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This

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tutorial

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demonstrates

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the

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assignment

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of

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complicated

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joint

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patterns

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using

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interactive

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database

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editing

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The

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process

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outlined

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below

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will

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follow

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the

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development

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of

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model

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where

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coordinates

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are

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function

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of

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the

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global

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Z-axis.

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Joint-pattern

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assignment

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using

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interactive

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database

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editing

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  1. Define

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      Figure 1 - Select database tables for interactive editing



  1. To open the Joint Coordinates table in Excel, select OK, then select the Joint Coordinates table from the scroll-down menu, then select the To Excel option. The tables will be presented as shown in Figure 2:


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    Figure 2 - Joint Coordinates



  2. Save the Excel file, then in this saved file, create a new column for the joint-pattern values. Specify the values as a function of the Z coordinate for each joint.

  3. In the Interactive Database Editing menu, select the Cancel Excel option.

  4. Select the Joint Pattern Assignments table in the scroll-down menu, then select To Excel to open the table in Excel. From the previously saved Excel file, copy and paste columns, including joint labels and joint-pattern values, to this new Excel file. Select From Excel > Done to update SAP2000 database tables, as shown in Figure 3:


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    Figure 3 - Joint-pattern assignment



  5. Finally, select Display > Show Misc Assigns > Joints to graphically review the joint pattern assignments, as shown in Figure 4:


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    Figure 4 - Assignment review



    The area load assigned to each joint may also be displayed by selecting Display > Show Load Assign > Area Surface Pressure Values.

Metadata

  • Name: Complicated joint patterns

  • Description: Guidelines for creating complicated joint patterns using interactive database editing.

  • Program: SAP2000

  • Program Version: 14.1.0

  • Model ID: na