TUTORIAL : How To Steps to Running System Application and Product ( SAP ) 2000 Program

7 Effective Steps to Running SAP 2000 Program

For those of you who are studying SAP 2000 below we provide effective steps to run SAP 2000 program, so that you can get easier, focused and focused, step by step to operate sap2000, monggo just look at rasah kesuen ..

1. Determining the Structure Model

In determining the model SAP2000 already provides a variety of structural models, and we can also create their own models by first making a grid aids, in determining the structure model can be done by selecting the file-new menu, so that will display the image as below:

In the determination of this structure model can be done by using 2 ways

A. Create a structure model that is already available in SAP then select other than grid only and blank in the picture above left

B. Create your own structure model with the help of the grid then select the grid only or blank,  ignore the parameters in the image above right, directly press ok, then after that we have to edit the grid. How to edit the grid follow the following steps through the define menu - Coordinate System / Grid, then the dialog box will appear as below

• Select modify / show system, then the dialog box will appear as below

Fill in the grid parameters according to the structure model you want to create

2. Determining material and material value

• Define menu – material

Information :

Concrete (concrete): quality of longitudinal reinforcing steel (fy), concrete quality (fc), shear reinforcement, stirrups (fys)

Stell (Steel): Strong steel melting (fy), Ultimate Melting strength (Fu)

3. Define the profile (section)

• Menu - Define - Frame Sections

4. Put a profile on the element

• Click the element until a dash appears

• Asign menu - Frame - Section, then the image will appear below

5. Determine the existing load

• Define menu - Load Case

6. Load loads on elements

• for joint until the mark appears like light and then select Asign-joint loads -force menu                         

• for bars until the dashed sign (------)                                                                                                        

 appearsThe load on the rod can be a point-shaped, evenly-distributed, triangular, and trapezoidal shape, the way to make it is by selecting Menu assign - Frame / cable / tendon loads-point for the load point on the bar, Menu assign - Frame / cable / tendon loads- distribute For evenly distributed triangles as well as trapezoidal

7. Analysis

• Analysis menu - Set analysis option

• After that select Analize - run Analyze menu or simply by pressing F5