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EXAMPLE 1-021
FRAME BATHE AND WILSON EIGENVALUE PROBLEM PROBLEM DESCRIPTION A ten-bay, nine-story, two-dimensional, fixed base frame structure solved in Bathe and Wilson 1972 is analyzed for the first three eigenvalues. The SAP2000 results are compared with independent results presented in Bathe and Wilson 1981 as well as independent results presented in Peterson 1981. The material and section properties, and the mass per unit length used for all members, shown in the figure below, are consistent with those used in the two above mentioned references. Important Note: Only bending and axial deformations are considered in the analysis. Shear deformations are ignored by setting the shear area to 0. GEOMETRY AND PROPERTIES

Z Y X

10 @ 20' = 200' Material Properties E = 432000 k/ft2 Mass per unit length = 3 k-sec/ft2 Typical Section Properties A = 3 ft2 I = 1 ft4

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9 @ 10' = 90'

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TECHNICAL FEATURES OF SAP2000 TESTED Modal analysis for eigenvalues Line mass assignment to frame objects RESULTS COMPARISON SAP2000 results are compared with independent results presented in Bathe and Wilson 1972 as well as independent results presented in Peterson 1981. Comparison with Bathe and Wilson 1972 Mode 1 2 3 Output Parameter Eigenvalue Eigenvalue Eigenvalue SAP2000 0.589541 5.52696 16.5879 Independent 0.589541 5.52695 16.5878 Percent Difference 0% +0.0002% +0.0006%

Comparison with Peterson 1981 Mode 1 2 3 Output Parameter Eigenvalue Eigenvalue Eigenvalue SAP2000 0.589541 5.52696 16.5879 Independent 0.589541 5.52696 16.5879 Percent Difference 0% 0% 0%

COMPUTER FILE: Example 1-021 CONCLUSION The SAP2000 results show an exact comparison with Peterson 1981 and an acceptable comparison with Bathe and Wilson 1972.

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