CE 463.3 – Advanced Structural Analysis Lab – Supplemental Material for SAP2000 T.A: Ouafi Saha
Professor: Professor: M. Boulfiza
A free education version of the SAP2000 v7.4 is available in Internet. http://www.ce.memphis.edu/7111/projects/SAP_2000/Sap2000.zip (size 54 MB) 1. Axis and Convention:
Default orientation of the Global system of coordinates X, Y, Z is +Z upward and Gravity acting in - Z
Right-hand rule and color convention 1
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Right-hand convention for positive rotation
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2. Frame element internal forces and moments:
Extracted from SapBasic.pdf - page 33
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3. Predefined Sections:
Extracted from SapBasic.pdf - page 21
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4. Shell Element Convention:
Four and Three nodes shell element connectivity and face definition Extracted from SapBasic.pdf - page 38
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5. Forces and Stress Convention for Shell Element:
