The internal forces and capacities of a beam are calculated with respect to the cross-section center of gravity. This test problem studies the modeling of a rectangular and continuous beam which is solid along the left segment and hollow along the right. This void is located along the bottom of the element.

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• SAP2000 V14.2.0 model (zipped SDB file)

Metadata

• Name: Align solid and hollow sections with different center-of-gravity locations
• Description: Model relative positive position for frame sections which have identical outlines, but different center-of-gravity locations due to one section being hollow.
• Program: SAP2000
• Program Version: 14.2.0
• Model ID: na

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