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Section 7.3
Two-Story Building

7.3-1 About the Two-Story Building

20 '

20 ' 20 ' 20 '


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PART A. GEOMETRIC MODELING

7.3-2 Start Up

7.3-3 Create 16 Points in the Space

Point X Coordinate Y Coordinate Z Coordinate

(in) (in) (in)

1 0 0 0

2 240 0 0

3 480 0 0

4 720 0 0

5 0 0 240

6 240 0 240

7 480 0 240

8 720 0 240

9 0 120 0

10 240 120 0

11 480 120 0

12 720 120 0

13 0 120 240

14 240 120 240

15 480 120 240

16 720 120 240


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13 10
14 11
15 12
1 16

5 2
6 3
7 4
8

7.3-4 Create a Line Body of 10 Beams

Member Start Point End Point

[2] Define 6 line segments.
Remember that each line 1 P9 P12
segment is defined by first
2 P13 P16
clicking its starting point
then control-clicking its P9 P13
ending point. 3

4 P10 P14

5 P11 P15

6 P12 P16

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7.3-5 Copy the Line Body

7.3-6 Create Line Body for Columns


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7.3-7 Create a Cross Section

7.3-8 Assign the Cross Section to the Line Body


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7.3-9 Adjust Cross Section Alignments


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7.3-10 Create Surface Bodies


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7.3-11 Form a Single Part

PART B. SIMULATION
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7.3-13 Start Up Mechanical

7.3-14 Assign Materials

7.3-15 Generate Mesh


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7.3-16 Specify Supports

7.3-17 Apply the Live Load


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7.3-18 Apply Earth Gravity

7.3-19 Apply the Earthquake Load


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7.3-20 Solve the Model and View the Results


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