialog box displayed
L03
– Load Combination:
• Define > load combination > dialog box appeared

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Drawing process)
– Draw the concern frame element

• Draw > draw frame /cable /tendon> dialog box displayed

shown> select section> (Column and beam) and draw
each on their specific location

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Assigning process)
– Assigning Member Sections (Refer: L03)

– Select the member > Assign > Frame/Cable/Tendon > Frame

Section

– Select the appropriate section from the list > OK

– Repeat for other elements

• Select beam portion and assign beam section to it

• Select column portion and assign column section to it

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Assigning process)
– Assign Joint Restraints(support conditions)

– Select Joint. Assign > Joint > Restraints

– Fast Restraints > hinge > OK

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Assigning process)
– Assign Load (Gravity), UDL and UVL (Refer: L03)

– Select Joint/Member section where to apply load

– Assign > frame load > dialog box appeared (Gravity, load
distributed temperature etc)

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Assigning process)

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Assigning process)
– Uniformly varying or other form of loading
– Similar process discuss early just to play with distance & load.

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Assigning process)
– Uniformly varying in different directions

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Assigning process)
– Different loading application

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Assigning process)
– Different loading application

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• Phase-I: Pre-Processing (Assigning process)
– Assign moment: Similarly to load just change option to moment
shown below

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 Cont..
• Phase-II: Analysis (Run Analysis) (Refer: L03)

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• Phase-III: Post-Processing

• Check Internal Forces and Diagrams Shear

– Display > Show Forces/Stresses > Frames/Cables

– Case/Combo Name: DEAD > Shear 2-2 > Auto Scaling >
Show Values on Diagram > OK

• Display > Show Deformed Shape> Choose Load Case > Auto
Scaling > Wire Shadow > Cubic Curve

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• Phase-III: Post-Processing

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• Phase-III: Post-Processing
– Check Reactions

– Display > Show Forces/Stresses > Joints

– Case/Combo Name: DEAD> Type: Reactions > Show as Arrows >

OK

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• Phase-III: Post-Processing
– Generating output report (Tables)

– Display > shows table > dialog box

END

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 Cont..
• Phase-III: Post-Processing
– Generating output report (Tables)

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 General Commands
– Zooming
• Rubber band zooming (F2): To zoom some specific point

• Restore full view (F3)

• Restore Previous zoom

• Zoom in one step (Shift +F8)

• Zoom out one step (Shift +F9)

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 Display Options

Standard Tool Bar

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 How to Edit Gird System

3ft 3ft 4ft

3ft

2ft 2ft 5ft 1ft

4ft
12ft
12ft

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How to Edit Gird System

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 How to Edit Gird System
Edit these values Relative

Gird Id Ordinates
A 0
B 3
C 3.5
D 6.5
E 7
F 10

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 How to Edit Gird System
– After Editing gird system goes through Modelling phase-I
completely discussed already (Previous Lectures)

– During drawing step. Draw each section gird line separately

– Apply loading to each section accordingly (selecting separate

section and assign load given)

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 How to assign load at different location
– Two Ways

• By Editing the Gird System (Done)

• Play with load assignment with variable distance

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 How to assign load at different location

– Play with load assignment with variable distance

– Assign each load separately by just clicking the add to

existing loading

Assign this load 2nd Assign

1st this

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 How to assign load at different location

– Play with load assignment with variable distance

– Assign each load separately by just clicking the add to

existing loading

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 Class Task

• Frame with Variable column length

• Beam and column with variable cross section

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 Practice

Practice # 01
Solve in X-Y
• Cross section 12” x 14” plan
• E = 29x106 psi
• fc’ = 4000 psi
• Load = Shown
• Moment of Inertia
• L = Assume

Hints: Use Edit command or

provide extra gird line for shorter
column at given spacing. or
Arbitrary spacing then edit gird
for actual spacing by edit gird
dialog box (Refer: L03)

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 Practice

Practice # 02
Solve in X-Y
plan

• Cross section 12” x 14”

• E = 29x106 psi
• fc’ = 4000 psi Hints: Provide 3 gird lines in X
• Load = Shown direction
• Moment of Inertia And 3 in Z-direction for different
• L = Assume length of column. Or
Arbitrary spacing then edit gird
for actual spacing by edit gird
dialog box (Refer: L03)
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 Class Task

Task # 01
Solve in X-Z
plan

• Cross section 12” x 14” Hints: Provide 3 gird lines in X

• E = 29x106 psi direction
• fc’ = 4000 psi And 3 in Z-direction for different
• Load = Shown (Reg. length of column. Or
No/100) Arbitrary spacing then edit gird
• Moment of Inertia for actual spacing by edit gird
• L = Assume dialog box (Refer: L03)
For Incline load divide it in X and
Y Components
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 Class Task

Task # 02
Solve in X-Z
plan

• Beam Cross section

12” x 14”
• Column x-Sec: 12’’ x
12”
• E = 29x106 psi Hints: Provide 4 gird lines in X
• fc’ = 4000 psi direction
• Load = Shown And 3 in Z-direction for different
• Moment of Inertia length of column. Or
• L = Assume Arbitrary spacing then edit gird
for actual spacing by edit gird
dialog box (Refer: L03)
 Class Task

Task # 03

• Beam Cross section

12” x 14”
• Column x-Sec: 12’’ x
12”
• E = 29x106 psi Hints: Provide 4 gird lines in X
• fc’ = 4000 psi direction
• Load = Shown And 3 in Z-direction for different
• Moment of Inertia length of column. Or
• L = Assume Arbitrary spacing then edit gird
for actual spacing by edit gird
dialog box (Refer: L03)
 Class Task

Task # 04

• Beam Cross section

12” x 14”
• Column x-Sec: 12’’ x
12”
• E = 29x106 psi Hints: Provide 4 gird lines in X
• fc’ = 4000 psi direction
• Load = Shown And 3 in Z-direction for different
• Moment of Inertia length of column. Or
• L = Assume Arbitrary spacing then edit gird
for actual spacing by edit gird
dialog box (Refer: L03)
 Lab Report

• Procedure written
• With some snapshot (only final model)
• Analysis reports
• Shear force, bending moment and other result
snapshots and tables

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Thank You..

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