bigrod223399
Structural
I'm looking to model vertical/angled cables in SAP2000 that support individual, freely-hanging thin shell elements. Has anyone done this before? Most examples I see are for horizontal cables. Which "Cable Type" should I be using in this scenario? The options are:
[li]Minimum tension at I-End[/li]
[li]Minimum tension at J-End[/li]
[li]Tension at I-End[/li]
[li]Tension at J-End[/li]
[li]Horizontal tension component[/li]
[li]Maximum vertical sag[/li]
[li]Low-point vertical sag[/li]
[li]Undeformed length[/li]
I've been trying a few of them out and the only one that seems to give any type of valid result is the "Maximum vertical sag" option, where I just specify it to be very very low to simulate a vertical cable. However, this doesn't seem correct and I'd appreciate any insight. Should I just switch to frame elements w/ moment releases at each end? Thanks.
[li]Minimum tension at I-End[/li]
[li]Minimum tension at J-End[/li]
[li]Tension at I-End[/li]
[li]Tension at J-End[/li]
[li]Horizontal tension component[/li]
[li]Maximum vertical sag[/li]
[li]Low-point vertical sag[/li]
[li]Undeformed length[/li]
I've been trying a few of them out and the only one that seems to give any type of valid result is the "Maximum vertical sag" option, where I just specify it to be very very low to simulate a vertical cable. However, this doesn't seem correct and I'd appreciate any insight. Should I just switch to frame elements w/ moment releases at each end? Thanks.