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  1. Qin

    How to use section designer in Sap to define a two-cell box section?

    Hi all, I am trying to model a two cell box girder with Sap. I know that I can calculate the section properties with another software, such as Section Builder, and then define a general section with the section properties that I have already got. But I just wonder if I can use 'Add SD section'...
  2. Qin

    Modeling thin-wall beam with Sap2000

    I have a beam with tube section. Since I want to know the detailed stress distribution on the cross section and maybe I will need to model the beam with a cut along it, what kind of element should I use to model it? shell or solid? how? Thanks
  3. Qin

    about units in sap

    I am dealing a simple beam problem about displacements. However, I can't get the right answer. I think it is very likely due to the units changes. Some of friends also get different answers although they did not think they change the input properties and only change the numbers in different...
  4. Qin

    Influence line

    In 'Sap2000 Analysis Reference', there says 'Influence lines are available after any analysis for which traffic lanes were define. It is not necessary to define Vehicles, Classes, Moving load cases, or response control in order to get influence lines'. However, I don't understand what this...
  5. Qin

    How to draw influence line in Sap2000

    I am using Sap2000V8. Yes, I see 'influence line' in Display menu. But how can I add an unit moving load? I think in order to get influence line, I still have to define lanes, vehicles, vehicles classes and etc. Right? what I do now is to add a new general vehicle in which I input an unit load...
  6. Qin

    How to draw influence line in Sap2000

    I know bridge analysis of Sap2000 will use influence line. But now I just want to get the influence lines themselves and need not further analysis, for example, the influence line of shear at one point along a simple supported beam. How can do it? Thank you very much!

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