Applying loads on SAP2000 1

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Hi everyone!

I would like to ask for some help on how to apply the loads on this model that I have made. The second floor walls are made of wood(shell elements) and the first floor walls are made up of adobe (also using shell elements). I have already computed the dead, live and seismic loads. I just do not know whether I should apply them as uniform distributed load, point load, area load, or whatever. Please help me. Thank you!

Btw, here's the model:

Lean Jesselie A. dela Cruz
2008-00398 | BS Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines - Diliman
Auditor, UP Aggregates, Inc.
Member, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)

 

[Ashshamy8]

Easily you can draw beams above each loaded wall and assign loads to the beam.
be careful, this beam must be either "NONE" Section or Small dimensions section like 1x1 cm² to Ignore shear and moment strength.
For me I prefer "NONE" section Beam.

 

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Thank you, Ashshamy8. I tried doing what you said. I ran an elastic analysis and here are the deformations. I'm not sure if this is valid enough given the materials I have. (Wood for the second floor and adobe on the entire first floor).

The load combination I used for that particular run is 1.0*Dead load + 1.0*Earthquake along Y-axis + 0.3*Earthquake along X-axis

Do you think it's valid?

Lean Jesselie A. dela Cruz
2008-00398 | BS Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines - Diliman
Auditor, UP Aggregates, Inc.
Member, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)

 

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Thank you, Ashshamy8. I tried doing what you said. I ran an elastic analysis and here are the deformations. I'm not sure if this is valid enough given the materials I have. (Wood for the second floor and adobe on the entire first floor).

The load combination I used for that particular run is 1.0*Dead load + 1.0*Earthquake along Y-axis + 0.3*Earthquake along X-axis

Do you think it's valid?

Lean Jesselie A. dela Cruz
2008-00398 | BS Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines - Diliman
Auditor, UP Aggregates, Inc.
Member, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)