Thanks for your response I appreciate the input. SAP 2000 and STAAD.Pro 2001 have the same capabilities. Both programs have the capabilities of infinite numbers of springs, but this all depends on the speed of your computer. You have pointed out something that I missed in analyzing my model...
I am using sap 2000 to model a beam on an elastic foundation. My question is how do you model the spring at the end of the beam. The spring force is calculated by calculating the vertical modulus of sub grade reaction using Terzaghi equation, then to obtain the node spring reaction you...
A good start would be the Columns Load tables. All the columns listed in the tables satisfied noncompact section limits and kl/r = 200. If the building (assuming it is a building) is a braced frame partially restrained, the section obtained from the tables will be adequate. If it is a braced...