Seismic loads in SAP2000
Seismic loads in SAP2000
(OP)
I'm Using SAP2000 and i 2 questions:
1. In a frame model (i.e. a tall building), How Can I
generate automatics Seismic Load for any of the UBC
spectrum they have?, today, I need to calculate tehm
manually and later introduce the forces one by one in
the nodes of the buildings.
2. I have a lot of spectrum other than El Centro, but they
come in cms/seg2 unit, and El centro is in units of g,
how can I use my spectrum?
Thanks a lot
odco
1. In a frame model (i.e. a tall building), How Can I
generate automatics Seismic Load for any of the UBC
spectrum they have?, today, I need to calculate tehm
manually and later introduce the forces one by one in
the nodes of the buildings.
2. I have a lot of spectrum other than El Centro, but they
come in cms/seg2 unit, and El centro is in units of g,
how can I use my spectrum?
Thanks a lot
odco
RE: Seismic loads in SAP2000
RE: Seismic loads in SAP2000
RE: Seismic loads in SAP2000
Hi and thanks for your answers, but I still ignore how to generate automatic seismic load in SAP2000, can anyone help me?
Thans a lot!
RE: Seismic loads in SAP2000
You cannot generate seismic loads automatically in SAP2000, it has to be calculated manualy using the applicable building code. One help which i mostly take from SAP2000 is to find the time period, and then checking it out with the applicable code provision. Usually they are quite comparable. The automatic generation of seismic loads by the UBC can be done for buildings in ETABS. Probably this automatic generation capabilty is not there in SAP2K as it is a general purpose program. Any way the required loads calculation can very easily be done using Excel or other spread sheets available.
smanzur