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    Modeling a Slab Supported on Four Walls SAP2000

    Hello, I am modeling a slab supported on four walls and then will be changing the restraint conditions of the walls to allow rotation and then to fix rotation. I am trying to model the slab as a single shell and then auto mesh with different mesh sizes until I converge on an answer. The shell...
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    Bending Moments in Slabs (shells) using SAP2000

    Thank you very much, works perfectly. I was doing exactly that, but had my component type set to "Shell Stresses" instead of "Resultant Forces". Stupid mistake because moments are forces not stresses... thanks for the help!
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    Bending Moments in Slabs (shells) using SAP2000

    Hello I have what seems to be an easy problem which I cannot figure out. I want to analyze the bending moments in a slab supported on walls using SAP2000. I know that the slab should be modeled as a shell and that the edges should be fixed to represent the stiff walls. When I run my model and...
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