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How
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are
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panel
...
zones
...
distinguished
...
within
...
SAP2000?
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Extended
...
Question:
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Given
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that
...
SAP2000
...
does
...
not
...
distinguish
...
frames
...
as
...
either
...
beams,
...
columns,
...
or
...
braces
...
(as
...
does
...
ETABS),
...
how
...
does
...
the
...
software
...
determine
...
connectivity
...
for
...
panel
...
zones?
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ANSWER:
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In
...
...
,
...
any
...
...
in
...
the
...
global
...
XY
...
plane
...
is
...
considered
...
a
...
beam,
...
any
...
oriented
...
parallel
...
to
...
the
...
global
...
Z-axis
...
is
...
considered
...
a
...
column,
...
and
...
any
...
other
...
is
...
a
...
brace.
...
These
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section
...
types
...
are
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coordinated
...
with
...
frame
...
section
...
properties.
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See Also
- Panel zones – General Topics