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Default modeling procedures locate object boundary conditions along the centroid of the cross section. When a simply supported |
Default modeling procedures locate object boundary conditions along the centroid of the cross section. When a simply supported (pin-pin)
...
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object
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is
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modeled
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with
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a
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top-center
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or
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bottom-center
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insertion
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point
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,
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internal
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are
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generated
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which
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have
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the
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effect
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of
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a
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vertical
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offset.
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A
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kinematic
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result
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of
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this
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modeling
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technique
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is
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the
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generation
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of
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longitudinal
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forces
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which
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act
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on
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an
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arm
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about
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the
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neutral
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axis.
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If
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this
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behavior
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is
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not
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desired,
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one
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support
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may
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be
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changed
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from
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a
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pin
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to
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a
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roller
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condition
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such
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that
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horizontal
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reactions
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are
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released.
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This
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behavior
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may
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be
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exhibited
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when
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...
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are
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supported
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by
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located
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at
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the
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bottom
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of
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the
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bridge
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girders.
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Presented in Figure 1 are visuals which depict how standard and offset objects:
- Are displayed in the software interface.
- Are kinematically related to the analytical model.
- Respond under flexural loading.
The images from Figure 1, as they appear in SAP2000, are given in Figure 2:
See Also
- Area-object offset article
Attachments
- SAP2000 V14.2.3 model (zipped SDB file)