Structural Engineering Software Application September 2, 2008
LAB 1: Steps for Analysis & Design of Beam in SAP2000
Problem Statement: Design Logitudinal and Shear reinforcement for
rectangualr Beam with following input data:
No of Spans:2, Span1 = 2ft, Span2 =2!ft
x-setion: 1!x12 in
f" # $000psi
fy#%0,000psi
&' # 20 psf
&l#%0 psf
(se A)* )o'e 200!
Sol:
1" File>New Model, +ange ,nits to -,ft,. an' selete t+e beam from
template/
2" )+e0 Use Custom Grid Spacing and Locate origin an' press Edit Grid
b,tton/
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*n x-6ri' Data, type x1 # -20, x2 # 0, x7 # 2!/ Press o0 to lose De8ne 6ri'e
Data an' t+en again press o0 to ret,rn to t+e main &in'o&/
#" )li0 Option > Preference> Concrete Frame Design Selet A)* 718-
0!5*B) 2007 in Design )o'e/
$" 4+e next step is to ,se 'e8ne men,/ 6oto De!ne>Materials, selet
onrete an' press modif"#s$owMaterial b,tton to open Material
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Propert" Data")+e0 t+at ,nit &eig+t # 0/1!, 9o',l,s of 1lastiy #
7%000si, f" # $0si, fy # %00si an' fys #%00si/ *n any text box, &+en yo,
press s+ift:1nter, a al,lator opens &+ere yo, an +e0 ;al,es in 'i<erent
,nits/
!" 6oto De!ne>Frame Sections/ *n )+oose Property 4ype to A'', selet A''
=etang,lar in 'rop 'o&n ombo box, t+en, press A'' 2e& Property to open
=etang,lar Setion 'ialog box/ Setion 2ame # B1!x12, Dept+ >t7? # 1!in,
3i't+ >t2? # 12in/ 2o& press )onrete =einforement b,tton to open
=einforement Data/ Design 4ype # Beam, 4op # 2/!in, bottom # 2/!in an'
t+en press o0 b,ttons to ret,rn to t+e main &in'o&/
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%" Press De!ne> Load Cases/ By 'efa,lt, t+ere &ill a 'ea' loa' &it+ self
&eig+t m,ltiplier as 1/ So t+e self &eig+t &ill be al,late' by t+e program/
A'' li;e loa' &it+ follo&ing 'ata/ Loa' name # Li;e, 4ype # Li;e an' t+en
press A'' ne& Loa' b,tton/ Press @- B,ttons to ret,rn to t+e main &in'o&/
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&" De!ne> Load Com%ination, press A'' 2e& )ombo b,tton/ Set follo&ing
as:
=esponse )ombination name # .DL
)ombination 4ype # Linear A''
)ase 2ame # Dea', Sale .ator # 1/2, li0 A'' b,tton
)ase 2ame # Li;e, Sale .ator # 1/%, li0 A'' b,tton
Press @- B,ttons to ret,rn to t+e main 9en,/
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'" Press De!ne > &dd Default Design )ombo to open Design )ombination/
Selet Concrete frame design an' Con'ert to User com%inations
(Edita%le)/ 4+is &ill a'' t+e ombination base' ,pobn t+e 'esign o'e in
,se/ 4+ese ombinations an be seen from De!ne>Load Com%ination/
(" 4+e next step is to ,se Assign 9en,/ Selet bot+ members by li0ing an'
press &ssign> Frame Sections/ Selet B1!x12 in Properties Listbox an'
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press o0/ Ao, an also ,se All b,tton in t+e selet toolbar or Ctrl*& to selet
all members/
1"Selet pre;io,s setion by pressing ps b,tton on selet toolbar or Select>
Get Pre'ious Selection Press &ssign > Frame#Ca%le#+endon
Loads>Distri%uted . Load Case Name = Dead
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(n'er (niform Loa', Load , -. psf/ =epeat t+e same proess an' selet Load
Case Name = Live &+ile Load ,/. psf (n'er (niform Loa'/
11"Sa;e t+e 8le in a ne& fol'er/ 6oto &nal"0e> Set Option, selet frame to set
'isplaement D@./
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12"Press &nal"0e>1un &nal"sis (F2). Selet mo'al in )ase 2ame an' li0 to
1un#Do Not 1un Case 4+en, li0 1un Now b,tton/
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)+e0 &+et+er Analysis )omplete or not in sap Analysis monitor 3in'o&/ Also sroll
for errors 5 &arning/ Press o0 an' yo, &ill see t+e 'eforme' s+ape ',e to Dea' loa'/
1#"4o +e0 reations press 3oints on 'isplay toolbar/ Selet Loa' ase to see its
reation/ 4o +e0 s+ear fore an' ben'ing moment, li0 Frame#Ca%les on
same toolbar/ *n 9ember .ore Diagram for .rames, selet fdl in )ase5)ombo
2ame, Moment 454 in )ompnent an' S$ow 'alue on Diagram in @ption to
see ben'ing moment 'iagram of t+e str,t,re/=ig+t li0 on any member to
see detailed S$ear6 7ending and De8ection cur'e for t+e selete'
member/
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1$"2o& &e &ill ,se 'esign men,/ 6oto Design>Concrete Frame Design>
Select Design Com%os/ A'' f'l in 'esign ombo list an' remo;e t+e 'efa,lt
ombo/
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1!"6oto Concrete Frame Design>Start Design#C$ec9 of Structure/ Selet
-ip,in,.
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Area of steel at bottom an' top setion &ill be s+o&n/ =ig+t li0 any member to
see t+e 'etail of reinforement/ Press Fle: Details b,tton to see t+e 'etaile' 'ata
at parti,lar station/
1%")+e0 t+e apaity by Design>Concrete Frame Design>;erif" all
Mem%ers passed/
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So t+e basi steps of analysis an' 'esign lies in De8ne, Assign, AnalyDe an' Design
men,/
1&" 2ext step is to ,se 1xel s+eet to 8n' longit,'inal an' s+ear bars/ 4+en main
steel area in bottom bar is 0/1$ sE/ in/ As 0/1$ sE/in &as less t+an min
reinforement, so, &e +a;e ,se' min As # 0/! sE/in for &+i+ &e get 2-F! bars
>0/%2 sE/in ?
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1'"4+e al,late' S+ear steel &as 0/00 sE/in/ So, ,se max spaing of 11 in/ 5/
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