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Modeling
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Question 1: Is prestressing only available to Caltrans shapes? Answer 1: Yes, as of SAP2000 V12.0.2, prestressing can only be specified for Caltrans shapes. Additional information is available in the Question 2: How are section properties calculated? Does the software distinguish between solid and thin-walled sections? Answer 2: OPEN QUESTION |
How do I model a hollow section?
Answer: To create an opening within a section, draw (over the shape which represents the section boundary) a shape which represents the opening. Right-click this shape, then change the material type to Opening.
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Design
Why does nothing happen when I launch design for a built-up (I-shaped) steel section?
Answer: To design a built-up steel frame section within the Section Designer, the section should be defined as a User-Defined I or as a User-Defined Box Section, and not as a Section Designer Section.
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Composite response
Can I check the concrete stress for a steel-girder and concrete-slab composite section?
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Answer: Once the section is defined in the Section Designer, right-click on the section, then select the confined-concrete model, as shown in Figure 1. Longitudinal and transverse bar size and layout may then be specified.
Figure 1 - Confined-concrete sections
Time-dependent properties
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- Open the other model, then import the previously exported tables by selecting File > Import.
Figure 2 - Export properties tables