Structural Analysis Program (SAP)

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Open File New Model

S.I Unit kN,m,0C OR kiP,Ft,0F As per requirement.
Choose 3D frame Open frame building. (This is chosen for regular
slabs). For irregular slabs, choose beam slab building.
For Open Frame Building:
Use custom grid edit grid x1 = 0, x2 = .., x3 = x1 + x2,
x4 = x1 + x2 + x3, and so on.

Similarly, y1 = 0, y2 = ., y3 = y1 + y2, y4 = y1 + y2 + y3,

and so on.

z1 = 0, delete other items for z.

check the spacing.

(For beam slab building, x and y same as open frame building plus z1 = 0, z2 =
., z3 = z1 + z2, z4 = z1 + z2 + z3, and so on.)

Now, from left hand side tool bar, pick draw special joint
tool and start drawing the joints on the required grid.
Select all the joints and then click cltr +R to replicate the
joints to a specified height.
dz = 0.6 m (2 to 2.5) plinth depth.
Click the yz button from the top bar and use up down
arrows.
Pick the draw frame/cable element tool from the left
hand side tool bar.
Click and drag the nodes to join and double click to free
the join.
View 3D.
Tie the column with the beam.
Select the bottom most joints and then give the foundation
type. For this, click the assign joint restrained - fixed
button from the top menu bar and click ok.
Click view - set limits at z-axis, set maximum and
minimum values at 0.6 and select all but deselect the base
and press cltr + R to replicate the joints to a specified
height.
View - set limits z-axis show all.
Go to yz plane and join all again.
Select 3D view to show all the building components.
Continue until the required building height is attained.
From the upper menu bar select view set display options
general extrude- ok to see the extrude view of the
building.
After the building height is attained, from xz and yz axes,
select all the beams.
From the upper menu bar, click assign
frame/cable/tendon frame section frame properties
second tab add rectangular add new property section
name beam, material concrete, depth = ., width = .
concrete reinforcement beam concrete cover to rebar
center top = 0.025 and bottom = 0.03 and ok, ok and ok.
View set display option label and section check and
extrude view off plus ok.
Similarly select all frames and From the upper menu bar,
click assign frame/cable/tendon frame section frame
properties second tab add rectangular add new
property section name column, material concrete,
depth = ., width = . concrete reinforcement
column rectangular ties cover to rebar center = 0.03,
no. of bars in three direction = 3, no. of bars in two
direction = 3, bar size = 16d, reinforcement to be checked,
ok.
Options preferences concrete frame design double
click first row IS 456-2000.
Define materials modify right side fc = 25N/mm2,fy
= 415 N/mm2,fys = 267 N/mm2, the contents on the left
side should be left as they are.
View set display option general view extrude ok.

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Select select - area sections cltr + R - dz = . and

number = .. to replicate the area section to the specified
heights.
Assign joint constraint first tab diaphragm add
new constraint constraint name = DIAPH1 click on zaxis and then on assign a different diaphragm and ok.
Select select area sections first tab shell modify/show section section name slab shell thin
material name concrete material angle = 0 thickness
membrane = 0.1 m and bending = o.1 m modify/show
shell design default and ok, ok and ok.
Select select area section slab and ok.
Assign area assign automatic area mesh click second
tab 4 and 4 and ok.
Define load cases live = L (add), dead = D (add), quake
= Ex (add) auto lateral load IS modify load modify
lateral load global x-direction, zone factor = 0.36, soil
type = III, imp factor = 1.5, e.c.c ratio = 0.05, time period
= approximate, lateral load program calculates, response
reduction = 5 and ok - quake = Ey (add) - auto lateral load
IS modify lateral load global y-direction, zone factor
= 0.36, soil type = III, imp factor = 1.5, e.c.c ratio = 0.05,
time period = approximate, lateral load program
calculates, response reduction = 5 and ok.
Select select area sections assign area loads
uniform shell live (3 - 4) kN, without adding partition
and floor finish. If partition and floor finish are included
then live load = (5 6) kN gravity replace existing
loads and ok.
Select select frame sections beam assign
frame/cable/tendon load distributed masonry forces
global gravity absolute distance from End-I load =
R.C.C*wall height*wall thickness*2 replace existing
loads and ok.
Define combinations add new combo name
L+D+M = dead (add), live (add) and masonry (add), scale
factor = 1.5 and ok add new combo name
L+D+M+Ex = dead (add), live (add), masonry (add) and
Ex (add), scale factor = 1.2 and ok - dead (add), live (add),
masonry (add) and Ey (add), scale factor = 1.2 and ok and
ok.
Open lock analyse run analysis - modal do not run and
run.
Design concrete frame design start design and check of
structure.
Design display design info first tab rebar percentage
and ok.
Design verify all members passed if not passed,
redesign the structure by assuming new beam and frame
sections again.