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Design and Analysis of Sprial Stair Case
Design and Analysis of Sprial Stair Case
Tutorial Example
Analysis of Spiral Staircase
(Metric Units)
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Table of Content
Objective............................................................................................................................4
Problem..............................................................................................................................4
Step by Step.......................................................................................................................7
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Objective
To demonstrate and practice step-by-step on the modeling
and analysis of spiral staircase.
Problem
Carry out analysis of spiral staircase with the following details
3D View
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Plan View
3m
1m
Elevation View
4.5 m
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Load Cases
Load Name
Load Type
Details
Self Weight
(Calculate automatically by Self Weight Multiplier)
DEAD
Dead
LIVE
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Live
0.4 ton/m2
(Uniform Area Load on Slab Panels)
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Step by Step
1. Create Spiral Staircase Model from Template
Step 1-1: Start SAP2000 and Select Working Unit
Start up screen of SAP2000, select working unit to be Ton-m at drop-down menu
on the bottom-right of screen and click on New Model button to start new model
with template
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Go to Assign >> Joint >> Restraints and select Fix support type as shown in
figure below.
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Click on Add New Load to add LIVE load case in the list
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Step 4-2: Assign Uniform Load for LIVE Load Case at All Shell Panels
to select all elements in model and go to Assign >>
Click on Select All button
Area Load >> Uniform (Shell) and enter load parameters as shown in figure
below.
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6. Run Analysis
Step 6-1: Start Analysis
Go to Analyze >> Run Analysis or click on Run Analysis button
Run Now
and click on
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shows
ANALYSIS
COMPLETE
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Note: Move mouse cursor over this particular diagram to view moment at particular
point
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Note: Joint Label can be displayed from View >> Set Display Options or
clicking on Set Display Options
and select Labels in Joints
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