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soil-structure interaction in sap2000

Thread starter samira155
Start date Oct 4, 2013

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Oct 4, 2013

samira155

Structural

Hi Dears
I want to model soil with solid elements in sap2000, I am confused [ponder]

in my model I have a rigid block on layerd halfspace
how to connect the soil elements and the structural element in sap2000?
how to model block elements same as a rigid body?
how to define soil material in order to it's mass not considered in analysis and only its stiffness considered? if I put mass density per voulume equal zero... its ok?

I have many QUESTIONS