marvelous7
Structural
Hi all,
I'm using SAP2000 v20, and I'm using area shell-layered elements to model a pavement with two layers of reinforcement. Non-linear material properties are used to model behavior under temperature changes, concrete creep, and shrinkage effects. In the output table, I observed that the shell-layered element shows no effects of creep and shrinkage. Is this something default for SAP2000?
To confirm I was following the correct procedure I also tried the same with area shell-thin and frame elements and found both time-dependent properties to be working correctly. I'm confused about why it isn't working for shell-layered elements and wanted to know if someone else had also experienced this. If yes, can you please suggest if you were able to work around this problem?
Thank you!
I'm using SAP2000 v20, and I'm using area shell-layered elements to model a pavement with two layers of reinforcement. Non-linear material properties are used to model behavior under temperature changes, concrete creep, and shrinkage effects. In the output table, I observed that the shell-layered element shows no effects of creep and shrinkage. Is this something default for SAP2000?
To confirm I was following the correct procedure I also tried the same with area shell-thin and frame elements and found both time-dependent properties to be working correctly. I'm confused about why it isn't working for shell-layered elements and wanted to know if someone else had also experienced this. If yes, can you please suggest if you were able to work around this problem?
Thank you!