Course No.

: CE 511
Mamun Miah
Graduate Student
Dept. of Civil Engineering
Objectives
 To find the frequencies of a bent-pile system using
SAP2000

 To see the mode shapes of the system in SAP2000

Motivation
 As a graduate student I have found my research interest in
earthquake engineering

 Currently, I am working on the investigation of I-55, US 78

bridges (a MEMA Project) to see the adequacy of structural
soundness during an earthquake of around 7.0 moment
magnitude

 This presentation is a part of that project which satisfies

both my course requirement and research goal
 Bent-Pile System
Pile Cap

Piles

I-55 Intermediate Bent System

Defining Section Properties in SAP2000

Pile Cap Section Pile Section

Joint Restraints Assignment
Load Patterns and Assignments
Display of Joint Loads
Lateral Load Dead Load
Analysis
 Deformed Shape

Lateral Load Dead Load

Comb1= dead+lateral+live Modal

Reactions, Shears, and Moments
Modal Periods And Frequencies
Mode Shapes
Mode 1 Mode 2

Mode 3 Mode 4
Mode Shapes (More)
Mode 5
Mode 6

Mode 7 Mode 8
Conclusions
 The mode shapes showed large compression and
tension in the pile cap. In reality this is too stiff to be
compressed or stretched like that.
 The analysis is done in 2D whereas it should be done
in 3D.