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EXAMPLE 1-018
FRAME – BENDING, SHEAR AND AXIAL DEFORMATIONS IN A RIGID FRAME

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
A one-story, one-bay rigid bent is subjected to a uniform vertical load across the
horizontal member. The resulting vertical displacement at the center of the
horizontal member is compared with independent hand calculated results. The
displacement is calculated in four separate models with bending, shear and axial
deformations combined considered in the first model, bending deformations only
considered in the second model, shear deformations only considered in the third
model and axial deformations only considered in the fourth model.

Important Note: For the models with bending deformations ignored the
SAP2000 property modification factor for moment of inertia is set to 10,000,000.
For the models with shear deformations ignored, the SAP2000 property
modification factor for shear area is set to 0. For the models with axial
deformations ignored, the SAP2000 property modification factor for area is set to
100,000.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

0.1 k/in Material Properties Section Properties

E = 29,900 k/in2 W8X31
ν = 0.3 A = 9.12 in2
Z 2 3 5 4 4 G = 11,500 k/in2 I = 110 in4
Av = 2.28 in2 (shear area)
144"

Y 1 2
X Deformations Considered
1 3
Model A: Bending, shear and axial deformations
Model B: Bending deformations only
144" 144" Model C: Shear deformations only
Model D: Axial deformations only

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF SAP2000 TESTED

 Calculation of bending, shear and axial deformations in a rigid frame
 Frame property modification factors

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RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated using the unit load method described on
page 244 in Cook and Young 1985.

Output Percent
Model Parameter SAP2000 Independent Difference

A
Bending, shear
-2.77076 -2.77076 0%
and axial
deformations

B
Uz
Bending -2.72361 -2.72361 0%
deformations only (jt. 5)
C (in)
Shear -0.03954 -0.03954 0%
deformations only

D
Axial -0.00760 -0.00760 0%
deformations only

COMPUTER FILES: Example 1-018a, Example 1-018b, Example 1-018c, Example 1-018d

CONCLUSION
The SAP2000 results show an exact comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

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