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SAP2000 Wind Loads. How to.

Thread starter mexicali8
Start date Dec 28, 2009

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Dec 28, 2009

mexicali8

Civil/Environmental

I'm having trouble understanding how wind loads are applied in SAP2000. I am confused in between the term "Auto lateral load", "Define -> Load Cases" and "Assign -> Area Loads"

I have Googled, Yahooed,and every XYZed for step by step examples but I can't find one, and it seems that everyone avoids the matter.

I usually understand very quickly how things work, but this time things are not working that way.

It is not a problem with the ASCE Code, and the SAP tutorials are not helping me.

Has anybody there a detailed example that want to share?

Thanks.
R Guerra.