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EXAMPLE 1-001
FRAME - GENERAL LOADING
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
A three-element frame is subjected to seven load cases with different types of
distributed and/or concentrated loads. The resulting displacements at specified
joints are compared with independent hand calculated results.
Important Note: Only bending deformations are considered in the analysis.
Shear and axial deformations are ignored. In SAP2000 this is achieved by setting
the property modification factor for area to 1,000 and setting the property
modification factor for shear area to 0.
GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING
4'
8'
Material Properties
E = 3,600 k/in2
Unit weight = 0.15 k/ft3
6'
2
4
Section Properties
A = 144 in2
I = 1,728 in4
10'
Load Case 1
Self weight (0.15 k/ft)
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10 k
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17.2 k
1.8 k/ft
54.4 k-ft
Load Case 2
Global uniform distributed load on frame
element 3, plus concentrated load on joint 4
Load Case 3
Global joint force and joint moment at joint 2
2 k/ft
2 k/ft
/ft
2k
Load Case 4
Uniformly distributed projected load on
frame element 2
Load Case 5
Uniform distributed load on frame elements 1
and 2 in frame local direction
15 k
0.3
4
74
k/f
t
0.3744 k/ft
0.9984 k/ft
Load Case 6
Trapezoidal load on frame elements 1
and 2 in frame local direction
4'
Load Case 7
Concentrated load on frame element 2 in
frame local direction
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Output
Parameter
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Percent
Difference
Uz (jt. 3) (in)
-0.02639
-0. 02639
0%
Uz (jt. 3) (in)
0.06296
0. 06296
0%
Uz (jt. 3) (in)
0.06296
0. 06296
0%
Uz (jt. 3) (in)
-0.29630
-0. 29630
0%
Ux (jt. 2) (in)
0.31250
0. 31250
0%
Ux (jt. 2) (in)
0.11556
0. 11556
0%
Ux (jt. 2) (in)
0.00651
0.00651
0%
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