Beam Difflections
Beam Difflections
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Dear Friends,
I need to how How to get difflection of a simply supported beam at given intervals in Sap2000. I actually need generate a table of difflection with horizontal distances. it shows the difflection values actually when you display forces stress.(i.e.DIAGRAMS for FRAMS OBJECT DIALOG BOX) but i need to genarate a table. Does anyone knows anymethod pls respond.
Thanks...
I need to how How to get difflection of a simply supported beam at given intervals in Sap2000. I actually need generate a table of difflection with horizontal distances. it shows the difflection values actually when you display forces stress.(i.e.DIAGRAMS for FRAMS OBJECT DIALOG BOX) but i need to genarate a table. Does anyone knows anymethod pls respond.
Thanks...





RE: Beam Difflections
After you run the model, click the "show forces/stress" icon, there go to "display->show tables" (at the end), later you have to click on the output tables the deflections, and export them to excel, when you have them in excel you can make a graph. On the left side are the stations (distance) on each element and then deflections for X, Y and Z
Later today i'll put some pics to show you, because i have SAP at work
Sorry my english!
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Diquan
diquan@yahoo.com
RE: Beam Difflections
Thanks....
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Yes you're right, on the output tables you only have the joint displacements, look how easy it is, select the element or the entire structure, then go to edit->divide frames, there you can divide it into let's says 100frames with a ratio of 1 (6 meters divided by 100, each frame is 6cm), then run the model, show forces/stress, then display->show tables, select the joint displacements and you're done!! is like a finite element analisys but made with a frames
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Diquan
diquan@yahoo.com
RE: Beam Difflections
Will this division of frame affect my structure. That mean will i have to introduce joint restraint at these divided points.
RE: Beam Difflections
You dont have to introduce any additional fixity along the beam.
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