CVEV051 Structures I Spring 2001-2002

CVEV051 STRUCTURES I
SAP2000 Helpful Hints Set # 3
INFLUENCE LINES
Notes:
- When using some of the instructions below, it is assumed that you are following
conentions on !lanes and directions ado!ted in SAP2000 Helpful Hints Set # 1"
- #unning Influence Lines is inde!endent from soling a structure$beam for gien loads, i"e"
the two %!roblems& can be soled in a single run, and results dis!layed se!arately"
Activate Influence Lines' Define_!"ing #!$% C$ses_#$nes_A%% ne& #$ne
(dd all the Frame elements you wish to obtain influence lines for"
Say your beam has a total of ) elements, then' Frame 1_A%% and Frame 2_A%%
Show Results !lots"Ta#les$' Displ$'_S(!& Influence #ines_)!ints or _*r$+es
For )!ints' Select the !ro!er *oint I+, ,ector -y!e .#eactions/, and Com!onent .e0' U1 is
#eaction #
2
/
For *r$+es' Select the !ro!er Frame I+, Com!onent .e0' 311 is 3oment 3
4
/, and
Station .5 to 67 read below/
4ou can dis!lay and !rint results in a 8lot or -ables formats" -he -ables format can be
!rinted .saed/ to a te0t file .9"t0t/"
Stations'
( Station is a !oint in a Frame element used for dis!laying results" ( Station is not a node
or a *oint with I+"
:y default, 6 stations are selected !er Frame element .Station 5 is at the start node of the
element and Station 6 is at the end node of the element7 Stations ) to ;, are at locations
e<ually s!aced within the element/" -his means that influence line results can be dis!layed
for$at these selected Stations"
When needed, Stations can be increased !er element, before a run is made, as follows'
Select Frame.s/ and Assign_*r$+e_,utput Seg+ents .Stations = Segments > 5/
-his o!tion can be used for Influence Lines as well for other ty!ical diagrams .3oments,
Shears, +eflections, ?/, in order to dis!lay .!lot or out!ut/ at stations selected .where in
some cases more that the default ; segments are needed to get a !ro!er dis!lay/"
March 22, 2002