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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.

9 @ 10' = 90'

GEOMETRY AND PROPERTIES

10 @ 20' = 200'

Z
Y
X

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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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

Output
Parameter

SAP2000

Independent

Percent
Difference

Eigenvalue

0.589541

0.589541

0%

Eigenvalue

5.52696

5.52695

+0.0002%

Eigenvalue

16.5879

16.5878

+0.0006%

Comparison with Peterson 1981

Mode

Output
Parameter

SAP2000

Independent

Percent
Difference

Eigenvalue

0.589541

0.589541

0%

Eigenvalue

5.52696

5.52696

0%

Eigenvalue

16.5879

16.5879

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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